Rural Gardening: October On The Homestead, 1 by darius

darius wrote:
I had forgotten about using bubble-wrap on windows. The windows in the house where I lived in Asheville were single-pane windows, and every winter, I'd tape on bubble-wrap. I recently read somewhere you can cut the bubble-wrap to the exact size and apply it with a film of water, just like the reflective films.

I love feather comforters/blankets; even the cheapo ones work well. I put mine in duvet covers, easier to wash than the comforter itself! I also have a very old Hudson Bay 4 point blanket. A real one, not thin like the ones made today! It is too thick and warm to use unless it's nearly freezing inside. I bought it at a yard sale for $5 because it had 5-6 tiny moth holes!

I still think the best 'survival tool' to have on hand is a water filter capable of filtering potable water even from a mud puddle. I bought 2 Black Berkey filters and made mine out of 2 food-grade buckets that once held icing at a deli.

Robin... are you making solar window collectors something like this? I've seen them in action back in the 1970's... pretty nifty!