Slide show of construction of a 1970s homestead in the Oregon Coast Range. Electricity was 12 volt, from a deep-cycle battery system in the family car. Water was from a hand-dug well. Propane refrigerator, gasoline generator for washing clothes and running power tools. Two babies were born there. The larger house has since been reconstructed [...]
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70s Off-Grid Homestead
Posted by admin on July 28th, 2011
Posted in Off Grid Living 
Tags: cabin, country living, homesteading, house, off-grid, owner-built, simple living, simplicity 
21 Comments »Living off the grid. Part 1 (Practice for the real thing)
Posted by admin on August 17th, 2010
The State of Les is turning back the hands of time by building a ‘off the grid’ room that will be totally self sustaining. Part one – clearing out an area to make livable.
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