Alternative Energy

Living Six Years Without an Electric Bill: Wind Generators on the Homestead

I like to tinker.  I like things mechanical.  A little music is good too, especially if it is creative.  And…

3 years ago

Making Alcohol Fuel

Our bodies quickly make energy out of alcohol.  Our engines can do the same thing.  Of course, our engines will…

3 years ago

Sunny or Windy: Which Suits Your Alternate Energy Needs?

Each homesteader reaches a point in his research where it is decided that an alternate energy source is necessary due…

3 years ago

A Dire Warning: Prepare Now for Rising Energy Prices

Something major changed at the end of 2019. You didn’t notice it. Nobody did, really. What changed? That change has…

4 years ago

Cutting the Utilical Cord 3: Septic – When the Going Gets Tough, Where Will the Tough Be Going?

Read Cutting the Utilical Cord 2: Water – Evicting the Sewer Gators No topic is more avoided, hotly debated, and the…

4 years ago

Cutting the Utilical Cord 2: Water – Evicting the Sewer Gators

Read Cutting the Utilical Cord Part 1:  Turning the Tables on Reddy Kilowatt Water. We turn on the tap, and…

4 years ago

Cutting the Utilical Cord, Part 1: Electric – Turning the Tables on Reddy Kilowatt

We've scrimped. We've saved. We've searched far and wide. At long last, we're here: The Country. Whether our Country is…

4 years ago

Is Homestead Solar Worth It? Real World Answers about Solar Power

Is Solar Power Worth It? I beat the utility company at their own game.  They offer a “free nights” package. …

5 years ago