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Best Books to Read Before Going Off Grid

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Books to Read If You’re Thinking About Going Off Grid If you’ve been thinking about moving off grid—or even just flirting with the idea—there are a few books that can help you understand what you’re really signing up for. Some focus on the practical skills you’ll need, while others share honest, often humorous stories about … Read more

Plowing the way out with Extreme Max 5500.5010 UniPlow One-Box ATV Plow

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ATV Snowplow a must this winter

When living off grid often you will find yourself having to plow your way out in the winter. We have an ATV for the 2 km piece of road we have to plow out. This blade has proven to be an excellent asset to us.

UniPlow One-Box ATV Plow – everything you need to put a plow on your ATV

Price:  $537.94 (includes everything you need)  You just can’t beat that price.  

Everything you need to hook a snow plow up to your ATV. The box will include a plow blade, universal mount, and push tube assembly. The universal mount will fit most ATVs on the market.

This blade can be installed in minimal time and comes with everything you need to start moving snow.

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Portable Washing Machine

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portable washing machine

We have been spending a lot of time out at the cabin this year and I’ve found it a bit of a pain to travel back and forth just to get some laundry done.  It’s time to find a portable washing machine.

I suppose I could go down to the spring and do it the old-fashioned way with a washboard, but somehow that just doesn’t sound like too much fun to me. lol.

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Chicken Coop and Bears

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bear proof chicken coop

Bear Encounters We’ve never had problems with bears before, but over the last little while a black bear decided to start hanging around our yard — and harassing my chickens. Chickens, Ducks and Bear The first night, Mr. Bear tore down the back fence and rummaged through the compost pile. Surprisingly, he didn’t really eat … Read more

Outdoor Wood Stove Cooking Setup for Our Off-Grid Cabin

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Outdoor Wood Burning Stove, Wood Stove

Our latest project has been putting an outdoor wood-burning stove out near the small cabin with a cover, so we can cook on it in the spring and fall. Of course, we will use it in the winter as well to warm up or just to enjoy. The small cabin already has a wood stove … Read more

Medicinal Plants and Wild Herbs Growing Around Our Off-Grid Cabin

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Discovering Wild Medicinal Plants and Edible Herbs Living off-grid has a way of reconnecting you with the land in a way that’s hard to describe until you experience it. One of the most rewarding parts of this lifestyle is discovering the variety of medicinal plants and edible wild herbs growing naturally around your property. Over … Read more

Winter at the cabin

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Winter and an off grid cabin

This post is part of our ongoing cabin journey — you can start from the beginning in Finding Our Off-Grid Cabin: The Beginning of Our Cabin Project. This past summer was a challenge. With forest fires in the area and road closures limiting access, we weren’t able to get up to the cabin as much … Read more

Tesla Off Grid Generator

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Tesla Off Grid Generator

Tesla Off Grid Generator

Tesla’s electrical energy

A Tesla generator is a device that transforms the Sun’s radiant (electromagnetic energy) into power, electric power that will help to power your home.



More and more people are turning to renewable energy sources and becoming more eco friendly.  Finding and using more environmentally energy sources is becoming more important to many people.

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Heating without Electricity

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Heating Without Electricity

space heaters

When living off grid a heating source that does not require electricity is a must….unless you have a super solar system that can accommodate a furnace.   Keeping your living space warm during the winter months is an important part of living off grid.


Drolet Escape 1800 Wood Stove on Legs Large 2020 EPA Certified Wood Stove – 75,000 BTU – 2,100 sq.ft, Model DB03105

Living off grid we have a wood stove to heat the cabin, but there are those times that we have to go away and leave the place on its own, so we found it was time to look at alternate heating methods that do not require electricity.

An electric heater is by far the easiest portable heater to use, but with no electricity what are our options?

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