Off Grid Hot Water in the Summer
My favorite method of heating a pressurized household water system is by using a wonderful Amish made wood cook stove. They are simply wonderful and provide a completely independent means of heating water all winter, as well as much of the spring and fall. The problem for us has been what to do in the…
Poor man's super efficient off grid refrigerator
In years past, almost all conventional refrigerators and freezers were terribly inefficient, making them useless to folks living off the grid. The only feasible off grid options were expensive DC models (such as Sunfrost or Sun Danzer). While these models are super efficient and work very well, it just wasn't much of an option for those of us on…