Patiently Waiting to Build

We finally had the opportunity to go to our property and we have never been so happy to see dirt! Everything looks so different with the promise of Spring!

Two Days To Lettuce!

Three days ago, we built a bunch of little indoor greenhouses to try and super charge our seeds and get them into outdoor cold frames a month early this year! You can see our DIY greenhouses here! We thought we would give you a little update on how they are working out! On day 2, …

DIY Indoor Greenhouses

We made these cute little DIY greenhouses to help our seeds germinate quicker and extend our growing season by getting them into cold frames sooner!

Wood Stove Restoration Part Four – First Fire

All in all, we were amazed by the amount of heat that the cast iron gives off. It was about -3° outside and we could barely stand near it when it was burning hot!

Antique Wood Stove Then and Now

We finally completed the restoration project on our 1941 Findlay’s wood stove! See photos from then and what it looks like now!

Off Grid In A Popup Camper

We remodelled a 1987 Jayco pop up camper and turn into our little off the grid camping haven!

Wood Stove Restoration Part Three – Paint

From rusty with holes to sealed and beautiful! This 1941 Findlay wood stove gets restored!

So What Exactly Is Our Off Grid Dream?

Everyone’s view on what “off grid” is will differ from person to person, and we realized that when we launched this blog. So what is our off grid dream anyways?

Why We Are Insulating Our Off Grid Trailer

After a fun trip to Home Depot and $300 later, we had everything we needed to start insulating our off grid trailer to prepare for cold Canadian winter nights!

Completely Gutting A Trailer in Under 3 Minutes

Completely Gutting A Trailer in Under 3 Minutes We were so excited to start the remodel on our 20’ 1988 Sunray Trailer this weekend, but as we tore more out and uncovered what was under all of the wall panelling, it became obvious that we were going to have to completely gut it down to …