Let it be known that I do not want to sell refrigerators, own patents, market products, or operate anything which could be construed as a business. That being said, a guy has to make a living, so that if I…
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Designed For The Unborn
Tagged with: appropriate technology, capitalism, collapse, conservation, extinction, living small, minimalism, modular design, overshoot, refrigeration, refrigerator, resource depletion, tiny living
Posted in Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Growth, Death, and Survival
Homo sapiens may very well be the first species that must learn to live on Earth. It appears as though every other species that came before us, or exists today, has a population limited by available food supply or other…
Tagged with: climate change, climate disruption, conservation, extinction, stewardship
Posted in Organized Entropy Expansion, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Organized Entropy Expansion, Personal, Philosophy
Acceptance and Adaptation
Human activities of the last 10,000 years have made irreversible changes to the landscape of the Earth, to the waters, the air, and the biodiversity of life. This much is not up for debate; marshes have been drained, forests leveled,…
Tagged with: climate change, climate disruption, conservation, environmentalism, extinction, geoengineering
Posted in Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Personal, Philosophy
The Electric Hybrid Bicycle === Delightful
For many years, I’ve planned on building and electric hybrid bicycle for my general transportation needs. An electric motor that supplements the human operator increases range, cargo carrying capacity, and general enjoyment of the ride. A few hundred watts of…
Tagged with: bafang 8fun, bicycle, bike, commuting, conservation, ebike, electric bike, mid drive, transportation
Posted in Personal
Posted in Personal
Urban Homesteading and PITAC
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…
Tagged with: conservation, homesteading, minimalism, motorhome, RV, rv living, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, Philosophy, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, Philosophy, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Feedback Conservation
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…
Tagged with: bigfoot, conservation, minimalism, motorhome, rv living, squatch, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Philosophy, The Squatch, Tiny House
Posted in Dwelling, Philosophy, The Squatch, Tiny House
In the Face of Ridicule
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,…
Tagged with: collapse, conservation, environmentalism, minimalism, over population, sustainability, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Motorhome Living, One Month In – Daily Water Consumption
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…
Tagged with: "water meter", bigfoot, black water, conservation, foot pedal sink, fulltiming, grey water, minimalism, motor home, RV, rv living, squatch, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Two Weeks in Our Motorhome…
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.…
Tagged with: bigfoot, conservation, down sizing, minimalism, motorhome, RV, RV fulltiming, squatch, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Noodle Soup Village – A Tiny House Community
For twenty eight years I’ve been searching for something. A mission, a purpose, a place to call home. I’ve been searching in myself, in others, in culture, books, careers, and geographic locations. I seek a lifestyle in which my actions…
Tagged with: "cooperative consumption", "lending library", "navy shower", "portland, "solar panel", "solar thermal", "tiny house on wheels", "urban living", "washing machine", carshare, communal, communal living, commune, community, composting, composting toilet, conservation, dehumidifier, food storage, gardening, hot water supply, humanure, minimalism, or", refrigeration, RV, rv living, tiny home, tiny living, village, zoning
Posted in Dehumidifiers, Dwelling, Hot Water, Humanure, Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Posted in Dehumidifiers, Dwelling, Hot Water, Humanure, Personal, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator, The Squatch, Tiny House, Water
Foot Pedal Sinks in the Squatch
When do you need water flow in the home? When you want to get something wet, of course. If the sink is running and the water is flowing right down the drain, that’s called waste. Most household sinks have two…
Tagged with: "foot switch", "navy shower", "sailor shower", "water conservation", conservation, minimalism, motorhome, RV, rv living, squatch, tiny house, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, The Squatch, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, The Squatch, Water
Water Meters Under the Sink!
The first step towards reducing water consumption, is to know how much you are using in the first place. See Fresh Water Stewardship. My water system is simple in the Squatch; it has a 66 gallon tank, a 12VDC pressure…
Tagged with: "water conservation", "water meter", conservation, minimalism, RV, rv living, squatch, tiny living
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, The Squatch, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, The Squatch, Water
Fresh Water Stewardship
Water conservation is extremely important when you only have a finite supply of it such as in a motorhome, unless you’re hooked up at a park or campsite and then I suppose, you could just leave the faucet on all…
Tagged with: conservation, minimalism, resource consumption, water consumption
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, Personal, Water
Posted in Dwelling, Hot Water, Personal, Water
musings on entropy 