Off-Grid 101

Energy

Gov. loans for off-grid power

The US government is making good on it s green promises – new government publications call for loans from Agriculture Dept for off-grid rural electrification, and Energy Secretary funded “demonstration projects” for off-grid hydrogen…

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Soilcrete

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It’s been a while since I’ve written an update on what we are doing on the cabin, so this time I’ll write about concrete, or more accurately soilcrete. What is soilcrete? It’s nearly the same thing as concrete but using local materials instead of using purchased materials. We use local dirt, gravel from the creek, portland cement and of course water. This makes a strong and inexpensive concrete/soilcrete to make walls and such.…

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Next-gen info processing

If you are reviewing your carbon footprint, consider a data storage and retrieval system now being sold on the internet.

The product does not need a plug or a battery since it draws on power sources that are off the grid. …

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Travel Trailer/Redneck Games pt 2

Getting the trailer up the hill and past the boulders and trees was more challenging than we thought it would be, but when you have to do something, then you figure out a way to do it.…

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X-prize announced

This week, the X Prize Foundation announced a pair of California students won the $25,000 prize for their crazy green idea, an…

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Remote island life

Females on remote island are trained in solar panel skills – now connected with world while remaining off the grid…

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Eco-hotels in Canada


Siwash – generator backup
The Siwash Lake Ranch is truly off-grid.  Its  a luxury dude ranch outside Kamloops, B.C where Allyson Rogers, the ranch’s co-owner, walks guests through basics such as dealing with trash, recycling and composting. And with the guests onboard (the ranch can host two or three families at a time), Siwash Lake puts out one bag of garbage – every month.

Siwash Lake is one of the most eco-friendly destinations in Canada,…

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Travel Trailer/Redneck Games pt 1

It took 3 days, lots of sweat, nerves of steel, and a lot of that Archimedes factor to get a small travel trailer from one side of the creek to the other. Should be easy… that’s what I thought!…

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How We Went Off-Grid

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20 x 8 Ft. Outdoor Storage Shed, Desert Sand

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