The on-line magazine Low-Tech Magazine has a great introductory article about wood fired cars.Quoting from the above-linked article, ... Dutch John strongly believes in wood gas generators, mainly for stationary uses such as heating, electricity … [Read more...]
Washing Machine Update
Today we bought a new washer! This morning was not pretty...the vibration caused several items in the cupboard on the other side of the wall to fall on to the floor and several wine glasses jiggled off their rack...none broken this time. However, … [Read more...]
Washing and Drying Clothes in an Earthship
There's a standing joke in our house. What's the other name for ASKO (a Swedish appliance manufacturer)? Answer: POC (Piece of Crap).Almost 10 years ago we bought an ASKO washer and dryer. We paid almost $3000. The property we had just purchased … [Read more...]