Off The Grid

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Off The Grid

Postby MojaveMike » Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:39 am

Committee Regarding American Propaganda
This is an interesting project that appeals to rugged individualists and environmentalists equally.
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby MojaveMike » Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:40 am

Where is Luthorville?
According to the map on this page, it's southeast of Barstow.
LINK: http://www.luthorville.com/contact.php
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby CrustyOldFart » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:26 am

MojaveMike: Rugged individualists and environmentalists and survivalist nutjobs too! All sorts of people like the idea of a self-sufficient desert hideaway! At least until the novelty wears off and then when you realize that even shopping becomes a major hassle, that's about when most people just say to hell with it! That's not to mention building costs and other inconveniences!
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby sandman » Mon Apr 17, 2017 4:06 pm

What Countries Are The Most Energy Efficient?
No surprise that the USA is not at the top of the list...
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby whiskeypete » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:23 am

It might be kind of lonely living in the middle of nowhere, but the idea of being self-sufficient for the most part is almost intoxicating. If I had the money I might build a remote getaway cabin for long weekends away from the rat race. That's if I had the money!!!
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby cactuspete » Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:38 pm

Cheap VS Expensive Solar Panels | 12v Touring | Project Cyan
Interesting comparison between panels.
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby cactuspete » Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:41 pm

Culvert Cistern Install - catching rain off the Shop!
Interesting rainwater system. Probably wouldn't be worth installing in the Trona area. Not enough rain to justify such a large cistern.
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby cactuspete » Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:44 pm

Building a Shipping Container Home | EP02 Moving, Cutting, and Framing a Container House
If you're going to go off the grid, you might as well go all the way!
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Re: Survivalists Living Off The Grid

Postby dilbert » Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:37 am

cactuspete: Information like that could be used by a group of survivalists to build the ultimate doomsday bunker. Of course, most of them will never get to test out their bunkers under real doomsday conditions, but that's almost certainly for the best since it's not likely they'd live long under those conditions anyways.
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Re: Off The Grid

Postby pdm » Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:52 am

cactuspete: I'd want to bury the containers in order to take advantage of the natural insulation of being underground. I'd still have some above the ground and then I'd have solar panels and all that other stuff too. These container homes would be really nice and would work great in remote locations.
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