Tag: off grid

• Walking Through Winter

  January…the first month if the year. So full of promises and wonder. On the South Shore of NS, this is when the temperatures usually get cold. The colder mornings, we huddle by the fire wrapped in blankets to warm ourselves. For some reason my nose always seems to take forever to warm up. It’s on…

  BillyBee359

  February 26, 2023

  stories, Uncategorized, water, winter

  ice, Ice Cold, off grid, winter, winter photography, winter yurt living, yurt

• We Have Power!

  

  Big things happened this week! Pete’s brother came to help us install the solar system. In one day they mounted the solar panels and batteries, then hooked up the inverter and charge controller. By the end of the day we had the batters changing. Two days later we had them equalized and ready to take…

  BillyBee359

  July 23, 2022

  excavation, Solar Power, stories, Yurt build

  batteries, deck, food, grading, gravel, off grid, pictures, pizza, Solar Power, yurt

• To Do List

  

  Hey everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve posted an update or even a video. We have had a bunch of things going on. Just to give you an idea of what we have been up to here is this weeks do list… 1. Install the aircraft cable around the ceiling. 2. Finish blocking. 3.…

  BillyBee359

  July 11, 2022

  Uncategorized, Yurt build

  building, coffee, off grid, stove, to do list, unique range, yurt

• Battery Packs Arrived

  

  Greeting everyone! Since my last post, work on the property hasn’t been very exciting. Pete has been cutting the trees and the kids and I have been piling and burning the brush. It’s been pretty tricky to get the fire started these days. This week we’ve had 2 days that were workable, the rest have…

  BillyBee359

  March 31, 2022

  Solar Power

  batteries, Clearly East, homeschool, off grid, rainy days, Solar Power