El Perro Negro<p>That was a good morning's work ... getting <a href="https://shmg.online/tags/meshcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meshcore</span></a> set up and installed on laptop and mobile with a repeater on the roof terrace powered by rechargeable battery/solar</p><p><a href="https://shmg.online/tags/networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networking</span></a> <a href="https://shmg.online/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://shmg.online/tags/mesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mesh</span></a> <a href="https://shmg.online/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://shmg.online/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a></p>
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mk30<p>I got some old issues of "better homes and gardens" for free at the library, and while I'm enjoying looking at these gardens (I particularly like the trellis design in pic 1), all i can think about is how expensive some of this landscaping looks 😅</p><p>I want a magazine of solarpunk/dirt farmer/off-gridder/homesteader/diy gardens! Where is it?!? 😸 I guess it's here on masto lol.</p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a></p>
mk30<p>Does anyone have suggestions for a wooden cutting board that won't grow moldy? I have an outdoor kitchen in a tropical wet climate and every wooden board I've ever used becomes a mold palace pretty quickly. </p><p>I use a plastic board now, but I want to eat fewer micro plastics. So if anyone has suggestions (maybe for a particular kind of wood to look for?), I'd be most grateful.</p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropical</span></a></p>
diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱<p>These are the solar panels I set on the ground three years ago. They have kept my house toasty warm in the winter and cool in the summer. They keep a pair of rack mounted batteries charged, which acts like a premium 10KWh UPS. They keep the lights on, even during the worst storms that knock out the grid. Also, my utility bills are zero as these are all under my control.</p><p>I'm showing you this, because solar can be easy to install and does not require it to be connected to the existing house wiring. At minimum, four panels and an inverter powering a window air conditioner. More panels are nice for when heat is needed in the winter. And of course, charging the EV.</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/tinyhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinyhouse</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>For <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> and livelihoods, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> bets big on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/minigrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minigrids</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a> is pioneering the development of small, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> solar panel installations. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/</span></a></p>
Priceless Planet<p>Personal Care/Hygiene</p><p>What do you use as your soap, shampoo , conditioner and moisturizer?</p><p>Let us know your recipes/remedies so that we can share some on our website and help people stay away from the market.</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Freeeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freeeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/resourcebasedeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resourcebasedeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/rbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rbe</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubi</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/gifteconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gifteconomy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/openaccesseconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccesseconomy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/freeworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeworld</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tradelesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradelesssociety</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/moneylesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylesssociety</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficientcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfsufficientcommunities</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfsufficiency</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/diylife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diylife</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfreliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfreliance</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/simpleliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simpleliving</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/sustainableliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainableliving</span></a><br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
Mx. Luna Corbden<p>Grow where you're planted.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVLife</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
fofo a gogo<p>Quero quero quero.</p><p><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a><br><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a><br><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://github.com/ericjenott/Evertop?tab=readme-ov-file" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/ericjenott/Evertop?</span><span class="invisible">tab=readme-ov-file</span></a></p>
lmemsm<p>I'd like to share some links to lists of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenHardware</span></a> projects in honor of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HardwareFreedomDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareFreedomDay2025</span></a>.<br>Open Hardware for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Offgrid</span></a> and emergency situations: <a href="https://codeberg.org/lmemsm/delightful-off-grid-open-tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/lmemsm/delightful</span><span class="invisible">-off-grid-open-tech</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Smartwatches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartwatches</span></a>: <a href="https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/26300.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/26300.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> resources: <a href="https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/13927.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HFD2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFD2025</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DFF</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
Priceless Planet<p>Another resource I found, <br>Will also put it on our website.</p><p><a href="https://celebrityprivatejettracker.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">celebrityprivatejettracker.com</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/rbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rbe</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubi</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/gifteconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gifteconomy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/openaccesseconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccesseconomy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/freeworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeworld</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tradelesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradelesssociety</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/moneylesssociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylesssociety</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficientcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfsufficientcommunities</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/selfsufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfsufficiency</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/diylife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diylife</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/anarchocommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchocommunism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/intentionalcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intentionalcommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/antiAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/antiauthoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiauthoritarian</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/antiwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiwork</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/simpleliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simpleliving</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/sustainableliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainableliving</span></a><br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
Stevan<p>There's a job I have been successfully postponing for some months done. I decided to install a pair of 400w panels on the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> battery shed, thinking we'd catch some light reflecting off clouds. In fact, it was a daft idea, and the panels never put out anywhere near their rated power.<br>So I exchanged the old pair of 190w panels for the 2x 400s, bodging securing it as my plan A worked out in the small hours of the night didn't work. Already we saw near-rated output today.<br>2/...</p>
mk30<p>Kalo coming out of the solar cooker, just in time for lunch 🥰 </p><p>Lunch was: kalo grown by my bf, and eggs from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@saltphoenix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>saltphoenix</span></a></span> . Topped with butter and chili sauce. I'm so grateful that I have these wonderful people in my life who share their bounty with me and feed me 😭😭😭 </p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a></p>
Earth Notes<p>On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Off-grid PV-Powered Server (2014) - How I set up a Raspberry Pi (Model B then B+) after the SheevaPlug. ~1.6W consumption typical, 400x less than my original server rack! <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/frugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frugal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/offGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offGrid</span></a> - <a href="https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-Raspberry-Pi-setup.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">earth.org.uk/note-on-Raspberry</span><span class="invisible">-Pi-setup.html</span></a></p>
⚡🔌ℂlaire 𝔻anielle ℂassidy♾️<p>Some numbers. $2,500 is left on our fundraiser. We're halfway. I'd freaking love to hit that. </p><p>But if we can't, bare-bones I need $300 for a generator rental (we are off-grid and fully self-powered. More funds and I'll do bigger solar this gear), $100 for educational decor, and I pulled $700 from my (meager) savings for poorer campers already.</p><p>$1,100 would do a LOT.</p><p><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/there-u-glow-radical-educational-electronics-camp-fundraiser" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/there-u-glow-ra</span><span class="invisible">dical-educational-electronics-camp-fundraiser</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/womeninstem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womeninstem</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechTrends</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/followfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>followfriday</span></a></p>
marie verdeil<p>BRUSSELS — BOOK LAUNCH — 29.4 </p><p>→ How to make books more sustainable? During this evening, Low-tech Magazine will present our "Compressed Book Edition", this time in Brussels, at Architecture Curating Practice's gallery. </p><p>→ Inspired by the image compression on its solar-powered website, Low-tech Magazine squeezed the article catalog of their three-volume chronological book series into just one book. Compressing the content — an editorial and design choice — produces a larger reduction in resource use than printing on recycled paper could ever do.</p><p>🕰 18:30 Doors open<br>19:00 Book presentation and introduction of Low-tech Magazine<br>19:45 Q&A<br>20:00 Book sale / snacks & drinks / discussion</p><p>📌 Architecture curating practice,<br>et al. architect-run space <br>37 Rue des Tanneurs / Huidevettersstraat 137 <br>1000 Brussels</p><p>(talk will be held in english)<br>Poster by our current intern Hugo Lopez </p><p>---<br><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/lowtechmagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowtechmagazine</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/lowtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowtech</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/solarpoweredwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpoweredwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/obsoletetechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obsoletetechnology</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/bikegenerator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikegenerator</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/krisdedecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>krisdedecker</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a></p>
Mx. Luna Corbden<p>I'm actually finding a lot of 3D printed solutions to things. I also got 3D printed shelves for my old RV fridge on eBay, since the originals are hard to find.</p><p>I'm getting a 3D printed siphon attachment for a hose as well. Moving water from one place to another can be a bigger problem than you'd think.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVLife</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a></p>
Mx. Luna Corbden<p>Note: Urine isn't all that bad. It doesn't have dangerous bacteria and all that. We don't need to be all that afraid of it, especially when it's not transformed into sewage.</p><p>They make special toilet seats for 5-Gal buckets. I line that with a heavy-duty plastic bag (13gal is the best I can find, but 9gal might be better), with a layer of pellets on the bottom. Whenever you go, toss in some more pellets. Sprinkle a little baking soda over the nasty bits if it smells. Then every 3 days, I swap bags, putting the used bag inside a grocery bag for double-protec, and they go to the dump. (We don't have trash service, either.) If there's liquid in the bottom, use more pellets next time.</p><p>Longer term I want to install a urine diverter on the bucket (I bought a 3D printed one on Etsy for this purpose), going to a jug, so I can just dump the pee outside, which will reduce pellet and plastic waste a great deal, and then I'm almost there in terms of making a it composting toilet. (People say laundry detergent jugs are the best, because they're opaque and no one knows what you're carrying, say if you live on a campsite.)</p><p>Even longer term, I could do what I saw on one YouTube video, which is to have the urine diverted outside to a French drain (a pit refilled with layers of gravel and sand), to reduce effort even further. And then of course that coveted composting system for the rest. Still gotta figure that out.</p><p>One more thing on human bucket: For TP, keep a special bag for throwing away pee TP. Poo TP goes into the bucket.</p><p>I hardly miss having a real toilet and it isn't nearly as much trouble as I thought it would be.</p><p>/🧵 </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVLife</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a></p>
Mx. Luna Corbden<p>I'm very briefly going to sing the praises of wood pellets as a cat litter, and if you don't have running water, as your own litter.</p><p>There's a lot of details to cover here, but I'm going to gloss over this for now.</p><p>They sell these pellets as "animal bedding," or I'm pretty sure wood heating pellets are basically the same thing. They run $5-7 a 40lb bag, and you can get them at feed and tractor type stores. Up here in Idaho, even the grocery carries these.</p><p>The big secret is that "sewage" is only created when urine and poo mix. That's where the horrible smells and worst of the dangerous toxicity come from. The pellets help deal with that with low effort, though it's not 100%.</p><p>Basically for cat litter, there's a kind of pellet litter box that comes with stone pellets (I forget the brand, but Chewy carries them), and has a grid of holes in the bottom through which the urine falls. You're supposed to replace the stone pellets once a month but I do not do that. Because I've mixed the stone pellets with the wood. The wood pellets are just compressed sawdust, so when wet, it turns back to sawdust and falls through the grid holes. A puppy pad goes under that (I'm still trying to engineer something that doesn't use plastic, but this is still better waste-wise than litter). And I scoop the poop as usual, but it's not encrusted with litter and very few pellets get tossed. Just change the puppy pad with its wet sawdust once a week and you're good. Sometimes the fresh poo smells worse than with litter, but that ends quickly and the overall longterm smell is way better. </p><p>More on human use next twoot.</p><p>🧵 </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RVLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVLife</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a></p>
mk30<p>Ahh, a nice pile of pre-mulch (category: pallet). This pile isn't the final pile. It's the holding pile. Next step is distributing the pieces based on where i'd like them to decompose.</p><p>Stuff like managed decomposition really makes me feel like I've got my arm up to the elbow in the circle of life, swishing things around and trying to make something happen lol.</p><p>And yes, all my most profound ecological insights come only when I'm *at least* elbow deep in the circle of life.</p><p>Which reminds me, I have some goat poop (from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@saltphoenix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>saltphoenix</span></a></span> 🥰) compost tea brewing in a bucket and I gotta stir it and distribute it. Swish swishing the circle of life quite literally, in this case 😸</p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a></p>
Morpheus Being<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Power</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Inverters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inverters</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Repairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repairs</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a></p><p>After about 10 years providing 24x7 240v from my 24v battery bank, my once repaired/rebuilt inverter died! Eventually got my spare wired in, so now have power on again. </p><p>Now the hunt begins for another inverter to be my spare.</p>
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