Comments on: On the ropes and off the grid http://www.off-grid.net/2004/09/16/on-the-ropes-and-off-the-grid/ Microgeneration, Fuel Cells, Environment, inverters, free stuff, Solar panels, Wind turbines, Hydro power, Biomass, Solar power, wind power, water power,Rainwater, Resilience, Survival, Bushcraft, affordable homes, eco-Architecture, Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jami http://www.off-grid.net/2004/09/16/on-the-ropes-and-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-228044 Jami Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=194#comment-228044 Thanks so much for writing about your experience. You have some very helpful tips here. One question -- where did you fill your Norwesco water tank with fresh water? Thanks so much for writing about your experience. You have some very helpful tips here.

One question — where did you fill your Norwesco water tank with fresh water?

]]> By: David LaFerney http://www.off-grid.net/2004/09/16/on-the-ropes-and-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-220859 David LaFerney Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:17:12 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=194#comment-220859 Wow. More and more of us are thinking about the possibility of loosing our homes today, and the success of pioneers like yourself is very encouraging. You were remarkably fortunate that you already owned a piece of wilderness when disaster struck. If your local soil is suitable you might consider building your home of adobe. With a good plaster coating inside and out as well as a good roof overhang it should make a great home which is durable as well as reasonably energy efficient. I'm a home contractor and I think that's what I would do if I were homesteading. I would build a post frame and metal roof first to protect the site and act as a shelter while in progress (and collect water off of) and then build the walls. Good luck, and Merry Christmas. Wow. More and more of us are thinking about the possibility of loosing our homes today, and the success of pioneers like yourself is very encouraging. You were remarkably fortunate that you already owned a piece of wilderness when disaster struck.

If your local soil is suitable you might consider building your home of adobe. With a good plaster coating inside and out as well as a good roof overhang it should make a great home which is durable as well as reasonably energy efficient. I’m a home contractor and I think that’s what I would do if I were homesteading. I would build a post frame and metal roof first to protect the site and act as a shelter while in progress (and collect water off of) and then build the walls.

Good luck, and Merry Christmas.

]]> By: roniutah http://www.off-grid.net/2004/09/16/on-the-ropes-and-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-213516 roniutah Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:49:17 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=194#comment-213516 Thank you for the insight .... my husband and I are in Vernal and are about to begin our "off the grid" experience. Thank you for the insight …. my husband and I are in Vernal and are about to begin our “off the grid” experience.

]]> By: Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Fifty. | The Good Human http://www.off-grid.net/2004/09/16/on-the-ropes-and-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-208930 Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Fifty. | The Good Human Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:01:07 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=194#comment-208930 [...] “We ended up broke and close to homeless for very ordinary reasons. Many people are only a few paychecks away from being homeless. Steve and I lived a very typical lifestyle until a few years ago. We had a big house with a big mortgage payment, a couple of new cars, credit card debt, etc. We lived beyond our income, charging, borrowing, refinancing, but always spending, spending, spending. Now we live in a remote part of northeast Utah.” As much as how they got there was terrible, I am kind of envious of the way they live… [...] [...] “We ended up broke and close to homeless for very ordinary reasons. Many people are only a few paychecks away from being homeless. Steve and I lived a very typical lifestyle until a few years ago. We had a big house with a big mortgage payment, a couple of new cars, credit card debt, etc. We lived beyond our income, charging, borrowing, refinancing, but always spending, spending, spending. Now we live in a remote part of northeast Utah.” As much as how they got there was terrible, I am kind of envious of the way they live… [...]

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