Interesting "Off the Grid Article" for Australia:
I love solar! As I learn more about it, how logical it becomes to use the energy of our star and not the dreaded corporate crap! Forbes article you may enjoy :::
Forum Discussion
Camping/living "off grid" involves a lot more than where your electricity comes from ... what about:
- Food replenishment?
That depends on where you live. We live between Sierra Vista, Bisbee, and Tombstone, AZ.
- Sewage disposal?
Septic tank.
- Potable water sourcing?
Well.
- Keeping cool in heat?
Daikin mini-split heat pump (air conditioner/heater).
- Keeping warm in cold?
Wood stove or Daikin heat pump mentioned above.
- Vehicle refueling?
There’s those towns again plus several cans of gasoline treated and stored. It’s pretty hard to live very far from civilization.
- Getting unanticipated medical help fast enough so you end up alive afterwards?
Well, knowledge of First Aid is helpful. It’s not too often that really bad things happen and, when they do, why wait for the first responders to show up and pronounce you dead?
Who’s talking about living where the “dragons be”? If you were to visit our house, you would not know that we live off-grid. We don’t have broadcast/cable/satellite TV by choice, but we have dedicated wifi/internet TV/phone plus our individual cell phones. We have a washer and dryer, dishwasher, one large and one med sized refrigerator/freezer, and microwave. The only difference is that we have to (except for the refridg/freezers) run them when the sun is up. The stove and Weber Genesis grill are fed by propane. All lighting is LED and at least 2 ceiling fans run 24/7.
Ninety-nine point 99 percent of civilization lived off-grid while developing civilization and probably a majority of the planet still does. We just do it more comfortably.
LS
- Food replenishment?
That depends on where you live. We live between Sierra Vista, Bisbee, and Tombstone, AZ.
- Sewage disposal?
Septic tank.
- Potable water sourcing?
Well.
- Keeping cool in heat?
Daikin mini-split heat pump (air conditioner/heater).
- Keeping warm in cold?
Wood stove or Daikin heat pump mentioned above.
- Vehicle refueling?
There’s those towns again plus several cans of gasoline treated and stored. It’s pretty hard to live very far from civilization.
- Getting unanticipated medical help fast enough so you end up alive afterwards?
Well, knowledge of First Aid is helpful. It’s not too often that really bad things happen and, when they do, why wait for the first responders to show up and pronounce you dead?
Who’s talking about living where the “dragons be”? If you were to visit our house, you would not know that we live off-grid. We don’t have broadcast/cable/satellite TV by choice, but we have dedicated wifi/internet TV/phone plus our individual cell phones. We have a washer and dryer, dishwasher, one large and one med sized refrigerator/freezer, and microwave. The only difference is that we have to (except for the refridg/freezers) run them when the sun is up. The stove and Weber Genesis grill are fed by propane. All lighting is LED and at least 2 ceiling fans run 24/7.
Ninety-nine point 99 percent of civilization lived off-grid while developing civilization and probably a majority of the planet still does. We just do it more comfortably.
LS
