off grid

As I go along planning & researching all the requirements or needs that someone needs to survive off the grid, I find that it's very arbitrary as...

Hello all. Ive been reading the forums for a year or so and I have found a lot of great information. I thought It was about time I induced myself...

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I keep running up against the idea that when you cook your food all your neighbors are going to smell it. You have no electricity and you cook on...

My name is Kate and I am currently casting for the upcoming season of Homestead Rescue. We are looking for adult families, couples or friends who...

I need some help designed a specific use solar system for my well. I want to aim for 300 gallons a day. The pump is 230v and draws 9.6 amps when...

There is no road. There is no power. There is no cell reception. The hike in takes 1.5 to 2 hours and involves a bit of climbing. At about 2300...

Emergency power is essential to a large percentage of the activities in modern life. In large and small emergencies alike, access to good power is...

Hey I'm new to this site. Id like to introduce myself. I'm ozzy. I'm here looking for life partner to live off the grid with. I'm 31 I have a dog....

Not exactly sure how I came upon it tonight. I was searching "beehive construction". Anyway, it's a page on the North Dakota State University...

I just read another thread. I ran across a reply by a member that I felt needs it own topic. Thanks to @marlas1too for the reply that awakened my...

Instead of just flushing it away, your pee could one day generate power. Researchers have developed a way to create affordable and renewable...

Is this realistic? I was searching LadyBug feeders and found this. Perhaps some of our techinical experts could chime in? Make Energy From Weeds...

2/1/2016 Hello, I'm new here. This site seems pretty awesome! About me: I am a 23 year old male with a bachelor’s in Natural Resource...

First, I'm sorry if this is a common question. I've tried dozens of Google searches and searches all over this website without any answers. I was...

im new here and will be new to going off grid but hopefully you folks will help. I have 3.4 acres on a 30 acre lot. The other lots are owned by my...

I figured I would start a new topic, rather than to continue to hijack the other. Paul I would get a Propane powered 2000w Inverter (go 2000w,...

Hi guys, This is a follow up to my post re: 10 x24 Foot Off Grid Cabin in the threads below. Link: (My Tiny Cabin in the Woods). Some of you have...

Battery systems. Okay, folks. Let's say that you, me and a gazillion others are aptly prepared for a SHTF scenario. Governments collapse, people...

I am wanting to join an off grid community in Colorado, preferably south of Breckenridge area, but will consider all in Colorado for the simple...

I am about to have to start looking for some new batteries. I do live in Cambodia. So, it may take a bit more searching to find a specific...

I live on a river and a friend built 3 of these for me some years back. This is about the simplest, clearest directions I have ever seen...I think...

Anyone ever gone through this site? Tons of eBooks (PDF) on this site, for almost countless topics. I bookmarked the link ages ago. I just haven't...

I grew-up and still love camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, scubadiving and so forth, but I am worried about going totally off the grid without...

"Alone in the Wilderness" is the story of Dick Proenneke living in the Alaska wilderness. Dick filmed his adventures so he could show his...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share with you the cabin we have been building over the last couple of years. It is off grid. Our electricity for...

I ran across this at Permies.com and I bought the kit. I went down to a machine shop and they are working up pricing for me as I write this post...

Hi All, I am living off-grid in the city and own my home free and clear. I am having a hard time finding homeowner's insurance. Any Ideas?...

So I just read a book on going off the grid and it had what was easily one of the larger chapters that was just about thinking what you use...