I'd like to live in a totally unplugged world again...I mean no internet. I'd go as far as saying no power, but that's just my extreme nature talking. It's good to see someone values unplugging.
I'd like to live in a totally unplugged world again...I mean no internet. I'd go as far as saying no power, but that's just my extreme nature talking. It's good to see someone values unplugging.
No power is a tough one to pull off. Especially in winter. The modern offgrid approach to living appeals to me though. I'd have to leave Canada though in order to make that work on a more permanent basis. Been thinking about it for awhile.
Yep, I know it gets could up there...I watch a few documentaries on it. Here in Australia though it would be relatively simple although the heat can also be a factor. I guess I'm just an analogue sort of guy; One who works with his hands, knows how to, and values those skills more than knowing what button to press on the interwebs or what any of the Kardashians and their ilk are up to.
I'll be honest, I long for that simplicity but fear I shall never find it.
There must be a place where everything is just right. The only problem with that place though is the fact it won't be a secret forever.
Yep, people ruin everything.
Heat is nice, within reason. I've been living in Mexico for the past year. We have grid power which is mostly stable but the land that we are building on doesn't and our plan is to use solar or other non-grid power such as a bicycle powered generator; I'm kidding about that, maybe. This will be set up in the community kitchen. It's likely that a lot of people will choose to have no wired power at all in their homes/sleeping spaces. It's much more healthy and when you are living in nature it's pretty easy to just use a small rechargeable light. This type of life is definitely possible in a climate that won't freeze you to death in a few hours.
I've not been online much. It's good to see you hanging in there. You are going to really crush the NFT scene if you want to.
Solar and battery storage has come a long way. There's also home biogas collectors now that seem feasible. Put your literal crap in there, along with scraps and apparently a small backyard unit can generate three hours worth of daily fuel to burn. Something like that won't work in the cold though, of course. Indoor lighting doesn't need to be wired into the walls, that's true. Plenty of solar options now that can be carried around, placed anywhere when needed. Wood heat works fine but the issue there is having enough fuel to burn, plus keeping the fire going while you sleep. Even a small home in Canada can burn through a small forest every winter.
Good to see you as well!