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Off Grid Real Estate
There’s something incredibly romantic and idyllic about off grid real estate. Finding the perfect off grid homes for sale, however, is a completely different business. The decision has to be 100 percent pragmatic and based on rationality. Whether you’d like to buy land, an off grid shelter or something a bit more luxurious, you’ll need to […]
Continue readingOff Grid Homes Rock (Here Are 7 Reason Why)
Off Grid Homes Rock (Here Are 3 Benefits and 4 things you should consider) “To find yourself, think for yourself..”Socrates An off grid home can help you answer these questions; Are you tired of the everyday fast-paced life that you have found yourself in? Do you miss your joyful moments of serene, peaceful life that […]
Continue readingLiving Off the Grid Does Not Have To Mean Moving To a Remote Location
Summary: Living off the grid Living off the grid doesn’t have to mean moving to some remote location. You’ve probably heard people talking about it and wondered exactly what that meant. There are a lot of people who want to change their lifestyle and live off the grid these days. It is a chance to live […]
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10 Tips for Successfully Living Off Grid
When visitors come to our home the most asked questions is usually, “How difficult is it to start living off grid?”. For most people we have to assume that they are really asking us, do you think ‘I’ can do this?With a reasonable amount of energy and determination anyone can achieve these same results. Here […]
Continue readingWilderness Encounters
For many years we have tried to come up with the definitive answer to the question, “What does living off the grid really mean to us?”Yes, there is the energy savings from using renewable energy sources, wind generators we built ourselves and solar panels. There is the garden of course. And our off grid home […]
Continue readingOff Grid Meaning
Off The Grid MeaningI remember the first time someone asked us ‘ What does Off The Grid mean to you?’ The words did not come easy… the obvious non-connection to the grid always comes to mind, but there was (and is) so much more to it. Then came the question, after a few years when the off […]
Continue readingLiving Off Grid Our Early Years
In 1993 our family decided that we wanted to start living off the grid. It was a major decision in our lives, and the lives of 3 small children, but we knew it was time to give it a try. Back then we knew nothing about our new choices, or how they would affect the […]
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How The Weather Affects Living Off The Grid
We love watching the weather outside change, living off the grid has a new set of rules really, it is just that simple.The main factor that affects how much Renewable Energy that is produced at our home is the weather. If the sun is shining our solar panels are working non-stop to charge our batteries. […]
Continue readingGetting Started Off The Grid
For most of us the old saying, ‘the first step is the hardest’, really does apply to living off the grid. This is a big step for you and your family to consider. We know it certainly was for us. But getting started does not have to be difficult. There are lots of little steps you can take […]
Continue readingHow to build a stone wall for your off grid home
Here at the off grid living homestead we love to use materials that we have on hand and create something lasting and permanent. One of our favorite jobs, one that lets us use our creative side more than you would first imagine is learning how to build a stone wall. The simple process of putting one […]
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