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ERE Encampment, March 22 - 24, 2024 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky Taylor Bay Campground On the weekend of March 22, 2024, there will be a non-organized non-event at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area near Cadiz, Kentucky, located roughly between St. Louis...

If you are going to make something out of your imagination, imagine a paradise, not a prison.

I would like to live on a homestead with a passive solar house, greenhouse and barn. I am having some difficulty in identifying value added by living in an intentional community versus a privately owned parcel of land. Intentional Community Benefits: Sharing of equipment, group buys, help in distres...

I recently saw a post on the permies forum about an off-grid intentional community. I contacted them and got this information: Short description of our project: This is a land cooperative, very similar to housing co-ops in New York City. 75% of apartment owners in NYC own their apartments through ho...

I have been using my lounge chair and have been making some design observations. Without any padding, my limit was about a half hour before the chair started to get uncomfortable. I had hoped that if designed correctly, no upholstery padding would be needed. This is not the case. I have experimented...

I suppose it is naive of me to think that there is some Shangri-La place out there where people are happy, friendly and kind to each other. If there is such a place, I imagine it to be like a small town in Italy.

That sounds like a great experience, to be back among "your" people, even though you don't know them, still there is a bond and perhaps a feeling of belonging. I am wondering about the region in general, does it seem to have a high or low level of interpersonal conflict, bickering, or disa...

Wow, I had forgotten about that book. I had the 1980 version and read through it many times. It was like a map to the future. Thanks for the link.

Belt Pack for Walking https://i.postimg.cc/zfhzX2JY/IMG-20231013-114821-401.jpg Umbrella, gloves, windshirt, hat, water bottle, napkins/paper towels, wallet, key, handkerchief and a bag to put them in. https://i.postimg.cc/W1FjXYqq/IMG-20231013-115121-791.jpg Here all items are in the bag. A little ...

That is a beautiful home at a low price. One reason not to buy is that as you travel, you will find thousands of beautiful places where you could live, but you can't live in all of them. So enjoy them and move on to find the next beautiful place. Also, I think there are volcanoes in that area, which...

Good luck and hang in there, when you reach your goal things will be awesome.

If you get 2 cake pans you can bolt or clamp them together to make a case.

Cake pans are pretty easy to work with.

I would like to learn how to cook vegetarian with beans. I can do some recipes but need more. Bikepacking. Long distance backpacking Build a velomobile. Make a food garden that doesn't suck. Forage and preserve significant amounts of food. Improve small talk skills to meet people. Build a low cost s...

Showers, frozen microwave burritos/pizza, ice cream, laundry, chairs and tables, hammocks, fire pit, place for gear explosion-reorganization.

There is a thru-hiker stop on the CDT south of Pietown that would be a good example of what you could do. Davila Ranch: https://www.davilaranch.com/

OK, I was thinking it was a worm bin.

What kind of soil did you use?

@ertyu I picked up the book by Charles Long, "How to Survive Without a Salary", which is where I got the Conserver Lifestyle term from. I am going to read the book again. I skimmed it but did not find a good definition of the Conserver Lifestyle. There were some comments on how reducing co...