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Practical guides, gear, and real off-grid stories — fresh from the homestead.
Homesteading
Beware of Buying Cheap Desert Land To Live Off The Grid
Beware of Buying Cheap Desert Land To Live Off The Grid
There is a lot of CHEAP desert land for sale online. You shou...
Homesteading
The Perfect Off-Grid Solar Power System
The Perfect Off-Grid Power System:
I've been in the off grid space for about 15 years, in that time I've designed mul...
Homesteading
Building a Solar Powered Off Grid Cabin on a Budget
Building a Solar Powered Off Grid Cabin on a Budget - 2024 Expanded Edition
By Eric Wichman (Republished from the Nov...
Homesteading
Off Grid Living Ain't All 'Sunshine And Rainbows'
Paraphrasing Rocky Balboa, Off Grid Living Ain't All 'Sunshine And Rainbows'. It's hard work. It'll knock you down and k...
Homesteading
Don't Buy an Off Grid Cabin, Build it! Building A Cabin on a Budget
Don't Buy an Off Grid Cabin Build it! A little advice to save yourself some money on your off grid cabin build. Don't bu...
Homesteading
There's no such thing as a "GENERATOR".
FUN SCIENCE FACT! There's no such thing as a "GENERATOR". Scientifically speaking, generators don't exist because energy...
Homesteading
Off Grid Living Is About Living The Simple Life, But It's Not EASY!
Millions of people want to move off the grid and live a simpler life, but this doesn't mean it's going to be easy. There...
Homesteading
How To Build a Cute Little Tiny House "Cabin" From Recycled Pallets
Here's a very cute little tiny house built from recycled pallets. Awesome little cabin build. Not sure if it meets code...
Homesteading
How To Make The World A Better Place
Want to change the world for the better. Help people.
It's really that simple.
Share your knowledge and skills about o...
Homesteading
Off Grid Living Doesn't Mean Living Primitively Like a Caveman!
Off grid living means being disconnected from the electric grid, or in some circumstances, disconnection from all public...
Homesteading
How to Live Off The Grid With No Money
Is it possible to live off the grid with no money? Yes and no. You need money to start, and that means buying land. If y...
Homesteading
How To Choose The Perfect Off Grid Land
Searching for off grid land to build your log cabin and start your homestead? These are the 3 things your land must have...
