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Old 10-13-2006, 09:56 AM
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Default Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?

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There's nothing weird about living off the grid...I think it's fun.It's just a different way/ style/type of living.
I did it when I was a child.
Bathroom outside...no roof mind you.....
When it rained, and we showered, it was rain and water from the tap, and our towels were under an umbrella to keep it dry.
Walked to school and played with the neighbours kids. Our friends were our neighbours, not some one on the website.
Had plantations, with vegies and root crops, we went fishing.It was fun, learnt a lot about life with those experiences.Had big family and still had a lot of love and things to share.
I think kids now days should go and stay some place like that,just to get a feel of what life is all about.
Where and when was this?
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Old 10-17-2006, 08:29 PM
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Cali wasn't soo weird Nate, cantalope, fruit growing all over, we lived "off" the grid there, but not like at U and I (United And Individual Community) was cool too, it is by Lake of the Ozarks/Missouri. the owner gives you 5 acres for $250 and a 99 yr lease, in the 70's my daughter and I lived 2 years in a 2 room cave, we shaved our heads when the chiggers were horrible, I grew everything, ran nak*d.. United meant you wanted to be part of everyone, Individual if you wanted to be left alone.. we had a couple firefighters from NY, a excop, teachers.. built a school, one guy froze the milk for babies who didn't drink goats milk or the canned-homemade formula, one woman pumped her milk til kids were 4 and 5, hubby like it too.. another story, we bought sold everything at co-op, farmers market, and crafts at the tourist traps, etc, I have missed it.. there still around, Cali, etc.. one in Luck, WI.
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Old 10-18-2006, 12:04 AM
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The Potter's live off grid near Bancroft Ontario in a Earthship, you can visit them and pay for a tour, nice people I spent a weekend there helping build walls, dig a trench for foundation/wall, and parge/stucco a wall. Plus receiving tons of invaluable info on Earthships. I left them with a parabolic Solar Cooker to help spread the word as they had everything but a Solar Cooker in there Off Grid Life Style because you can't expect to live as you do on the grid off of it.
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Old 10-18-2006, 01:14 AM
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Hardwired, You just took me back in time again kiddo, ;> I've heard of Michael Reynolds, and the pop cans.
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Old 10-18-2006, 08:03 AM
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Wow that is a cool house.

Love the beach pic too.
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Old 10-18-2006, 11:17 AM
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Ergoa,

I never said Cali was weird. I live in Cali. I said that living off the grid in Guadamala as a kid was a bit weird.

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Default Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?

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lol very true... that actually just reminded me of the movie "The Village" anyone seen it? Basically it's a few dozen people who decided to cut them selves off from society.... bough a very large piece of land and used fear to make sure nobody left the village... interesting topic
Awesome movie!
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I have never lived off the grid, nor known anyone that has. I don't think I would be able to do it. I know my kids would greatly protest.
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My little sister lives off the grid and has an organic farm in Vermont. She and her husband and son live in a house made of reclaimed wood. They grow all their food...etc.
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Off grid is a necessity where getting electricity via 'normal' means is too expensive. We lived off grid for quite some time, but I'll admit that I really really missed my washing machine which we couldn't get enough power to operate.
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