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Off-grid groups - how to build a group and case studies of successful and unsuccessful groups of individuals who are off-grid together

Battery desulfator review part two
CommunitiesFeb 1, 2014

Battery desulfator review part two

A couple of months ago, I began testing a battery desulfator called the Wizbang Plus, it’s a simple device that you attach to your batteries, it creates a...

Living inside the box
CommunitiesJan 12, 2014

Living inside the box

This absolutely falls under the “How cool is that!” category… I have seen lots of sheds, workshops and homes made out of shipping containers, ...

Living off-grid interview
CommunitiesJan 9, 2014

Living off-grid interview

I watched this video just a few days ago, it shows how someone can live off-grid without living in a primitive manner, of course this takes money, it’s a ...

A tiny house for Macy
CommunitiesJan 5, 2014

A tiny house for Macy

This Is What Happens When A Woman Gets Sick Of Divorce And Mortgages. And It’s Brilliant. Macy Miller is an architect from Idaho that had a BIG dream about a ti...

Old fire rescue truck conversion into an RV
CommunitiesJan 3, 2014

Old fire rescue truck conversion into an RV

Some guy bought an old fire rescue truck. What he turned it into is pure awesomeness. This Reddit user’s dad did something with a hunk of junk that quite possib...

Stock up on LED lights now!
CommunitiesDec 29, 2013

Stock up on LED lights now!

Christmas is over and the after Christmas sales have started, one thing to grab up now before they all vanish is LED light strings, yes the ones that are sold f...

Grilling in the sky castle
CommunitiesDec 27, 2013

Grilling in the sky castle

I love cooking, nearly anything, but until very recently I have kept my cooking adventures within the walls of the sky castle, a few weeks ago I got bit by the ...

Nine last minute DIY Christmas gifts
CommunitiesDec 22, 2013

Nine last minute DIY Christmas gifts

In this last weekend just before Christmas, some of us are still behind on gifts, and often there are extra friends, family and such who would appreciate a hear...

How to make a frugal and festive Christmas dinner from the pantry
CommunitiesDec 15, 2013

How to make a frugal and festive Christmas dinner from the pantry

Aside from the gifts under the tree, one of the big expenses of the holidays is the food.  Nearly everyone finds that their grocery bill is up this time of year...

Winter wonderland
CommunitiesDec 8, 2013

Winter wonderland

We had a very pretty day yesterday, it was one of those rare days that was cold but not so bitter that you didn’t want to go out. My friend and I had to g...

Have yourself a thrifty little Christmas
CommunitiesDec 8, 2013

Have yourself a thrifty little Christmas

There are a lot of reasons that sensible people want to step off  of the materialistic rocket ride that is the standard North American Christmas.  Maybe they do...

The Christmas rush has begun…
CommunitiesDec 1, 2013

The Christmas rush has begun…

Unless you are blind and deaf or live under a very large rock, you are probably being bombarded with Christmas ads on TV, radio, internet, in the stores and suc...