Comments on: Updates and the new shed

By: caribe704

caribe704 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:08:14 +0000

Happy Independace Day! Ok, that is EVERY DAY for you guys, (hee-hee) but I have been following your adventures and am cheering loudly! I have been building an A-frame in NC and the original cabin i had for the last 12 years (Not a full time endevor yet” was totally off-Grid with Solar, and a wind Generator, its still there but I have begun building an a frame I have to subject to county inspectors etc, so for now power became required, but as soon as it completed and approved, I will begin to make it self sufficient, by Solar, as I found the Wind Generator is only useful about 20 times a year during higher winds in the mountains,anyway, I’m learning all I can from your experiences!

By: Wretha

Wretha — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:50:08 +0000

Hi Diane, thanks for writing, in an effort to protect our privacy and security, I cannot disclose my exact location, especially in such a public forum, I wouldn’t call this a colony, a small community maybe, I’m the only one living here who is off grid, everyone else lives in regular homes with grid power and such… Hope you can understand.

By: diane fox

diane fox — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:56:23 +0000

Where are you located and how would a person join your colony if they wish to?I am interested in learning more about what it takes to even visit your colony.I would welcome any input on these subjects.
Thank you
Diane Fox

By: Wretha

Wretha — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:16:51 +0000

Yeah, MsBelinda, we did have it “rough” in the beginning, though some might consider how we live now to be primitive… ;)

A lot of people use those containers around here, mostly for storage, though I do know of one person who used 2 refrigerator containers as a business, they store and sell insects out of them, they have to keep the containers at a constant temp and humidity (it’s amazing how expensive some of these bugs can be!)

For us, it was easier and cheaper to build the way we did, now we are pouring concrete (soilcrete) walls around the outside of the sky castle, makes it stronger and more fire resistant.

Thanks for writing. :)

Wretha

By: MsBelinda

MsBelinda — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:59:28 +0000

Good for mountain man Bob!!! You have got to love a man that can build things with his own hands.

Wow, I did not know you had gone thru some pretty harsh conditions at the beginning. That only makes you appreciate all that much what you guys have accomplished thus far.

You are the first person from your area that I read that did not go the container route. Keep up the good work.