1500 Watt DIY Solar-Wind Power Station – Part 1

When the first thought came about building a renewable energy station, it was based on being able to run an electric space heater 24/7, not to power a whole house or neighborhood. The principles are the same though. Many, if not most, space heaters are designed to work with normal…

Solar Air Heater

Here is a type of solar air heater that is easy to make and costs very little. This unit may be built with or without fans. Preheaters can also be used. Vacuum cleaner hose can be used as collectors. It can be found in trash. Check out this article about…

1500 Watt DIY Solar-Wind Power Station – Part 2 – The Blades

A wind turbine, or alternatively referred to as a wind energy converter, is a device that converts the wind’s kinetic energy into electrical energy. A concise history can be found in its Wiki at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine. Wind turbines are manufactured in a wide range of vertical and horizontal axis. A vertical…

Two DIY – DIM (Did It Myself) Solar Ovens

The Sunny Cooker was my introduction to the solar oven world. It is an el-cheapo design and does work. Click on the link to get their plans. Being so similar to a car sun reflector I decided to try that first after seeing this article: Windshield Shade Solar Cooker So…

How Did The US Wind Up In Second Place?!

Manufacturing and Production – What happened? Heard that question? Coupled with “Where did all the jobs go?” they form A very legitimate question. A logical question is where were all the jobs to begin with? Before the turn of the 20th century the US was a very different country. No…

Farm Equipment Show

What I at first thought to be a car show turned out to be a farm equipment show at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds.

Lost Maples, Texas

You’ll need to get out your map for this one. It’s in the boonies of…

Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport or Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea, in Mystic, Connecticut,…

Zion National Park, Utah

Made several trips to Zion starting in the 70s. First time there was on a…

Backpacking – Part 5 – The Hike & Beyond

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Cumbres-Toltec Narrow Guage Railroad, Alamosa, Colorado

While I was there they were in the off/maintenance season, when the train isn’t running,…

Tree Hugger – Wind Power

Flying F Solar Tennis Ranch, Utah

The Flying F is an idea come to life. It was the brainchild of a…

Wind River, Wyoming

Wind River Range From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Wind River Range…

Lake Superior, Michigan, Ontario

City of Rocks, Idaho

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search There is also City of Rocks…

Mountain Hiking

Arches National Park, Utah

Arches National Park is a U.S. National Park in eastern Utah. The park is located…

Northeastern Iowa

OK. How’s a person wind up in northeastern Iowa in the first place? Suppose you’re…

How Scanners Work

How Does a Film Scanner Work? – Anatomy of a Scanner Parts of a typical…

Megapixels

35mm Negative and Slide Scanning 35mm Negative Film Size Calculator Pixels to inches – (Pixels…

Backpacking – Part 2 – Equipment

This article starts off with the subject of water, one of the most important pieces…

Backpacking – Part 3 – Eats

First on the “Food” list is not really food at all but crucial to its…

BC Outdoors

Scanning Software

This section is under construction. Coming soon.

Monument Valley, Arizona

Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of…

Logan, Utah

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35mm Film Scanners

Why 35mm Negative Scanning Still have 35mm negatives? Got too many to take to the…

Backpacking Guide

How to have some quality backpacking fun without hurting yourself and/or going bankrupt.

Wellsville Mountains, Utah

The United States Congress designated the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness in 1984 and it now has…