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So its been a while, since I made the decision to purchase this little wood burner. It came from Canada, and took well over a month to arrive. Thankfully, it was still early fall, and I hadn't needed to

Well, happy New Years, everyone! I hope everyone had a happy, and a safe, evening/morning. We got down to -14, last night. The first day of 18, wasn't much better. Had some slight vehicle problems, due

So I guess winter is finally here. Officially starting just over a week ago, the deep freeze and blizzard like conditions, have made it to southeastern Ohio. The cold has been here for the past five or

Well it's been about a year, since I installed 1600 watts of solr panels, on my roof. I must say that it was well worth the investment. The panels cost around 2,000$. The charge controller was about 500$,

About 6 months ago, I decided to purchase a miniature wood burning stove. So I, like most other people would, turned to the internet, to do some research. Let me tell you, there are gobs of stoves out

Hello all! In this post, I'd like to talk a little about Ham Radio, and how it is used here, on the homestead. Almost 130 years ago, a fella named Hertz, proved that radio waves actually exist. Shortly

My name is Aaron. I live in the woods, in southeastern Ohio, with my three kiddos. We are working toward becoming self sufficient, and much less dependant on the "normal" needs of modern life.