Communities
Off-grid groups - how to build a group and case studies of successful and unsuccessful groups of individuals who are off-grid together
Book review: Rural Planning Handbook
The Rural Planning Handbook has a cover price of £25. But £20 will secure it direct from the author, and cash in an envelope is also acceptable. Now that̵...
Innovative Tech For Living Off The Grid
Think smart devices and modern tech, what comes to mind is traceable, trackable and invasive devices that infringe our privacy. Not all tech is lousy tech thoug...
Extinction Rebellion protests continue
Climate activists Extinction Rebellion continued their global “summer rebellion” in London and Munich today. In London, the target was London Concre...
Visiting Outback Prepper + Budget Prepping links
With one phone call, I’ve accidentally ended up in a survival caravan fit out for a nuclear holocaust. But within days, I’m converted, and perhaps y...
Timber Festival UK – Review
Daisy Stella Baldwin reports from Leicestershire…. It was raining hard when we arrived at Timber Festival 2019; a three-day festival of music, arts and pe...
Extinction Rebellion founder says we must topple the political elites
The driving force behind Extinction Rebellion has said the group will shortly announce a co-ordinated global action in 40 countries. “There is going to be...
Scotland’s multiple off-grid opportunities
The sparkling glens and mountains of Scotland boasts a wide choice of off-grid holiday accommodation and if you fall in love with the lifestyle there are many o...
Off-Grid woman storms Minister’s speech
One of the Greenpeace protesters who forced their way into the UK Chancellor’s Mansion House speech last night lives on an off-grid rabbit farm in rural W...
Customise your favourite outdoor gear
A kayaker and his brother painted shark jaws on the front of their kayak. A long-distance cyclist attached mirrors and lights to his handlebars and frame. RV ca...
Off-Grid Editor on BBC2 chat show
The editor of Off-Grid.net is appearing on BBC2 Victoria Derbyshire show, shortly, in a piece about a family of 4 who went to live off the grid in Wales. The sl...
Bitcoin Mining Off The Grid: Is Solar Power The Answer?
Some of the first big server farms devoted to bitcoin were located in the frozen wastes of Finland. Why? Because cooling costs are minimised when the servers...
In Spain – Crackdown or Backdown?
The Spanish authorities are boasting they increased the number of cannabis plants seized in the past year – but that still only amounts to a move from fro...