In keeping with our well-entrenched philosophy of redundancy, we now have five ways to cut firewood at the Rawles Ranch [1]: 1.) A reliable (but noisy) Stihl 024 gas engine chainsaw with a 20″ bar, 2.) An assortment of felling axes and mauls, 3.) an early-1900s vintage 1-1/2 man saw, 4.) A Makita electric chainsaw [2] that can be powered by quiet a Yamaha 2.8 KW inverter genset [3] carried in the back of our utility ATV, and 5.) An even smaller Black & Decker 18-Volt cordless electric chainsaw [4]. (The latter lacks the muscle for anything more than cutting saplings or for limb cutting. I bought an Ultimate Battery backpack battery [5] to give it three times running time per charge. And BTW, this same battery can also be used with my Dewalt brand 18 VDC cordless tools, when using a different battery pack adapter.)
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F.J. suggested: Make Shingles from Aluminum Beverage Cans [7]
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Cat parasite that worms into humans’ brains can drive victims to suicide. [8] (Credit to Pierre M. for the link.)
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I noticed that our SurvivalRealty [9] spin-off web site now has more than 120 active listings, including our first one in Ecuador.
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H.L. sent: Living in a 70 square foot floating cabin [10].