Comments for Sustainable Preparedness

Comment on Preserving Homegrown Cabbage—How to Make Sauerkraut by Lorraine Caddy

Lorraine Caddy — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:04:13 +0000

Thank you. And I did make a jar of sauerkraut using
a red cabbage from my garden.
instead of plastic, I cut a circle from an outer cabbage leaf, a little bigger than the circumference of the 3L preserving jar I used to contain the shredded cabbage. I then improvised creating a weight with a
glass jar lid topped with a
smaller jar of water. After 10 days I had some tasty sauerkraut, and now have a new batch doing its thing on my bench top. Many thanks for the instructions and inspiration

Comment on The Story of our Solar System! by Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:19:02 +0000

A few typos above sorry--Finally keep up the good work folks, Ill be following your journey with interest.Michael Galway Ireland--Radio Experimenter Ei0cl

Comment on The Story of our Solar System! by Michael Higgins EI0CL -Wescom

Michael Higgins EI0CL -Wescom — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:13:26 +0000

Folks, I saw one of your UTube casts regarding storing water--I consider it good. Im in Ireland , 80 years young and came through the Cuban crisis , making real plans for a nuclear war, underground bunker included. Since I havbe always been prepared, done nucear fall out survival, natural disaster fasllout, and more. Tegarding power -I have self installed 3 Sinewave Hybrid Inverters, 2 in parallell, one more stand alone, 18KW of solar panels , 80 KW battery storage. Backup 10KW Diesel generator. I have sell only grid connection. My system is very programmable, so I direct solar to the load first, then batteries, surplus to grid. Next -should the batteries go below my set minimum reserve,the INverter designated as "master" calls up the generator, once the generator stabilizes on 230V AC, 50Hz, the power is rund to charge the batteries to a level I have set, on reaching that level the generator is disconnected, idles for 3 minutes & shuts down
this system sell has sold over 9 Mw to the grid in the last 680 days and produced in total25MW its in 2 plants for safety of any battery or inverter system breaking down --ground mounted on unistrut material
elevation 45 degrees to favour winter Azumith 180.

Comment on Unclean Power - Don't Make This Off Grid Mistake by Cherone

Cherone — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:27:11 +0000

I have 12 acid batteries i biught them second hand from a company that only used them one year. I have 8 255 watt solar panels. What inverter should i get? I am low tech. 4 laptops me and my kids. We grind our own flour, will have starlink, a few tools saws and drills, top loading older washing machine, and a inverter hot plate. We will have a well pump. I am really not good with electronics so something aimple to understand. Thanks

Comment on How To Find A Well Log In All 50 States by Amanda J

Amanda J — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:48:57 +0000

NY Well registry only goes back to when Database was established in 2000. So Wells drilled before 2000 are not in the database.

Comment on Firewood - When You're Short On Time & Money by Luke

Luke — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:19:53 +0000

This is such a smart and practical solution! I love how you found a "middle-of-the-road" approach that balances both time and cost. The idea of having a logging truck deliver unprocessed logs directly to your property is genius—cutting out the searching and travel time really does simplify the process.

It’s also great to hear how cost-effective it turned out to be. With firewood prices rising in so many areas, getting 12-15 cords at $100-$125 per cord is an excellent deal, especially when spread out over a couple of years.

For someone considering this, do you have any tips on tools or techniques that make cutting and splitting the logs more efficient? I’d love to know what’s worked best for you!

Comment on Best Kept Secret in Renewable Energy - Forklift Battery by Dave

Dave — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:47:05 +0000

Another way to move these large forklift batteries on a an engine hoist. Also when looking for batteries look at battery rebuilders. Rebuilt can cost about half the price of new one.

Comment on Battery Desulfator for Battery Reconditioning or Maintenance by Akansha

Akansha — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:39:04 +0000

I learned a lot from the blog and learned a lot of new stuff.

Comment on How To Purify Water On Your Off Grid Homestead by Art Cook

Art Cook — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:08:04 +0000

Live in valle north of Flagstaff Arizona and been doing it for years now 9293267967

Comment on Washing Machines Using Off Grid Power by Roy Gardner

Roy Gardner — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 19:57:17 +0000

What LG model dis you end up buying please