Water
Gathering and Treating It
Off-Grid questions
Every now and again, I get an email with some great questions, this evening I received such an email from a new ‘net friend, Marcy. She has recently taken...
Wish we thought of that!
The rainbeers are coming! An Atlanta Brewery which was making beer from rainwater has been told to stop gathering the water by city officials. Probably encour...
Shoestring Survivalism – book review
This is the third book I received from Paladin Press to review. I appreciate the chance to read and review these books, I have enjoyed them immensely. This book...
Solar farms spark water wars
Solar thermal farms facing opposition from locals appalled by their greedy water use...
Dishwashers make eco-sense
Precise details of how much you save from having a dishwasher, and why....
All I need is the air that I drink
In the current US drought, atmospheric water generators which extract water from thin air make financial sense....
Alive and well-updates
Alive and wellHere is an update on what has been going on in our off-grid life. I know I haven’t written in a while, I took a mini-break from blogging and...
Roll out the rain barrel
Rainwater harvesting is legal in Colorado – but still hedged about with too many rules – most people ignore the law and just gather the water they n...
How to harvest rainwater
All the details on harvesting rainwater – why, how, when — and one town doing it to the max...
Water shortage and climate change – full details
All the answers you have wanted about the coming age of water shortage, and the questions you never dared to ask....