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News and guides on how to be self-sufficient and live off the grid.

Tiny turf houses in Iceland
CommunitiesSep 30, 2016

Tiny turf houses in Iceland

I love seeing how people used to live, “back in the day” as we like to say. It’s interesting and educational to see how people used the natura...

Floating paradise
CommunitiesSep 11, 2016

Floating paradise

If I weren’t living where I do now and loving it, this is how I would want to live, on a homemade island home. These two artists are truly living the drea...

Handmade home off the grid
CommunitiesSep 10, 2016

Handmade home off the grid

Meet Jesse, he lives in a tiny house in Maine, he built this himself and is quite ambitious – to live simply. I can appreciate how he lives, he is obvious...

Off-Grid tent living
CommunitiesAug 18, 2016

Off-Grid tent living

This is interesting and unexpected, it’s a 4 season tent,  the video shows it in winter with a blanket of snow.  Unlike a yurt, this really looks like an ...

Kids and off-grid can work
CommunitiesJul 30, 2016

Kids and off-grid can work

Got kids and want to live off-grid? Think it’s not possible? Maybe you should check out this family in Canada,  they are doing it very much on the cheap. ...

Superglue for scalp wounds
CommunitiesJul 23, 2016

Superglue for scalp wounds

I will give you a warning here, the following is going to show injuries and wounds, if you are weak of stomach or vomit easily you may want to skip this one. In...

Go away mosquito!
CommunitiesJun 3, 2016

Go away mosquito!

Is Zika a real problem, is it a man made disease, or is it just a smokescreen to deflect our attention somewhere else? I don’t know, what I do know is mos...

It’s not illegal to DIY
CommunitiesMay 31, 2016

It’s not illegal to DIY

When I was a kid, electronics and appliances came ready for the end user to repair when necessary, radios and TVs had vacuum tube that you could replace, warran...

Root cellars
CommunitiesMay 19, 2016

Root cellars

With spring in the air, summer right around the corner, many of our gardens are booming with lots of produce, much of it we eat right away, but it’s nice ...

Cheap wood burning stove kit
CommunitiesMay 17, 2016

Cheap wood burning stove kit

I know it’s spring going into summer for most of us, but winter is coming, I am always on the lookout for other ways to keep warm, this is a standard 55 g...

Modern old school wind power
CommunitiesMay 15, 2016

Modern old school wind power

  Wind power, here in the US and other countries, we use wind power on small and large scale, mostly to generate electricity, but the Dutch really harnesse...

Updates on the SkyCastle
CommunitiesApr 30, 2016

Updates on the SkyCastle

Building up and across is what PB (Primitive Bob) likes to do, here is an update on 2 of his projects, works in progress, or Bobbage as we like to call it aroun...