http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/ Bringing old-fashioned solutions to the 21st century Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/#comment-1183 The Low-Tech Times » Blog Archive » Turning Off The Lights For Earth Hour Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:56:14 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/#comment-1183 [...] While we do not live in one of the major cities participating in the event, my wife and I decided it would be fun to spend an evening without electric lights. We lit some candles, built a fire, poured some Virginia wine, and played fiddle and guitar tunes. After the jam session, we listened to the Grand Ole Opry on my hand crank radio. [...] […] While we do not live in one of the major cities participating in the event, my wife and I decided it would be fun to spend an evening without electric lights. We lit some candles, built a fire, poured some Virginia wine, and played fiddle and guitar tunes. After the jam session, we listened to the Grand Ole Opry on my hand crank radio. […]

]]> http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/#comment-1182 S.P. Gass Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:31:09 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/#comment-1182 We used the hand crank radio for awhile during Earth Hour. I thought it performed reasonably well, playing a very far away AM station for a good 10-15 minutes off a couple minutes worth of cranking. We used the hand crank radio for awhile during Earth Hour. I thought it performed reasonably well, playing a very far away AM station for a good 10-15 minutes off a couple minutes worth of cranking.

]]> http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/#comment-10 S.P. Gass Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:31:06 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-presents-review/#comment-10 Interesting... I'll update the site after I have a chance to use mine more. Thanks, Jon. Interesting… I’ll update the site after I have a chance to use mine more. Thanks, Jon.

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