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Archive for April, 2009

I Gotta Get Me One Of These “Bug-Out Boxes!!”

Posted in Activism, Commentary, Container House, Energy, Environment, Family, Goals, Green Design, HowTo, Humor, ISBU, Modern Times, Opinion, Shipping Containers, Survival, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, personal, recovery, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Say hello to;
The All Terrain Cabin (ATC)
A bunch of Canadians, tired of being shown up by us “innovative Container types” decided that they’d “one-up” us by slapping together a cabin, and putting it on the road, for everybody to see…
Little did they know  that they were playing right into our hands! You see, it’s exposure [...]

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The 2 liter lightbulb!

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Charity, Commentary, Energy, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, Modern Times, Opinion, Shipping Containers, Survival, Technology, alternative power, personal, recovery, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Every once in a while, you hear about something and wonder why nobody had thought of it before! This… is one of those times!
Think simplistic, powerful, cheap, easy to “manufacture,” and capable of affecting lives all over the entire planet.
Step right up folks, See the future! And if you slap down those $20s right now, [...]

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Men of Vision: Luis de Garrido

Posted in Container House, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Shipping Containers, Survival, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I told you a while back that I was gonna start exposing you to the guys who are moving ISBU technology forward.
We started off with Paul Stankey, who built a cabin in the woods, to replace a dilapidated trailer that had long since seen it’s time.
Paul’s Holyoke Cabin is just the tip of the [...]

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They’re Getting Paid to Reproduce!

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Energy, Environment, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Shipping Containers, Stimulus Bill, Survival, Technology, alternative power, tagged , , , , , , , on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I keep hearing about “get rich quick” scams…

In fact, at one point, I’d won over $1.2 Billion dollars in lotteries I never bought a single ticket for! Plus, I had hundreds of millions of dollars in Nigerian Bank money left in my control to distribute to poor widows and orphans! Imagine that! I’m sitting in [...]

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A word about Donations, Charity, and “Hand-outs!”

Posted in Activism, Charity, Christianity, Commentary, Container House, Donations, Energy, Environment, Green Design, Hand-Outs, Helping Hands, HowTo, ISBU, Judaism, Opinion, Politics, Shipping Containers, Stimulus Bill, Survival, The Bubba Effect, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, personal, recovery, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The world is rapidly changing around us.
This blog’s followers know that I’m building a home out of shipping containers, for my family. I’m doing this very slowly, and out of necessity, because Hurricane Katrina showed us a side of our insurance company that we never wanted to see. The insurance company we dealt with [...]

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In Tribute to Misunderstood “Container Crazies and Controversy” Everywhere!

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Container House, Energy, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, Humor, ISBU, Shipping Containers, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 10, 2009 | 10 Comments »

You know…
I get contacted a lot by families that want to build an affordable home. Most of these families are living just like my family is, from paycheck to paycheck. These aren’t people trying to be “fashionable,” or people trying to buy a container full of “green envy.” They are people who are looking for [...]

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Measuring your Power Potential

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Container House, Energy, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Shipping Containers, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

In our quest to save you time, and more importantly resources…
I recently stumbled  across two very cool tools for calculating the potential energy savings for implementing wind power and/or solar energy.
Isn’t this a cool idea?
The first one is called; “In My Back Yard“  from those wild and crazy guys and gals at the NREL [...]

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“Bubba Boxes” for the masses!

Posted in Commentary, Container House, Energy, Environment, FEMA, Family, Goals, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Modern Times, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Republicans, Shipping Containers, Stimulus Bill, Survival, Technology, The Bubba Effect, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, personal, recovery, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times…
Our country imports more than it exports! “Lions, and Tigers, and Bears! Oh My!”

It’s called a “trade deficit.” But one byproduct of this development is the metal mountains of empty shipping containers piling up at  shipping ports and transport centers. And it’s not just [...]

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When Money Falls From the Sky…

Posted in Activism, Commentary, Container House, Democrats, Environment, Family, Green Design, HowTo, ISBU, Opinion, Politics, Republicans, Shipping Containers, Stimulus Bill, Survival, Technology, affordable housing, alternative construction, alternative housing, alternative power, architecture, construction, housing, recovery, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 1, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Why is is, when we’re always claiming to be “first” at everything…
We  have to be “last” in alternative housing?
America is in the grips of what could be the worst economic times since the Great Depression. And families are going to bear the brunt of it, I assure you. The politicians in DC are so insulated [...]

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