Houseboat and land in UK – £0.5m
The price of the off-grid dream just went up. In the wake of Covid, climate change and the stream of…
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Brexit made me go off-grid
Dave Goodwill told fellow-members on Quora how he made the choice to go off-grid: Brexit will greatly improve my life.…
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Ways to save on smartphones and mobile internet
The key problem for off-grid smartphone users is their monthly data plan. Due to apps playing videos automatically, attachments being downloaded…
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Cheap portable solar power setup
The chatter about solar power and energy storage over the last few years, might make you come to the wrong…
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Letter from the Marihuana State
Meet Ed and Laurie Essex — just two of the many millions whose lives were smashed by the greed of…
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Light my Fire-knife
Isn’t it great that just one utensil could provide your needs for cooking and eating and heating? Prepare for winter…
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Vancouver preppers get their own store
For Vancouver residents who want to eliminate the global industrial food complex from their diet, help is on the way.…
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NPR on Electric cars
How would an electric car work out for an off-grid household? Remarkably well assuming it could be charged up during…
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Small initiatives can sometimes have a big effect, and its that time of year again when Australians are asked to…
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Cell phone black-out
How to stop snooping (and cut out unwelcome calls)
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Average UK household faces fuel poverty
With average real incomes heading down and average fuel bills going up, the typical British household will be in “fuel…
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The meals on the bus go round and round
The growing trend for bustaurants
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