For most of us, myself included, living off grid does not entail becoming completely self-sustaining all the time.
It means being able to live off grid in the event of an emergency, but otherwise working to be as self-sustaining as is practical, within the bounds of our normal, everyday lives.
For instance, most of us have alternatives to water, sewage, power and heat if a survival situation strikes and knocks out what we are used to relying on.
If there was a complete breakdown of infrastructure, as some predict, that lasted days or even a week or two, we would be fine.
If the fallout lasted for months, as some believe will happen, we would eventually be in the same boat as everyone else.
That is a lot different than being totally freed from the grid and as the guy in the video on the next page shows, you can be “off grid” even if the grid is as close as your front yard!
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Or you could do a little digging and lay the cabin sideways….. just saying
Yes sir if I had my health. I’d love to live off the grid. I have the guns n ammo. It’s the meds I’d need. But if life takes a turn for the worse it really won’t matter.
How much money would someone have to save to live of grid I mean you would have to buy property
I would of had the bottom more extended so it could have a balcony like I did with a Fort when I was a kid with my stepdad
It sits like that so it’s harder for bears to get in and so he doesn’t roll out at night.
I would of had the bottom more extended so it could have a balcony like I did with a Fort when I was a kid with my stepdad
I seen where they show maps of properties for sale for living off the grid, but alot goes into a property, water, soil, trees, hopefully a stream
This fellow is lucky in that he had the money to do this. He has the sense to work out systems of doing things. He bought property (and had the money to do so) where he could do this. In reality, the vast majority of places where land is available will not allow a person to live like this. Within city limits, it’ll never happen. So the county is where you’d have to look for land. I know we would love to live off grid like this but there’s so much more to it than what meets the eye. I live what I call “semi-off grid” because I do not have a water source (I have to bring it in) and I use a generator for electricity. I’m not living off grid by choice or design but by necessity and situation. Don’t think it’s fun or romantic or anything. It’s not. It’s hard work and there’s a constant concern of running out of resources. But if you can find the resources, it certainly can be done.
I did that for a year in a camper on my land. Genset and carried water in 55 gsllon drums. The amounts of work lol. Plus waking up in the winter 10 degrees in the camper shuffling to turn on heater. Those 10 months were hell lol.
Only a fool goes of grid .
The smart person stays on it .
But builds in the ability to go off grid .
But yes rural > exsurbs > suburbs > city is the order of best to worst places to be when SHTF
Brian Sparks Yes! That’s exactly what I’m going through. Sure wish my fortunes would change. I’m on month 8.
Jason Carter
Huh lol