Man, there are some pretty lean days (City data) around winter solstice LOL. OTOH, that is a poorly optimized panel placement, if one were positioning...

Good data, it'll take a bit to wrap my head around the presentation. I've been trying to rationalize 2D trackers, but I think I will overgenerate with...

I do not yet have to buy, still have a few years, so I also am waiting to see how the chemistries evolve - I have time to research, and I figure there...

I've been looking at dugout homes that sound similar to the native shelters you're describing. The idea seems sound, although I would be concerned abo...

A root cellar is a good idea, I'll have to find the time to make one. Is there government data on frost lines in Canada, that you are aware of? I've o...

It was Kraft Crackerbarrel cheddar, just in a cabinet in the kitchen. Reaches maybe 26C in the summer. I would think that the wax coating would nullif...

Good advice. I hadn't planned on drinking it, but have a couple of purifying solutions available if I needed to. Mostly for irrigating..

I've got a couple of camping stoves - a single burner that sits atop a green 1lb bottle of propane, and a Coleman Powermax Xtreme (although fuel bottl...

Well, I opened my waxed cheddar up last week. Phew, not good. They'd purged a bunch of liquid, to the point they burst the wax, like a scab gone bad. ...

Probably a few years' collection, maybe less depending on funds and time and unknowns. I already have a "natural" slant, mostly just want to collect f...

This past spring, I was only dealing with 0C inside the shack, but having a Hudson Bay blanket over me was a huge difference. Even one of those fake s...

On a different note, I just finished of a green bottle of propane, after almost two summers of sporadic use. I use a single burner and round base type...