Tag: Homesteading

Thanks to all the trees Hurricane Helene blew down, a large area of the Appalachian Mountains are now threatened by fire.

A break in the winter weather led to a big thaw during which we got plenty of work done, including more Hurricane Helene clean up.

The road thaws out enough to become passable, the pipes are no longer frozen, and we take the opportunity to stock up on some critical items.

What kind of vehicle do we need that would be useful now and after the SHTF? Pete evaluates at several popular options.

We unintentionally test our Subaru's legendary snow performance in snowy conditions and it didn't perform as well as we had hoped.

Bad weather limited what we can do outside and resulted in yet another power outage, but it was just as well. We needed the rest.

Twelve weeks after Hurricane Helene tore up our mountain, we continue to make progress with the cleanup. This time, we tackle the landslide.

Hundreds of fallen trees litter our land, making parts of the mountain impassible. We got some help removing some of the trees that blocked our access road.

We are expecting a minor snow storm with high winds, so we did some prepping on the homestead to prep the property and ensure we stay warm and dry.

Thanks to friends and helpful volunteers, we made huge strides cleaning up the homestead and getting a little closer to "normal" post Helene,