Learn how to make solar water heater panels by building this thermosiphon outdoor shower system that can even water your greenhouse. A few years back, a friend donated a Sunvelope solar hot water ...

The biggest thing to pine for when you’re hiking or camping might just be a hot shower. You’re working up a sweat on the trails, but sometimes it’s days or weeks before you can find an actual bathroom ...

Handy Dad in the Great Outdoors (Chronicle Books, 2012) by Todd Davis is full of fun projects for dad and the kids to get creative in the great outdoors. Davis grew up with a family who loved ...

Which solar showers are best? When you’re on the road, showers aren’t always plentiful. Gym showers aren’t always the cleanest, and paying for showers at truck stops adds up over time. If you want to ...

Plug-in solar has remained in the shadows because of a lack of safety standards and often costly requirements imposed by utilities, but that’s changing.