This section of the site will discuss the right homesteading equipment and tools for the job, and highlight some of the best places to get them.
The effective homesteader needs the right tools. Trying to dig a trench with a shovel when you need a spade, or using a bread knife when a pruning saw would be more appropriate, using the wrong tools always results in bad results.
Carrying a pocket knife has a lot of benefits. I’m not talking about concealed weapons in the middle of town of in the night club, but for anyone who camps, lives in the country, hunts or fishes, then a sharp knife is an essential tool. A dull or blunt knife is a pain the proverbial a**. … Read More
Buying anything without some background knowledge and doing some due diligence generally ends up in a poor buying decision!This obviously rings true for you, as it does for me too. I’ve made a ton of poor purchasing decisions in the past, but with this article in which I’ll provide you with a detailed list of … Read More
For the firewood aficionado, the man or woman who likes to keep things real and enjoys some good, sweaty hard graft, the splitting maul is the perfect tool for splitting logs into fire-sized chunks of combustible goodness. A splitting maul (often referred to as a sledge axe, block buster or even splitting axe), if I hadn’t … Read More
There is nothing more useful to the larger homestead or property than a tractor. And even more useful than the tractor itself is all the really handy hydraulic attachments you can run from it. One of the best is the 3 point log splitter for splitting firewood. Attaching a wood splitter to the 3-point hitch on … Read More
Many people go out and make an impulse purchase of an expensive log splitter, without even giving consideration to the question, ‘what size log splitter do I need to do the job quickly and efficiently?’ Many fail to choose the best log splitter for their actual needs and end up with something that underperforms, or costs … Read More
Splitting logs can be a dangerous game. I can’t recall the number of times I was hit by a shard of timber or whacked on the leg by a heavy steel wedge when I first had to start splitting my own firewood. If learning how to use a log splitter properly and safely interests you (and … Read More
Having spent a lot of my adult life using firewood as the means of heating my home, I’ve struggled with axes and splitting wedges to prepare firewood for the winter. It’s good manual labor, and perhaps good for the soul? When you need to process a lot of timber, there are much more effective ways to … Read More
I’m a coffee addict! There, I’ve said it. Apparently admitting it to yourself is the first step towards recovery. But this is an addiction I’m not looking to recover from. I truly love my coffee and am almost excited in the morning to get downstairs and get a brew on. There are a ton of coffee … Read More
This article is going to focus on a cheap (and often free) sustainability project you can do in a very short time. We’re going to be looking at how to make your own rain barrel system to conserve water from a shed roof, or any roof that could be used as a collecting system for rain … Read More