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Shipping Container Barn Project in Tennessee
Every 3 months or so I head to a cave in Tennessee called Worley's. A few years back I noticed an interesting shipping container project that was being built around Bluff City Tennessee. I'm sorry that I don't have more details about the builder, or the purpose of...
Shipping Container Home Design Plans
Hot off the press and sharper than ever is our newest Shipping Container Home Design from Big Boom Design. This design is a re-issue of a previous design named C-Section. This design went somewhat viral in 2011 when I first posted it to this blog. The new version has...
Building a Better Incubator – Arduino Style
I've selected a container for the incubator that should serve as a nice insulated box and viewing window. The goal with the first incubator is to focus primarily on the function and much less on the form that it takes. I'd like to keep my cost on this project under...
Automated Chicken Egg Incubator
A Little Bit of Background I've recently learned about an Open Source software/hardware project named Arduino. It's basically a programmable mini computer that lets you create an "if-then" system. If the project that I'm getting ready to explain seems a bit...
Doing my part to support Bee City USA, Asheville NC
I'm proud to live in the first nationally recognized Bee City USA. I've only recently become a beekeeper but I'm already hooked on these little guys. I first got the bug by watching a great TED Talk: Then when a friend of mine asked me to be involved with the...
1974 Super Beetle Baja Summer Update
The 1974 Super Beetle Baja has come a long way this summer. Not far enough to be driving it around yet but it's about 90% there. The most recent updates have been new tires/wheels all around, Urethane Bushing set all around, and new glass for the front and back with...
Boom Chicka Boom, Backyard Chickens
Chicken Experience Disclaimer Although my experience raising chickens has not been very lengthy, and to be completely honest I think I've lost more chickens than I currently have now, It's been very rewarding and educational. I currently have 19 Hens and 2...
1973 VW Super Beetle Baja
My most recent project is a 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle Baja Conversion. I snagged this gem from the Asheville Craigslist for $350. The bundle included the following: 1973 Super Beetle without seats, carpet or headliner Transmission (seems good now - more on that...
Business is Booming – Shipping Container Homes are Back!
The web site design business is booming at Big Boom Design so it's been tough to break away and work on any other projects. However, I recently jumped back into some Shipping Container Home designs for a few hours. The screen shot to the right is from a 3D modeling...