Courses, guides & tutorials
Practical guides and tutorials to off-grid living
7 Things I use, living off-grid
PB and I have been living 100% off-grid since December 2007, we have done most everything ourselves, mostly by hand, it’s cheaper that way. Over these las...
5 books for living off the grid
From survivalist skills to food growing and building – the key texts...
Cost of solar panels
How to calculate your utility bill savings from switching to solar, plus forecasts of nextgen solar technology...
Low cost way to chill your house
How two carefully situated fans can give the effect of air conditioning in old houses....
Backyard Hydropower
Tasmanaian Village becomes energy self-sufficient with DIY hydro...
Ram pumps: too good to be forgotten
Ram pumps can transport water long distances and up hills with no outside help. Yet they are often unknown and ignored...
Water storage barrels
Water storage just got easier. Tuff Tech has unveiled a range of flexible water storage barrels....
Renewable Energy training
Here is a listing of some of the best Renewable Energy training courses around the United States. For a more thorough list, visit the Renewable Energy Training ...
Urban Bushcraft
A new book, How to predict the weather with a cup of coffee: And other techniques for surviving the 9-5 jungle, takes the survival tips of Tom Brown and Bear Gr...
Off-grid electricity: produce, save and store
Off-grid energy supply is a task that has to be analyzed on three levels: producing the energy from any off-grid source, preferably renewable reducing energy us...
Carrizales, no cloacas
Este artículo fue traducido del original por Nicola y Jaime a www.pisaligeramente.es Melvyn Rutter es Consultor de Calidad del Agua y Tecnologías de Filtración ...
DIY washing machine and homemade laundry soap
What do you get when you combine a 5 gallon bucket and a toilet plunger? An off-grid washing machine. Well, maybe not a machine in the traditional sense, unless...