Comments for Homestead Basics http://homesteadbasics.com Past homestead skills combined with modern advancements makes urban Homestead Basics for Self Reliance today Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:40:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Orange Peel Uses Around The Homestead by Andria Rummage http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/02/04/orange-peel-uses-around-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Andria Rummage Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:30:33 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=1278#comment-521 The working of a Magnetic Water conditioner is quite simple. It consists of an entry and an exit point for the water. The water containing magnesium and calcium are made to pass through a canonical tunnel which have magnet or electro-magnet around them. These magnets or electromagnets in Magnetic Water Softeners exert magnetic field which polarizes the ions present in the water, thus preventing them from settling on the utensils and pipes forming lime scale. The working of a Magnetic Water conditioner is quite simple. It consists of an entry and an exit point for the water. The water containing magnesium and calcium are made to pass through a canonical tunnel which have magnet or electro-magnet around them. These magnets or electromagnets in Magnetic Water Softeners exert magnetic field which polarizes the ions present in the water, thus preventing them from settling on the utensils and pipes forming lime scale.

]]> Comment on Urban farming, going green by pub height dining set http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/12/17/urban-farming-going-green/comment-page-1/#comment-457 pub height dining set Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:09:18 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=925#comment-457 Thank you for the sound critique. Me and my neighbor were just setting up to do some research about this. I am very glad to see such great info being shared freely out there. Thank you for the sound critique. Me and my neighbor were just setting up to do some research about this. I am very glad to see such great info being shared freely out there.

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]]> Comment on Redneck Yacht by Jacinto Elsinger http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/06/06/redneck-yacht/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Jacinto Elsinger Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:27:31 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=77#comment-395 I think that is an interesting point, it made me think a bit. Thanks for sparking my thinking cap. Sometimes I get so much in a rut that I just feel like a record. I think that is an interesting point, it made me think a bit. Thanks for sparking my thinking cap. Sometimes I get so much in a rut that I just feel like a record.

]]> Comment on Can the Building You are in Survive Earthquake? by fossil watches http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/11/29/can-the-building-you-are-in-survive-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-381 fossil watches Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:34:52 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=694#comment-381 I Like this site your article is very nice , Thanks, very interesting article, keep up it coming :) I Like this site your article is very nice , Thanks, very interesting article, keep up it coming :)

]]> Comment on Redneck Yacht by Green Data Centre http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/06/06/redneck-yacht/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Green Data Centre Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:03:24 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=77#comment-320 With all the doggone snow we have had recently I am stuck inside , fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do. :) With all the doggone snow we have had recently I am stuck inside , fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do. :)

]]> Comment on Urban farming, going green by Build My Own Chicken Coop http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/12/17/urban-farming-going-green/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Build My Own Chicken Coop Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:20:29 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=925#comment-240 I've been building chicken coops and hen houses since I was a young kid I’ve been building chicken coops and hen houses since I was a young kid

]]> Comment on Gardening Tips : How to Grow Bamboo by Latest how to grow bamboo news – Gardening Tips : How to Grow Bamboo http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/01/06/gardening-tips-how-to-grow-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Latest how to grow bamboo news – Gardening Tips : How to Grow Bamboo Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:45:16 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=1040#comment-146 [...] Gardening Tips : How to Grow Bamboo [...] [...] Gardening Tips : How to Grow Bamboo [...]

]]> Comment on Can the Building You are in Survive Earthquake? by LCD TV http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/11/29/can-the-building-you-are-in-survive-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-143 LCD TV Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:38:40 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=694#comment-143 Great articles Great articles

]]> Comment on Smith and Wesson Urban Survival Knife by Dillon Napoles http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/12/21/smith-and-wesson-urban-survival-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Dillon Napoles Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:40:21 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=950#comment-142 Great article, I'll tell my neighbor who is looking for this kind of information. Great article, I’ll tell my neighbor who is looking for this kind of information.

]]> Comment on Kids Eat For Free! by Marcelina Adloff http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/11/21/kids-eat-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Marcelina Adloff Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:29:06 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=601#comment-141 Great points you made during this post. ive never really thought about is like that. Great points you made during this post. ive never really thought about is like that.

]]> Comment on Travel Blog Exchange Arrives in Chicago by Aaron Wagner http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/07/24/travel-blog-exchange-arrives-in-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Aaron Wagner Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:55:33 +0000 tag:blog.iexplore.com,2009://1.45#comment-140 Um we are supposed to do things the hard way just because you wish technology to remain in 20th century? Um we are supposed to do things the hard way just because you wish technology to remain in 20th century?

]]> Comment on Can the Building You are in Survive Earthquake? by Lanelle Alberto http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/11/29/can-the-building-you-are-in-survive-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Lanelle Alberto Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:24:33 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=694#comment-139 Programmes like AdSense and Adbrite truly provide a quick and comparatively accessible way to get started up in online marketing. Really, anybody with a blog or web site can get started with the tools they already have got. Namely a computer and an internet connection. What a change in how advertisement and marketing operate. I believe it's red-hot. Programmes like AdSense and Adbrite truly provide a quick and comparatively accessible way to get started up in online marketing. Really, anybody with a blog or web site can get started with the tools they already have got. Namely a computer and an internet connection. What a change in how advertisement and marketing operate. I believe it’s red-hot.

]]> Comment on Urban Survival SOG SEAL Pup Knife Review & Demonstration by Spring Assisted Knives http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/11/07/urban-survival-sog-seal-pup-knife-review-demonstration/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Spring Assisted Knives Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:19:57 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=451#comment-137 awesome video. great demonstration. These knives are the knives of knives right now. must have man tool! awesome video. great demonstration. These knives are the knives of knives right now. must have man tool!

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]]> Comment on 10 Brilliant, Boxy and Sustainable Shipping Container Homes by Elmo Sebers http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/09/13/10-brilliant-boxy-and-sustainable-shipping-container-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Elmo Sebers Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:50:03 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=329#comment-133 Hi. I needed to drop you a quick note to impart my thanks. I've been following your blog for a month or so and have picked up a heap of solid information as well as enjoyed the way you've structured your site. I am attempting to run my own blog however I think its too general and I would like to focus more on smaller topics. Hi. I needed to drop you a quick note to impart my thanks. I’ve been following your blog for a month or so and have picked up a heap of solid information as well as enjoyed the way you’ve structured your site. I am attempting to run my own blog however I think its too general and I would like to focus more on smaller topics.

]]> Comment on 10 Brilliant, Boxy and Sustainable Shipping Container Homes by panels http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/09/13/10-brilliant-boxy-and-sustainable-shipping-container-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-132 panels Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:23:53 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=329#comment-132 I don't get it. You still have to take the 240v that comes out of the microinverter and transform/rectify it to charging voltage for the batteries. So the microinverter just adds another 8% loss to the system, compared to a DC-out MPTT controller like FlexMax 80. Also, much of Andalay's propaganda is bogus -- nobody in their right mind has 600 VDC wiring, shadows on one panel don't affect the output of other panels, etc. Yeah, this system makes sense if all you want to do is pretend to sell electricity back to the grid (note: they might buy it, but it doesn't really go anywhere except into heat at the first transformer), but if you actually want to USE the generated electricity, a conventional system is much more efficient. I don’t get it. You still have to take the 240v that comes out of the microinverter and transform/rectify it to charging voltage for the batteries. So the microinverter just adds another 8% loss to the system, compared to a DC-out MPTT controller like FlexMax 80. Also, much of Andalay’s propaganda is bogus — nobody in their right mind has 600 VDC wiring, shadows on one panel don’t affect the output of other panels, etc. Yeah, this system makes sense if all you want to do is pretend to sell electricity back to the grid (note: they might buy it, but it doesn’t really go anywhere except into heat at the first transformer), but if you actually want to USE the generated electricity, a conventional system is much more efficient.

]]> Comment on Project HOSS Gets A Bed! by Clementina Carchidi http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/02/05/project-hoss-gets-a-bed/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Clementina Carchidi Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:30:24 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=1296#comment-129 Great idea this, this site has really been an eye opener. I used google translator Great idea this, this site has really been an eye opener. I used google translator

]]> Comment on Gardening Question of the Day for Saturday, February 6, 2010 by Jarred Pirtle http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/02/05/gardening-question-of-the-day-for-saturday-february-6-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Jarred Pirtle Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:30:24 +0000 tag:feeds.almanac.com://376f2508e83152019c948ea39bb27372#comment-128 Good job, i recently came across your blog and have been reading along.. Are there any forums that you recommend I join ? <a href="http://twitter.com/Shoshana_v" rel="nofollow">Follow me on Twitter</a> Good job, i recently came across your blog and have been reading along.. Are there any forums that you recommend I join ?

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]]> Comment on The Utlimate Work Truck-HOSS by Vehicle Supply Storage | Homestead Basics http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/02/02/the-utlimate-work-truck-hoss/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Vehicle Supply Storage | Homestead Basics Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:42:38 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=1250#comment-126 [...] decent financial reserve. Today I was down at NAPA purchasing everything to do an oil change on our Project HOSS. I cant believe I never thought of this, but I dont have many supplies for vehicle maintence. [...] [...] decent financial reserve. Today I was down at NAPA purchasing everything to do an oil change on our Project HOSS. I cant believe I never thought of this, but I dont have many supplies for vehicle maintence. [...]

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]]> Comment on Kids Eat For Free! by Mui Bucholtz http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/11/21/kids-eat-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Mui Bucholtz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:59:39 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=601#comment-122 You article definitely was one of the highest points of my Saturday. I was on Yahoo searching for something totally unrelated when the post caught my attention. I'm glad I took the time to read your article! Feel free to comment on my blog at <a href="http://www.respectablereviews.com/fat-loss-4-idiots-review-can-you-shed-the-pounds/" rel="nofollow">Fat Loss 4 Idiots Review</a>! You article definitely was one of the highest points of my Saturday. I was on Yahoo searching for something totally unrelated when the post caught my attention. I’m glad I took the time to read your article! Feel free to comment on my blog at Fat Loss 4 Idiots Review!

]]> Comment on 10 Brilliant, Boxy and Sustainable Shipping Container Homes by Pearl Iwasaki http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2009/09/13/10-brilliant-boxy-and-sustainable-shipping-container-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Pearl Iwasaki Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:48:18 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=329#comment-121 Thank for sharing ! Thank for sharing !

]]> Comment on Container Gardening / Hyper Tufa - Backyard Farmer by Tweets that mention Container Gardening / Hyper Tufa - Backyard Farmer | Homestead Basics -- Topsy.com http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/01/31/container-gardening-hyper-tufa-backyard-farmer/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Tweets that mention Container Gardening / Hyper Tufa - Backyard Farmer | Homestead Basics -- Topsy.com Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:54:31 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=1213#comment-120 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by sandy richardson, Homestead Basics and Norm Nyburg, Born Outside the Box. Born Outside the Box said: Container Gardening / Hyper Tufa - Backyard Farmer | Homestead Basics http://bit.ly/bLHxYg [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by sandy richardson, Homestead Basics and Norm Nyburg, Born Outside the Box. Born Outside the Box said: Container Gardening / Hyper Tufa - Backyard Farmer | Homestead Basics http://bit.ly/bLHxYg [...]

]]> Comment on Container Gardening / Hyper Tufa - Backyard Farmer by Rodney http://homesteadbasics.com/index.php/2010/01/31/container-gardening-hyper-tufa-backyard-farmer/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Rodney Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:55:47 +0000 http://homesteadbasics.com/?p=1213#comment-119 Cool idea. Are these light enough to build raised beds out of. Looking for something light enough I can move. Cool idea. Are these light enough to build raised beds out of. Looking for something light enough I can move.

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