tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post6734236227015703647..comments2024-03-29T08:50:21.054+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Off gridDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-75731494472728857672011-09-05T10:16:30.839+02:002011-09-05T10:16:30.839+02:00Emily - Nope - you need to take the beans out each...Emily - Nope - you need to take the beans out each time, otherwise you'll end up burning the bag.<br /><br />Reckon if the beans got hot enough, it should kill any unwanted chancers. And, if you do get chancers, just heat the beans / rice / barley and the chancers will be history :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-34300466686603379912011-09-04T18:04:18.540+02:002011-09-04T18:04:18.540+02:00I am glad you bean heating experiment went well. V...I am glad you bean heating experiment went well. Very ingenious using the oil lamp chimney for a funnel! Perfect. Once you put the beans in the bag are you able to leave them in there and just heat the bag when you need it? or do you have to take the beans out each time? I had a nice bag of something(rice I think with lavender) that we used the heat in the micro...it got infested with bugs and I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-21310096237974852162011-08-18T10:50:48.673+02:002011-08-18T10:50:48.673+02:00tffn - LOL
Frann - He knows it LOLtffn - LOL<br /><br />Frann - He knows it LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-55829467032111876172011-08-18T08:10:02.964+02:002011-08-18T08:10:02.964+02:00I think RMan is a lucky man.I think RMan is a lucky man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-170430555981690972011-08-17T20:22:38.586+02:002011-08-17T20:22:38.586+02:00Dani, thanks for the tip. I don't plan to heat...Dani, thanks for the tip. I don't plan to heat any beanbags, but have an old metal shade that goes over the chimneys like you used and I've been wondering what to do with it. Now when I need a really big funnel I'll know to use it. ;)tffnguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830558433596399955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-48023137365251241582011-08-17T16:31:45.362+02:002011-08-17T16:31:45.362+02:00Mr H - Your wife is the same as RMan - me - my fee...Mr H - Your wife is the same as RMan - me - my feet are out the blankets even in winter LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-69747289549174636632011-08-17T14:45:02.180+02:002011-08-17T14:45:02.180+02:00The bags of barley sound like a pretty good way he...The bags of barley sound like a pretty good way heat the foot of ones bed a bit. My wife will like hearing about this one as her feet are always cold.:)Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-62186750415085424412011-08-17T14:08:44.786+02:002011-08-17T14:08:44.786+02:00Tami - LOL - we'll be there in a month of two....Tami - LOL - we'll be there in a month of two...<br /><br />Wickets - I agree, but if you can be off grid AND have ice cold beers then why be on grid? :)<br /><br />Jane - Thanks - just need to discover what the issues are LOL I do like solving "problems" as quickly as I can - even to the point of anticipating 'worst case scenario'... LOL That's me - a worrywart.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-7872947503936575692011-08-17T13:52:42.638+02:002011-08-17T13:52:42.638+02:00Great problem solving Dani. You will have all the ...Great problem solving Dani. You will have all the little issues worked out by the time you move there full time.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-25105057549862009762011-08-17T13:51:51.142+02:002011-08-17T13:51:51.142+02:00dont hate me for saying this but keeping beer cold...dont hate me for saying this but keeping beer cold is worth being on the grid for!wicketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649102089336850314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-995768489868329372011-08-17T12:49:48.183+02:002011-08-17T12:49:48.183+02:00It's funny thinking about you being in Winter,...It's funny thinking about you being in Winter, Dani. We've been close to 100 all Summer here. <br /><br />The past two nights have dropped into a bone chilling 67 degrees and I'm shivering already. Toss me a bag of beans girl...I'm freezing!Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.com