Hack my Homestead

By Shawn Mills

A podcast that explores homesteading and provides usable information to its listeners to help build, or improve their personal homestead or farmstead. We cover topics from animal husbandry to hydropon... more

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How many episodes does Hack my Homestead have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

Hack my Homestead episodes:

July 18, 2023 Ep56: nosy neighbors and a change of plans
Today we talk about how a friend is losing his grid access due to a nosy neighbor and how our moving plans have changed.
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19min
July 15, 2023 Ep55: Homestead Happenings for the week ending July 15 2023
Today we talk about whats been going on this week as we make the move from AL to TN and get the Off Grid Homestead set back up for full time living.
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28min
July 12, 2023 Ep 54: How we use Generators on the Off Grid Homestead
Today we talk about off grid generator use to supplement our Solar production on the off grid homestead and what new types of options are out there for Generator Technology.
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26min
July 04, 2023 Ep52: The Basics of Solar Panels
Today we talk about the basics of the numbers on the back of that solar panel. What they mean, how to use them to determine the right way to wire up your array, and what happens once the photovoltaic effect has happened.
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24min
June 27, 2023 Ep51: People will die this summer due to US Energy Policy
Today we talk about energy policy, and how that will prevent access to the grid to some people, this summer, potentially creating a deadly issue.
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17min
June 26, 2023 Ep50: don’t be so afraid of bird poop in your water
Today I talk a little bit about whether a first flush diversion system is worth it and go through what my process is for cleaning out our rainwater collection system as we get ready to move back to the offgrid Homestead full-time
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19min
June 20, 2023 Ep49: Building an outdoor shower
Today I talk about the project we worked on over the weekend of creating a DIY outdoor shower from 2 IBC totes.
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29min
June 13, 2023 Ep48: Going Full time with Hack My Homestead
Today I talk about some concerns and some things that I am excited about now that I am officially quitting my JOB and planning to run a Hack my Homestead as a full-time business
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29min
June 08, 2023 Ep47: Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Chemistry
Today we talk about the difference between lithium, iron phosphate, batteries, and lithium ion batteries and we dive a little bit into the chemistry of a lithium, iron phosphate, battery, and how it actually works inside the cell
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25min
May 30, 2023 Ep46: Differences between battery voltages
Today we talk about why are you might choose one battery voltage over another and what the pros and cons are as well as a little bit about wiring things in parallel and series
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28min

FAQs about Hack my Homestead:

How many episodes does Hack my Homestead have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.