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Low-tech Solutions

Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.

Out Now: Low-tech Magazine Volume IV

The newest Low-tech Magazine book collects twenty articles and guides published between 2022 and 2026.

Rediscovering the Handcart

A pleasure to drive, Low-tech Magazine’s handcart demonstrates the advantages of slow, human-powered transportation.

Winter is Coming: Build a Solar Powered Foot Stove

This guide explains how to construct an electric heating device powered by a small solar panel. Thanks to its heat storage, the heat cube retains its warmth for hours after sunset.

How to Brew Solar Powered Coffee

This guide explains how to construct an energy-efficient coffee maker powered by a small solar panel.

How to Build a Solar Powered Electric Oven

This guide explains how to construct an energy-efficient cooking appliance powered by a small solar panel. Thanks to its heat storage, the cooker remains ready to use even after sunset.

How to Assemble an Electric Heating Element from Scratch

This manual guides you through the process of building a 12V DC electric resistance heating element for a self-made heating or cooking device.

How to Mount a Balcony Awning

A balcony awning provides shading and cooling with minimal time, effort, and expense.

How to Build an Electrically Heated Table?

This manual explains how to assemble an electrically heated and insulated table that keeps you toasty warm in a cold space.

Communal Luxury: The Public Bathhouse

Throughout history, people have bathed in public rather than in private. Should we bring back the public bathhouse for the sake of sustainability?

Low-tech Magazine: The Ebooks

Low-tech Magazine now offers its complete book collection in epub format.

How to Build a Small Solar Power System

This guide explains everything you need to know to build stand-alone photovoltaic systems that can power almost anything you want.

Test our Bike Generators in Paris, Rotterdam, and Barcelona

Low-tech Magazine built a bicycle generator for an exhibition on energy at the Pavillon d’Arsenal in Paris, now open to the public. Our two other bikes can be seen and experimented with in Rotterdam and Barcelona.