As this blog is also kind of a personal notebook, I am posting some midnight ideas.
Water - while working I sometimes become thirsty. This is because humans need water and I am constantly hauling it out there. However, if I am to be not only hydrated but clean, I'll need lots of it - I think I will design a large rain catchment system. I could use the roof of the kindling house, but I want something with a little more area. Lucky for me I came across a 50' by 100' tarpaulin used to cover a slope failure on a capped landfill. With that area, 1" of rain will yield over 3000 gallons. Filtration can be achieved through a slow bio-sand filter (like they use in Madagascar - this is overkill as it kills viruses, etc. which to the best of my knowledge don't fall from the sky - but hey, nothing wrong with overkill if it's cheap!) and storage through tanks conveniently placed up and among the trees (to create pressure).
I am envisioning pulleys and lines, a large steel tank (which farmers are always trying to get rid of for some reason...), and a dramatic rain-dance as the clouds begin to form and I'm hopping around checking all the rigging.
Shower Area - With heated water, I see little downside to a year-round New England outdoor shower; if it's done well. And I intend to do it well...
good calligraphy jesse, i want to do a calligraphy course this weekend, look this guy works: http://lagrafia.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2007-06-22T11%3A30%3A00-03%3A00&max-results=20
ReplyDeleteoutdoor showers are fun, but I'd like to see how much you look forward to it in the winter time! how would you make it appealing for all seasons?
ReplyDeletei agree with Christine, because in Winter, you need some warmth in that area. Solar panels? A small wood enclose to put up in the winter?
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