| When we are in the process of bugging out to | | | | packs that provide the energy to several of your |
| our retreat do we really need a spacious home | | | | most important pieces of equipment. |
| with all the luxuries that we are used to? After all | | | | If you have too much wind in your vicinity it is |
| modern inventions tend to use vast sums of | | | | likely that you will want to install a brake on your |
| energy in order to run properly. | | | | windmill in order to stop it every now and then. |
| There have been many folks in our history who | | | | Windmills should be shut down if there is a bit too |
| accomplished a great deal with the bare minimum | | | | much wind to turn the blades. |
| of space. Imagination also provides each of us | | | | There are many ways that we can possibly |
| with the ability to do a lot with so little while | | | | downsize when we are initially designing our bug |
| making maximum use of products for which the | | | | out retreats. Since at this point we may have |
| use we employ may not necessarily be that for | | | | decided that we do not require such large |
| which the item was designed for. | | | | quarters to live in then space is certainly at a |
| Simplicity is often the key to inexpensive survival. | | | | premium. An interesting concept that has been |
| You can find even today that many of the areas | | | | employed by people in the past is the idea of |
| within the Ozarks use electricity that is produce | | | | under-floor storage. |
| by a small generator or perhaps even a very | | | | Under floor storage is something that you should |
| strong car battery. These are not rich people by | | | | plan for when you are initially drawing up the plans |
| any stretch of the imagination and as such they | | | | for your retreat home. You could very easily dig |
| have learned to conserve each and every penny | | | | a hole and wall it up with concrete blocks. It would |
| that they have. Naturally their homes are not | | | | serve several purposes for storage as well as for |
| equipped with all the modern appliances that we | | | | emergency locations from adverse weather. The |
| have in ours. They have a fairly small home with | | | | trap door would lead to the flooring above in the |
| few rooms. | | | | main room which could have a throw carpet |
| They may even have a windmill that provides | | | | placed over it to essentially hide it from prying |
| them with a sufficient amount of electric power | | | | eyes. |
| for lights and possibly a refrigerator all for the | | | | If you have the extra funds and you really wish |
| small sum of $5,000. If you boast your expenses | | | | to get fancy you could easily include one or two |
| a bit to the $10 grand mark you may even be | | | | of the steel shipping boxes. They could very |
| able to include a water pump system that | | | | simply be constructed to provide a good |
| operates your nearby well. | | | | emergency home. The boxes usually cost in the |
| If you plan to use a windmill system it would be | | | | vicinity of $12,000 dollars each. Although at the |
| well for you to adhere to some simple hints. To | | | | size that they are you may end up using at least |
| be effective a windmill system will usually require | | | | two of them. |
| a constant source of wind so this is one item to | | | | So as you can see it is possible to obtain a basic |
| bear in mind when figuring out your power | | | | but affordable home for use as your emergency |
| requirements for your retreat. These windmills | | | | retreat. |
| would be set up to recharge a series of battery | | | | |