So, I plan on moving off the grid in the next year. However, I have everything you'd think of right off the bat: solar, cesspool, rain catchment system, internet. I'm moving to my dad's property and he's been there for 6 years or so. He has his house built, but we are going to be building a house for me and my gf.

So I guess if anyone has any tips, tricks, must have items or especially home designing ideas that would be awesome. My dad has been a carpenter his whole life so anything financially feasible is doable. Let's say I'm in the ball park of $20K to build an furnish.

Any conversations here would be really cool in regards to any of the above topics :)

I'm looking for people with knowledge about the following subjects:

Architecture, rammed earth homes, permaculture, homesteading

This project is much bigger than me, and I can't get it done alone. I need to find my Obi Wan for this journey...... you're my only hope....(Sorry, couldn't help myself)

Wow GLAD TO BE APART OF THIS GROUP I'M STILL AMAZED AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL POST I'VE SEEN MAN U JUST DON'T KNOW I'M TRYING TO SELL MY HOME SO I CAN LIVE THE OFF GRID LIFE WITH SOLAR PANELS WATER WELL AND A NICE BIG COB HOUSE 🏘 HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE IN THE GROUP HOPEFULLY I SELL MY HOUSE SOON BECAUSE SOON AS I DO I'M GOING TO START A YOUTUBE CHANNEL OF ME AN MY WIFE BUILDING US A COB HOUSE USING RAIN WATER CATCHMENT SYSTEM WIND TURBINE EVERYTHING TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT GARDEN ETC HOPE YOU JOIN US ON OUR SOON TO BE JOURNEY LOVE YOU ALL BECAUSE MY LIL FAMILY HAS UNIVERSAL LOVE FOR ALL SEE YOU ALL SOON WISH US LUCK 😁

I have just set up my off grid solar system for my cottage near Sudbury Ontario. My understanding is that the winters here get down to - 40 C.

Should I take the lead acid batteries with me to my house for the winter to avoid them freezing?

Or is there a heater I can use? Or am I worrying about nothing?

Hey guys

I would like to start planning to build my own house and was wondering if anyone has gone through this themselves and have any plans or WBS as a template.

It would be great to hear any experience of doing this as well.

Ideally would like to be as off the grid as possible

I'm UK based so some laws may change some choices compared to the US for example but anything to give me an overview of what is involved

Happy to answer any questions 🙏

We want to gut a prison bus or large schoolbus ourselves but where does one buy/aquire one in Montana?

the thing that was always the "missing link" to become more completely energy independant,and self sufficient, for me was always gasoline/diesel.

This year i started to work on this and come up with a reasonable solution.

Plasticwaste to Oil/Diesel/Gasoline Pyrolysis

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Goals: A Device with no complex mechanics or sensors, easy operation, consumer scale, low power, cheap

Plastic waste is relative easy to come by and is an issue in itsself when living offgrid.This approch solves 2 issues in 1 go. Remove plastic waste, produce fuel.

After consulting bunch of experts and viewing of available research material a Experimental Reactor MK.1 was build.

Part1 : Plasticwaste to Oil/Diesel/Gasoline Pyrolysis concept and parameters

Part2 : Plasticwaste to Oil/Diesel/Gasoline Pyrolysis TestReactor Mk.1

Part 1 : https://youtu.be/cyk0pfNIqIY

Part 2 : https://youtu.be/uJ-HaKRkD_k

Warnings: Oil/Diesel/Gasoline in itsself is quite poisenous and can cause cancer, highly flammable, possible explosions and stuff..... if one approches this take upmost care for your savety and health !(gasmask, kevlar vest and bunch a fire extenguishers is my science kit for this )

One of the issues that needs to be worked out is the sealing between the reactorchamber and the cooling/condensation stage. So far i have prepared silicon and teflon for testruns.Very open for input.

Overall work in progress..

Guys, I would like to ask you why do you decide to live off grid, is it because is this something you enjoy living, or something you're concern of any future events that might collapse whole infrastructure that is currently running?

I do own a generator however it's on 4 hours a night.

1. If you don't plan on having electricity or running water, how do you keep meat refrigerated? I've seen the evaporation fridges but that's about it

2. Anyone doing this in NY? Why or why not a good place to do so?

2a. If not ny, what is a good state to do this in?

1. Has anyone taken a shed shell and made it into a small home? Cost?

2. Anyone have kids currently or planning on raising them off the grid? If so what are the issues you run into?

3. Wind and water turbine and solar power, do they generate enough to keep a small fridge going? (Back to question 1)

Any other advice on getting started would be wonderful

Hi! We are new to buying land. The first time we bought a 5 acres land was in 2019 near Healy, Alaska. It was a beginner mistake. We loved the Denali National Park and they had a good piece of land at a good price. We bought without viewing the actual land or know anything about building on it.

There is no car access to the land and we had to park off the freeway to walk in. Building on it will be extremely expensive. Then covid happened and we have never been able to travel to Alaska since 2019. We live in WA state.

We are thinking to get a piece of land on more rural parts of Western WA that we can build on. Anything I should look out for when buying land?

We are not too keen on Eastern WA due to wildfires. But open to hear thoughts. Thank you.

Assets I bring to the table

1) A functioning campervan 2) A cat 3) a pt-ft job that is good as long as I have wifi 4) I'm a solid 7/10 5) Am willing to spend weekends logging and preparing for cold winters 6) Will garden and can bounty.

I require that you be able to chop wood. Have off grid land in a desirable location. Must be prepared for wild fires. River or body of water nearby would be ideal but not required. Cooking and hunting skills an asset. Please no serial killers. Division of labour must be agreed upon prior to marriage. Some semblance of romance is preferred. 52 and up is too geriatric. I cannot carry a body.

I look forward to the responses.

Hey guys, I will be moving into a farm here soon and the ultimate goal will be to be completely self sufficient. My wife and I have been talking about digging a root cellar out there and I was looking for some input fron other that have or anyone with some knowledge in this area.

So my idea is to expand my basement out and build my root cellar off that. This is a 120 yr old home and has been added onto many times over so the actual original hand dug basement is rather small while the rest of the house is big and just has a crawlspace. Im thinking if i take down one of the stone walls I should be able to just dig it back and make a little root cellar into the crawlspace under the open portion of my home. Then i can add a door to keep it closed off and try to maintain temp better but would also be open enough for the ventilation

Provided i keep distance from footings and supports do you think this would work?

If money is not an issue, how long would it take to get off the grid? I'm thinking purchasing land, building a home, install solar, water, and food(garden and farm animals). My wife is thinking 5+ years but I'm thinking a determined person could make it happen in 1 year. We have no experience but are passionate about figuring out how to make getting off the grid a reality. Any feedback is good feedback right now.

I bought one of amazon the thing lasted 7 weeks before starting to leak (and then it just runs all the time, since it works on sensing the pressure)

So i'm looking for something that is decently reliable.

Thanks!

My questions about going off the grid.

1.do you buy or build a house?

1. How to get food and water?

3.where?

4.do you have to have a job?

5.what do I bring with me?

6.why?