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70How To Protect Earthbag Walls
When it comes to earthbag walls, their greatest enemy is that good ol' sun. UV (ultraviolet) rays from our blazing star can absolutely destroy the polyethylene sandbags used to contain fifty pounds of dirt at...
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50Going Rogue Is A Dangerous Book
Going Rogue, indeed. When it comes to Sarah Palin, her detractors and her supporters number in the millions. Those who know me are quite aware that I number myself among the latter, so why on Earth would I...
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90How To Build A Survival Cabin On A Shoestring Budget
In June of 1999, my wife and I were desperate to get a place of our own. My long established business was fading, bankruptcy was being held off by nothing but a long stick and a lot of determination, and my...
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87Product Review: Slick 50 Engine Additive And Transmission Additive
Back in the day, circa 1967, Slick 50 had yet to hit the market in the field of engine oil and automatic transmission fluid additives. The only thing around and well enough known to be much discussed was STP,...
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86How To Build A Battery Bank Box On The Cheap
It's one thing to "go green" with a bank of twelve volt batteries powered by a wind turbine but quite another to figure out how to do that without breaking the bank at the same time. My wife and I moved onto...
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82The Fatal Car Accident
The first car accident I witnessed did not produce a fatality, but it should have. I was six years old. Our ranching family had taken most of the day to go picking huckleberries up Rattlesnake Gulch, but we...
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77How To Write An Effective Demand Letter
For many years--decades, really--those close to me have agreed that while I may be a jack of all trades, I am truly master of at least one: Writing what we often refer to as a Poison Pen Letter. For the...
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82How To Dig A Hand Dug Well
During the three years that my wife and I homesteaded a 20 acre parcel of mountain property near Craig, Montana, we obviously needed water. Not having the kind of money it took to hire a well driller meant...
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68Maximizing Adsense Income: The Way Of The Ant
Not long ago, an online news piece having nothing to do with maximizing Adsense income caught my attention like the proverbial fly in amber. Scientists had apparently figured out that ants could teach us a...
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86How To Choose A Portable Generator
If this is your first time to purchase a portable generator for any reason, there are a number of factors that need to be considered. The following is not necessarily a comprehensive list but should at least...
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