Going off-grid isn’t cheap and certainly not something to jump into without research. Even if you can’t leave the grid right now, there are ways you can save up for that future by cutting your living costs today – ways ...
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The Ancient Off-Grid Heater That’s Far Better Than A Wood Stove
It’s the most reliable, safe and efficient way to produce heat with wood. So why do so few homes nowadays have them? Masonry stoves have been used for centuries — across Scandinavia, France, Germany and Poland. But they were seldom ...
Read More »8 Fool-Proof Ways To Cook When The Power Is Out
Cooking when the grid is down can be a bit tricky for those who rely on their oven or other electrical appliances to prepare a meal. Whether you live in an area prone to power outages or simply want to ...
Read More »Why Every Off-Gridder Needs An ‘Old Farmer’s Almanac’
Where I live in the Northeast, it is predicted that there will be a major snowstorm in the next few weeks. There also will be a full moon on Christmas Day. I am getting this information from the classic resource ...
Read More »Everything You Need To Stockpile For Winter
Winter and sub-zero temperatures are just around the corner, but for many Americans, their wood-burning stoves are already lit. Winter can kill you if you’re not prepared, and on this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio we talk to ...
Read More »This US City Could Be The First To Go Completely Off Grid
Nassau, New York, could be the first town in the United States voluntarily to go completely off the grid. The town board is so fed up with unreliable service from the local utility that it is planning to look into ...
Read More »12 Off-Grid Ways Your Grandparents Re-Used Old Newspapers (You Are Doing No. 4, Right?)
Over the past couple of decades, Americans has gone crazy for recycling. Most communities have a recycling program, and we feel good about saving our cans, bottles, boxes and newspapers and putting them at our curbs for a weekly pick-up. ...
Read More »How To Live Off-Grid In A Boat For Cheap
The subject of off-grid living often conjures images of a two-story homestead, lush rolling hills, and a bountiful garden. But that’s not the only path to living off the grid, and on this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio ...
Read More »The Best States In America To Live Off The Grid?
I grew up in upstate New York. The beautiful rolling hills, the Great Lakes. The lovely farm country. I would never go back if you paid me millions of dollars. Never. But for the better part of a decade I ...
Read More »4 Reasons Everyone Should Live In The Woods (At Least For A Little While)
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that ...
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