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Wierdest holiday destinations

Travel site TripAdvisor announced 10 quirky accommodations in the U.S., as chosen by its editors. According to a release, travelers seeking a unique lodging experience

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Satphone for under $500

Satellite telephones were the stuff of off-gridders’ fantasies – until now. The new SPOT Global Phone is a portable sat phone that will retail for

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Cell phone dead zones

Once you depend on your cellphone or Smartphone, finding yourself in a phone dead zone can be pretty traumatic. The first thing you need to

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Gridless Gizmos at CES

Solar chargers, speakers, weather radios, wireless accessories, medical devices, toys and other trinkets were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 at the Mandalay

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Vandwelling

There are many ways of living off the grid, for some it means buying up some land, putting up a small cabin with solar panels

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12-volt fridges

It’s the ultimate off-grid luxury – the sun is baking, dust is caking the back of your throat….. you reach into the DC Cooler for

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Home for less than $20,000

An electrician from England built himself and his girlfriend alarge comfy home for less than $20,000, (£12,000). Daniel Bond turned a double-decker bus into his

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Solar Kindle

Keep reading on the move, when hiking, or a long sea journey. This winner of a Consumer Electronics Show innovation award for 2012 is a

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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 visits to the grid.  And

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Ten low-tech gadgets

The yearlyInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES), has seen off another round of headlines about lust-inducing gadgets soon to be on store shelves. Some survival gadgets

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Let’s go Boondock

If you are in an RV, Boondocking is the only way to go—it’s cheap, eco-friendly, and adventurous. And remember, an RV does not have to

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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,

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Pump my ride!

The first commercial air-powered car will hit the streets August 2008. Its not particularly environmental, but it will shaft the oil companies and that’s a good thing.

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Cool ride of the month

A new personal helicopter still in prototype points the way for off-grid personal transport. You colsd not take your kids along, but its perfect for a pop down to the shops.

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I live in my car

Jassen Bowman lives in his car out of choice – here’s a unique glimpse into the thought process of a car-dweller

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4x4s

4x4s get a bad press, but they are not responsible for global warming, they will go anywhere, and you can sleep in them .

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Bus around the world

The Ozbus will take you from London to Australia with only one short flight at East Timor. But it takes three months and costs around $7,500 US.

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