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For me, a generator would only be used once a day for an hour or two to keep the freezer cold. I would also use this time to fill the tub with water for the washroom.....other then that we would be ok. We have a 3000 w generator.

We threw our dryer out 5 years ago, save big time on the power bill. We have a clothes line for the spring, summer and fall, and some warmer days in the winter. We also have a line in the basement, it is the same as our clothes line, set up on pulleys and works great. We have a wood furnace in...

Another vote for Maine...from another New Brunswick. I have lived here most of my life, and love it. The air is clear, the rivers and lakes are not to polluted. I really love it in NB, and it is the same in Maine. I go there often. The people are great, a bit standoffish at first, but not to...

For us, wood cook stove in the fall, winter and spring, and outdoor kitchen with a smaller wood cook stove in the summer. I am also building an outdoor BBQ pit that can have a fire to heat a grill placed over it...hope to have this done this year, but have a few other projects on the go as well...

Hey all, been awhile since I have been on this site, hope to make it back a little more now that I am not working again....For this year, we are going to increase our garden size, almost double, add a couple of raised beds, plant herbs, which is new for us, and get a few more chickens. I also...

For bleach, I fouond this information on how much to use. It does work great if needed. Hope this helps. Ratio of Clorox Bleach to Water for Purification 2 drops of Regular Clorox Bleach per quart of water 8 drops of Regular Clorox Bleach per gallon of water 1/2 teaspoon Regular Clorox Bleach...

For us it is our satlite internet, have xplornet and love it, and I have to have my satlite tv....no cable out here....lol.

Got real lucky yesterday, was talking to a gentleman that owns around 200 acers of ground behind where I live, and he was looking for someone to help clean it up by cutting down the dead trees and cleaning up the downed ones. So far I have over a cord of wood, and it is all hardwood, maple...

I was in the strip district of Pittsburgh a few years ago, man what a site. I am a country boy from the east coast of Canada, never had been in a big city that much, and then this place.....Loved it, anything and everything you could want was there. What a place. Great people, I really enjoyed...

I went looking for the book that hwillm1977 mentioned, and found this site, not sure if it is ok to post a link, but here it is. http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/ Thanks for the name of that book. Will have to get it.

Some great ideas here, but if you are going to use propane, wood or any other means of heat, especially if you do not normally use them, make sure you have CO2 detectors and fire extinguishers, and know how to operate them, as a safety precaution. Remember for a fire extinguisher use the acronym...

You are ahead of a lot of people...you have a pond (water, stock it with fish), you have a wood stove (have at least one year ahead of wood, safer for burning when it is nice and dry)....is it a cook stove or a heater? Chickens, for eggs and meat... This is quite a start. Look at the unused...

We replaced all the windows, added insulation, and put on a new roof, steel rather then shingles (heavy snow area). We also added a covered deck on the front of the house (screened in for summer, mosquitoes as big as bats here lol) and now are turning part of it into a dining room with a wood...

Miss_The north, thanks for the welcome, looks like a great place. Looking forward to posting and learning here. Wifezilla, we still use the freeze dry method with bedding, works great, my wife decided to get rid of our dryer after it set in the basement for three years and has not been used. I...

We use the clothes line spring, summer and fall. In the winter we have a line put up in the basement. We use a furnace for heat and this helps dry the clothes pretty fast.