Comments on: What Does Living Off The Grid Mean to You? http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/ Info for Off Grid Homes Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: curt http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-17894 curt Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:09:57 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=314#comment-17894 I am trying to figure out what I need to live off the grid. My interpretation of living off the grid is to be off the radar. I live in Canada where I would have access to lots of water(and snow) animals, lumber. I have thought about just building a house in the forest and using oil, propane, and wood for anything I need. I am a carpenter so, if I do need a little work it's always easy to make a few bucks. I think the biggest obstacle for myself right now is learning how to live on minimal amounts of food. Gardening, hunting and fishing. I am trying to figure out what I need to live off the grid. My interpretation of living off the grid is to be off the radar. I live in Canada where I would have access to lots of water(and snow) animals, lumber. I have thought about just building a house in the forest and using oil, propane, and wood for anything I need. I am a carpenter so, if I do need a little work it’s always easy to make a few bucks. I think the biggest obstacle for myself right now is learning how to live on minimal amounts of food. Gardening, hunting and fishing.

]]> By: Leona Mars http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-17839 Leona Mars Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:51:23 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=314#comment-17839 “Living off the Grid” to me means living a self-sufficient life style such as no modern utilities, using wood for fuel, growing your own food and making your own clothes. My husband would love to “Live off the Grid.” I do not and would not live in those conditions. We live in a small rural community and we drive five miles to the nearest town to buy groceries, etc. Sometimes it gets wearisome, the main highway we travel on is an interstate and it will back up and create a bottleneck. I love country living, but I sometimes miss being around people. Most of the time we do not see and communicate with anyone during the week until we go to church on Sundays. I grew up having many people in my life and it took a lot of adjustment for me to live in this secluded environment. I go out and get involved in outside activities to be around people. If it were not for the modern amenities, I would not live in this area. “Living off the Grid” is not for me. “Living off the Grid” to me means living a self-sufficient life style such as no modern utilities, using wood for fuel, growing your own food and making your own clothes. My husband would love to “Live off the Grid.” I do not and would not live in those conditions. We live in a small rural community and we drive five miles to the nearest town to buy groceries, etc. Sometimes it gets wearisome, the main highway we travel on is an interstate and it will back up and create a bottleneck. I love country living, but I sometimes miss being around people. Most of the time we do not see and communicate with anyone during the week until we go to church on Sundays. I grew up having many people in my life and it took a lot of adjustment for me to live in this secluded environment. I go out and get involved in outside activities to be around people. If it were not for the modern amenities, I would not live in this area. “Living off the Grid” is not for me.

]]> By: flatoutgold http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-17550 flatoutgold Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:07:36 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=314#comment-17550 living off grid is somehting i dream about daily and is not just about going green and putting in solar or windmiill for power it's about being totaly self sufficent and not relying on any outside help it's hunting,fishing,gardening,prospecting and doing for yourself not having to awnser to anybody but yourself this is not somthing for the lazy because you would only die this is somthing that takes a lot of work,courage,survival instint and the will to make it happen i would love to just disapear off this place we call civilaztion but would just become another statistic do to lack of funding to get started and it allways comes down to the money you have to puchase land and material to start nobody gives anything away for free so the people who are doing this my hat's off to you good luck and have a peacful life oh and mr.whiteon wtf centry do you live in it's people like you give this world a bad name with your stereo type thinking very close minded shame on you living off grid is somehting i dream about daily and is not just about going green and putting in solar or windmiill for power
it’s about being totaly self sufficent and not relying on any outside help it’s hunting,fishing,gardening,prospecting and doing for yourself not having to awnser to anybody but yourself this is not somthing for the lazy because you would only die this is somthing that takes a lot of work,courage,survival instint and the will to make it happen i would love to just disapear off this place we call civilaztion but would just become another statistic do to lack of funding to get started and it allways comes down to the money you have to puchase land and material to start nobody gives anything away for free so the people who are doing this my hat’s off to you good luck and have a peacful life oh and mr.whiteon wtf centry do you live in it’s people like you give this world a bad name with your stereo type thinking very close minded shame on you

]]> By: Daniel http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-17165 Daniel Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:05:38 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=314#comment-17165 I just Purchased 10 acres completely off the grid in south east oklahoma, I have many Ideas to do to my land , but the main one is being completely off grid under radar by July of 2010, I am tired of the so called Rat Race and the federal government, I am 36 yrs old ad have lived the Rat Race for to long, I just want peace now, any Ideas will be greatly appreciated, Ill describe the land now and ready for everyones ideas the land is located 1/2 a mile from nearest blacktop, located 1 mile from lake sits on top of a small hill, have plenty of trees , plenty of hunting, to the north of my land ther is nothing but woods for 3 miles, i have thought about a small cabin, but i also do have a Travel Trailer to put there if i want, any suggestion please email me at daniel_gilbert1973@yahoo.com thank you. I just Purchased 10 acres completely off the grid in south east oklahoma, I have many Ideas to do to my land , but the main one is being completely off grid under radar by July of 2010, I am tired of the so called Rat Race and the federal government, I am 36 yrs old ad have lived the Rat Race for to long, I just want peace now, any Ideas will be greatly appreciated, Ill describe the land now and ready for everyones ideas the land is located 1/2 a mile from nearest blacktop, located 1 mile from lake sits on top of a small hill, have plenty of trees , plenty of hunting, to the north of my land ther is nothing but woods for 3 miles, i have thought about a small cabin, but i also do have a Travel Trailer to put there if i want, any suggestion please email me at daniel_gilbert1973@yahoo.com thank you.

]]> By: Lazarus http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16611 Lazarus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:26:34 +0000 http://www.livingoffgrid.org/?p=314#comment-16611 Living off the grid is being 108 miles from the nearest McDonalds. http://www.thebigmoney.com/blogs/daily-bread/2009/10/29/farthest-distance-mcdonalds-107-miles Living off the grid is being 108 miles from the nearest McDonalds.

http://www.thebigmoney.com/blogs/daily-bread/2009/10/29/farthest-distance-mcdonalds-107-miles

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