Category: Homesteading

Tiny House

Tiny House Update 11/14/2014

James Burnette 192 Comments

 

Tiny House
Tiny House

 

I’ve been busy with the tiny house lately. I have a lot to do in a little time. I have to be moved in by December first. Before I move in I need to finish the insulation and get the walls up. That’s about two weeks from now. We were also trying to beat the weather. A cold snap finally came through. Right now in sunny TN it’s a chilly 21° F.

This winter might be as cold as they are saying it will be. Getting the insulation done in the tiny house done is critical. I need it to keep out the cold and keep the heat in.

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Mini 12 Wood Stove

Wood Stoves For a Tiny House

James Burnette 194 Comments

I like wood heat. I like the dry heat from it. The way it soaks into you. I like the sound of wood crackling. I love to watch the flames dance. I want a wood burning stove in my tiny house. This is proving  a difficult search though. If money was no option I know what I would buy. I live in the real world though and I have a budget. A small one.

Even here in the south heat is important. I don’t want to go cheap and freeze. I don’t want to a shoddy stove that burns me down either. My tiny house is 12×20 so a normal sized stove is too much heat. Although easy to find on craigslist they are too big. I don’t have the space for something to eat up that much room. I’ve done some research that I will share with you.

Kimberly Wood Stove
Kimberly Wood Stove

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Windows and Wiring

Homestead Update Windows and Wiring

James Burnette 1,085 Comments
Windows and Wiring
Windows and Wiring

 

Just a quick update for you today. I met up with Dave and Smitty at Dual Homestead yesterday. We spent the whole day out there getting stuff done. Progress is still going slow. Still waiting on some things to move along the project. It was great to see the transformation yesterday. It was a huge transformation when we left out. Let me share what we did to keep all of you up to date.

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Off Grid Internet

How To Off Grid Internet Solutions

James Burnette 1,568 Comments
Off Grid Internet
By Tiarescott

 

Off grid internet was a necessity when I moved into my tiny house.  I can’t run survivalpunk without the internet.  The idea of driving thirty miles to Starbucks to mooch while drinking coffee did occur.  I spent a long time researching off grid internet.  I was looking for the most bang for my buck.  I have become spoiled with cheap and fast internet.  I’ve had cable Internet for over 10 years. With that there’s no  limits  on data.  With many of the off grid options you have data caps. What did I end up going with?  Let me walk you through the decision.

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Dual Homestead Home

Putting the Home In Dual Homestead

James Burnette 201 Comments

 

Dual Homestead Home
Dual Homestead Home

Today I have an update on the homestead front. I’m sure you read about my frustrations a few weeks ago. This week is all different. I spent a week up on the land getting work done. So many things finally got accomplished. We still have so much more to do. It was refreshing to move forward. It felt like we were spinning our wheels for so long. Most importantly was the shed delivery.

You can homestead without a home. Though not quite a Home yet it’s progress. Not to go off in hippie land but it felt like home. I immediately felt comfortable in it. Well except the first night. That was a cold night. Let me tell you all about it and the other projects accomplished.

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