Archive for the 'Difficulty: Easy' Category
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- Larry’s Next Generation Solar Water Heater |
Posted by e4 on May 27 2008
Photo courtesy of Larry Halpern How Larry preheats his water before boiling it on his rocket stove... Photo courtesy of rocketstoves.org --
- Doom. Doom! DOOOOOOM! |
Posted by e4 on Mar 13 2008
With all the bad news in the financial markets, the real estate markets, and at the fuel pump, I thought I'd lighten the mood up a bit. What the heck did people do for fun before road trips, video games, cheap airfares, and reality shows? Surely there must have been something ...
- Going Nuts |
Posted by e4 on Jan 24 2008
Among the fifty other things I want to do this spring (besides that whole baby being born thing) is plant some trees. Specifically, I want to plant a bunch of nut trees. I've got apples and peaches already, and I'd dearly love to add cherries (especially since we're in that ...
- Colloidal Silver, Part Three: Homebrew |
Posted by e4 on Jan 20 2008
See also: - Colloidal Silver, Part One: Backstory - Colloidal Silver, Part Two: Explanation Coming soon: - Colloidal Silver, Part Four: Results [ Disclaimer: Any time you write about something related to health and medicine, it seems you need a disclaimer. So here's mine. I am not a doctor. I am not an expert. I ...
- Super-efficient “chest fridge” (with pictures) |
Posted by e4 on Dec 19 2007
Okay, since this keeps coming up, I thought I'd explain how we converted an old chest freezer into an amazingly efficient refrigerator. Now just to be clear, this was not my idea originally. I can take zero credit for any part of this concept. I'm just following in the footsteps ...
- The post-peak laptop? |
Posted by e4 on Dec 13 2007
If you're reading this, you're obviously using a computer of some sort. Have you ever thought about what a computer might look like in a low-energy world? Nicholas Negroponte has. He's the man behind One Laptop per Child. His idea was to provide cheap, durable laptops to children in third-world countries, ...
- Cheap and easy supplemental heating |
Posted by e4 on Nov 22 2007
Here's a very low-tech space heater that doesn't require any power: Easy FREE Home Heat! - video powered by Metacafe I would think that this design could easily be modified to take advantage of whatever materials you have on hand. --
- Better batteries |
Posted by e4 on Nov 08 2007
Rechargeable batteries are a great idea. One less thing to have to buy, one less thing to dump in the landfill. But the reality of rechargeable batteries for general use leaves something to be desired. I mean, if you're like me, you don't know the batteries in your CD player ...
- Next on my project list… |
Posted by e4 on Nov 06 2007
I had planned on waiting until I complete a project before I post about it, but I thought it might be more fun to discuss planned or in-progress projects too. One of the things I'm (slowly but surely) working on is a rocket stove. I've got a piece of the exhaust ...
- Quickie Project: Weatherstripping |
Posted by e4 on Nov 05 2007
Our attic that has a rectangular piece of drywall to cover the opening. You need a ladder to get up into it. And on a cold morning, you can feel the chill falling down onto you when you walk under it. Time to remedy the problem. Weatherstripping comes in a variety ...