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Are We There Yet?
By Tyler Woods AKA "The Bulletproof Pastor" A friend of mine shared that a woman asked him what a ‘Prepper’ was. He replied, “You are.”...
Tyler Woods
Apr 29, 20225 min read
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Lawn Mower DC Generator
OK< so I built a DC generator to charge the batteries in my solar battery bank for times of extended lack of sun. This video shows how to...
Brad & Christa
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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Hey Canada, You Are Awesome...
Hey CANADA, You are Awesome... SO, we figured out how we can (finally) sell our soaps, beard bombs, lotions, etc to folks in Canada......
Brad & Christa
Nov 19, 20201 min read
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Barn Build - The FOUNDATION
We NEED more space for our animals, milking, storage and more, so the logical thing to do was build a new barn. BUT, we've never built...
Brad & Christa
Nov 17, 20201 min read
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Snowmageddon
This is from last year... I sincerely hope we don't have a repeat, but if we do, we are far more prepared to tackle the harsh WI snows...
Brad & Christa
Nov 15, 20201 min read
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Winter, Cows, and MORE
The BFH crew is dealing with the challenges of learning how to farm in the Wisconsin North Woods winter. Nothing seems to go right and...
Brad & Christa
Nov 7, 20201 min read
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Water Powered TRACTORS
The BFH crew went to the Edgar Steam Show in WI and learned that there are many ways of creating alternate power, solar and wind are not...
Brad & Christa
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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DC Lawn Mower and Alternator Generator Build
Here’s a video overview on how I built a DC generator out of a lawn mower engine and a truck alternator to keep our solar battery bank...
Brad & Christa
Feb 24, 20191 min read
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How to Recharge A Generators Field EASY
OK, the generator is running. You plug in your electronic device and… nothing. No electricity at all. HUH? It appears that the generator...
Brad & Christa
Feb 24, 20191 min read
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