Part one of simple solar homesteading is an introduction and overview of homesteading: 1: How to find homestead land 2: How to build a solar cabin for under $2000 3: How to use a small solar electric system to power your cabin For more info visit: www.simplesolarhomesteading.com 198 page 18 plan ebook only $5.00
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Also, what about regulations? does the government restrict how you can build your house on your land?
Where would we get the raw materials to build our small cabin for cheap? at? ie. wood, concrete…
Good videos and good advice.
I highly recommend watching Alone in the Wilderness, the story of Dick Proenneke building a cabin in the wilderness using only basic hand tools. Dick, at the age of 50, left civilization and headed up to Alaska where he lived for the next 30 years.
Anyway, Alone in the Wilderness has some incredible footage and fantastic examples of craftsmanship and simplicity in building a very small log cabin. Most of the materials he used were free as well.
Someone should try to build these all over Detroit, tear down those nasty homes down and replace them with these.
I think with the irradic weather we are having growing food inside will be the better way if you have a basement that would help then you just buy heating light’s i am not sure about how you would water your plant’s. Thanks for this vid solarcabin couldn’t you use marine batteries too ?
@solarcabin I guess the hubby felt bad about last night (I did, too), so he presented me with a brand-new multimeter just now. Gotta love him! :)
It’s from GB Instruments – Model # GDT-190A
@solarcabin I’m going to send you a private message, because I need to send you a link so you can see the one I got on eBay.
As long as the multimeter reads wats, volts, and amps it will work. Mine is just a $10 radioshack cheapo.
What brand/watts solar panel did you get ?
As long as the multimeter reads wats, volts, and amps it will work. Mine is just a $10 radioshack cheapo.
What brand/watts solar panel did you get ?
As long as the multimeter reads watts and amps it will work. Mine is just a cheap radioshack model for $10.
Whet brand/size solar panel did you get ?
Hey, Lamar! I got my new solar panel today! It’s friggin’ HUGE! I need to test it though before I leave feedback. Which multimeter is good to get?
@solarcabin will do, thanks
Start knocking on farmers doors and see if they know of any land available.
Go to the county websites and look at tax sales and foreclosure properties.
ive tried Ebay, internet sites, and 2 realtors, can’t find off the grid cheap land over here in Jersey, I’m getting desperate enough to start to look for raw land to squat on. think I should ask some farmers?
I’ve tried ebay for NJ, but nothing affordable.. I’m gonna send some emails out today to real estate agents in various counties, maybe somone specializes in rural land, I only want an acre…
I don’t know much about NJ but have you looked on Ebay real estate for land ?
You might try NY as I have seen some good cheap land there and some places still have no building codes.
I got your ebook, but am having a hard time finding rural land in NJ, any advice? I would love to do this, I’m a slave in my cubicle… Miss nature so much
5***** this is exactly what I’m looking for
No, I loved it! ;)
I didn’t expect all the other info you put in to it and the pictures at the end was a real motivator!
I will check out your off gird info too!
Happy to see you here on you tube.
Thanks, I am glad you liked it.
I have a new one out called Off-grid Solar on my website for anyone interested.
LAMAR!!!!
Nice to see you. I purchased your ebook. LOVE IT!!
The book it worth it!
I have a group on yahoo called simple solar homesteading and I belong to about 50 forums for that purpose. Thank you for the encouragement!
There are many people in the Tiny House movement who make the claim to being affordable and efficient yet they have the gall to charge up to $1,000 for very simple designs.
Michael Janzen of Tiny House Design once suggested that you should consider writing a Blog with daily commentary to generate a wider audience of prospective builders. You don’t have to give away your tips but I think people in the movement would be very interested in your thoughts.
Thank you!
Tiny house blog and tiny house designs are good website for ideas. and I have shared my designs there.
I have lived through hard times and watched my parents struggle raising 9 kids through a depression so my goal is to help people build inexpensive houses they can afford to live in!
Thanks for the info. Your name is mentioned quite frequently in the comments section of the Tiny House Blog and Tiny House Design.
In this economic mess, people really value proven ideas and affordable solutions. This is what separates you from others. Your ideas are workable and realistic.