Water
Gathering and Treating It
Rainwater Harvesting: Global Storming – Bring it on
Installing a Rainwater Harvesting System (RHS) could be a major step in achieving your ideal, eco-friendly home. You could be collecting your own water through ...
National Grid fined $3m for allowing boy’s death
UK Utility company National Grid has been fined $3m (£2m) after safety failings caused a young boy’s canal death. National Grid owns a huge swathe of Utilities ...
Replacing our 12 volt water pump
Most of the time, items are replaced when they fail, break or quit working. We decided to get a jump on replacing a critical piece of our daily life before it s...
“I paid Sydney Water $800 a year — now I get it for free”
Living in a city it can seem hard to kick free from the grid, but in Sydney Australia, Newtown resident Kylie Ahern will soon become the latest environmentalist...
Rainwater harvesting, and a teaser!
Shelter, food and water are the trinity of life, actually that should be in the reverse order, water absolutely comes first, without it, there would be no life ...
A Shower in a box
If you need a portable shower, or a way of cleaning food or dishes – or even dogs – on the move, RinseKit is a portable, pressurized water tank with...
Water issues
Living in our little rural community in the mountains, we don’t have many choices for over the air radio stations, the mountains block most if not all of ...
Summer is (almost) officially here
I say almost because it doesn’t officially begin until the 21st of this month, and the fact that I am sitting here with thermal pants on, it’s cold!...
Indian getaways
. Here’s some ideas about where you could holiday off the grid in India… MARITIME ADVENTURE Sunbathe on pristine-white sand beaches, hunt for seashe...
Tree house vacation
Book a tree house on the Edisto River. These tree houses have no electricity or running water, but are considered one of the South Carolina Lowcountry’s most un...