yophotoman's diy projects

Once the shed had a roof, the exterior was done. Now I needed to make it functional as storage, part time greenhouse, vlogging studio, portable Ham station - all with off grid power. At least, this was an area where I felt more comfortable building things. However, getting all four of these ideas into a 10' by 10' space took a bit of planning ... and do overs.

Shelves are the most obvious addition. Utilizing upper space also seemed logical. Spacing was a guess but the lower shelf had to be higher than the lawn mower handle, to allow for more stuff to be snugged up to the wall. (3 shelves x 10 feet each may not be enough)

A Workbench with upper shelf also seemed logical for using the shed as a gardening staging area and ham radio station. I set the height of the workbench at bar height, since I expected to stand for to do most things - but maybe I'll also need bar stools too.

Every garage and shed has a problem with long handeled tool storage. I saw this idea in a retail store, shovel display. It's made from garden fence lattice. I modified the design and have used it for over 20 years. Friends & relatives have since borrowed my design.

The translucent plastic roof was planned to allow to use the shed as a part time greenhouse for seed starting and perhaps micro greens - if seed starting works out okay. This under the roof space gets very hot in Florida summers, so it only works as a greenhouse in Winter. Otherwise, it's just a storage shelf ... it's primary use.

I've only made about 70 videos in the last decade but I hope to do better with a new 'shed studio.' It will be a great place for taking ya'll out to the wood shed for some serious man to man chats. Even got a handy large clip board for my script notes. (Definitely need bar stools!) I expect to post these video chats on more than one platform, since I'll probably piss off somebody... They'll probably be similar to some other series I've done. See page 12.

A portable Ham Station requires portable power, i.e. 12 volt battery system with solar charging ... and so lights for shed lighting. I used several small batteries which are easier to transport than a large heavy battery. To keep them charged, I used a 100 watt solar panel with a 30 amp charge controller. Should the power go out for an extended time, I can power all my radios out in the shed. Pictured is a computer running a software defined radio but the set up allows me to use any of my radios in the shed.