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RE: Some often overlooked but simple lessons that can make a huge difference when living off grid
WOW! I wish I'd had this info when we first moved off grid! It took us some 'assess, adapt, and overcome' before we came up with some of them!
We started with the matches but we modified that one to keep a can of mapp gas to light our wood stove
The kindling lights super fast and it's very forgiving of a less than perfectly laid fire (just between us, my man has gotten pretty lazy about laying it right 😉). The one can of gas can last for a full year.
P.S. tracing those electrical 'leaks' can really be a huge pain, eh?
hahaha. You know it. I look at my solar system and see something chewing a few hundred watts. Then the hunt is on to figure out what it is.
That is cool. Never thought of using those. I'll look into the cost, but for the most part, matches work well for us. We are content. I will want to get a flint. I think it would work well for what we do here. I believe in simple being best!
If you want to find a good flint, try looking at Lee Valley Tools, www.leevalley.com/en. I used to shop in their online store for these types of goodies for the homestead. A little harder now since I am living in Central America. Importing stuff ca be a real bear sometimes...
Thank you. I forgot about Lee Valley. I heard they have very good tools. Thank you for the reminder!
You are welcome!