Courses, guides & tutorials
Practical guides and tutorials to off-grid living
NY off-grid experiment
From Wearable Home to Waterpod – art commune sets out to live off-grid on NY waterways...
The Moon and the Sledgehammer
One of the best documentaries about off-grid living has been re-released...
Updates and the new shed
Here’s an update on what has been going on with us. Things have been going pretty well, we have been living here, 100% off-grid for a year and a half. We ...
Now Dreyfuss gets off-grid ready
Unexpected Celeb Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss and his wife Svetlana Erokhin plan to go off the power grid. They have started work on a new Encinitas pad, which Dr...
DIY laundry soap – video
Today I made another batch of laundry soap. I had ran out about a month ago, I was using the leftover powdered store bought soap, wow is there a difference! Whe...
Yes, its true what they say about Chest Freezers
Properly run chest Freezers use only 10% of the power of a conventional refrigerator, making them an option for off-grid power systems...
Wireless power
Cellular base stations are one of the biggest users of off-grid power – but only when there is no alternative...
Rocket Stove Video
Rocket stoves, have you heard about them? If you have then I’m preaching to the choir, if you haven’t, then it’s high time you learned about h...
Vancouver solar grants
How to get 50% off your solar panels (if you live in Canada)...
No home loan with no utilities
Lenders are unwilling to finance off-grid homes – even though they are greener and cheaper than any other kind of home – the government should under...
Ready for the crash
Fast growth in simplifying life – trend to homesteading is on the increase...