off grid

Wanted to show you guys where I'm staying for now :D that is a very unfinished hut but I like practicing more primitive camping. Theres a trailer underneath the green tent that is the house. Been here for two years but the weather is just soooo nice right now and the west coast is calling me

Jojo has been living off-grid in a tent for 18 months, the last 12 of which have been on an island in Sweden! He has a 5 meter (16-foot) Sibley Bell tent set up on a platform, a wood stove for heat, a multi-fuel stove for cooking, a solar panel and a car battery for charging devices, and...

(CNN)Recreational vehicle makers often boast how their RVs and trailers can feel just like home. Besides their cleverly packaged bathrooms and kitchenettes, when you park your rig at a campground you can find something else that will make you feel you never left home: neighbors. Often lots of...

the second test print did not go like i had hoped. i didn't get any usable stickers, and my ink / vinyl combination did not work out, but decided to cut up one of my t shirts to do some fabric test prints that came out okay first the setting printed in the high desert with no electric...

Hi, call me Lucky13. I've been working on figuring out viable ways to live totally off the grid for about five years now. Or as close to that as possible. This is what I've made: MacRev - http://macgyverrevolution.neocities.org and Better World Blog – Tech, DIY, and general geeking out -...

Alright, peeps... I'm gonna share with you my on-going journey with the art of land cultivation, building, and off-grid living. I began this with my partner @Caveman118 in mid November of 2018. This all started after I finally spent some time in Louisiana, being my 48th state hit while...

I'm looking to go out in the spring of 2020 to live full time in the wild. like minded people are welcome to join but lets keep it small ( 5 people max ) will be packing everything in. if you do plan on coming with please make sure you have everything you need and make sure to bring a wood gas...

Now that I've been living full-time in my bus instead of just using it as a detachable bedroom and work truck, I decided to take some pictures of my set-up.

Hi, my name is Kim. I'm almost 58 years old and at a breaking point. I feel I have two choices - end everything or run away. I need to try to finally have a life of my own. A life where I'm not being abused or taken advantage of by people who are supposed to love and/or have some kind of respect...

okay so this place okay so this place called panekes Island that used to have a school on it for bad kids from Boston has been uninhabited for several years now maybe as many as five but it has a big house a tool shop a boat shop climbing walls animal pens chicken coops Garden space basketball...

Basically, I am broke AF. I am sick of slaving to put money in other peoples pockets so, I have decided to buy land and leave the city. My wife and I purchased 2.3 acres in northern Arizona near Ash Fork in a subdivision called Kaibab Knolls. I am looking for info from people living in that...

Hey, everyone! Sorry about the "radio silence", I've had my hands pretty full lately. To make a long story short, I've been working closely with @Cornelius Vango at the Slab City Library. Last month, they placed me in charge of the place. It's been a LOT of work, but extremely rewarding so...

Settling is my new adventure. Though I have been many places and would like to see many more, I am currently trying to set up a home in the high desert. We are several miles from any pavement or utility grids, and it's a huge, wonderful, difficult learning process to make life comfortable...

Looking for someone, or a few people that are interested in going off grid for the winter. We'd build a nice shelter, fire pit, etc. I have the skills for this and if you do too that would work great. Trying to get this going asap. If you have a car, I have gas money-but would have to figure...

Cordage is a good thing to have in a survival situation. Any type of wire, rope, string, twine, or line of any type will be useful, but stronger rope is better. It can be used for multiple purposes like lashing things together, building shelter, carrying and moving items, climbing, making a...

In a survival situation, a person has 4 core things that he/she needs to survive. These are Shelter, Water, Fire, and Food. When in a survival situation, remember the Rule of 3: You can survive for 3 Minutes without air (oxygen) or in icy water. You can survive for 3 Hours without shelter in a...

Fire is essential when in a survival situation. It is used to purify and boil water, cook food, as well as other things. There are numerous ways to start a fire when out in the wilderness or in a survival situation. In the absence of lighters and matches, here is a list of various options...

One of the main things you need to worry about when in a survival situation is shelter, especially in cold, damp climates. If you do not have a shelter such as a tent and cannot find a suitable place to use as a shelter from wild animals and the elements, you will need to make one. There are...

Something you need to consider if you are preparing for a SHTF scenario is food. Storing food may seem like a daunting and expensive task, but I found a list by “AZPrepper” which makes things easier for you. He basically came up with a list of $5 food items that you can purchase each week for a...

One thing you need to train your mind to do for a survival situation is to improvise with the things you have available to you. Common, everyday items can be used in a survival situation to provide you with the basics needed to survive. Some examples of things you can use that most everyone may...

Animal Tracking: Because wild creatures usually stay in hiding after a snowstorm, look for tracks about 24 hours later. You can also find tracks in mud or wet sand along beaches, streams, and lakeshores almost any time. Tracks made by members of the dog family are among those most often...

A good tool to have with you in the wilderness when the SHTF is an axe. It is useful for cutting firewood and wood to make things like a shelter. You need to know how to keep your axe in good shape. Before using an axe, whether old or new, you should sharpen its blade. Clamp the head of the...

Distress Signals: If you're in distress in the wilderness during the day, signal with sounds (gun, whistle, tin pans) in a series of threes, each followed by a brief silence. Continue until someone responds. In areas where a sound's effect might be limited (a valley or heavily wooded area)...

Have any of you have long-term or even just short-term experience with an intentional community? Did you follow a certain model of organization? Was anarchism, communism, or any far left ideas part of the equation? Were you in an urban setting? Suburban? Rural? Did you garden, farm, build...

My husband and I are getting real tired of the daily grind and society in general. We are both from up north in MN and grew up hunting fishing camping etc. Together we have a lot of knowledge of the wild and realy want to disappear from the world. We made a plan to get a camper and get set up...

Im interested in becoming a land owner in the next year or two, to make a very old dream of mine a reality, and that is a semi off grid permaculture farm where I can blacksmith in my free time. Preferably in the mountains of the northwest. I thought a lot about Oregon but after looking at land...

Hi , I have been a backpacker all of my life and wilderness survival guide. I am going back into the remote wilderness to live in nature, away from society and man made things. I am looking for a partner and had rather have a female that has the will and desire to go off grid and into the...

Well, some fortuitous events have led me to wanting to go and buy myself a farm. I've been running an off-grid library in the famous squatter town of Slab City, and I don't want to just abandon it. The Library has been the home of the last two STP gatherings and may possibly host more in the...

This is a link to my fundraiser for a new solar power set-up for the Library. Check it out!

Came across this and wasn't sure if it had been posted on here before or not. Here's a short video of it along with an article. http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2015/05/12/diy-island-living-offshore-off-the-grid/ It’s sorta like a moored houseboat, but bigger: a Canadian family built an...

So, you've found yourself in the wilderness in an extreme climate. It's EXTREMELY hot, or cold, or rainy, or swampy, or dry... What are some ways that you keep yourself not only alive by meeting your basic needs, but also be comfortable as you can be (besides climbing into the nearest place with...

Hey guys. I am a producer looking to hear some interesting stories about people/groups/families who are living off the grid. I feel like I am in the right place. Would anyone be willing to share their story with me? Thanks in advance. -Megan

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/mar/09/into-the-wild-the-rebels-living-off-grid-all-over-europe-in-picturesing-off-grid-all-over-europe-in-pictures Into the wild: the rebels living off-grid all over Europe – in pictures They’ve opted out of cities and started all-new...

Nice article from vice about people living, travelling and working off grid. Lovely photos. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/off-the-grid-but-still-online Off the Grid, But Still Online WRITTEN BY RACHEL BUJALSKI October 7, 2015 // 07:00 AM EST For the last 61 days I’ve been traveling...

May 11, 2015 BY: CONNOR BRIAN Often a sense of struggle settles in when we find ourselves surrounded by the daily routine of urban life. Crammed into a sea of vacant faces in the early morning rush hour, sometimes I can’t help but wonder if I am just another moving part of an engine. Though...

One family left everything they had behind to live without electricity, running water, or any means of communication in the backwoods of Eastern Idaho. In Going Off Grid, Laura Ling examines how 180,000 Americans a year are choosing to live entirely disconnected from our modern...

Seeking partners for Off Grid Living on land in rural Sacramento: I'm not sure if this is the most fitting place to put this thread, but I felt what I wanted to write fit best under 'alternative housing' and possibly under 'squatting" but I'm putting it here first. I posted this first under...

Thoughts? http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/06/court-rules-living-off-the-grid-is-illegal/ Court Rules Living ‘Off The Grid’ Is Illegal June 1, 2015 11:22 am· For many it’s a live long dream to get “off the grid” and live self-sufficiently. But unplugging from municipal services has been...

This sounds rather cool. Found this on a site while hunting down a couple of incidents where McDonald's would not let a person in the store buy food for someone who looked homeless. jerks. Anyway this is cool. the vid is quite interesting as well. LOL at the bottom - I was looking for more...

Via the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/03/04/off-the-grid-into-the-woods-and-away-from-the-world/?tid=sm_tw By Nicole Crowder March 4 Follow @nicolemcrowder “Off the Grid” is In Sight’s new weekly feature spotlighting the work of photographers who document...

Once again I am finding myself lost in a haze of broken bones, bills, domestic responsibilities, substance abuse clinics and indecision.. I was just hit by a car on my motorcycle a few weeks ago... My world is really spinning, my wife and I bought a large house in Lansing Michigan.. We bought...

So I googled off grid communities in Washington State and came up with this. http://www.off-grid.net/ Could be a great way for others with like minded ideas to connect and bring those ideas into fruition.

These are pretty neat http://www.viralnovelty.com/amazing-photos-reveal-world-people-living-outside-system/# Amazing Photos Reveal the World of People Living Outside the System Eric Valli typically pays his bills by working for the likes of Hermes and Vuitton. But the most stunning photos...

A woman from Cape Coral, Florida is being forced out of her home after local code enforcement teams found out she was “living off the grid.” The women, Robin Speronis, told her story to WFTX-TV who featured her lifestyle on the local news. The day after her story aired, where they talked about...

Check it out. Sounds like a sweet deal to me http://www.off-grid.net/2013/04/23/looking-for-people-serious-about-getting-off-grid/

does anyone know of a commune or community living off the land, in the bush, off grid, wilderness survival type stuff around WV? looked around and replied to some post but none im my area. Dont mind hitching to a place or state thats close to meet up and start. Any people interested maybe? If so...

Pretend for a minute that you have warrants on you, and you idiotically choose to hitchhike/squat to live free and avoid jail. How would you, personally, go about not getting ID'd by cops and living under the radar while still re-building a network of friends? And these warrants on you aren't...

Hi Everybody! I just joined so this is my first post on here. I'm currently working on converting a box truck into my new home. I post my plans, pictures, and progress on my blog at: http://mobilecondo.blogspot.com/ I'm going to read through the forum and hopefully learn some tips from...

I've been talking a lot lately with friends of mine about how we all woudl love to have some spot of land out in the wild to perma-camp on and live like monkeys or whatever well, I kinda want to know how to go about buying land. This area of life is a total mystery to me. I'm no where near...