Friends, Barbara Greenberg of Commercial-News in Danville, Illinois is interested in communicating with people living in smaller homes. Her questions for you...
Probably not but occasionally I see signs of it. This month in my Electric Co-Op's magazine, they have a spread about energy efficiency. A panel starts off...
Already done. ;-) I found it ironic in my travel to the West Coast that everything "looked" smaller, and I realized a lot of that was because of where I have...
In a message dated 10/3/2007 4:25:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time, ... (1) Why did you choose to live in a tiny house? A variety of reasons, from cost to freedom...
This is a very interesting post. Perhaps we should start a thread for RVs as an alternative to small houses. Dave makes some good points. There were a few...
In a message dated 10/8/2007 3:50:35 AM Mountain Daylight Time, ... First, I was NOT talking about two large motorhomes. I don't know anyone with two of the...
It's hard for me to see how having 2 homes (even if one is small) is much of an environmental improvement. It means you have to have 2 of "everything"-...
... We have a couple up the road who do this every fall, head south, then the house up here is taken over by a student from the college, they have a SMALL apt,...
Interesting -- I have 3 coworkers who are from Russia, I'll have to ask them about this. Sherman ... From: groingo To: smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi Crystal, It's not picky at all IMO -- I noticed the same thing (in fact I said something about it to my wife). 80 miles one way is the absolute extreme end...
Warning -- long post, subject change, and contains elementary but technical information. Sherman, I followed your rebuttal to Dave and you offered some good...
Hi Bob, Great explanation! Thanks for the correction -- many people abbreviate kilowatt hours (KwH) and refer simply to kilowatts (Kw) but of course KwH is ...
... Two points. First, one house is "turned off" when the owner is living in the other one. Many fully close it up and turn off the utilities, while others...
... candelabra small Edison base lamps. I got some CF lamps with the smaller <<< Good tip. Our dining and living room areas came with ceiling lamps with 4...
... that bit me in Dave's message and I can't keep from scratching it. I've studied transportation trends for a number of years and I don't know anybody who...
Although how you cook has nothing to do with living in a small house, it does go along with those not wanting to use a lot of conventional energy. We regularly...
Friends, Many thanks to all of you who responded to Barbara Greenberg's request for information. The story will appear on Sunday, October 14, and can be...
Dave, I think it's helpful to begin thinking holistically about simple and small living. So, in the area of food and cooking, I've explored what options might...
We had a secretary commute from Palmdale (snow country) to LA (near the LA airport) every day with two small children in the backseat to be dropped off ...
I'm not quite ready to write the group yet. I'm the Americorps worker who has wanted and needed my own housing for close to 20 years. I've been required to...
There are inductive pickups that you put around the AC cord and measure amperage. Some of these can be interfaced with a home computer and you can keep a...
A friend of mine commuted daily from Port Hueneme, Calif to Lancaster, Calif. It took her about 2 hours each way. That was without any traffic problems. She...
My brother-in-law's brother commutes 1 1/2 hrs ea way 3 days a week and telecommutes the other two. I know a guy who lives in the DC area but works in Denver 3...
If you decide you do want a cup of coffee, tea, or soup on a cold and cloudy day, check out the Kelly Kettle volcano stove, the perfect small and portable...
Here http://zenstoves.net/Wood.htm are a bunch more tiny wood burning stoves. If you want to see even cheaper and funkier ones, just ask... (-: I love this...
... ask... (-: Bob, I've been wondering where I might find info on designs; more for heaters than for stoves. That seemed to have some info. I'd like to ...
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