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Dump your camper in the lake?

Would you drive your camper into the lake or river? You would if you owned an amphibious RV! I’ve seen “redneck” versions where they put…
  • December 19, 2016 12:57 AM·

Barn living, level-expert!

I’ve seen many barn conversions but this is the best one I’ve seen to date! I LOVE the sliding barn doors that completely cover the…
  • December 18, 2016 1:10 AM·

Tiny homes for veterans

All too often, our veterans are being left out in the cold, literally, there are many who are homeless for a variety of reasons, and…
  • December 17, 2016 2:49 PM·

Last Minute Gifts to Unplug with

So, what’s in your off-grid Christmas gift kit? If you’re having some trouble choosing what to get for your off-grid someone, here are five suggestions to…
  • December 17, 2016 1:14 PM·

Here we go again…

I’m very conflicted, I just signed up for a “service” that I would ordinarily want to have, especially at the monthly cost I’m going to…
  • December 15, 2016 3:03 PM·

The egg

What does it take to be a good neighbor… One thing is being willing to help when help is needed. I don’t have really close…
  • December 10, 2016 6:27 PM·
Doug and dog - Pumalín Park

RIP Doug Tompkins

By Aurora Herrera Can you imagine the founder of a multi-million-dollar company living off-grid? The man at the helm of the globally successful The North…
  • December 8, 2016 10:31 AM·

Tiny home made with SIP

This video caught my eye because it used the term SIP, I didn’t know what that meant until I watched the video further, it’s structurally…
  • December 4, 2016 10:01 PM·

No I’m knot kidding

Knots, everyone needs to know how to tie different kinds of knots, whether you are living off-grid, or in the big city, it’s a handy…
  • November 16, 2016 6:06 PM·

Off-Grid vlog 03

Here is another chatty off-grid video shot on site on the 4th floor observation deck of the SkyCastle, the things going on lately are my…
  • November 11, 2016 11:48 PM·

6 Months Living in beauty

We’ve been full-timing in our Airstream since April. That’s 6 months of LIB (Living in Beauty). So far, we’ve been visitors of 23 communities in…
  • November 6, 2016 2:50 PM·

Tesla’s solar tiles may be too costly

The solar roof tile seems set to transform technological necessity into desirable object.   Elon Musk’s launch event last week was a revolutionary moment because it…
  • November 5, 2016 2:25 PM·

Two years in a tiny home

Two years after moving into his tiny home, Bryce Langston came back for a return visit to see how Brett Sutherland is getting along, what…
  • October 30, 2016 10:14 PM·

SHTF cake aka comfort food

In times of stress, and SHTF would create a lot of stress, it’s good to have some comfort food to help bring the stress down…
  • October 29, 2016 10:57 PM·

Park City commits to 100% renewable

  Park City, Utah is the latest American city to pledge to turn to 100% renewable energy (you can view the whole list here). The promise…
  • October 28, 2016 10:01 PM·

WrethaOffGrid vlog 02

This is a semi-quick video where I’m chatting about what’s been going on this week. The main things are that my daughter and my 2…
  • October 25, 2016 5:04 PM·

Now’s the time

It’s nearly Halloween here in the USA, which means the Christmas merchandise has been in the stores for at least a few weeks now… I…
  • October 23, 2016 11:35 PM·

Canada project launched by ATCO

    A new off-grid system is capable of generating 75 kilowatts and storing 250 kilowatts hours of energy. Now that’s impressive! Last week, ATCO announced…
  • October 23, 2016 11:05 PM·

Heard of a Walker stove?

Me neither, but once I discovered it, I am definitely intrigued, it takes the best of rocket stove, thermal mass heaters, masonry heaters and the…
  • October 22, 2016 7:48 PM·

How safe is your drinking water?

      Reports of polluted drinking water contaminating whole communities have flooded in recently.  As if we didn’t need another reason to unplug, various…
  • October 19, 2016 7:26 PM·

Crucial court hearing for Steward Wood

  You may remember the Steward Community Woodland Group from our previous article ‘Dartmoor community eviction‘. There’s a little summary downpage. Since then, the Woodlanders have graciously thanked…
  • October 13, 2016 2:05 PM·

WrethaOffGrid vlog 01

I have been doing more and more reviews online, including video reviews so I have been getting more comfortable with being in front of the…
  • October 9, 2016 9:32 PM·

Auroville, the Utopia next door

  Imagine a place free from politics, religion and money. People from every background, of all ages, living in unity and self-sufficiency. The food that…
  • October 5, 2016 12:45 AM·

Outdoor living made a little easier

  Campfires are unpredictable and some camping stoves are bulky and let’s face it, impractical. Whether you want to heat some porridge to start your…
  • October 3, 2016 12:52 AM·

Doomsday retailer

  Meet Scott Hunt, also known as Engineer775 on his Youtube channel where he gives expert reviews for National Geographic’s reality TV show, Doomsday Preppers.…
  • October 1, 2016 11:56 PM·

Tiny turf houses in Iceland

I love seeing how people used to live, “back in the day” as we like to say. It’s interesting and educational to see how people…
  • September 30, 2016 2:24 PM·

Dartmoor community eviction

  An off-grid community located in woodland within Dartmoor National Park, UK are faced with eviction after 15 years of living side by side with nature.…
  • September 29, 2016 12:34 AM·

Knowledge and experience

Since we aren’t naturally born with all the knowledge (and experience) we’ll ever need, we have to learn. Hopefully we are learning something new everyday,…
  • September 28, 2016 1:10 PM·

First fire of the season

We had our first wood fire this evening, it’s not really cold, not as cold as it will get, but it was one of those…
  • September 25, 2016 10:35 PM·

UK Glamping Show goes down a treat

  The Glamping Show UK, made its annual appearance last week near Coventry.  The 3-day festival is for businesses and enthusiastic campers. The event included talks about…
  • September 24, 2016 3:06 AM·

Hobbiton

I love looking at alternative type housing, even if it’s a bit of a fantasy, I do live in a SkyCastle after all :) I…
  • September 23, 2016 1:48 AM·

Reynolds builds off-grid school

Where better to teach the next generation to be eco-friendly and self-sufficient than inside an off-grid school? This may be the future thanks to Michael…
  • September 19, 2016 12:24 AM·

SkyCastle photos

Sometimes, you just have to shut up and let the photos do the talking :)   This is how the SkyCastle looks currently. \ The…
  • September 16, 2016 3:13 AM·

Overcoming your fear

Fear (from Google) noun: fear; plural noun: fears 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause…
  • September 16, 2016 2:22 AM·

Floating paradise

If I weren’t living where I do now and loving it, this is how I would want to live, on a homemade island home. These…
  • September 11, 2016 3:33 AM·

Handmade home off the grid

Meet Jesse, he lives in a tiny house in Maine, he built this himself and is quite ambitious – to live simply. I can appreciate…
  • September 10, 2016 3:54 AM·

Art in the desert

You can see many things in the desert, some see desolation, others see stark beauty, yet others take what they see and transform it into…
  • September 1, 2016 3:04 AM·

Hugelkultur

Hugelkultur, pronounced hugle (like bugle but with a “h”) culture, it’s really simple, combining raised beds with lots of organic material under and on top…
  • August 20, 2016 2:02 AM·

Off-Grid tent living

This is interesting and unexpected, it’s a 4 season tent,  the video shows it in winter with a blanket of snow.  Unlike a yurt, this…
  • August 18, 2016 3:21 PM·

129 square foot apartment

Here is another take on a tiny NY apartment,  this time in Paris. When architect Julie Nabucet was asked to fit the rooms of a…
  • August 10, 2016 12:51 AM·

130 square foot apartment

I like writing about tiny homes and alternative housing,  this is an interesting look at how some people live in South Korea, coming in at…
  • August 10, 2016 12:19 AM·

Hard core van living

In this episode of our Van Life adventure we find a very rare VW mechanic and get to work putting right what “The Mother of…
  • August 7, 2016 12:07 PM·

Kids and off-grid can work

Got kids and want to live off-grid? Think it’s not possible? Maybe you should check out this family in Canada,  they are doing it very…
  • July 30, 2016 10:34 PM·

Floating tiny home

This is one of of the most interesting tiny home / floating homes I’ve ever seen! I love the look of this,  I could totally…
  • July 29, 2016 10:23 PM·

New TV series off-grid in Scotland

The series due to launch tonight on BBC Channel 4, will chronicle the successes and failures of a new social experiment in Ardnamurchan, near Lochaber,…
  • July 18, 2016 3:26 PM·
Horse drawn life off the grid

UK Off-Grid Festival

August 11th – 14th Britain’s emerging community will open the doors of perception and glimpse Another World. The annual Off-Grid Festival in Exeter, Devon is…
  • July 18, 2016 9:57 AM·

Tiny home tour

Julie Olson needed a traveling home for her mobile dog training business. With no architecture training, she drew up plans for exactly what she needed…
  • July 17, 2016 3:17 AM·

Handy hacks

Modern technology is an amazing thing,  once open a time,  if you wanted to read about something,  to learn about something,  you had to go…
  • July 16, 2016 10:24 PM·

What are we going to do?

We live off-grid, on a mountain side in the high desert of far west Texas, since December 2007, we have embedded ourselves quite deeply in…
  • July 9, 2016 10:59 PM·

Off-Grid 4th of July

This year,  we had the best 4th of July celebration,  the SkyCastle has become quite the destination spot for our friends,  so PB (Primitive Bob)…
  • July 4, 2016 12:46 PM·

SkyCastle upgrade

  The SkyCastle is getting a facelift, or an upgrade, however you wish to look at it. This all started out from PB needing to…
  • June 26, 2016 12:39 AM·

The truth about solar

A current and interesting look at solar power today,we have truly come a long way. Of course battery technology is still pretty far behind, prices…
  • June 24, 2016 1:18 AM·

Por Qué No Comprar Grano para Gallinas

Cuando me imagino criando pollos, siempre es de campo libre (¡por supuesto!), Veo a un granjero caminando por una bandada de hackeadores hambrientos arrojando puñados…
  • June 21, 2016 8:02 AM·
solar shed

Cobertizos Solares en Venta

UNITY, Maine – 11 de abril – Para Joas Hochstetler, gerente de Backyard Buildings , propiedad de los Amish , la idea de fabricar un…
  • June 21, 2016 7:47 AM·

Encuentro con un Siervo Canadiense

Aquellos que me han seguido durante algunos años deberían recordar mi encuentro con los alces hace unos tres años, causaron bastante daño, pero PB pudo…
  • June 21, 2016 7:46 AM·