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Apr 29, 20225 min read

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.”...

Nov 27, 20201 min read

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...

Nov 19, 20201 min read

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......

Nov 17, 20201 min read

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...

Nov 15, 20201 min read

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...

Nov 7, 20201 min read

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...

Nov 5, 20201 min read

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...

Feb 24, 20191 min read

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...

Feb 24, 20191 min read

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...