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Owner of The Do It Yourself World, a website dedicated to researching and sharing projects in natural energy, off grid living, prepping and survival and natural foods.
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Recent Articles by Troy Reid
How To Get Off The Grid For $5000 - Off Grid Coffee
This is the next article in the series on how to get your home off the grid for $5,000 or less. During the next months I will lead you through a series of articles and videos which will show you how to get your own home off the grid on a budget. Today we are going to talk aLinux vs Windows 10 vs Mac And Why I Choose Linux
I have long been trying to decide which operating system I wanted to go with since Windows 10 takes control of my computer at any given time of day or night. I loved Windows XP back in the day when we were allowed to use and customize our computers as we saw fit. But then cA Spring Like Day At The Off Grid Homestead And Solar Power To Burn
It was a beautiful, sunny spring like day on the off grid homestead and the solar panels were pumping power. We literally had power to burn. When the sun is shining bright we have excess power in our off grid tiny house. With 1,600 watts of solar panels our battery bank chaHow To Get Off The Grid For $5000 - Off The Grid Defined
How To Get Off The Grid For $5,000 (or less) video series part one - Off The Grid defined. Every week we are going to cover a new topic in how to get your home off the grid for $5,000 or less. Last week we introduced the video series. Now today we have to first define withHow To Get Off The Grid For $5000 or less Video Series
I will show you how to take your home off the grid for $5,000 or less. This is the beginning of a series of videos which will walk you through the process of taking your home off the grid. This means that no matter where you live, either a cabin, tent, RV, camper or full hoHow To Grow Your Video Channel And Gain More Views
How to grow your channel, gain subscribers and get more video views. This is a multi part series which will guide you through the steps needed in order to grow your video sharing channel. There are two very important things you can do to increase video views right from theGoing Solar - Gutting out the electrical junk from my off grid trailer
Article from: April 26th, 2012 I have been converting my off grid trailer to solar for the last few months now. The last step in the process was to remove that old, bulky power converter and the 115 volt power cable that was normally used toFully Off Grid On Earth Day 2012
Article from: April 22nd, 2012 I guess I did my part on Earth Day 2012 by staying out in the Off Grid Trailer. I have no connections to any utilities. Everything is fully off the grid. I must provide my own water, heat, electricity and wasteLiving In The Off Grid Camper
Article from: April 21st, 2012 I am staying in the Off Grid Camper full time now. I am still improving the trailer every day, making it comfortable for long term living. There are a lot of life changes to be made when moving off the grid, butStarted The Off Grid Project - Get off the grid cheap
Article from: March 29th, 2012 I just got The Off Grid project started tonight. The countdown is ticking. On May 1st, the Off Grid Project experiments will begin. In early Fall the project will be completed. The final goal of the project is tUpdates on the DIY radiator heating system for my off grid trailer
Article from: 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 burningUsing My Homemade Off Grid Camper Wood Boiler Heating System
Article from: February 11th, 2012 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 heatinPassive Solar Window Heater For My Off Grid Camper
Article from: January 16th, 2012 I recently made a passive solar window heater for my off grid camper. It is simply a sheet of styrofoam with aluminum foil on one side, painted black. There are vent holes in the top and bottom to allow aGetting started again with the H2O booster in my car
Article from: March 10th, 2011 Well, its been a long, cold winter and my Hydrogen Booster project had to be put on the side. I had a bad fuel pump just before the onset of winter, which caused the poor old car to sit for a while until I couldNormal daily use of my solar panel setup
Article from: August 29th, 2010 Well, my solar panels and battery bank are really proving their worth in my place. We loose power here about once a month, at least. It gets really frustrating to wake up in the dark with no wayPage Navigation: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 23 Next (All)
