How to keep things cool or cold living off the grid without electric?
Thought about it solar is expensive . My thoughts were under ground
Next would be water . Thought about using clay tiles of some sort or cooler what would be the best way
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot-in-pot_refrigerator
It will be cool, but not what you are used to.
It will be cool, but not what you are used to.
Forget about keeping it cool or cold..Learn to pressure can stuff then keep food in basement or underground cave you dug Not that you need to .. just keep it cool in the shade.
There are 12volt refridges and some apartment size refrigerators that pull .9 amps at 120 volt.
Ok so grandma and grandpa watered the horses and cows at the bottom of the hill.
The natural spring ran from a higher point on property and they piped the water into the cellar at the middle of the property.
It ran inside a concreted area and kept the cream cool and they would turn cream into butter. Concrete was like a pond with overflow hole in it
After the water left the cellar it went down hill to water the cattle and horses.
Perfect layout of the land.
That really helps things out.
Salt brine and Just salt will be your best friend.
There are 12volt refridges and some apartment size refrigerators that pull .9 amps at 120 volt.
Ok so grandma and grandpa watered the horses and cows at the bottom of the hill.
The natural spring ran from a higher point on property and they piped the water into the cellar at the middle of the property.
It ran inside a concreted area and kept the cream cool and they would turn cream into butter. Concrete was like a pond with overflow hole in it
After the water left the cellar it went down hill to water the cattle and horses.
Perfect layout of the land.
That really helps things out.
Salt brine and Just salt will be your best friend.
I don't think the deer/cow/pig will mind how cool it is while dehydrating.
No one talking about dehydrating for preservation??
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bought a small dehydrator 2 years ago and just ate the last of my apples with sugar and cinnamon - d-lish after 2 years in an open bag sitting on my chest of drawers....have some jerky from the same time and its still good....take a look at how the Indians handled the buffalo - berries - and assorted greens....pemmican keeps for a very long time....
A dehydrator is on my wish list for this year, for deer jerky and drying fruit.
See these all the time on the Alaska shows that deal with offgrid lifestyle.
http://propanerefrigerator.us/index.html
http://propanerefrigerator.us/index.html
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