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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

Portable Washing Machines for Off-Grid Living

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doing laundry at the cabin

    We’ve been spending a lot more time out at the cabin this year, and I finally got tired of hauling laundry back and forth every few days. When you’re living off-grid, even simple chores like washing clothes can turn into a full-day project. Sure, I could head down to the spring with a … 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

Heating without Electricity

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log cabin in snow with full wood shed

Heating Without Electricity for Off-Grid Living When you live off-grid, having a reliable heat source that does not depend on electricity is essential. Unless you have a very large solar setup capable of running an electric furnace, you’ll need dependable alternative heating options to keep your cabin warm through winter. Wood heat is still our … Read more

Small Wood Stove

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A Small Wood Stove for a Small Cabin
Wood Stove

2025 Update:  We have taken the wood stove out and put in a propane furnace.  It’s wonderful and the cabin is now for our guests

The cabin is only 10 x 11 so there was no need to leave the big cast iron wood stove that was in there.  A small wood stove will do the job we need it to do.



There are all kinds of small wood stoves out there, we are trying to recycle and use what we have so spending money was not part of the plan.  We found a larger wood stove in the cabin, but the heat from it would have blown us out of there, so we decided to buy a cheaper wall tent stove.

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Fixing front Porch – the Main Cabin

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the front porch to cabin that needed to be fixed

There are so many things to do on this property, for sure there is no shortage of projects. We decided to start working on the small cabin again and try to get it ready for winter trips up, but before we could fully focus on that, there were still a few things at the main … Read more

Installing a Metal Roof on Our Off-Grid Cabin

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cabin before roof is fixed

Installing a metal roof on this small cabin was the next step after tearing off the old roof. Once the old shingles and insulation were removed, the structure could finally be prepped and made ready for the new metal roofing. Before putting the metal on, the roof needed proper ventilation and insulation to prevent moisture … Read more

How to Replace a Roof on an Off-Grid Cabin (Step-by-Step)

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Replacing a roof on an off-grid cabin isn’t just another weekend project — it’s about protecting your shelter from the elements. When we started tearing off the old roof on our small cabin, we quickly realized two things: Packrats had moved in. The original roof had been installed incorrectly. Here’s exactly what we did — … Read more