Off-grid: disconnected from utilities
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Using propane is not off-grid!
Couple of days ago I heard that many people who want to live off-grid simply move away from the gas supply network and get their gas from another source. They substitute their natural gas (used in furnaces, hot water heaters and kitchen stoves) with propane or buthane (or LPG). That’s weird, ’cause if you use […]
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My off-grid goals for the next two years
Soon it will be two years since I started this blog. I am still living on-grid, using electrical power supplied by coal-burning power plants (most of which is probably produced in Bełchatów Power Plant — the largest thermal power plant in Europe and the second largest in the world, also the largest single carbon dioxide […]
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How I spent summer off-grid holiday and loved it!
For those of you who read my blog for a while it won’t be a surprise when I write that I own a Volkswagen Vanagon Camper (RV) and spend some time camping in it each summer. This year I had my first fully off-grid holiday. Last year I connected the camper to the mains on […]
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5 things you need to produce solar electricity
If you want to produce renewable and free electrical power using solar energy, here’s a list of things you absolutely need. 1. Solar radiation It’s obvious, right? No, it’s not! Not for many people! Solar radiation is everywhere, but not everywhere it’s enough to produce electricity using solar photovoltaic module. All the modules are described […]
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“The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It” – Review
I just finished reading a great book “The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It” by John Seymour. And I must say that if I was to choose one book about self-sufficiency it would be this one. It’s a great source of information for all people who, like me, want to live off the land. […]
Got any book recommendations?