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Updates on the DIY radiator heating system for my off grid trailer
February 22nd, 2012 The new homemade radiator heater system for my off grid trailer is working quite well. It takes the temperature up to the 70s within half an hour now with the water pump and fans running and good fire burning in the fireplace. There is a bloUsing My Homemade Off Grid Camper Wood Boiler Heating System
Well, the trial run of my off grid camper heating system was a success. Using an antique wood stove with built in boiler and some cheap fittings and parts, I have a fully functional wood powered boiler heating system. It is a completely off grid construction using salvaged or inexpensive parts.Added Homemade Wood Stove Water Boiler Heating System To The Off Grid Camper
February 2nd, 2012 Today I completed my fireplace water boiler heating system for the off grid camper. The wood stove heats up water, which is routed through PEX tubing to a car heater core. A homemade heater blower box pushes heat through the camper. BA night in my off grid camper during a snow storm
January 23rd, 2012 A friend and I spent a couple days in my off grid camper during a heavy snow storm this weekend. Saturday night was also one of the coldest nights we have had so far this winter. It was a true test of the off grid camper’s abilities.Setting up free homemade camper skirting and passive solar floor heating
January 20th, 2012 I have been working on my camper skirting using free materials I found laying around. I also made some free passive solar heaters under the camper using salvaged materials. Total cost for camper insulation and heating – $0. &nbsRemodeling My Off Grid Camper
January 19th, 2012 I just finished building a desk and a set of book shelves in my off grid camper. The camper originally had two twin sized beds in the bedroom. In all, it had space for 6 adults to sleep. Since I am alone, I figured the extra bed would not doPassive Solar Window Heater For My Off Grid Camper
January 16th, 2012 I recently made a passive solar window heater for my off grid camper. You can find the details here: Passive Solar Window Heater. It isRoad trip and some things explained
Melanie and I are going on a road trip this weekend. We are going to my Grandmother's 92nd birthday. And I explain some things about our YouTube channel. We were not sure that we were going to go on this trip or not. We only just made the decision for sure. At 92 years oldWinter Care Of Animals At The Off Grid Homestead
Many people have been asking about how we take care of the animals in winter. We make daily videos of our life out here at the off grid homestead but recently we have been busy with projects and have not shown the animals in a while. People were threatening to unsubscribe tInstalling New Power Inverter In My Off Grid Tiny House
My old faithful PowerBright 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter finally died on me. Someone sent us a new PowerBright 3,500 watt inverter which I installed today in place of the old one. First I removed the positive cable leading from the battery bank to the power inverter. TSnowy Day At The Off Grid Homestead
We got more snow the other day. It snowed most of the morning, dropping 4 inches of wet snow and then turned to rain. I worked inside the tiny house on the computer and spent some time in the off grid wood shop on wheels. Since it was slushing out - snowing and raining - IWorking In Off Grid Wood Shop & Laundry Day At The Homestead
It was an unusually warm and sunny day with temps over 50 degrees F. The solar battery bank was charging nicely. I worked in my off grid wood shop while Melanie washed all our laundry and put them out to dry in the sun. We have had a period of dark and cloudy days so the soRadiant Foil Reduces Winter Greenhouse Heat Loss
I am putting radiant foil on the ceiling, walls and door of the off grid greenhouse to reduce heat loss during the cold winter nights. Radiant foil is also known as radiant barrier and reflects radiant heat back into the building, reducing heat loss. I used radiant foil inOff Grid Greenhouse After A Cold Winter Night & Homestead Updates
After some very cold winter nights reaching 3 degrees F with blowing wind, I took my camera out to the off grid greenhouse for an update on the plants. And I talk a minute about being snowed in for the weekend at the off grid homestead. We got hit with 8 inches of snow SatuDIY Greenhouse Insulating Curtains & Tiny House Emergency
I got the idea of using moving blankets in our off grid winter greenhouse to retain heat during cold winter nights. Our tiny house wood stove pipes disintegrated and we had to make emergency repairs. We are trying to keep food growing in our off grid greenhouse this winter.Page Navigation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 (All)
