#offgridlife — Public Fediverse posts

Well, that was a bit of rain. 137mm in just over 2 days. After the Big Rains a couple of weeks ago, the ground was already saturated before the rain started, so all the roads are now streams. Dog is *fascinated* by running water, so great fun on this morning's walk. Farm dams all overflowing.

Ran out of power early yesterday after 2 days of zero sun, but recovering nicely this morning despite lingering clouds and showers. I love being off grid!

#selfSufficency #offGridLife

May 2026 Energy Stats
NO DIESEL still haven't replaced the battery for the diesel.
Sadly my EV car high voltage battery failed (is awaiting new, bigger refurb battery and also a lubricant delete on the motor as a precaution).
Solar for the year (since late Feb) is over 1 MWh production.

Solar Production = 263.76 kWh
Wind production = 449.90 kWh
Diesel = 0.0
Total generated = 713.66 kWh

EV charging used = 88.50 kWh

#monthlyUpdate #renewables #offgrid #offgridlife #energystats

May 2026 Energy Stats
NO DIESEL still haven't replaced the battery for the diesel.
Sadly my EV car high voltage battery failed (is awaiting new, bigger refurb battery and also a lubricant delete on the motor as a precaution).
Solar for the year (since late Feb) is over 1 MWh production.

Solar Production = 263.76 kWh
Wind production = 449.90 kWh
Diesel = 0.0
Total generated = 713.66 kWh

EV charging used = 88.50 kWh

#monthlyUpdate #renewables #offgrid #offgridlife #energystats

I normally don't share YouTube videos (because fuck YouTube), but this one feels to important not to: https://youtu.be/mWkF2ZwpRyc

"Why the UK crushed the traveller convoys" read by Dicky Dread from the book he is writing
“The conflict was never simply about caravans or festivals. It became a wider struggle over visibility, land and who gets to live outside conventional systems.”

In this video:
– The origins of the traveller convoy movement
– Stonehenge, Beanfield and state confrontation
– How free festivals, ravers and travellers became linked
– Why alternative living became politically controversial

#rave #travellers #UK #UnitedKigdom #offGridLife #vanLife #festivals #caravan #convoy #Beanfield #AlternativeLiving #AlternativeLife

I normally don't share YouTube videos (because fuck YouTube), but this one feels to important not to: https://youtu.be/mWkF2ZwpRyc

"Why the UK crushed the traveller convoys" read by Dicky Dread from the book he is writing
“The conflict was never simply about caravans or festivals. It became a wider struggle over visibility, land and who gets to live outside conventional systems.”

In this video:
– The origins of the traveller convoy movement
– Stonehenge, Beanfield and state confrontation
– How free festivals, ravers and travellers became linked
– Why alternative living became politically controversial

#rave #travellers #UK #UnitedKigdom #offGridLife #vanLife #festivals #caravan #convoy #Beanfield #AlternativeLiving #AlternativeLife

https://offgridcabin.substack.com/p/the-quiet-return-to-competence/

#offgrid #offgridlife #sustainability
#permaculture
#homesteading
#minimalisticliving
#tinyhome

https://offgridcabin.substack.com/p/the-quiet-return-to-competence/

#offgrid #offgridlife #sustainability
#permaculture
#homesteading
#minimalisticliving
#tinyhome

#Capitalism #MentalHealthCrisis #SustainableLiving
#CorporateLife #OffGridLife #SelfSufficiency
#EconomicInequality #EducationSystem #AlternativeLiving #CommunityLiving
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https://open.substack.com/pub/zajey/p/my-journey-in-life-and-how-i-feel?r=7at94t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

My latest article where I talk about Path 4.Human
#Zajey #ZajeyCi

#Capitalism #MentalHealthCrisis #SustainableLiving
#CorporateLife #OffGridLife #SelfSufficiency
#EconomicInequality #EducationSystem #AlternativeLiving #CommunityLiving

So I have all these solar panels (43 x 505w panels), it is finally sunny, a new fully charged battery 45kWh.

However I STILL can't use any of it as not connected up to provide the load of the #offgrid house.

The installation team are still wrangling with how the wind turbine and diesel fit into it....Oh Why !!!! Just give me my free power 😭

To top it off the wind turbine is not producing as calm day and the old lead acid batteries are rubbish and only have top 25% usable 🙄

#OffgridLife

Open source and DIY sustainable energy rollout plan for eco-village construction. Covers from 10 to 400+ people and is usable anywhere, including remote locations.

https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/highest-good-energy/

#SustainableEnergy #RenewableSystems #OpenSourceSolutions #EnergyIndependence #EcoVillageDesign #SelfSufficientLiving #GreenTechnology #CleanEnergyFuture #SustainabilityPlanning #OffGridLife

Open source and DIY sustainable energy rollout plan for eco-village construction. Covers from 10 to 400+ people and is usable anywhere, including remote locations.

https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/highest-good-energy/

#SustainableEnergy #RenewableSystems #OpenSourceSolutions #EnergyIndependence #EcoVillageDesign #SelfSufficientLiving #GreenTechnology #CleanEnergyFuture #SustainabilityPlanning #OffGridLife

Looking for indoor solar lighting ideas? Here you go. #offthegrid #offgridlife #offgridliving

https://www.anoffgridlife.com/indoor-solar-lighting-ideas/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into LIVING OFF THE GRID @living-off-the-grid-AnOffGridLife

Through the eyes of our guests...

#OffGridLife
#CampingLife
#Alentejo
#Évora
#GuestPerspective
#RainFedPool
#Refreshing
#OneWithNature
#SlowLiving
#EcoTourism
#sustainability
#NatureLovers
#CampingInPortugal

🌿 In a world screaming for attention, the greatest power is to unplug and disappear.

Not because you fear the noise — but because you choose your own silence.

Privacy isn’t hiding. It’s freedom.

Step off the grid. Own your calm.

#DigitalMinimalism #ChooseSilence #OffGridLife #FreedomInPrivacy #MindfulTech

#OffgridLife #MondayMotivation

https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/offgrid-family-tiktok

This open-source guide details large-scale soil amendment and off-grid site preparation for transforming 3 acres of poor soil into a food-producing area for 100 people within a year. It includes surveying, soil prep, swales, planting, and evolving updates with videos, costs, and duplication details.

https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/soil-amendment/

#SoilHealth #OffGridLife #SustainableLiving #RegenerativeFarming #FoodIndependence #EcoFarming #PermacultureDesign #OpenSourceSolutions #SustainableAgriculture #GrowFood

This open-source guide details large-scale soil amendment and off-grid site preparation for transforming 3 acres of poor soil into a food-producing area for 100 people within a year. It includes surveying, soil prep, swales, planting, and evolving updates with videos, costs, and duplication details.

https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/soil-amendment/

#SoilHealth #OffGridLife #SustainableLiving #RegenerativeFarming #FoodIndependence #EcoFarming #PermacultureDesign #OpenSourceSolutions #SustainableAgriculture #GrowFood

I'd be happier if #electricity was something I never had to think about. As it is, I think about it constantly. Not effectively, mind you, but constantly. 😫 #offgridlife #offgrid #solar

I'd be happier if #electricity was something I never had to think about. As it is, I think about it constantly. Not effectively, mind you, but constantly. 😫 #offgridlife #offgrid #solar

#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .

There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/03/solar-power-and-a-compostable-toilet-what-it-takes-to-live-off-the-grid-in-regional-australia

#Solar power and a #compostable toilet: what it takes to live off the grid in #regional #Australia .

There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity? #offgrid #OffGridLiving #offgridlife

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/03/solar-power-and-a-compostable-toilet-what-it-takes-to-live-off-the-grid-in-regional-australia

Singing them broken charge controller blues. 😓
#offgridlife #homestead #offgrid

Singing them broken charge controller blues. 😓
#offgridlife #homestead #offgrid

My kid is finally getting their own "room" at the ripe old age of 15. Now we will be living in TWO shacks instead of one. ✌️😌👍
#offgridlife #homesteady

I don't agree, camplux. I appreciate hot water every time I actually have some.
#sendhandyman #sendhandymaam #offgridlife #glamping #jungle

Now I'll be able to bake my kid's bday cake. #offgridlife

Now I'll be able to bake my kid's bday cake. #offgridlife

made a door so I can close it.
having a door, good stuff...

#offgrid #offgridlife #diy #woodwork

The day dawns, but it will be another 3 hours before the low winter sun clears the hills and hits the solar panels for a bit of a battery charge today #OffgridLife