Simple cheap solar homesteading
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Off the Grid
An introduction on simple solar homesteading. From information on how to find cheap land, building a cheap home, and using solar power to cutting your monthly utility bills.
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Nice video. Cozy place you got there.
I do have a question though. You mentioned that there is no utilities run to the land, but there really seems to be a marked power pole with a meter base and maybe telephone D-mark. Did it used to have utilities to it?
thanks man, great post.
Really like your video. Trying to get off the grid. Thanks
Very interesting video. My husband and I are interested in building an off-the-grid home in the near future. After being slaves to consumer debt and student loans for two decades, we are ready for financial freedom that only comes when you are a debtor to no one and commit to living BELOW your means. Great work and thanks for the inspiration!
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My brother had a trailer on this property with power but the pole is no longer connected to the grid. No transformer. It now has my wind turbine on top.
Thank-you for your time and the video I’m a single mother of three whom has always felt as if I was born in the wrong centry. I want my own place like you have so badly and your site has given me so many good ideas and information. The only other question I have would be what kinds of things have you tried that doesn’t work. Have you made.any mistakes I could learn from?
I am 19 years old and am so happy I found this website and this video when I did. I still live with my parents and me and my boyfriend are wanting our own place now. This would be a much better investment than paying rent in an apartment. We can save up some money buy a small lot of land and start out like this and be perfectly comfortable happy and like you said free! I cant tell you how blessed I am to have found this at a young age. I have a part time job and make work 20 hrs a week, my bf works full time. I have benefits and a 401K already set up, if we lived this way and saved our money the possibilities are endless. Thank you<3
Love the information. Why did you decide to go with propane? What would be the disadvantage of using a wood stove to heat and cook. Do the solar panels provide enough electricity to run a small window a/c unit? Again, thanks for the great video.
This video isn’t actually us it’s a video of some other folks that we have come across.
I actually prefer the wood stove over using propane as i think it provides a number of advantages.