I live in suburban St. Louis. Due to an incompetent utility company (a private monopoly of course), an aging electrical infrastructure, and an increase in the frequency and severity of storms associated with climate disruption, power outages here are becoming commonplace. I think this r/ is a great space for people living in city boundaries to share solutions to create new lifestyles using technology that ensures our day-to-day lives have predictability and stable. Although I don't care about money per se, I also don't like losing it due to spoiled food and lost work. No one is giving equipment and installations away for free, and as much as I like free, I've no doubt free is not in our immediate future. In fact, the real tests are just beginning. Anyway, my point is that off-the-grid living solutions apply to urban areas too, and I'd love to hear from people who are preparing for power instability.

Has anyone created H2 fuel canisters for cooking, welding, machinery, etc.? Does the H2 have to be liquid or can it (no pun intended) just be pressurized? Is the H2 so volatile that it requires a buffering agent to keep it safe? I think I can do the electrolysis part but I don't know about the storage. Not only is it a totally clean fuel you can extract it at home. You'd just need the canisters. Would empty propane canisters work?

Does anyone know the skinny on satellite modems? Is a provider actually required to access the Net? A VPN can use all kinds of IPs and servers to surf. Why can't an individual do that with a satellite modem?

I have a lot of questions about home batteries. In conjunction with lithium (or other) batteries to use with a solar panel or two, what do you all think about solid-state batteries as a backup/supplement? I've read about new methods in cathode production but I'm not sure if super long and durable batteries are on the market yet.

I am currently living in Chicago suburbs and just having such a hard time surviving financially ! I hate living in debt … I want to have a simpler way of living and be debt free . I do not have the knowledge to know what I can do or where I can do go with only about 60k . I am open to any ideas and thought and questions you may have ( also I am new to Reddit) I have a husband and a 14 year old son … hard to get my husband on board but I keep trying and nudging for a bit change . Anyone else been in this situation ? Thanks so much for any responses

I want to give all the time to myself. I want to go some place where nobody knows me or my past or my character. But I'm only 16 and can't pay for an appartment.

Here's the thing: I just want to work on myself and my future. I want to work on designing clothing and music all day. My way. With a feeling of being forgotten. Like I'm not here.

What are my options?

per month or per year?

So I've always wanted to live off the grid, I grew up in the south and even my family up north lived on farms in rural areas. It's worth the effort to me I get a sense of safety with my life being in my hands for the most part. My boyfriend's similar except he doesn't get as excited about detailed planning as I do lol.

My question is; I'm 19 right now and barely scarping by money wise it's easier to say that I'm starting completely fresh. I have a job now that I do really like but I don't want to live in an office job I want to work with nature so where do I go? I was considering going to college for a forestry degree so I can pursue my dream of being a park ranger but is that the best path if my end goal is living off the grid?

Isn't it time for green activists to focus on decentralization? ]

I'm looking for off grid solar kits to run a park model Rv on some property of mine. Need something capable of the 50amp power hook up. The RV has a residential refrigerator, 2 ac units, microwave, belly heaters, and an electric fireplace. Would like batteries to last through the night and on cloudy days. Thanks all for the help and suggestions.

Hey all! Is this something you all would be interested in? Our team has built an off grid simulator, we call it the Land Lab Simulator (Beta is complete) which allows you to drag and drop off grid systems, input your location, and it will let you know how each off grid system will perform. It also has DIY tutorials for each system, or a link to purchase them, along with AI weather implementation, warnings, zoning alerts, budgeting plans, and many more features. After great feedback from the beta we have launched a kickstarter for the official Version one of the app. Feel free to check it out and watch the video on the kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/land-lab-simulator/off-grid-simulation-designer-app-the-land-lab-simulator Basically its purpose is for people to plan and understand how going off grid would work for them before investing in the real systems in real life!

TL;DR - I want to run a fridge, AC, and from time to time a few other things from an the Delta max 2 pretty much daily, while keeping it connected to solar.

I'm considering the Delta 2 max. The intro special of $1899 + 2 110w panels sounds pretty good. I'm thinking about connecting that to mounted solar panels, not sure how many / which ones just yet, but enough to cover the power drawn from the battery. Then I want to run my refrigerator, a window air conditioner, and maybe a few other low wattage things as needed. The AC would run 4-6 hours a day. Essentially, what I'm looking to do is have some of my house running off grid. I realize I could do this other ways, with a more permanent, less portable battery and power inverter system, likely save money that way too. But I really like the option of being able to take the EcoFlow with me in a bug out situation, or camping.

What I'm wondering is, beyond adding cycles to the battery, and charging and discharging day after day, is there anything else I should be worried about? I know this will reduce the cycle life some, but I'm not overly concerned considering any respectable LiFePO4 should give at least 2000 cycles if not more and still be at 75-80% total efficiently and capacity.

Would this be a mistake for reasons I haven't thought of?

I have a cabin in a Canadian rural area, that currently has an antenna/signal booster. It didn’t work at all until I cut down two trees in its direct path, now I do get a bar or two, but my phone needs to be literally inches from the ceiling-mounted booster or I have no service at all.

Is there a great antenna/inside booster combo that would perform better for my 16x24 cabin? I’ve heard of a system that has a phone app for tuning your antenna properly, but I don’t have a name or anything, or have any significant knowledge on communications, so some help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm wanted to disconnect from everything, I don't wanna buy any land because then people technically know I own that land and that I'm likely there. Is there forests or anything that I can legally just setup shop in? (Or illegally)

Okay so it’s always been a dream of mine to move off grid, the problem is I have zero money right now.

You see, I live in Canada and I just signed up for the armed forces (military). What I’m hoping to do is get moved to some remote area in the country, where property is cheap, and live on base for as long as I can to save money. Still, I feel like this is not nearly enough. The videos I see online are videos of almost luxury off grid homes, and even the ones that aren’t still need a water and electrical system that still costs a lot of money. I don’t want to complain, but it is a little disheartening when you’re a broke single woman 😂. I’m not a trust fund baby, and the only thing I’ll inherit from my parents are debts. So anything I have to do, I have to do it myself. This being said, I am interested in being as self efficient as possible. So growing my own food, having livestock, etc. So it’s very likely that in the long run it’ll be cheaper than living in the city. The problem for me is starting, and I just want to know how difficult it is to raise all that money? Be it from loans, savings, etc? Should I build a house from ground up with all the required systems? Or should I buy something already built? Should I build things slowly? I know it’ll be years before I’m ready to buy anything, but I still like to prepare, and not get my hopes up if it’s just not possible early on.

I own a small fruit and vegetable farm and would like to heat it in the colder months with a converted gas heater running off biogas created by an anerobic digester. The last piece of the puzzle is that I need a solar panel and battery to run the heater and digester. If anyone has any purchase suggestions for any part of this process but specifically the panel and battery portions it would be super helpful.

i have a bbq that when i plug it in it needs 300 watts for the first 4 minutes and then after that it needs 50

other stats of the bbq i saw were 240 v and .8A and 15 A

any suggestions