This is at least the third or forth time I have decided to change the course of this blog, and my focused area of research. You could say I wander wherever my attention is captured. I remain interested in all…
This is at least the third or forth time I have decided to change the course of this blog, and my focused area of research. You could say I wander wherever my attention is captured. I remain interested in all…
I don’t like heat pumps. Wait, let me rephrase that: I don’t like grid tied heat pumps. It’s the electricity! Heat pumps are an amazing technology which I am currently obsessed with, and I am in fact in the process…
These are uncertain times to be sure. The human population is almost 7.3 Billion, and as of this writing, the net population growth on Earth this year is about 602,000; yet it is only January 3rd. I don’t look at…
There are many reasons for wanting to live in a city as beautiful and progressive as Portland. For us, we like the fact that by staying close to the city core, we don’t have to commute for our jobs which…
I think I’ve nearly come full circle in my desired house. When I was raking in a lot of cash working at a coal mine in Pennsylvania, I wanted to buy a pice of rural property and build a house,…
I want to talk about overunity. Anyone that has looked around this blog knows that I have a special place in my heart for refrigeration, “heat pumps” more generally speaking. Vapor compression systems have fascinated me for years. It has…
Here we are, two months in our motorhome at this lovely trailer park. I’ve been keeping busy with projects of various sorts and collecting data in regards to our water consumption habits. I feel as though this little self contained…
I’ve adopted a policy in our motorhome of “Pain in the Ass Conservation”. That’s the best term I can come up with at this early hour. What it comes down to, is a little taste of rural homesteading in an…
Chatting with a friend over drinks the other night, we were discussing the conservation of resources like electricity. He was explaining to me that back in Arizona, a program existed with the power company that allowed the customer to buy…
I had a feeling the other night, that we were dangerously low on propane. My fears were justified as the heater began sputtering the next morning. I shut everything down, including the refrigerator until I could get some propane. It…
There’s a few things I’ve done since we moved into the Squatch that make day to day life just a little bit easier. I simply want to change my immediate environment to best suit my needs. I’ve found myself getting…
My co-workers think I’m nuts. That’s nothing new; I’ve always worked blue collar jobs with rural type folks. Salt of the Earth kind of people, some would say. I’ve never fit in. My opinions on politics, human rights, environmental concerns,…
Well, we’ve lived in a motorhome for a month now, and I think it’s time to start sharing some of our experiences, as well as a little bit of data I’ve collected. We’ve made the life choice to live in…
The motorhome came equipped with this nice big spice cabinet, next to the oven and microwave. It extends from floor to ceiling, and is hidden by a tall, skinny door. A tall board with several baskets is mounted to three sliding…
Yes, it’s finally happened. After months of waiting for an RV park space to open up, we’ve finally done it; we’ve moved into our motorhome. I thought I would be nervous. I thought it would be nerve racking and stressful.…
I must get these ideas for a sun tracker out, so I can move on to more pressing matters. I simply feel the need to develop an idea, and then set it aside for possible implementation in the future. Yesterday,…
One of the great advantages of a tiny house on wheels, is that it can be moved or reoriented to suit the needs of the occupants. Don’t like your view? Spin that thing around! I believe this unique feature is…
By their very nature, tiny houses on wheels are mobile. This has probably stemmed from the zoning laws and building codes tiny house people have been trying to circumvent. Also, some folks just want to own a home, but aren’t…
A tiny house community, such as Noodle Soup Village – Lite, which is based on the grander Noodle Soup Village – A Tiny House Community, is a model that could be reproduced elsewhere. Even though all of this is just…
As much as I’d like to build a tiny house community, like Noodle Soup Village, zoning and legal definitions of what is habitable are going to inhibit that dream. A large scale endeavor like that is also wildly expensive, due…