BudDIY Podcast

I don't often spend money to go to conferences or workshops. Mostly because I am skeptical, I probably shouldn't be.

However, I have heard a lot of good things about The Survival Podcast workshops that Jack Spirko holds. Especially when it comes to homesteading, entrepreneurship, and networking with other people.

2 years ago I took the plunge, and went. It was worth it, and changed how I looked at these types of events for the better. I now intend to go to as many as I can.

This brings me to the Spring 2021 workshop where we got to do some really cool builds, and really was able to see function stacking in action to make an efficient homestead.

I also got to touch on electric, solar, and butter making. Listen to this episode to find out more about my experience. What I learned, and even walk away with some new insights yourself.

Herbal teas have been a game changer in my health over the last few years. The only tea I grew up drinking was black lipton tea, which I still drink.

I never knew there were alternatives, that could be good for me.

In this episode I talk about what lead me to learning more about herbal teas. What teas I enjoy, and my family use regularly. Also a what we plan to plant this year as well.

Do you want a 3D Printer? I know I do, and I have researched them for a long time.

In this episode I am going to talk about the 5 main reasons to buy a 3D Printer. I also go over my reasons for not buying one as well.

For me the biggest reason is to be able to fix stuff that I own, but there are others and there are more details than just that.

If you are on the fence maybe this episode will help push over the edge, and buy one. If haven't considered it maybe you will now.

Sometimes you just aren't productive in hitting the goals you want to hit. Life can get in the way, and you just have to roll with the punches.

This last week was that for me. I was trying to get a metal roof on our chicken shack, but the weather kept hounding us preventing us from getting it done. This caused a cascade of problems.

As it turned out I took the time I did have to just get some tasks done I have been putting off. Like we all should from time to time.

I also spent some time learning new things, and share them as well in this episode.

Learning about replacing a roof, and actually doing it are very different. This week I had a hard lesson with that.

Part of the problem comes from the fact the building I am replacing the roof on is nearly 100 years old. The other part is I learn by watching YouTube, and everything they do is "the right way" from the beginning.

So trying to transpose from scratch builds to retrofit of a 100 year old building has been quite the exercise. Plus just learning to do a metal roof in general was a great step forward in my skillset.

Follow along in todays podcast to find out what it takes to do a new roof, and the fun time I had doing it. While replacing the roof sucked at times, it was totally worth it.

February of 2021 brought unprecedented cold blast across the entire United States. Parts of the country were brought to its knees.

A lot of people had a really bad time of the weather due to lack of preparedness for bad weather. There are a few things if everyone had done it would have made life more manageable for all.

In this episode I go over what happened during the winter storm. Some statistics on power outages that all people deal with. And finally I talk about 5 sensible precautions I think everyone could make to help in future bad events like this.

Learning 3d modeling as a DIYer is not an obvious thing to do. However, I think learning how to 3d model at least basic things can save you a lot of time and money.

While time and money are super important things to save there are other reasons to learn 3d modeling. With the swath of options and tutorials out there now is a great time.

In todays episode I will go over the 5 reasons I think you should learn how to 3d model.

Everyone should really have an Air Quality Monitor in their workshop so they can stay safe and healthy.

Unfortunately, they can be pretty expensive to buy off the shelf. However, there is an alternative to an expensive machine. Just make one yourself.

In this episode I talk about what I did to make one, future development plans I have, and the quality difference from the research I did.

I also talk about the future plans I have to help others make their own.

Health, safety, and good food are all things to a great life.

In this weeks episode I talk about a couple of projects I worked on this last week that leads to better health, safety, and food.

First I talk about the new raised gardens I built, and some of the lessons learned. This should hopefully lead us to more nutritions, and good food.

I then jump into the Harbor Freight dust collector my dad and I customized for his shop so he has the most efficient dust collector he can from harbor freight. I also go into what is a bit different about this build vs others builds.

Is understanding aquaponics complicated? I used to think so.

Once I made a breakthrough at understanding the basics of how aquaponics works. It all clicked into place.

I now have a plan for this year to start an aquaponics system in my living room, of all places. So I can learn more about how it all works before I move to a much larger system outside.

If you have been confused by "what" aquaponics is, and the basics of how it works. Give this episode a listen.

Also don't forget to subscribe and follow along on the site, and youtube, as I take a journey over the course of this next year to build my aquaponics system which I fully intend to document all the way through.