A Solar Oven Made From an Old Tire
[/caption] At the solar cook off there were successes and near failures. I want to write about one of the near failures. This was something I have heard about in the past and have been …
Off The Grid
An Easy to Make Solar Wagon
Yesterday one of our readers sent in pictures of a solar system he built using two 180-watt solar panels. This should produce a maximum of a 108 amp hours of power on a good sunny …
Using the Shadow Method For Finding Directions
If you are lost during daylight hours and do not have a good compass, like this one, one of the easiest ways to find the four points of the compass is the shadow method. The downside …
Solar Oven Cooking Tips
[/caption] Cooking with a solar oven is different than cooking with your kitchen range. For instance most kitchen ranges cook from the bottom up. A box type solar oven cooks from the top down. This …
14 Steps to Build a Cardboard Solar Oven
A simple and inexpensive method of outdoor cooking is the solar oven. In most locations they can be used though out the year. A friend of mine in Wyoming has used his when it was …