Should I live on a boat?
WHATis it really like living on a canal boat or on the river? So many of us have wondered if…
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Gadget produces solar power and clean water
Multi-membrane solar panel uses waste heat to warm water and thereby purify it - Saudi researchers hope to ready it…
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Raw Water – big money – but should we take it?
It’s called water consciousness – a movement of people who drink unfiltered, unsterilised spring water and even rain water. Why?…
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Zero Mass Water
A regular supply of drinking water is the holy grail for off-grid living. If you can get a bare minimum…
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Great Barrier Reef – Coral Spawning
The world’s biggest living organism, the Great Barrier Reef, has held its annual Coral Spawning event, with trillions of eggs…
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Empty shelves
What is the first thing to disappear off the shelves in an emergency? Water, that is the main thing I…
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Showering felt so good today!
When one lives off grid, you are generally your own fix it person, not always, but often. That is certainly…
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¿Qué es lo primero que desaparecerá de los estantes en una emergencia? El agua, eso es lo principal que escuché…
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Water from thin air
Scientists have created a device that can literally extract water from the air using solar power. Solar Water could revolutionise…
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DIY Desalination
Earth isn’t called the “Blue Planet” for nothing, but the majority is saltwater and therefore not immediately drinkable. Hence we…
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How to properly (and safely) dehydrate water for long term storage
For those of us who live off grid, and others who camp or are just interested in prepping for whatever…
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6 Hot Springs you must visit
Hot springs offer much-needed peace, quiet and relaxation. The naturally occurring, geothermally heated bliss provided in beautiful surroundings is second…
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