Offgrid

Off Grid World is about living off the grid, sustainable living, and renewable energy. We cover off grid news topics from around the world, stories from others living their off grid dreams, and practical advice about growing your own food, prepping & survival, natural health, and homesteading.

What is off grid living?

The simple answer: living off the grid means being disconnected from the public power grid. But there’s a lot more to it than that.

For our purposes, off the grid represents a whole lifestyle shift toward a more sustainable existence. You may not be able to uproot your world and move to your secluded off grid dream property in the mountains – yet – but regardless of where you live, you can make little changes in other areas of your life to become more sustainable and self-reliant. These changes can include:

• Growing your own food, whether you live on hundreds of acres or in an urban apartment.
• Living a healthy lifestyle to avoid the endless cycle of disease, hospitals, and medications that so many people find themselves caught up in.
• Achieving financial freedom by living with less, saving more, and enjoying life, all while refusing to become a slave to debt.
• Choosing sustainable alternatives when making everyday consumer choices; reducing waste, upcycling materials, and helping to create a greener world.
• Utilizing sustainable resources such as solar and wind power and water catchment systems.

Off Grid Living

What does off grid living mean to you? Living in nature. Growing and harvesting your own food. Creating your own income. Disconnecting from public utilities.  It can mean any or all of those things.

For one person, being off the grid may simply mean living disconnected from the power grid. Another person may have the opinion that to be truly off the grid they must disconnect from all utilities and live a completely self-sufficient life. Both opinions are correct. Living off grid is a way of life.  

Living off the grid

With the level of uncertainty in the world today, self-sufficient living is attractive to many. Whether you choose to grow a balcony garden to take control of part of your food supply or live on a completely self-sustaining homestead, you are taking part in an off grid lifestyle.

Research and soul searching will help you determine just how far “off grid” you want to go. If you’re not ready to jump in headfirst, you can take small steps over time until you reach your off grid goals.  

How to live off the grid 

If you have decided to build a life off grid, there are some basics to consider before taking the leap. Finding the right land, determining how you’ll acquire power and water, and deciding what kind of house to build are all factors to keep in mind as you  navigate the transition to a self-sufficient life.  

Building off the grid  

Once you find a property and research your local building codes and ordinances, you can plan your off grid home. Off grid living does not mean primitive living! From tiny cabins to amazing Earthships, people all over the world live off the grid in comfort and style.