Lol was just going to say for water too you could use it for. Not sure they will allow you to fill it well in back of truck. Against the law to fill even a plastic Jerry can in back of truck. Do to possible fire hazard. Then again the odds of that happen is like 1 out of a billion. Just like them saying a cigarette will start it. Now that's like 1 out of a trillion.
Finally got my 2meter mobile set up at one of the BOL's...running on solar power.
Picked up 2 20lb propane tanks from trash...expired, but I'll fix that with the exchange program.
Also 3 more 1lb containers that I will refill at home.
If you are looking for the 1lb cans to refill, check the trash area at a campground...unlimited supply!
Gardening and processing food.
3 dozen pints of apple sauce,
4 jars of pickles,
preparing 6 jars of zucchini relish as we speak;
made 3 dozens double-chocolate zucchini muffins (ok, not prep, but tasted damn good!)
Stocking up on canning supplies - vinegar, lids, jars... A mix of re-stocking as I use them, but also just adding them if there is a good deal; there will be lots of good deals in a couple of months!
Finally, adding a few canning recipes to the repertoire.
Finally got my 2meter mobile set up at one of the BOL's...running on solar power.
Picked up 2 20lb propane tanks from trash...expired, but I'll fix that with the exchange program.
Also 3 more 1lb containers that I will refill at home.
If you are looking for the 1lb cans to refill, check the trash area at a campground...unlimited supply!
Good idea, I will do cycling through the parks this next long weekend and see if I can score a few.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
Picked up some AA Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries. On sale at No Frills $ 2.97 a four pack. Claimed 20 year shelf life.
Picked up this beauty at a garage sale for $40.00.
Not my favorite color, but what the heck...the price was right!
C5 would be so proud!
Nice score Denob,
Trikes are not cheap to buy.
Picked up this beauty at a garage sale for $40.00.
Not my favorite color, but what the heck...the price was right!
C5 would be so proud!
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40 dollars? good deal!....I have my eye on one of these for after I finish building up my new battery bank. https://www.voltbike.com/voltbike-trio.html
The price has gone up by 400 dollars in just the last year thanks to tariffs.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
About 1/3 of a chord of birch. Finished splitting and stacking yesterday.
I’m scouring ads on Kijiji for folks who chop trees on their properties and “wants them gone”. In agricultural Alberta, trees (other than poplar) are at an expensive premium, so I think this was a win.
Now for the real good deals, I think I need to acquire a significantly heftier trailer and go the way Peppercorn does firewood!
About 1/3 of a chord of birch. Finished splitting and stacking yesterday.
I’m scouring ads on Kijiji for folks who chop trees on their properties and “wants them gone”. In agricultural Alberta, trees (other than poplar) are at an expensive premium, so I think this was a win.
Now for the real good deals, I think I need to acquire a significantly heftier trailer and go the way Peppercorn does firewood!
Yes, a car hauler is what you need, holds 6000 or more pounds and will haul 2 cord of dry wood (roughly). Just what I am unloading now.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
About 1/3 of a chord of birch. Finished splitting and stacking yesterday.
I’m scouring ads on Kijiji for folks who chop trees on their properties and “wants them gone”. In agricultural Alberta, trees (other than poplar) are at an expensive premium, so I think this was a win.
Now for the real good deals, I think I need to acquire a significantly heftier trailer and go the way Peppercorn does firewood!
Yes, a car hauler is what you need, holds 6000 or more pounds and will haul 2 cord of dry wood (roughly). Just what I am unloading now.
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Nice stash! How long would that last you??
It depends but for the volume I am heating, downstairs and upstairs, about 2300 hundred sqft, over one month when its -25, -30 or so. Much longer when its -10, -15 maybe 2 months or over then, really depends on how cold it is. I budget 3 trailers like that to get me through a average winter, though I pick up a fourth just to be sure! About 1.75 chord per trailer load as that stuff is stacked. 120.00 a trailer load. So at 3 trailers that would be 360.00 dollars a year for heating. Fire is lit up in the fall and never goes out until spring. Could use less wood per year if I just heated the upstairs.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
Stocking up the firewood by the back door. I have metal frames I use to keep the wood off the ground, once spring comes I just slide the empty frames away from the house. This stack is 7 feet high.
Theses racks were for logs but they work fine with lumber.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
Stocking up the firewood by the back door. I have metal frames I use to keep the wood off the ground, once spring comes I just slide the empty frames away from the house. This stack in 7 feet high.
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Question. Full cord or face cord?
What temperature are ground and second floor kept at?
It's been a while since I've had time to post. Life on the "homestead" combined with real life at work shall be blamed!
Despite a lousy growing year weather-wise, there is still to to process out of the garden and orchard. The last 2 weekends have been dedicated to canning and dehydrating our fresh crop. I can't explain of different the food taste coming out from a garden, even after being through a dehydrator for hours.
Just today, we finished a couple dozen 1/2 pints of apple jelly (first time trying this, hope it sets) and several batches of dehydrated apple "chips". shelves are full of pickles, pickled carrots and beans, zucchini relish (which actually tastes amazing!) and chutneys.
This is my 4th fall at this residence and I have to say it's a lot of work to garden and preserve - yet so rewarding - and there is so much to learn. I've resorted to Mr Google more than once and made a point of printing some information; in the event the Internet is not accessible for a reason or another.
To anyone thinking they'll just start gardening out of the blue in their post-apocalyptic world, I wish them best of luck. I prefer learning now and enjoy reaping the reward that comes from it.
