Tag: Energy

Episode-234- Insulate The Top Bar Hive For Winter

Tony Teolis February 16, 2014 0 Comments
As winter drags on through month four it seemed like a good idea to reflect on how I prepped the top bar hive back in October. In the warmer fall weather it was easy to avoid tasks such as this one but experience and knowledge of Mother Nature;s tendencies prevented me from being lazy. I am glad I took the steps to insulate this hive because it has been a rough winter for this area. The other...

Episode-231- Weatherproof The Home For Winter

Tony Teolis February 1, 2014 0 Comments
         I'm grateful for listening to a friend three years ago motivate me to insulate my home as well as I did at that time. The three winters since that time were not nearly as cold as this winter of 2013-14. The past few winters made the presence of drafts in the home known enough but not to the point where I felt further insulating was necessary. Yet this past December I was...

Warm Up With This Winter Heat Review Part 2

Tony Teolis December 11, 2013 0 Comments
Here's the video that show how I safely prepare the space heaters for an advancing winter storm of ice and snow. I also put the 12volt battery on charge to get ready for any power outage. The system I present provides 800 watts of power and has been used to power a TV, bread maker and some lights at the same time. We did end up loosing power for about an hour during the first brunt of the ice...

Winter Storm Preparedness Checklist

Tony Teolis March 5, 2013 0 Comments
Click photo for how to build an 800 Watt battery power supply. There's a storm a comin this is the kind we cannot bug out for because home is our safest place. Heavy wet snow with the ability to down know down power lines and freeze the roads will last until 3:00 AM Thursday in the DC metro area. For folks in the area this is the last chance to gather supplies and hunker down.  The weather...

Episode-142- Build A Battery Power Pack

Tony Teolis December 28, 2012 0 Comments
    We are learning to prepare for and survive a power outage with the use of a 12 volt deep cycle battery and an 800 watt power inverter. The video depicts my set up and testing of the battery and inverter as an energy source in case of a power outage. The total cost for a battery, charger and inverter was $140 which is pretty good for 800 watts of power. It’s winter in America and past...

Episode-118- Physics Of The Impossible Review

Tony Teolis August 5, 2012 0 Comments
What I learned from Physics Of The Impossible... There are three types of civilizations; Type 1 which can harness the energy of an entire planet, type 2 which can harvest the energy of a sun, and type 3 which can harness the energy of an entire galaxy. I learned that our world has not yet achieved type 1 civilization. We’re barely surviving as we balance between destroying the earth and making...

Episode-101- Top Ten Websites For Making A Better Life Part 2

Tony Teolis June 13, 2012 0 Comments
Episode-100- Ten Best Websites For Making a Better Life – Part 1  (10-6) #5. Permies.com  managed by Paul Wheaton of Missoula, Montana and is now the largest permaculture site on the internet! Permies.com is great because it’s changed my property and as a result it has changed me. My backyard has been taken over by hugelkultur or the making of gardens out of huge logs of wood covered...