Setting Up an Off-Grid Retreat in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
Okay, so this sabbatical has taken on a few forms ever since I got started on this. Initially, the plan was to get a travel trailer, and travel the country a bit and see people. While I still hope to do some traveling, the travel trailer is on hold until I get a tax issue... Continue Reading →
The rain over the last week has been pretty robust, so I have been back in the DC area trying to get other important life work done that I have put on hold for a bit. Because of the dirt road, which is now complete mud, I still haven't been able to check on the... Continue Reading →
One of the things that I will try and do from time to time is do a SMALL post on technology issues I run into while doing these posts. The first one, will be on picture size. The pictures I capture are mainly from my cell phone, and average a megabyte in size. However, if... Continue Reading →
Nature does not care about your plans, goals, or feelings.
While my garden tent has suited me very well over the last few weeks, it is now time to upgrade to something a bit bigger and nicer. I want to eventually build something permanent, like a cabin, wooden yurt, or maybe a lookout tower cabin. For now, I just need to get a semi permanent... Continue Reading →
Quick update: There is some really cold weather up on the mountain over the last few days so I have been back in the DC area working on job applications, ideas for a duck run and coup, and a home made land plane. There has been some computer tinkering going on as well.
One of the issues of living in the city is storage. City dwellings are smaller, and storage is at a premium due to size and cost. For example, those winter tires that you own.. well you just can't store them on the dryer when you aren't using them. That pancake air compressor is really great... Continue Reading →
The most time consuming step that I had was identifying land. And it wasn't just as simple as throwing a bunch of information into Redfin, and seeing what I liked. There was quite a few learning elements along the way. Drawing up my requirements was pretty simple, but finding land to suit wasn't. Two... Continue Reading →
So, I drive a 2WD Volvo V60 and it can pretty much handle anything I throw at it, as long as it doesn't require much clearance. Yea, it pretty much hugs the ground at 5.4 inches (13.7 cm). That's a problem when I was dealing with these roads to the top. So, it was time... Continue Reading →
So, quick post and rant. The problem with buying big and heavy items from Amazon is that they often the items don't arrive without damage. Amazon itself does a pretty good job of customer service, but sometimes FedEx has been pretty rough with my stuff. Case in point, a recent battery purchase and a generator.... Continue Reading →
Vantages From Vandalia 