Off Grid

Kevin M · Post by **Kevin M** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:42 pm

Anyone read the book Off the Grid by Nick Rosen? I saw this on Huffington Post today and thought I'd pass it along:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-rose ... 54157.html

FrugalZen · Post by **FrugalZen** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:56 pm

Living Off Grid is becoming more and more feasable.
LED lighting takes so little power and SunDanzer makes Fridges and Freezers (chest style...either 5 cu.ft. or 8 cu.ft.) that use Danforth Marine Compressors that run on anything from 12 to 24 volts and can be plugged directly into a Solar Panel....the Fridge requires One (125 Watt as I recall) and the Freezer Two...slick.
The range of 12 volt appliances is amazing....12 volt Solar powered well pumps...pretty much all the basics.
There is even a 12 volt A/C system for boats that could be adapted to an RV pretty easy from what I've seen...
Heat....12 volt Electric Blanket.

graynomad · Post by **graynomad** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:54 pm

"Living Off Grid is becoming more and more feasible."
It's totally feasible, I've been doing so for 13 years. I even built my last RV off grid.
We use mostly mains appliances, microwave/computer/bread maker etc but lighting is 24v, cooking gas, heating diesel.