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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Apr 22 2011 : 10:47:11 AM
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I find this badge difficult, and expensive to complete.
Expert Level
* Build your own wall tent or buy a vintage camp trailer.
* Learn to catch and then cook the catch of the day.
Just the wood alone for our split barn door, we spent about $100.00, and still have another much larger door to build. Not to mention the chicken coop for the meat chickens. I would love to buy a vintage trailer or build a wall tent, but with 6 kids and being a stay-at-home mom, I find this badge beyond our spending limits. Anyone else finding a level of badge that requires a purchase of this sort difficult?
Farmgirl #800
http://momzonetakingtimeformom.blogspot.com/
http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Kevin
Video/Merit Badge Farm Boy
152 Posts
Kevin
Pullman
WA
USA
152 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2011 : 10:56:40 AM
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Hey Kristina,
Let me see what I can come up with.
-Kevin
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
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Kevin
Video/Merit Badge Farm Boy
152 Posts
Kevin
Pullman
WA
USA
152 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2011 : 1:02:31 PM
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Okay here's what I got so far. How about an outdoor kitchen with a bbq pit/fire pit area? There's even a section on building a backyard lean-to in the Outpost book that the kids could help you with. It wouldn't be necessary to build a whole campground but a picnic area might be more doable maybe even a canopy. I'm not sure how much space you have to play with but the lean-to wouldn't take up much room, let me know if that'll work. Thanks.
-Kevin
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 08:59:21 AM
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Originally posted by Kevin
Okay here's what I got so far. How about an outdoor kitchen with a bbq pit/fire pit area? There's even a section on building a backyard lean-to in the Outpost book that the kids could help you with. It wouldn't be necessary to build a whole campground but a picnic area might be more doable maybe even a canopy. I'm not sure how much space you have to play with but the lean-to wouldn't take up much room, let me know if that'll work. Thanks.
-Kevin
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Robert A. Heinlein
Thanks~
Farmgirl #800
http://momzonetakingtimeformom.blogspot.com/
http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
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Joey
True Blue Farmgirl
1868 Posts
Joey
Gulf Coast
FL
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 10:01:18 PM
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Don't know if it is still up there but AOL had a topic today on this guy building houses from trash (wood, fixtures, etc.) that were taken from the trash dump. Don't know if this would help you but the houses shown were cheap and really kool! He was all self taught too. Joey
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 10:52:06 PM
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You can make a ton of really sturdy structures using free pallets. Ask on free cycle, also ask on free cycle for a free trailer, and such.
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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Kevin
Video/Merit Badge Farm Boy
152 Posts
Kevin
Pullman
WA
USA
152 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 10:36:34 AM
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That's a great idea about the pallets, Heather. Our February-March issue had an article about building a barn out of pallets.
-Kevin
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 10:36:51 AM
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Beleive it or not we built a addition to our cabin using free wood pallets, and free windows. (I find a lot of free windows on freecycle now, back then we just curb shopped on garbage day! lol)
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2011 : 10:40:22 AM
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I'm glad to know MJF is open to alternatives. I had read this one and thought "That's something I have no interest/need for." Yeah! I love this place!
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
Author: Henry David Thoreau |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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