billjustbill
Bronze Member
Went to an estate sale and on the late hour of next to the last day, I bought a "Harvest Right" Freeze Drying machine. I used to know the late 60's aged owner of it by sight and friendly greetings in passing. My wife and I began visiting with him as we passed each other at the local sales. He was also into Solar Power and had just finished a 4KW system just two weeks before he suddenly died....
I bought almost two cords of well seasoned Oak for just $75. Along with my loaded pickup bed, I rented a dual axle U-Haul open trailer for $35 at noon on a Saturday and made two loaded runs between then and 5:00pm Sunday. Brought home almost 2 cords. Around these parts, a cord of Oak, dumped not stacked, is $220.00 or more.
It's the "Mid Size" Harvest Right package containing vacuum pump oil, mylar bags, and an electric strip heat sealer, it also came with the stainless steel cabinet upgrade; all for $275. With shipping, a new one is almost $3,000.00. It's going to be a learning curve, but at this price, one making his own freeze dried foods with his own preferred spices and home cooked flavor seems to be worth it.
Harvest Right™ | Home Freeze Dryers | Freeze Dried Food Storage Home Freeze Dryers
The two days of sales and good finds were only made better by the seasonal weather, sunshine, and unique sights along the way....
Sunday afternoon, the estate sale vendor let us come back for the final load of firewood. On the way out we saw an old pickup having some engine trouble and the hood was up.
We managed to get a picture of us fixing it.....
I bought almost two cords of well seasoned Oak for just $75. Along with my loaded pickup bed, I rented a dual axle U-Haul open trailer for $35 at noon on a Saturday and made two loaded runs between then and 5:00pm Sunday. Brought home almost 2 cords. Around these parts, a cord of Oak, dumped not stacked, is $220.00 or more.
It's the "Mid Size" Harvest Right package containing vacuum pump oil, mylar bags, and an electric strip heat sealer, it also came with the stainless steel cabinet upgrade; all for $275. With shipping, a new one is almost $3,000.00. It's going to be a learning curve, but at this price, one making his own freeze dried foods with his own preferred spices and home cooked flavor seems to be worth it.
Harvest Right™ | Home Freeze Dryers | Freeze Dried Food Storage Home Freeze Dryers
The two days of sales and good finds were only made better by the seasonal weather, sunshine, and unique sights along the way....
Sunday afternoon, the estate sale vendor let us come back for the final load of firewood. On the way out we saw an old pickup having some engine trouble and the hood was up.
We managed to get a picture of us fixing it.....
