End Cuts, Heat and Cooling, Power Tools, Relaxing
The long weekends have always been the cottage or cabin season opener. That’s when the ice has finally melted and moved off the lake. Most of the snow is gone and the recreational home is prepared for the summer. Lucky for me, a bunch of pals offered to give a hand and make this transition […]
chainsaws, firewood, fishing, long weekend project, rockets, weekeend with the guys
Appliances, Food, Heat and Cooling
This video will show step-by-step how to prep the surface painting and a few tips for a professional finish. For this project, materials required were two aerosol cans of Rust-Oleum Appliance Enamel, a Rust-Oleum Spray Grip, paint suit and mask. It only took a few days, but, the finish was worth it. The project was […]
1930s, appliance, finish, Frost King, Ice Box, paint, refinish
Buildings and Renovations, Heat and Cooling, Power Tools
Just before winter, my neighbour took pity on me and gave a heck of a deal on an used Ryobi 4-Ton Electric Log Splitter $100 Bucks! Awesome! The plan was to use the log splitter at the cabin but, the extreme cold made it difficult. So, I decided to take the log splitter home to the […]
axe, log splitter, power tools, Ryobi, ryobi tools, tablesaw, wood splitter, workshop
The project for the weekend was to build an outside fire to warm some pieces of wood splitting equipment. The equipment runs off of hydraulics and the fluid needed to be thawed out. The logs could be split by hand, but they are over 24″ in diameter and the wood splitter would make the task […]
cold, firewood, moving firewood, Pelican sleds, warmth, wood splitter
Heat and Cooling, Transportation
When living off the grid, the main source of heat is a wood stove. Having an ample supply of firewood is a must. Whenever I’m out on my travels, I keep a look out for a trees that would make ideal firewood. The other day, we passed a grove of pine trees that were damaged […]
The inglorious outhouse needed a heater. There was complaints from “management” that it was torture to run outside on cold nights. So, I hit the internet and did some research. Watch a video about a gentleman that heated his room with a flower-pot heater. Sounded like a good idea and thought I would give it […]
candle, Clay Pot, Energy, Flower Pot, flower pot heater, Garden, Green, heater, warmth
A short video of the wood stove fan made from recycled parts (Reco Fan). Over the holidays, we had it working for 10 days straight on the wood stove. Worked awesome and even managed to push some warm air. The aluminum heat sink on the bottom did a good job absorbing the wood stove heat […]
alternative energy, build 2, cedar workshop blog, heat a room, peltier, reco fan, warm room, wood stove fan
Build #2 The second build was a success. It was based on the Instructables guide by the author “tinkerme“. After reading the guide, I had a hankering to try again. **Parts List** – Hot side: a passive aluminum heat sink from a Power Mac G4 466 It’s roughly 3″ wide by 6″ long, lots of fins. […]
My father took the lead on the chainsaw and helped cut down a bunch of dead trees near the cabin. My father grew up on a farm on the East Coast and has tons more experience cutting trees safely. With my previous problems with these type of trees, I have no problems letting someone more […]
Appliances, Buildings and Renovations, Food, Heat and Cooling
The RV style of propane refrigerator (Dometic-3 way) was not getting cold on the inside. Turned up the thermostat from setting 2 to 4 make it colder, but there was no effect. It was a major concern, since there was a heat wave coming and the frozen vegetables, beverages and steaks would go bad. Also, […]
Appliances, Food, Heat and Cooling
With the summer fast approaching, the quest for cold beers and the ability to store food for longer periods would definitely keep the family happy and increase the moral. Therefore, the propane RV refrigerator project shot up to the top of the list. Prior to the propane fridge, we had a 12 volt Mobicool thermoelectric […]
12 volt cooler, beer, cold fridge, Dometic, Dometic 12 Volt or propane refrigerator, keep food cold, propane, refrigerator, rv, rv fridge, RV Refrigerator
Heat and Cooling, Other, Woodworking
For the past year, I been researching on how to build a wooden hot tub. If you haven’t seen one, it’s a six-foot round barrel about 4 feet high. Normally made from vertical laid Western Red Cedar planks that are fitted together. A heavy-duty banding is wrapped around the outside to keep the vertical planks […]
build a hot tub, cedar hot tub, Forest Lumber and Cooperage Ltd, freud, hot tub for off grid, outdoor cedar hot tub, router bits, snorkel stove, Windsor Plywood, wood fired hot tub, wooden hot tub