Tag Archive: solar

May 20

Dehydrating Food Without Electricity

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The Prepper Project website shares the different ways to dehydrate food without electricity. There is a section how the easiest food to dehydrate and the most difficult foods… giving tips for both. I personally use my Food Saver machine to store my fully dehydrated foods because it removes the oxygen from with the bag therefore …

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Apr 28

Build a Solar Food Dehydrator—Easy, Inexpensive, Detailed Plans

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Eco Hearth website shares a how to make a solar dehydrator so you can tap into the sun rays to dry your food. This design is really amazing: it has space between the trays so air can flow and circulate and a large surface of glass so it can absorb heat quickly and keep it. …

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Mar 21

Upcycled Hanging Herb Dryer Tutorial Project – Solar

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The Crimson Owl website shares how to create a hanging dryer from recycled material that you may find around your home or cheaply at a yard sale. Many hardware stores have screen material on rolls and can be bought by the foot otherwise if you are recycling an old screen please was it thoroughly. You …

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Mar 21

Outdoor Solar Lights Inside the House

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What an awesome idea. 2 good 2 lose put solar spot lights in their house to light up stairs, closets and even the kitchen so they could see at night without having to turn lights on all through the house. I love this idea and need to do this with a closet that has no …

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Mar 06

Solar Lanterns + Provisions

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This is a neat idea for campers or hunters. You would have some light to see by while you got your fire going after sunset. Camp wander has an idea to take 2 or 3 of these along. They tell you how to make the jar using solar lights you take apart. I think I …

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Mar 03

Off Grid Lighting Option – Using Plastic Bottles

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Feb 28

DIY Solar Battery Charger – Maximizing Your Solar Power Output

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This is pretty cool, a charger to make yourself that can charge rechargeable batteries. Riverwalkers page has a ton of good info , every time I visit I find something cool.  In this diy project he took a few inexpensive parts and made a cool solar battery charger.

Feb 19

A Portable Solar Water Heater – Thrifty

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I think many of us are looking for ” Thrifty ” was to prepare for emergency, hiking trips or an off the beaten path kind of road trip. My motto has always been to think smarter than to work harder. I respect people who can see an item and picture in their minds 10 unique …

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Feb 11

Solar Panel That Follows Sunlight Project

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Instructable website shares how to make a solar panel that moves to follow the sun as it travels through the sky.

Feb 07

How to Make a Solar Still to Purify Water Project

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