#offgrid life

[australgarden]

I love my backyard, for seven years I have been working on it, what was a degraded pasture now yields good fruits and many moments like this. ❤️🌱🍃

[andre-seewald-art]

Back In the studio …. Painting away from the internet…. Staying off social media. I’m here now at a library using wifi to post this. Life gives us challenges and we must overcome it. I realized that the internet is just an endless dark hole of toxicity and negativity. It’s hard to find the light in it. I wish the internet was never invented. I had to turn off my phone. I will no longer use it as it’s become my worst addiction. I need my art and passions in my life to be my only addictions. I’m breaking the cycle. I’m going to pretend I’m in that off grid cabin that I see myself headed to. Nothing of value has been made after the 90s. We need to get off our phones and head into the unknown. Which is exciting and terrifying…. Let’s go on this adventure together and see what we make. People just overwhelm me… I like viewing them from a distance. I rather observe nature while I’m still here. Humans are a constant disappointment, love seems to be the reason for everything I do. This painting is. Called “ eye 👁️ see you slithering snakes 🐍 on the internet “ May 2024

[rahyndeevip]

Out in the wild off grid. Becoming one with nature. Showering next to my overland camper. Cleaning my dirty mouth hehe 😬 it’s true, I swear like a sailor.

[forestduck]

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[lizanhelena]

Our vacation home ♡

[theoffgridcabin]

Once upon a time, in a land far far off the grid was where ingenuity was honed as sharp as an axe. 🪓🪵🔥🛁

Out here away from the hustle and bustle of the city is the perfect place to relax. When you have acres of land and endless privacy what better place to enjoy a piping hot bubble bath. But hey, if you want a more “domestic” off grid hot water solution we’ve got you…

https://theoffgridcabin.com/off-grid-heating

[basicbychoice]

Unplugged and Empowered: A Month of Discovery"

In a world dominated by screens, losing my phone for a moth proved to be a turning point. Initially daunting, it evolved into a transformative experience guided by my supportive spouse, leading me towards self-discovery and purposeful living.

Encouraged by him, I delved into self-development, embracing the joy of learning new skills for our family's future and my personal fulfillment. This newfound focus prompted a kitchen experiment - my first shot at making bagels. Although they weren't perfect, this time, I'm excited to try again, understanding that failure is just a stepping stone to improvement.

This experience underscored the true worth of time. Breaking free from the social media cycle, I redirected those precious hours toward meaningful pursuits. Each day, I am reclaiming my time, crafting a life filled with purpose, authentic connections, and the pursuit of passions that truly resonate. The journey is ongoing, but the lessons from this unplugged month have empowered me to create a life I cherish.

[ryanscabinlife]

My only workout nowadays… non-stop shovelling

13-Jan-2023

[quiettimeblog]

ever wondered what it's like to ditch your rented flat and buy a narrowboat instead?

oh and then also a tiny home in the middle of the atlantic??

this one's for you.

[australgarden]

[willoftrees]

regarding the last reblog i did- (the one about tesla)

figured i should give an. updaye on the living situation.

we likely will not be able to get the property our hearts were set on. our landlord is struggling to sell his house and if the price drops below a certain amount, we won't be able to afford the property we are looking at.

the good news is we were already planning (we being my partner and i) to get bare bones just straight up land with nothing on it- from the beginning.

we were lucky to find the property we want, and i think if we don't end up living there, that the wuole purpose of the fates showing it to me was so we could show our roommates what we want to build.

the property has a yurt, 3 ponds, 2 fully outfitted small cabins, entirely solar powered, compost toilet in each building, water cachment on the roofs, several water tanks available, water treatment units under each structure, its own large garden with quite a few nice perennial edibles and some fruit trees, a large garage fully outfitted as a workshop with all the tools and equipment we would need to build or repair anything on the property, starling internet set up, and the other half is forested and had oyster mushrooms growing on some of the trees- and that was just from the short time we were able to look around the property.

but we likely won't be able to get it. they want it bought full price outright and it's looking more and more unlikely as time passes.

my partner and i have always gotten this look from our roommates that basically says "yeah your idea of offgrid sounds nice we support you but we want a house while u do that", -- UNTIL they saw this property nd saw what offgrid rly meant. when they heard the numbers for how low rent will be and literally only having to split the paymenr for property taxes and the internrt would be it for bills- their tune changed from "want house to share with roommates" to "i want my own yurt".

our landlord has become entirely dependent on my partner and after all we have done for him, he is letting my partner sign with him, onto the property he buys. we will own half and be able to build our own offgrid community.

my partner and i take this teasing with the other property as a showing of what can be, and how we can do it better. it would have been nice to judt be able to move into an already built and established offgrid community and just improve, but as i said, we had planned to start from bare land in the first place, from before sean and i ever moved up here and even while we were homeless. we have always been trying to just save money to literally buy land.

we are sad to have to say goodbye to the property we wanted. it definitely felt like a dream visiting it and i fell so in love with the interior of what would have been our little cabin.

would have been amazing, but just a touch out of reach.

below is a pic of the yurt from the outside (it is fucking MASSIVE inside), and a pic of the yard before the tree edge, and there are walking trails that go into the forest~

here are a few pics of what would have been our cabin. the kitchen, the living room and the deck.

but yeah. we likely won't be able to afford it.

i rly hope we can build something even better if we get bare land- there ARE some things about this property we did not like. for example, the graywater (water used from sinks and showers) simply just gets dropped under the buildings and the ownder intended the ponds to be a natural seeping and filtration system. he claims they are clean and even have fish but they are murky, looked like chocolate milk and had no plant life in or around the edges,plus the pond shores were eroding and one of them has clear signs of soil erosion along its banks. i had already made plans to procure aquatic plants to help restore and clean up said ponds because they just look so... sad. lot lifeless but just sad.

a lot of the stuff also atill relies on propane to run and we would like to move away from relying on that.

we can build better and it would definitely be easier and cheaper in the long run to start from nothing.

again we loved this property and it sucks to fall in love with it but not be able to ever live there, but i think it served a greay purpose in showing our roomies what my hubby and i want to build. i think when my partner and i described it to them, it sounded like a fantasy, but them being able to see these places are real and we absolutely can built self reliant, self sustaining offgrid homes and communites, has finally gotten them fully onboard.

the only thing they still seem to gawk at, is having to handle their own waste. xD having to empty the chamber for their compost toilets seems sooo bothersome. lmao i think that it will be a fine tradeoff from all the city bills and hubub.

anyhoo. that's the update. back to plan A, basically:

- procure land we can build on

- build our homestead/self sustaining community there (compicated and lots of steps but ttly doable.)

having been homeless and living from our car in the past, the prospect of camping on bare land while we build our dream homes (which ironically will just be small and humble tinyhomes from various reclaimables) seems blissful to my partner and i.

i hope we rly can pull thru with this.

[rahyndeevip]

Off Grid Vlog

[forestduck]

Mar 18, 2019

[bri222u]

Um yeah I am learning to garden and it’s been fun. Every time I care for them is a daily reminder that I am still learning, still unlearning, still planting seeds, still tending to my garden, and still growing.

Preparing for a feasible off grid life

[theoffgridcabin]

Here’s the reality of what you see on social media vs real life.

We see a lot of social media posts making off grid living look like they’re living a dream. Others make it out to be a nightmare. The reality is usually somewhere in between. So, here’s the top off grid living myths debunked.

https://theoffgridcabin.com/the-top-off-grid-living-myths-debunked