Preserving food is often a crucial part of living off-grid. It allows you to make the most of your food throughout the year. Canning and jarring are familiar ways of doing this, but dehydration is another option. Dehydrated food is packed with flavor, retains more beneficial nutrients and is less bulky to store. What is…
A solar system is a great power generation solution for off-grid living. However, to be totally self-sufficient with your energy generation, you need to be prepared for those weeks where the sun is obscured for several days, providing insufficient light for your solar panels to charge the batteries. This is where a backup generator for…
Off-grid living is holding more appeal to people now than ever before. The ability to work in remote locations via the internet and to become self-sufficient is attracting many people to this lifestyle. However, some states have regulations that restrict what you can do in an off-grid lifestyle, and some locations have climate conditions that…
Living “off-the-grid” is something that appeals to many people as a way to get away from the fast-paced nature of today’s world. But before you make the leap, you may wonder what off-grid living would do to your finances. Off-gridders must still pay all relevant taxes, including income tax, property tax, sales tax, excise tax…
Members of the U.S Armed Forces give up the luxuries of everyday civilian living for years. It is only natural that they, like anyone else, would want to own a home someday. Thankfully the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has a program to help make this possible. However, there are restrictions. One question that pops…
More people are choosing to live alongside other like-minded families and join an off-grid communities. This allows them to share skills, resources and ideas. Rural Texas has wide open spaces and favorable laws, so you may wonder if they already have lots of off-grid communities: Texas is home to millions of off-gridders but it’s most…
Off-grid living has come into the spotlight in recent times, not just because of its growing popularity as a lifestyle choice but because of the negative press around off-gridders being prosecuted by local authorities. What is the background for this, and why does the government criminalize off-grid living? The government does not generally criminalize off-grid…
Making the decision to take your home off-grid and rely on solar power can be challenging, particularly if disconnecting from grid electric is irreversible. However, when researching this for myself, I discovered that it might be possible to switch between on grid and off-grid with relative ease; to find out if it would work for…
Living off-grid is a lifestyle choice that is gaining popularity. Many people are disillusioned with the idea of city life and no longer want to depend on the state for all their utilities. However, living off the grid is not easy, and it does require some sacrifice and a commitment to change. This will require…
Animal waste off-grid or on the homestead is a valuable commodity that can be re-purposed to be useful in a number of ways. Human waste, however, is another off-grid challenge that you don’t hear discussed frequently, but it is a very necessary component of living off the grid. Is burning your poop a viable and…