Apocalyptic Homesteading (Day 1241)
Hello Everyone!
Another long day, New electric service progress, Fabricating a sled, More stuff sorting & Why do I even have a parachute!
Alright, I am beginning the writing slightly early tonight... because it was yet again a long day full of various activities... that have left me feeling a bit tuckered out. My brain is still 'all over the place' like it was yesterday as well... which is something that I have a sneaking suspicion that I will need to get used to as the days wind down... and I get closer to getting moved.
Last night, I somehow managed to drift off to sleep earlier than I have been able to the previous few nights... and I even slept in a little which was good because I needed the extra rest. I was also having some pretty far out dreams... and although they had made quite the impression upon me when I first woke up... at this point in the day all I have is some flimsy 'memories of memories' that do not contain much in the way of substance to recall.
Per usual I dove into my Hive engagement routine straight away... and this time I even did some actual engagement along the way so go figure. Not long afterwards I also got a few audio tracks that I remastered for someone uploaded... which is something that I have been meaning to do for well over a week now... but it kept slipping my mind.
After all that jazz, I went ahead and contacted the electric company... so that I could pay off the deposit and assorted fees for the new service I am trying to get installed at the new land. Having utilized a bunch of HBD to make that happen made me feel good (because Hive is awesome) but it also made me a bit sad that I had to off-ramp it into first BTC... and then into USD... which yup incurred some fees along the way.
Anyways, I eventually got outdoors in the afternoon and having had this very simple idea for using the old tires (from the wagon) and some long bolts (from a large wooden wire spool) to make a sled... I decided to see how the idea would pan out. I will not bore you with all the tedious steps involved with the sled's construction... so suffice it to say that I was very happy with how simple the process was... and how well the sled came together in the end.
I cannot recall what all I did after finishing that project... besides packing all the tools away in the shop tent before they could get rained on... but not long afterwards I headed over to that other tent that has my off-grid gear stored in it. I did not have much of a plan for the stuff in that tent today... but I figured that since it was sprinkling rain... I could at least stay dry in there and get something done.
Honestly, aside from shuffling a bunch of stuff into piles in there... and hauling more stuff outside (to get washed by the rain) I did not get a whole lot achieved. At some point I will definitely need to drag a bunch of stuff from in there to the nearby fire pit and burn it all... but that just was not going to happen today!
There were a few items from in that tent that I brought back over to the shelter site to get clean... and after spraying them down I spent some time setting them up to soak in bleach water. The only item I did not soak is an old parachute... because although I was going to at first hang it up on the temporary dog fence... I quickly realized (upon unpacking it) that it is much larger than I had remembered it being.
I really have no idea what I will use the parachute for (given that they are not waterproof) but knowing how hot the summers can get in the area I am moving to... and not knowing just how much shade will be available... I am thinking that it might come in handy as a shade tent. If nothing else it sure is a whole lot of 'fabric' that I can do something with... even if it is kind of overkill for most applications like making sacks, outdoor shelving or even hammocks.
Well, I think that is all the words that I have in me for this entry. I hope that everyone is doing well... and all that feel good jazz. Ta ta for now.
Pretty neat whereabouts are you?
Secondly... I found if you swapped HBD on Hive Engine for Matic, the fees are less expensive. Not sure of the service you use to covert. I have a Crypto.com card I use which holds its on exchange. Just some thoughts if you're going to spend crypto, its best to keep the fees to spend the money as low as possible.
What size service?
I am in the southeast US. I gripe about the fees but it is pretty easy the way I do it so the convenience is worth it.
Just getting a 200 amp service with an RV pole setup.
Exterior service? I'm in Maryland btw
Yeah they just put a meter above a weatherproof breaker box that has an RV outlet below it. Pretty straight forward.
Yeah. I wasn't sure. Just curious is all. I'm about to start looking to buy a home myself.
I forgot to say this on your other wagon post, when I made my wheeled bucket for getting sandfleas I cut pieces of small PVC pipe and put them between the wheels and the bucket like washers to keep the tires from rubbing against the bucket, it would work for either your sled or wagon.
Also years ago I bought 30 dollars worth of Lite Coin, I wanted to turn it into Hive but could never figure out how to do it, I do not know what it is worth but I could send you the info on it if you think it will help you in any way.
The wagon has short metal tubes that do that already. I cut up some PVC conduit to do it on the sled... so the suggestion is a little late. :)