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How to Build Solid, Simple Sawhorses in Under an Hour
A good set of sawhorses is indispensible. Somehow, though, we…
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The Creek Goes Dry — Well, One of Them
Mark the day! On Monday the creek went dry —…
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Utopian Communities in a New Book — and a Note on Work
Writer Erik Reece has a new book, just released today,…
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How to Clean an Aquacera Ceramic Water Filter
The Aquacera Traveler XL water filter is ridiculously easy to…
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Hauling and Filtering Water: Off-Grid Yurt Living
TLDR Update, March 2018: We haul water from a spring…
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Yurt Raising Day: Unfurling the Dream
The yurt came! The yurt really came! Ken of Two…
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Building the Yurt Platform #2: Insulation & Flooring
We’d spent 12 hours on a Saturday in April leveling…
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Building the Yurt Platform #1: Foundations, Beams, Blocking
Sure, a yurt could sit on the ground, but Vermont…
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This Is That Yurt: Yurt Life in Vermont
Yurt life is here and it came on fast. We signed…