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  • From: "Forest Garden" <forestgarden@gvtc.com>
  • To: <austinperm@yahoogroups.com>, "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, <PeakOilPreparation@yahoogroups.com>
  • Subject: [permaculture] solar dehydrators
  • Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:00:38 -0600

Hello Everyone,

I am interested in building a homesteading-scale solar food dehydrator. I
read on the web a 1980 article from Mother Earth News about a 'solar survival
dehydrator' built from a 55 gallon drum and wood. The article discussed how
the designers had figured out how to get airflows such that the food inside
would stay at a nearly constant 115-120 degrees regardless of the outside
temperature. The materials to build it were simple and inexpensive to
obtain. The plans were available from a Canadian address.

Does anyone know much about this dehydrator? Anyone built one? Where can I
get the plans? Are there better ones that have been designed and available?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Marjory







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