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Off the grid living
« on: September 25, 2008, 04:10:30 PM »
This has always been a dream for me and with the other green topic getting so many responses I was wondering if others here have ever considered it.  I even saw a book on being self sufficient on just 5 acres that's on my list of books to get.
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2008, 05:44:50 PM »
I've thought about it.  A lot.  One of my recurring fantasies in living in a post apocolyptic world... a'la "I am Legend" minus all the zombies.  And, it'd be nice to have my family there.

I watched this the other day... they take two complete assholes and make them live off the grid for 30 days.  The two people are really, really aggravating... but it's related.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/5283/30-days-off-the-grid

I would love to live this way though. 
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2008, 06:26:49 PM »
I have gone as far as researching do it yourself wind turbines .  I can't find the site now but they go into the whole idea of making them yourself and sell big magnets for the generators.  The whole self sufficiency thing appeals to be a great deal so much so in fact that if I was not married I would be one of those survivalists living in the woods. Before I got married I had thought of disappearing  .  It is one of the reasons I study so many different things it takes a really good generalist to pull it off. 
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2008, 06:29:58 PM »
I've always had fantasies about disappearing like that.  In general I hate people.
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2008, 06:42:56 PM »
Quote from: Tesla on September 25, 2008, 06:29:58 PM
I've always had fantasies about disappearing like that.  In general I hate people.

We could be neighbors in the Rockies we'd get along fine as long as your house was at least 10 miles away and the closest one to me :laugh:
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2008, 07:13:14 PM »
I found it I thought you'd find   it interesting

http://www.otherpower.com/













 
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2008, 08:44:02 PM »
Quote from: parts on September 25, 2008, 06:26:49 PM
I have gone as far as researching do it yourself wind turbines .  I can't find the site now but they go into the whole idea of making them yourself and sell big magnets for the generators.  The whole self sufficiency thing appeals to be a great deal so much so in fact that if I was not married I would be one of those survivalists living in the woods. Before I got married I had thought of disappearing  .  It is one of the reasons I study so many different things it takes a really good generalist to pull it off. 

I did the same thing, building it looked fairly simple, my problem would be setting it up.  ::)

http://www.thekevdog.com/projects/wind_generator/


My dream is an earthship, I would love to build one of those homes.
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2008, 09:25:49 PM »
Quote from: parts on September 25, 2008, 07:13:14 PM
I found it I thought you'd find   it interesting

http://www.otherpower.com/

Cool.   :thumbup:
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2008, 10:37:18 PM »
Quote from: Tesla on September 25, 2008, 05:44:50 PM
I've thought about it.  A lot.  One of my recurring fantasies in living in a post apocolyptic world... a'la "I am Legend" minus all the zombies.  And, it'd be nice to have my family there.

I watched this the other day... they take two complete assholes and make them live off the grid for 30 days.  The two people are really, really aggravating... but it's related.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/5283/30-days-off-the-grid

I would love to live this way though. 


DAMN IT AGGRR.
This video is only available in the United States   >:(
It looked interesting and I really wanted to see it.  :(
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Re: Off the grid living
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2008, 01:29:08 AM »
i've done it, although not as a long term thing.  i used to live on the land four times a year, for between two weeks and a month, in a bender, with wood-burning stoves, and a tap (if we were lucky).  the only thing which we couldn't do was grow our own food, cos we had different sites and didn't stay long enough to grow anything.  :(

i know quite a few people who live like this permanently, and would probably be doing so myself, if it weren't for the fact that i'd feel vulnerable as a single female doing so.
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