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Haybox aka Thermal or Retained Heat Cookers Drawings from Aprovecho Cheap energy ain’t so cheap, anymore. A friend, who suffered from arthritis and heated with wood, once told me, “I want the best return in BTUs on calories invested.” Mmm. There’s a deep thought! It’s become much more common, recently, to consider efficiency in terms of insulation....
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Bryan LoweThe author of this post is also the editor of ShantyboatLiving.com. He has built several boats including the Escargot pictured at left. Note: Join in the shantyboat community discussion. Leave your comments, questions and thoughts below. You can also join in the discussoin on the Shantyboat forum HERE. Submit YOUR stories about any...
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One of the most important tools on the water is a tender… the small workboat in service to the larger sea-stead. Lighter, yawl-boat, load hauler, gad-about. Ready to fish, set or haul anchor, take the dog ashore, convey lubbers ignorant of small-boat physics… in a pinch a life boat of last resort. Self-rescue is an...
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From Dr. X Free Associations: When I was a child in NY, my family lived a block from a canal where hundreds of fishing boats, pleasure craft and quite a few houseboats were docked. I loved to hang out there, fishing early in the morning with my friend Keith from Kentucky, and checking out...
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The TAZ is like an uprising which does not engage directly with the State, a guerrilla operation which liberates an area (of land, of time, of imagination) and then dissolves itself to re-form elsewhere/elsewhen, before the State can crush it. The TAZ is thus a perfect tactic for an era in which the State...
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See the extensive comment below. Pants. All that I’ve read says that you can get by, if you have to, with one pair. No thanks. Ideally, I’d have room for three. In our quest for an affordable lifestyle, perhaps a life on the move, we’d recommend pants that can be washed in the sink...
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Found at http://tinyhouselistings.com Home Information Price: $55000 Address: 26400 NW St Helens Road Type: Sale City: Scappoose Bedrooms: 1 State: Oregon Bathrooms: 1 County: USA Size: 400 Sq. Ft. Postal Code: 97231 Contact Lister 400 square foot floating home is the perfect getaway for kayakers, wakeboarders or anyone looking for a place to relax on the water. This home is...
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We found these pictures and text on a family history website. Enjoy. River Boat Trader at Leist Landing, Photos, Candy, Cigars, The Corn Doctor Bemer. Fred Oakes said he made spending money by trapping raccoons and selling the pelts to these traders. Postcard shows he was B. B. Bemer. Fred Oakes said Bemer was...
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A vintage story from 2009: Claire Boucher and William Gratz had their sights set on the southern reaches of the Mississippi River when they packed their chickens, a sewing machine and 20 pounds of potatoes into a houseboat they crafted from scratch. Calling themselves Veruschka and Zelda Xox, river names worthy of the grand...
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A historic shanty boat is one step closer to becoming a museum exhibit for the Ohio River Museum in Marietta. Crews from Dave’s Landscaping in McConnelsville spent the last six days restoring and replacing the floorboards on the old boat. Dave Lapp, president of Dave’s Lanscaping, says the crew was happy to help with...
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