One of the questions we are frequently asked on the blog is "How did you find land to start your homestead on?". This is not a simple or straightforward answer. Finding the exact land we wanted to purchase for homesteading and living off the grid was the result of a lot of … [Read more...]
Our DIY Sawhorses: Learning to Build a Home by Starting with Small Projects
The reason we are sharing our entire journey of developing a homestead from scratch is because it's not simply something you can wake up an do one day... it takes practice. Not only do you need to collect all the materials you need to build with, but you also need the skills to … [Read more...]
The Ins and Outs of Camping While Land Hunting
When we first decided that we wanted to buy some land to build a home on, and when we had a pretty good idea of the area we wanted to buy land, it was time to hit the road to do some exploring. We thought that we would like Idaho but you don’t really know until you get there. We … [Read more...]
Cobra Floating Walkie Talkie Review
We needed to purchase a couple long distance walkie talkies for our 650 mile drive to Idaho. We didn’t want to rely on our cell phones as cell service would be intermittent. We picked up couple Corbra Floating Walkie Talkies and put them to the test! A week or so before … [Read more...]
Buy a Pickup Truck: Check!
Building a house, being able to pick up materials as we find good deals on them, and towing a trailer means that we needed a truck in our toolbox. We needed to buy a reliable farm truck for cash on Craigslist that wasn't your typical "mechanic's special". Anything worth anything … [Read more...]
