Where do I work?? A common question from those that know I live and work full time in my motor home. Here is the answer. This space was originally consumed by a jackknife sofa. Since I really don’t need seating space for twenty people nor sleeping pace for ten, I was happy to pull it… [Read More]
Bath Time
Bath time, again… I last gave my home a good bath back in June, I think. While certainly not filthy, it was time for another bath. Most state parks and campgrounds frown on the typical form of home bathing – using a hose to shower it down – so I’ve reverted to spit baths. At… [Read More]
Changes are Afoot
A great deal has happened in the last month or two. I’ve been too busy to even post updates. I have sold my airplane. I have sold my house. I have sold most of my “treasures”. A new adventure is about to begin!! After waiting and stewing about this day for the last four years… [Read More]
Hot Tub Cover
So, you’ve got this thing that burns gobs of electricity and turns it into heat. You have a cover for this thing but it is torn up and leaks the heat pretty bad. What do you do?? Yup, order a new cover. Or, I suppose, turn the thing off altogether. We’ll skip the latter option…. [Read More]
LED Lighting to Save Money
LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights are far more efficient than incandescent lights and halogen lights. I think most everyone is aware of this already. The trick, it seems, is replacing your existing lights with LED’s without spending all of your potential savings on the initial purchase. The goal after all is to save money, not… [Read More]
Solar Hot Tub Heater Part 2
Note from JD: This is a continuation of the previous post titled Solar Hot Tub Heater. The fourth day of testing the solar water heater (continued from above post): At noon, the outside temperature was 41 degrees when the system was first checked. The water that had been in the collector overnight was pumped into… [Read More]
Solar Hot Tub Heater
As part of our new “Homemade Money” plan – also known as the energy usage reduction plan, green plan, greenback plan, and ‘we wanna pay lower utility bills’ plan; it is time to get started on a solar collector to heat hot tub water. The goal of this is for us to spend less money… [Read More]
Not Pumping
Remember all that cash I invested in my septic system earlier this year? If not, it is chronicled here. In short, my lift station had collapsed and a whole new lift station was needed along with the lift pump, wiring, risers, pump out, etc… Interestingly enough, the system started backing up again the other day. … [Read More]
Filling the Void
Note from JD: This is part of the energy savings project that I started here. The most obvious first improvement to the energy efficiency of my home is the insulation of the dining room ceiling. As you can see from the photos, I have a plank type ceiling (which I really love). For some reason,… [Read More]
Homemade Money
Money – there is never enough of it. A few weeks ago, I turned my hot tub down to it’s lowest setting (80 degrees) to save some electricity as I was traveling out of town. I’ve actually left it at that setting for nearly a month. I received my electric bill the other day and was… [Read More]
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