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{ #sunrise #yesterday #morning #🌄 ... by Heath Ashli

#offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #offgridlife #permaculture #garden #greengouse #chickencoop #PNW #pinkclouds
Finished Framing Tiny House Flooring by Troy Reid

I finally finished framing in the floor of my tiny home on wheels. I gutted an old 32 foot camper that was badly water damaged and started to build my new tiny house on the frame.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXIo5GsmUP8
Off Grid RV Solar Battery Bank by Troy Reid

Having a look at my off grid solar power RV battery bank as I rewire the system for better performance.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-1mtlQFTVQ
Real Life Solar Panel Output by Troy Reid

This is the true expected output of a solar power system based on actual sunlight hours, rain, clouds and other factors.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVEielT-1w8

 

Although I have 800 watts of solar panels connected to my off grid RV, the real output is often way less than that. When it is cloudy or raining I sometimes see as little as 8 watts of solar power output. When it is fully sunny and the sun is directly overhead then I see the maximum output of my solar panels.
shotgun camper demolition by Troy Reid

Demolishing my old camper with a shotgun.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-RuC0A7Y8

 

I could not safely bring down the last supporting frame of the wall so I used a shotgun. The best tool I had on hand.
Bug Proof Weather Proof Mouse Proof Tiny Home Floor by Troy Reid
Organic Garden Fruits by Troy Reid

I am trying to grow my own food and become self sufficient in my off grid homestead this year. Growing non GMO heirloom foods requires a lot of work though and constant maintenance to fight off the insects and disease. But it can be done.

 

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20140711_194019 by Troy Reid
Starting Tiny Home Construction by Troy Reid

I started to build my 10 foot wide by 24 foot long tiny house on wheels.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7f_2ut3GFw

 

This will be my home. I am going to build a fully insulated house on a camper frame using mostly recycled and green materials.
Demolish Camper With Hammer by Troy Reid

I demolished the entire interior of an old camper in a single afternoon with nothing but a hammer and some muscle power.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b69PtWM2dBY

 

I am gutting out this old camper to build a tiny house on wheels using the camper frame. My home will be 10 feet wide by 24 feet long.
Demolish Camper With Shotgun by Troy Reid

Demolishing my old camper with a shotgun.

  

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-RuC0A7Y8

  

I could not safely bring down the last supporting frame of the wall so I used a shotgun. The best tool I had on hand.
Cooking With SilverFire Hunter Biomass Stove by Troy Reid

I cooked up an amazing meal on the SilverFire Hunter biomass stove using just a small handful of twigs. This stove cooks for an hour with just a little bit of fuel.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkC06jlUc7g
Discounted Windows For Tiny House by Troy Reid

After scouring the internet for low cost deals and recycled materials to build my tiny house on wheels with, I found some awesome double pane glass windows.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVC7f3JkMFM
Materials For My Tiny Home On Wheels by Troy Reid

I search the internet and classifieds ads to find free or low prices materials to build my tiny house on wheels with. In the true spirit of DIY I am trying to build the house myself using mostly recycled or green materials.

 

See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd_Lec7hpFU
#choppingwood #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage by Heath Ashli

The #barndoor is on the #firewoodshed ...

still need to insulate the door & walls around the generator to cut down on the noise, & cleanup the landscaping.

 

#woodslats #milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #DIY #BIY #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #homestead # #🌲 # # #🔥
Still need to insulate the door & walls around the generator to cut down on the noise. by Heath Ashli

The #barndoor is on the #firewoodshed ...

 

#woodslats #milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #choppingwood #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #DIY #BIY #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #homestead # #🌲 # # #🔥
#firewoodshed has a roof! by Heath Ashli

Still need #woodslats on the back, insulated walls around the generator, & a sliding barndoor on the front.

#milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir

#firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #DIY #BIY

#offgrid #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #🌲 #🔥
First stack of #seasonedfirewood going in the #firewoodshed. by Heath Ashli

We're dividing the #firewood #shed into 2 sections: 1 for ^, & 1 for #greenwood. We're thinking about hanging a shelf along the front edge for kindling.

 

#🔥 #firewoodstorage #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #offgridhomestead #homestead
Still need to cleanup the landscaping. by Heath Ashli

The #barndoor is on the #firewoodshed ...

still need to insulate the door & walls around the generator to cut down on the noise.

 

#woodslats #milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #choppingwood #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #DIY #BIY #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #homestead # #🌲 # # #🔥
Today they are working on #backfill & insulating the slab for the barn from the slab for the exterior covered side wing. by Heath Ashli

We have a #concreteslab!

They came & poured the #concrete #slab for the #barn yesterday.

 

#pextubing #radiantfloors #construction #equipment #insulation #workshop #offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #offgridlife #👷
Checking Out the PEX Tubing by Heath Ashli

Thomas & Ben have been working hard to get the #pextubing #installed before they come to pour the concrete slab.

 

#radiantfloorheating #radiantfloors #heating #hydronicheating #insulation #barn #workshop #offgrid #offthegrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #offgridhomestead
I love that our #driveway goes between two #trees by Heath Ashli

Decided to add more #solarpowered #lighting #outdoors ... needed something more substantial & visible in the dark for my family to park their #cars straight

 

The tripod #lights have a shelf near the bottom that I've weighted w/ a rock. #🚗 #🚙

 

#starrynight #solarpower #solarlights #nighttime #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #parking #homestead #offgridhomestead #🌞 #💡#🌌 #⭐️
Look how fast the #invasive #himalayanblackberry grew over the #logpile! by Heath Ashli

These #trees were cleared for our #housesite & #yard. We finally #processed this #timber into #firewood last summer.

#homestead #offgridhomestead #woodedacreage #douglasfir #invasiveplants #blackberry #chainsaw #ax #axe #choppingfirewood #choppingwood #🌲 #🔥
We have a #concreteslab! by Heath Ashli

They came & poured the #concrete #slab for the #barn yesterday.

#pextubing #radiantfloors #construction #equipment #insulation #workshop #offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #offgridlife #👷
The #barndoor is on the #firewoodshed ... by Heath Ashli

... still need to insulate the door & walls around the generator to cut down on the noise, & cleanup the landscaping.

 

#woodslats #milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #choppingwood #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #DIY #BIY #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #homestead # #🌲 # # #🔥
Cleared all the invasion Himalayan blackberry, gonna level & plant. by Heath Ashli

There is a constant #streamofwater that comes off the house #curtaindrain, so we got these 5,000 gallon #cistern(s) to capture it & use to #water the #garden in the summer dry months.

 

#permaculture #waterharvesting #rainwater #dewcollection #drainage #erosioncontrol #waterbarrel #rainbarrel #terrace #foodforest #homestead #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #🏠 #💧
First stack of #seasonedfirewood going in the #firewoodshed. by Heath Ashli

We're dividing the #firewood #shed into 2 sections: 1 for ^, & 1 for #greenwood. We're thinking about hanging a shelf along the front edge for kindling.

 

#🔥 #firewoodstorage #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #offgridhomestead #homestead
There is a constant #streamofwater that comes off the house #curtaindrain, so we got these 5,000 gallon #cistern(s) to capture it & use to #water the #garden in the summer dry months. by Heath Ashli

#permaculture #waterharvesting #rainwater #dewcollection #drainage #erosioncontrol #waterbarrel #rainbarrel #terrace #foodforest #homestead #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #🏠 #💧
Terrace 3 wraps around Terrace 2 by Heath Ashli

... cleared the invasion Himalayan blackberry, will be planting next ...

 

There is a constant #streamofwater that comes off the house #curtaindrain, so we got these 5,000 gallon #cistern(s) to capture it & use to #water the #garden in the summer dry months.

 

#permaculture #waterharvesting #rainwater #dewcollection #drainage #erosioncontrol #waterbarrel #rainbarrel #terrace #foodforest #homestead #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #🏠 #💧
Got the #tank placed. by Heath Ashli

#cistern #watertank #waterbarrel #rainwater #watercollection #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #💧
The generator walls will be insulated to cut down on noise. by Heath Ashli

The boys have been working on a #firewoodshed & generator enclosure, hopefully it'll be done over Christmas break. Most of the #lumber was #milled here on our property from our own #trees.

#milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #woodslats #DIY #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #🌲 #🔥
Most of the #lumber was #milled here on our property from our own #trees. by Heath Ashli

The boys have been working on a #firewoodshed & generator enclosure, hopefully it'll be done over Christmas break. The generator walls will be insulated to cut down on noise.

#milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #woodslats #DIY #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #🌲 #🔥
The boys have been working on a #firewoodshed & generator enclosure, hopefully it'll be done over Christmas break. by Heath Ashli

Most of the #lumber was #milled here on our property from our own #trees. The generator walls will be insulated to cut down on noise.

#milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #woodslats #DIY #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #🌲 #🔥
The boys have been working on a #firewoodshed & generator enclosure, hopefully it'll be done over Christmas break by Heath Ashli

Most of the #lumber was #milled here on our property from our own #trees. The generator walls will be insulated to cut down on noise.

#milledlumber #lumbermill #douglasfir #firewood #shed #firewoodstorage #woodslats #DIY #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #🌲 #🔥
#planterbox #herbs #culinarylavender #homestead #offgridhomestead #offgridlife #offgridliving #aquaticgarden #lantern #💜 #🌿 by Heath Ashli

Got my new #planter all planted w/ 1 #rosemary, 4 #culinery #lavender (2 varieties #englishlavender bowles & #hidcotelavender ), & 7 different varieties of #thyme ( #frenchthyme #englishthyme #limethyme #lemonthyme #orangethyme #silverthyme #foxleythyme )
Can you find Benjamin? by Heath Ashli

This is the #slashpile from the #trees we cleared to build our house. We used this #woodydebris to build up the slope near the bottom of our #garden. Think #hugulkultur #raisedbed, but on a massive scale, an entire #terracegarden, the bottom #terrace which we'll plant some future day.

#permaculture #claysoil #soilbuilding #gardening #compost #foodforest #offgridhomestead #homestead #🌲 #♻️ #🌳
Got the #tank placed. by Heath Ashli

#cistern #watertank #waterbarrel #rainwater #watercollection #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #💧
Even my #trash #recycleds & #donation are #neatandtidy & #organized. by Heath Ashli

#cardboard #plasticpots #recycle #recycling #porch #homestead #offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridlife #offgridliving #♻️ # #📦
They came & poured the #concrete #slab for the #barn yesterday. by Heath Ashli

We have a #concreteslab!

 

#pextubing #radiantfloors #construction #equipment #insulation #workshop #offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #offgridlife #👷♂️
"CAUTION" by Heath Ashli

We have a #concreteslab!

They came & poured the #concrete #slab for the #barn yesterday.

#pextubing #radiantfloors #construction #equipment #insulation #workshop #offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #offgridlife #👷
They came & poured the #concrete #slab for the #barn yesterday. by Heath Ashli

We have a #concreteslab!

#pextubing #radiantfloors #construction #equipment #insulation #workshop #offgrid #offgridhomestead #offgridliving #offgridlife #👷
Got my new #planter all planted w/ 1 #rosemary, 4 #culinery #lavender (2 varieties #englishlavender bowles & #hidcotelavender), & 7 different varieties of #thyme by Heath Ashli

( #frenchthyme #englishthyme #limethyme #lemonthyme #orangethyme #silverthyme #foxleythyme )

 

#planterbox #herbs #culinarylavender #homestead #offgridhomestead #offgridlife #offgridliving #aquaticgarden #lantern #💜 #🌿
Got the #tank placed. by Heath Ashli

#cistern #watertank #waterbarrel #rainwater #watercollection #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridliving #offgridhomestead #homestead #💧
I couldn't find a 72" planter, so I asked my husband to make one. by Heath Ashli

It's done, & it's a perfect fit!

My #culinary #lavender & #thyme will go here.

 

#herbplanter #herbs #planter #planterbox #welding #welded #hotrolledsteel #sheetmetal #metalplanter #metal #DIY #homestead #offgridhomestead #offgridlife #offgridliving

#🔥 #💜 #🌿
These #trees were cleared for our #housesite & #yard. We finally #processed this #timber into #firewood summer of '22. by Heath Ashli

Look how fast the #invasive #himalayanblackberry grew over the #logpile!

#homestead #offgridhomestead #woodedacreage #douglasfir #invasiveplants #blackberry #chainsaw #ax #axe #choppingfirewood #choppingwood #🌲 #🔥
Luke's #autobodyrepair shop is almost all #setup for working on his old beaters #🚗 #🔧 #👨‍🔧 by Heath Ashli

#repurpose #shippingcontainer #workshop #autoshop #carrepair #autorepair #carmaintenance #canopy #DIY #fixityourself #homestead #offgridhomestead #offgridlife #offgridliving
I love that our #driveway goes between two #trees by Heath Ashli

Decided to add more #solarpowered #lighting #outdoors ... needed something more substantial & visible in the dark for my family to park their #cars straight

 

The tripod #lights have a shelf near the bottom that I've weighted w/ a rock. #🚗 #🚙

 

#starrynight #solarpower #solarlights #nighttime #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #parking #homestead #offgridhomestead #🌞 #💡#🌌 #⭐️
It's done, & it's a perfect fit! My #culinary #lavender & #thyme will go here. by Heath Ashli

#herbplanter #herbs #planter #planterbox #welding #welded #hotrolledsteel #sheetmetal #metalplanter #metal #DIY #homestead #offgridhomestead #offgridlife #offgridliving

#🔥 #💜 #🌿
Decided to add more #solarpowered #lighting #outdoors ... needed something more substantial & visible in the dark for my family to park their #cars straight by Heath Ashli

I love that our #driveway goes between two #trees

 

The tripod #lights have a shelf near the bottom that I've weighted w/ a rock.

#🚗 #🚙

 

#starrynight #solarpower #solarlights #nighttime #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #parking #homestead #offgridhomestead #🌞 #💡#🌌 #⭐️
I needed something more substantial & visible in the dark for my family to park their #cars straight by Heath Ashli

Decided to add more #solarpowered #lighting #outdoors ... I love that our #driveway goes between two #trees

 

The tripod #lights have a shelf near the bottom that I've weighted w/ a rock. #🚗 #🚙 #

 

#starrynight #solarpower #solarlights #nighttime #offgrid #offgridliving #offgridlife #parking #homestead #offgridhomestead #🌞 #💡#🌌 #⭐️

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