We moved to our 5 acre property in September of 2015 and while we have grand plans of building a timber frame home (check out our timber frame house plans!), we won't have them done before winter which led us to build a simple cabin to get us through the winter! As we … [Read more...]
Pacific Northwest Windstorm Carnage Aftermath on Our Off Grid Homestead
Last night, we nearly had a mental and emotional breakdown. We’ve been working non-stop for the past two months (check out just what all we’ve done in the past month in the Month Two Offgrid Homestead Roundup) and a break is long overdue. Yesterday morning, we woke up to 5” of … [Read more...]
RV Deck Plans + Platform for Our Portable RV Garage
We've been living on our land in Idaho for one week now and are happy to report that we are loving it! We've been making small improvements to our land and trailer to increase our standard of living incrementally, and our first project entailed building a deck for our trailer and … [Read more...]
Our Portable RV Garage: ShelterLogic Garage-in-a-Box
As we decided to try living in a travel trailer while we build our home, it was critical that we give the trailer some added protection from the weather and rain. The challenge with protection our trailer was finding the balance between being frugal and finding a quick solution … [Read more...]
