Setting Up an Off-Grid Retreat in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
The new travel trailer in the winter months. So it has been a minute since I gave an update on the living situation (or any situation). Long story short, major upgrades. But first from background. Camp Alpha was my first first camp. That was just a simple weatherproof tent that was on the ground. It... Continue Reading →
So one of the things I am starting to despise is maintaining finicky small gas engines and doing maintenance on them. However, when I first started this land project, there just was not that great of DIY electrical options. Now, that is changing. Solar, Battery, and Electrical is becoming much more practical, and can do... Continue Reading →
Since I got back, there is a lot of deferred maintenance needing to be done, and so that's the name of the game since I got back. Much of the spring time was spent working on figuring what's going on with the land, what needs to be tended to, and what needs to be prioritized.... Continue Reading →
Well, I have no idea who is still reading this blog, but here we go. We are back! After living overseas for a couple of years, enduring a pandemic, and making a short detour in Michigan, I have moved back to Washington, D.C. While moving back, I made a few trips to the mountain to... Continue Reading →
So, its been a bit since I posted last but, I still have more to post! In my last post, I had finally got all the trees into the ground. However, thats not good enough. I was extremely concerned about deer eating the young trees while I was away and needed a plan for that.... Continue Reading →
So now we have a tractor and now know how to operate it. Lets get some trees in the ground. After everything else, this was relatively easy. Get the trees, get them out of the boxes, and get them into the the ground. Pretty simple. A few more steps I put into it, but that's... Continue Reading →
So, with the battle plans drawn up and and plants ordered... ITS TIME TO RENT A TRACTOR! Okay, its not a very big tractor, but for what I am doing, its going to work great. Why do I need a tractor? Two reasons, the big front end loader makes for a fantastic diesel powered wheelbarrow... Continue Reading →
So in part I of starting an orchard, I went through why I want an orchard, but in this post, I will go through the planning and prepping I did. First off, this project almost didn't get pulled off. First thing I learned about trees is you have to plant them winter or late spring.... Continue Reading →
One of the things I really wanted on my property in West Virginia, is perennial fruit trees and bushes. My paternal grandparents had an amazing 80-90 year old Abraham Lincoln Apple Tree in Western Illinois. My grandmother made a lot of apple pies for the church community and for her (great) grandchildren from this tree. The... Continue Reading →
Working off candles, flashlights, and kerosene works for a while, but eventually, you want to just have a working light switch. Well, I finally did it and didn't kill myself in the process. Eventually, the lighting will be ripped out when I install insulation and drywall in the future, but I am happy to have... Continue Reading →
Vantages From Vandalia 