Well, it happened again. Just driving along minding my own business then, pop! ping, ping, ppthff, and my ride fizzled to a stop. It was Sunday afternoon and I was on my way to briefly drop off some new customer equipment. But now I was ...
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Climbers off grid construction knots
As I described the reasons for using rock climbing skills in our off grid construction project last time, this installment will show you some equipment and the handful of knots I used. The real key to safely using these techniques is to having a good ...
What if it doesn’t work on my genverter?
Sometimes we let fear stop us from moving forward. Here's a good show stopper kind of question; "what if my new <insert appliance here> doesn't work on my genverter?" It may not be the end of the world, and often we can adapt our behavior to ...
Your Off Grid Move-Power Weekend
Are you ready to take positive real steps towards that dreamed of, move off grid? This weekend plan will result in concrete action that moves you forward in your plans, and provides some real numbers and experience for your future off grid power system! ...
wood heat[2]: easily start your stove
In the first part of the series, we talked about using two wood stoves for heat. Now we continue the series with basic fire starting and include our best bonus tip too! Starting your wood stove for heat on a cold day is very important. ...
How do you operate a Genverter?
..Operating a genverter based power is not difficult, and really isn't technical. In our home, our kids knew how to read the meter, and start the generator since they were about 11 years old. The real key to operating the system correctly, is to have ...
