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A Shower in a box

If you need a portable shower, or a way of cleaning food or dishes – or even dogs – on the move, RinseKit is a portable,…
  • July 23, 2015 9:16 PM·

Arvo off-grid

Arvo Thompson went from wanting to live off-grid to actually doing it, a step that sadly, not enough people actually do. He has been living…
  • July 16, 2015 2:40 AM·
Sandfire Resources, DeGrussa Copper Mine

Huge copper mine goes off the grid

Increasingly it is big business that is taking a leaf from the off-grid philosophy. Australia’s largest integrated off-the-grid solar power system will be up and…
  • July 15, 2015 1:29 PM·

Budget solar install

I love seeing how other people do their solar systems, especially those who create and maintain their systems on a shoestring budget, which is how…
  • July 14, 2015 2:06 AM·

Freezers and fridges in Africa

One of South Africa’s largest producers of household appliances has announced plans to offer solar powered fridges and freezers to 600 million low-income African families.…
  • July 8, 2015 10:42 AM·

Water issues

Living in our little rural community in the mountains, we don’t have many choices for over the air radio stations, the mountains block most if…
  • July 7, 2015 8:29 AM·

Transitioning to the Off-Grid Mindset

So you’ve picked out the perfect land for your needs. You’ve looked at the climate over the last few years; you are aware of all…
  • July 6, 2015 1:48 AM·

More details emerge on Tesla Powerwall

We previously reported on Tesla’s announcement of home power storage units. Now the company has released the price: $3,000 for seven kilowatt-hours or $3,500 for 10…
  • July 2, 2015 10:29 AM·

What is “off-grid”?

“How can you be off-grid and be on the internet?” “You use propane, that’s not off-grid…” “You go to the grocery store to buy food,…
  • July 2, 2015 4:52 AM·

And the pressure is on

Pressure cookers that is, yesterday while surfing the internet, I ran across an article on Mother Earth News about cooking with pressure cookers. It reminded…
  • June 29, 2015 3:42 AM·

Happy Fathers Day

Today is a bittersweet day for me, it’s Fathers Day AND it’s my mother’s birthday, both of my parents are deceased, my mother many years…
  • June 21, 2015 6:02 PM·
Pope Francis surrounded by crowds, but fails to recognise the population issue

Blatant Flaw in Papal Eco-Encyclical

*Humble Pope Blasts Market Economy *Adds Voice to Man-made Warming Arguments *But Fails to Address Contraception *Birth Control and Population Limits Not on Agenda ROME—…
  • June 19, 2015 1:16 AM·

Join our Crowdfunding campaign

*Documentary in Production featuring Noam Chomsky *Looking for volunteers to help us spread the word on social media *80% already filmed but professional editors need…
  • June 16, 2015 2:31 PM·

Filing cabinet smoker

  I’ve seen some ingenious peeps on FaceBook and YouTube, this has to be in the top 10 of cool DIY, have you seen the…
  • June 5, 2015 1:38 AM·

Living in small camper vans

I am learning more and more about people who live nomadic lives, driving and living in smaller camper vans rather than buying into the larger…
  • May 30, 2015 2:38 AM·

Why be debt free?

Why is it so important to be debt free when you go off-grid? I can answer that because I’m living it and reaping the benefits…
  • May 24, 2015 2:33 AM·

Big guy, tiny home

When Joel Fleck moved home to after college, he wanted his own place, but he didn’t want to pay the steep Sonoma County rents, so…
  • May 20, 2015 11:24 AM·

Friends in small places

Welcome To “Bestie Row”: Lifelong Friends Build Row Of Tiny Houses In The Middle Of Nowhere. Some friendships last forever. You hear of lifelong friends…
  • May 9, 2015 12:53 PM·

Apocalypse Then

* Hundreds of survivalists and ‘Preppers’ gathered in Salt Lake City last weekend to forestall the Apocalypse * Shown underground bunkers, tactical weapons and an…
  • April 27, 2015 4:39 PM·

Castle de-fence

  Well, more like a gate, it is part of the defense, I don’t expect anyone to really charge the door, they would have to…
  • April 24, 2015 12:30 AM·

I finally got it!

Actually got it last week, it was sent out a month ago from the UK, it arrived in Chicago and took a long rest, must…
  • April 19, 2015 8:22 PM·
Viggo Mortensen interview explaining his secret life off the grid

Backwoods past of Movie Star

Actor Viggo Mortensen recalls his favourite filming locations are “the outdoors and natural landscapes, so there are places in New Zealand, particularly the South Island…
  • April 11, 2015 3:51 PM·

Oogoo

As frugal and creative off-gridders, we are always on the lookout for good DIY projects, recently I “discovered” a product that can be made with…
  • April 5, 2015 2:04 AM·
Fraudlent gains of banking industry will never be repaid

Stop Thief!

I’ve been robbed! I‘ve been robbed by the banksters and the police and the government. They conspired together to brush aside the compelling evidence of…
  • April 4, 2015 10:14 AM·

Whose Land Is It Anyway?

As the West prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta – the cornerstone of our civil liberties – a small eco-village is…
  • April 1, 2015 12:08 PM·

DIY as much as possible

…and truck update. A few weeks ago, I had a chance encounter with an elk, an animal of much height, girth and weight. After looking…
  • March 21, 2015 11:24 PM·

Laura Ling Launches New Web Series

Laura Ling is producing and hosting a new series called ‘Going Off-Grid.’ It highlights people who have decided to disconnect from the everyday world. In…
  • March 16, 2015 11:14 AM·

Microgrid trade fair, Barcelona

(PRWEB) – Microgrid technology developers and business leaders from around the world will gather in Barcelona, Spain, May 19-21, 2015, for the Microgrid World Congress…
  • March 16, 2015 11:03 AM·

Keyhole garden

It’s so nearly spring, I am itching to get out and do some gardening, I’ve been getting seed catalogs, the siren song of the gardener.…
  • March 11, 2015 7:35 PM·

A wonderful off-grid couple

There are many off the grid tutorial videos about nearly anything having to do with off-grid life, there are a precious few about the people…
  • February 25, 2015 12:51 AM·

Mobile living

A few months ago, a long lost friend appeared back in my life, a friend I knew when I was an early teen but lost…
  • February 18, 2015 1:57 AM·

On demand water heater

There are a few needs, requirements for life, food, water, shelter, once those basic requirements are met, after that come the things that make life…
  • February 15, 2015 5:28 PM·

Show the Love for Valentine’s Day

Stars including Stephen Fry, David Harewood, Dermot O’Leary, Jarvis Cocker and Emilia Fox are spearheading a new global environmental campaign. Together with over 100 organisations…
  • February 12, 2015 4:08 PM·

Fantasy castle on wheels

When I first saw this, I wondered how interesting this might be, then I watched the video, I’m blown away, so is PB, he was…
  • February 4, 2015 12:55 AM·

Squeezing the photons

Squeezing those photons, that’s what I call it when we don’t have much power. Our solar system is small, and most of the time, it…
  • February 1, 2015 11:37 PM·

Snow on the Sky Castle

One of the things I enjoy about the area where we live is we get all kinds of weather, even some extremes, but none of…
  • January 24, 2015 2:03 AM·

Vince’s not so tiny home

Vince took a page from LaMar Alexander’s book and videos and built his own semi-small house, by most standards this is a small home,  measuring…
  • January 20, 2015 10:39 PM·
Off-Grid Undertaker Don Byrne works on a hand-made pine coffin in his outdoor studio on a 32-acre homestead in Bear Creek, N.C. Byrne lives off the grid, with no electricity and running water. In the background is his son, Niko, 4. He builds the coffins with antique hand tools, selling them for about $875 to $1,000 to people who want a simple, ``green'' burial.

Off-Grid Undertaker

Anti-consumerist pioneer, Duke University grad, walks away from middle class life to live the simple life in a 12x12 cabin
  • January 19, 2015 8:19 AM·

Mobile Nuclear inevitable

Mobile nuclear power generators could become a viable energy source in the future. Earlier this week Mississauga, Canada-based Terrestrial Energy signed a collaboration agreement with…
  • January 18, 2015 9:04 AM·
Rob Greenfield from San Diego purchases 'house' measuring 5ft by 10ft

Campaigner moves to tiny home

* Rob Greenfield from San Diego purchases ‘house’ measuring 5ft by 10ft * The environmental activist will live in the 50sq foot box for the…
  • January 18, 2015 8:38 AM·

500 square feet

500 square feet, for some, that’s a decent walk in closet, but not for this couple, Robert Cole and his partner Kelly Casthena, they live…
  • January 17, 2015 12:09 AM·

Water and Energy shedding

We know all about load shedding and we’ve been warned about water shedding. So what do we do about it? According to rainwater harvesting specialist…
  • January 16, 2015 1:02 AM·
Chinese model poses nbext to BYD Hybrid - the Prius-killer

BYD gets into V2G

The name tells you everything – Chinese vehicle company BYD – it stands for Build Your Dreams – has embraced V2G – Vehicle to Grid…
  • January 9, 2015 5:31 PM·

Vandwelling

Modern technology, we have shunned much of it, but sometimes it’s a great thing to have around, the internet, FaceBook and the such, these things…
  • January 4, 2015 11:17 PM·
India, yurt vacation, unplugged,

Indian getaways

. Here’s some ideas about where you could holiday off the grid in India… MARITIME ADVENTURE Sunbathe on pristine-white sand beaches, hunt for seashells and…
  • January 4, 2015 5:10 PM·

Alternative uses for Reflectix

I’ve been seeing this material called Reflectix, it’s basically bubblewrap encased in aluminized mylar on both sides, it has insulative properties. It was originally created…
  • January 2, 2015 11:30 PM·

Wish list

Everyone has a wish list, right? Although one of the secrets to happiness is being contented with what you have, you can still wish for…
  • December 28, 2014 11:15 PM·

New Slow City by William Powers

The Slow Movement is slowly becoming mainstream. Several years ago, William (Bill) Powers, after a decade in international aid work, embarked upon an experiment. He…
  • December 28, 2014 9:02 PM·