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In my search for off the grid homestead locations I’ve spent hundreds of hours researching properties and vacant land for a spot to build our home. I want a parcel of land that will provide everything we need (within reason) and be reasonably located. Now, many people swear by Arizona, and I’ve spent a lot [...]
Here’s a list of the top 10 US states for “off the grid” trending based search. According to Google Trends and search results, the trend is UP over the past 5 years, with dramatic increases in people within certain larger cities searching for information using the keyword phrase “off the grid“. Here’s a screenshot from [...]
OK so here’s the deal. I’m going to try the “off-the-grid” lifestyle. No really. I’ve decided to DO IT! I’ve had it with renting, and never owning anything of real value. I’m tired of paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and never actually having anything of value. THAT SUCKS! I’ve been renting [...]
Here’s my design for a $25k Container Home (2560 square feet = $9.77 per square foot): For this one, I removed the sloped roof and replaced it with a flat roof, which could be turned into a place for the solar/wind power system. Simplistic, inexpensive and minimalist is the point. Since the building parts/materials cost [...]
Ever wondered about building with shipping containers? Here’s a few of my shipping container home designs. I’ was playing around in Google Sketchup and thought it would be cool to design a few homes, from one extreme to the other, cheap and small, to extremely large and extravagant. To start off here’s a shipping container [...]
You know, I type this after the electricity has been off for almost 6 hours here in San Diego California. Right after it shut off we were in disbelief and then we scrambled to find batteries for flash lights, filled water bottles with water, move milk containers into the freezer, and dug through countless drawers [...]
You believe in science and evidence right? So, do you believe that science will eventually conquer death? In other words, do you believe that one day, through advanced science and technology human beings can become immortal? Where have you been in the last 100 years of scientific and technological advancement? You might believe that everything [...]
I view the current education system with disdain and contempt. I can’t afford a college level education. Otherwise I’d already have one. I’m 38 years old, and I don’t make enough money to pay for my own schooling. Sure there are government grants, and assistance programs, but they only pay for PART of the education. [...]
Fix The World: The Universe is Waiting Step 1) Educate the people. Everyone. We must educate people if we expect to fix the problems we have. Politics and religion in many areas of the world stop education from reaching the people who need it. Education is the foundation for change, inspiration, imagination, innovation. Necessity is [...]
Do you believe in horses? Do you believe in Aliens? How’d we get here? Here’s something to consider. Changing your perspective just a bit, and thinking of this in a futuristic sense, not forgetting about the age of the Earth, Evolution of Humans, advancing technology, and the fact we’ve already found tens of planets within [...]
