Author: Daniel

I’ve been living in the HomeBox for just over two weeks now. Friends ask me “what’s it like?” and “how’s it going?” and more interestingly, “what’s been the biggest challenge?” The answers might surprise you. One of biggest challenges is also one of the biggest benefits: everything moves slower out here. It moves slower for … Continue reading Two Weeks In

It’s been a week since I moved in to the HomeBox for real. So far, so good. All the utilities are working nicely, the BedNette is a bit firmer than I’d like, but I can sleep in it okay. Cooking is limited for now since I don’t have a microwave or any of my kitchen … Continue reading Rotten Bananas in the…?

This isn’t your ordinary RV that just hooks up directly to the utility post at some camp site. No, there’s nothing standard about any of this! My site work guy (my friend the excavator) brought the water supply (1″ flexible pipe) and drain lines (4″ PVC) to the location I asked him to, but left … Continue reading Let’s Hook Up!

The HomeBox is about 95% complete inside — still some trim too add, some shelves and cabinet doors to make, that kind of thing, but it is totally livable right now and either I move it to the land right now (November 2021), before it’s just too cold to deal with things, or wait for … Continue reading HomeBox Goes For A Ride!

I have always liked “The WOG” as a name. It’s easy to say (rhymes with “fog”) and has no other meanings except Workshop/Office/Garage, as far as I knew. Then somebody told me that “wog” is a derogatory, racist term elsewhere in the world! Crap! I mean, I wouldn’t name a building “N-word”, and it seems … Continue reading Framing Of The W.O.G., Solar Panel Install, and a Word Problem

To finish the door, I had to fill some gaps. To fill some gaps, I got some gap filler. This stuff is magic! It starts out pink and then when it’s ready to sand or paint or whatever you would want to do next, it tells you it’s ready by being no longer pink. Then … Continue reading Finishing The Door & Grounding The Things

My excavator shared a few more pics from prior work – instead of editing those posts, I’m just going to show them here. I was happy he was able to snap some shots while I wasn’t on site, but do wish they were a bit better in focus 🙂 It turns out that due to … Continue reading Site Work Extras & The Door

At long last, it is time to finish the installation of the wood stove. The next step in the process is installing the heat shields, which are really just some sections of sheet metal. The thing is, I don’t really have metalworking equipment other than a bending tool (wide) and a seam squishing tool (black … Continue reading A Flue of my Favorite Things

Back on site recently to assemble the solar racking. There are many challenges here, including how to hold these long, heavy pipes at just the right heights. The answer comes in two parts. The first part is how to hold these long, heavy pipes at any height. The answer to that is a set of … Continue reading Solar Racking

I’m pleased to report that The WOG has been built! Well, it’s been mostly built. I did have the foreman’s consent to photograph the process. I have pixelated the faces for the privacy of the workers. It starts with figuring out just exactly where the building will go. Then dig a trench and start boring … Continue reading WOG This Way