nicholas thomas

My first Wofati attempt is not real wood, but it tastes alot better!

ya'll gotta Read "The man who quit money" the Fascinating book about Daniel Suelo. I paint houses for a living and have a hard time charging people I constantly feel. I am not charging enough for how hard I work quality work, but I do. when I did a house at $16,000 and I hear they got a bid for $30,000. I really can't quite hardly believe that someone would pay $30,000 to have their house painted when I already feel like I am way overcharging at $16,000, but I guess that is the game most people work to make money to pay bills. Daniel Suelo said: screw the entire system.

so wofati week dates have been changed to Oct.6-12? the cabin reservation dates and event dates dont line up as of Sept 17.

Saana Jalimauchi wrote:Wofati Week is October 6th - 12th

  - Working on fixing and maintaining the Allerton Abbey at Wheaton Labs:
  - Finish the wing walls
  - Finish the window quilt 2.0 stuff
  - Junk pole gates
  - Gardening/mulching/hugelkultur

Wofati prep week is September 29th - October 5th

  - dabble in most of the things happening the following week
  - prep some logs and other materials

The plan:

Rent a cabin or a bunk through the Sepper program, arrival day is Sunday. Wheaton Labs is located near Missoula, Montana.

   (When cabins or bunks are rented we will gray out the listing)


Cabins:            


Allerton Abbey



Oct 20th - Oct 25th is $250  (click here to pay $250)
Oct 13th - Oct 25th  is  $500  $400
(click here to pay $400)  



The Red Cabin



Oct 20th - Oct 25th is $250 (click here to pay $250)
Oct 13th - Oct 25th is $500 $400 (click here to pay $400)



The Love Shack



Oct 20th - Oct 25th is $250  (click here to pay $250) (additional people $20 each)
Oct 13th - Oct 25th is $500 $350   (click here to pay $350) (additional people $50 each)




The AmayZheng Dog Star (now with a rocket mass heater!)  



Oct 20th - Oct 25th   is $250   (click here to pay $250)
Oct 13th - Oct 25th is $500 $400  (click here to pay $400)



The Tipi  (with a rocket mass heater)



Oct 20th - Oct 25th is $250   (click here to pay $250)
Oct 13th - Oct 25th   is $500 $400   (click here to pay $400)



Bartell's Bunk House (now with a rocket mass heater!)

Oct 20th - Oct 25th  is $250   (click here to pay $250)
Oct 13th - Oct 25th  13 nights $500 $400   (click here to pay $400)





Bunks:


Cooper Cabin



Top Bunk (1 person): Oct 20th - Oct 25th  is $250  (click here to pay $250)
Top Bunk (1 person): Oct 13th - Oct 25th is $500 $350 (click here to pay $350)

Bottom Bunk (1-2 people): Oct 20th - Oct 25th is $250  (click here to pay $250)
Bottom Bunk (1-2 people): Oct 13th - Oct 25th $500 $350 (click here to pay $350)



Fisher Price House  



Top Bunk (1 person): Oct 20th - Oct 25th  6 nights $250  (click here to pay $250)
Top Bunk (1 person): Oct 13th - Oct 25th  13 nights $500 $350 (click here to pay $350)

Bottom Bunk (1-2 people): Oct 20th - Oct 25th  6 nights $250  (click here to pay $250)
Bottom Bunk (1-2 people): Oct 13th - Oct 25th  13 nights $500 $350  (click here to pay $350)



Solarium 



Squirrel Top Bunk (narrow twin bed): Oct 20th - Oct 25th  6 nights $225 (click here to pay $225)
Squirrel Top Bunk (narrow twin bed): Oct 13th - Oct 25th  13 nights $450 $350  (click here to pay $325)

Squirrel Bottom Bunk (narrow twin bed): Oct 20th - Oct 25th  6 nights $250 (click here to pay $250)
Squirrel Bottom Bunk (narrow twin bed): Oct 13th - Oct 25th  13 nights $500 $350  (click here to pay $350)

Bear or Moose Top Bunk (twin bed): Oct 20th - Oct 25th 6 nights $250 (click here to pay $250)
Bear or Moose Top Bunk (twin bed): Oct 13th - Oct 25th 13 nights $500 $350   (click here to pay $350)

Bear or Moose Bottom Bunk (twin bed): Oct 20th - Oct 25th 6 nights $250 (click here to pay $250)
Bear or Moose Bottom Bunk (twin bed): Oct 13th - Oct 25th 13 nights $500 $350 (click here to pay $350)

Monday through Friday the Permaculture Bootcamp  will focus on the Sepper theme of the week!  Our Bootcamp High Commander Stephen will be guiding you as you build skills working on these Wofati structures.

More information about our Sepper program here

how should we rsvp? I will make it to Wofatif Week, barring blizzards.Very excited! also, will there be a week to just help with random tasks? That was pretty fun last October, too. But 100% agree that a theme week focusing on finishing one main task at a time is the way to go if the goal is actually finishing prioritized projects at the lab!!!

paul wheaton wrote:loooooooong meeting with stephen.  

Here are the dates for our first ever theme weeks!

harvest (sep 15 to 21)

rocket     (october 6-12)

wofati (oct 20-26)

round wood timber framing (nov 3-9)

thanksgiving week (nov 24-30)

junk pole fence / dog pen (dec 8-14)

winter + christmas (dec 22-28)

I will be there! stoked. packing warm clothes!

Pete Conley wrote:Hello, I'm looking for homesteading type events going on in the Spokane area.

I would like to volunteer on a cob project to get experience in the overall process. I did see there were some workshops over in Missoula with Paul, but there seemed to be a long waiting list.

Thanks

hi Pete, I am in Spokane and am looking for a source of clay to build a practice RMH in a covered area at  my backyard and then maybe one in my skoolie or shed cabin. I would love some help we can make an event out of it!

Where to find clay in Spokane? I have a truck to haul if some one has quality clay on their land or knows a locally scavengable deposit.

I went to Rocket Mass Heater workshop at Wheaton labs in 2022 and am confident and eager to build one finally. One in our primary house being the goal. to get off natural gas. Wheaton Labs is awesome you should go! Their Fall Fest is coming up in October btw. I am going if you or anyone  wants to carpool let me know.

thanks for all the great, insightful, inspiring posts Stephen! congrats on hitting 200! nick in spokane. p.s. my pinky finger healed up nicely. watch out for the cement mixer gear! hope you get the dump truck running! Thanks for inventing Preonneke Day. I made a spoon

i saw this simple solution at an airbnb, one slotted shelf above the sink set back so not in your face, The drain hole right into the sink

Rad Power bikes are a great low cost powerful ebike company. I see these all over the Pacific Northwest. People really seem to use them as car replacements. Especially the cargo bike called the RadWagon. I test rode one this summer and was very impressed. Would buy one right now if I had the $1,500.

https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/radwagon-electric-cargo-bike

Thanks for the updates. Are you planning squash and potatoes,etc just in case they mature? Or do you fully expect them to mature planting this late in the season?