Arnold, CA…Odds are that you like the majority of Americans believe the American Dream is in serious trouble. For the first time in our Nation’s history the majority believe the traditional American Dream is no longer attainable. The founding idea and promise of America is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness! After 250 years […]
Arnold, CA…This morning as we were working an old log this little guy popped out. If you are new to the mountains this a wood beetle larva. They are also one of the reason bears tear up old stumps and rotted logs. A few of these make a nice snack for a hungry bear. We […]
Arnold, CA…If you are reading this odds are that you can’t afford the American Dream. If the premise of the U.S. is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness then after 250 years by most measurements we have fallen behind on almost all metrics since 1957. We are not happier, and even the pursuit of […]
Arnold, CA…We would like to thank our customers who have helped us pioneer our Privy Instant Restroom & Composting Outhouse™! We now have them working in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador, Mariposa, Sonoma & Yuba Counties! [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”191″ gal_title=”Privy Composting Outhouse”] Need a plug n play, drop & go restroom for your farm, ranch, shop, off grid […]
Arnold, CA…We occasionally use Fatwood as a firestarter. It is amazing, works every time even in wet weather. It’s only downside is that it burns really sooty. So use it sparingly unless you don’t mind doing a bit of stove pipe cleaning. From our friends at Grok if you want a bit more depth… “Fatwood […]
Arnold, CA…The Chainsaw Cabin is a small 120 square foot cabin that is being built for under $1,000. It is built in the spirit of Henry David Thoreau’s historic 10×15-foot cabin at Walden Pond cost him just $28.12½ to build in 1845 (equivalent to about $1,000 to $1,200 today). In this episode we are spreading […]
Arnold, CA…We would like to thank our customers who have helped us pioneer our Privy Instant Restroom & Composting Outhouse™! We now have them working in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador, Mariposa, Sonoma & Yuba Counties! [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”191″ gal_title=”Privy Composting Outhouse”] Need a plug n play, drop & go restroom for your farm, ranch, shop, off grid […]
“The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Philadelphia, PA…Our favorite founding father had some great advice on the American Dream. “A little house well filled, a little land well tilled, and a little wife well willed are great riches” Ben Franklin
Frankfort, KY…Daniel Boone November 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820. American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. “Fear is the spice that makes it interesting to go ahead” Daniel Boone
