NB Offgrid Living

Sharing is caring! Are you ready for the Zombie Apocalypse? If you’ve never been afraid of zombies, perhaps you should be. You might seriously think about building your own Zombie Fortress. Seriously. Are you truly prepared for the coming Zombie Apocalypse? The CDC (Center for Disease Control) thinks you should be prepared too. “…There are all kinds of […]

Sharing is caring! SUSTAINABLE LIVING & RENEWABLE ENERGY Pilot Project: The “Off Grid Community Project” is the first stage of a multi-stage project which if successful could expand into a small self-sustaining community. Concept: Build a sustainable living self-sufficient off-the-grid home system, which anyone can build for less than $100k, and open source the plans to

Sharing is caring! Imagine a 3500 square feet shelter housed in a 40’x8′ shipping container able to be shipped anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. That equates to more than 10 times the square footage in a single container. This concept is a 3500 square foot expandable disaster relief shelter.  PROBLEM: Millions of

Sharing is caring! What’s stopping you from going off grid right now? Is it money? Most likely. Money is the main reason why people don’t go off grid sooner, if ever. Your financial obligations hold you to life ON THE GRID. But is it really about the money? We’re going to show you how it

Sharing is caring! How do we feed the world? EASY! Grow food, not lawns. Why do we grow lawns instead of food? Is it because we don’t really need to grow food? Is it because we’re trying to impress our neighbors? Is it because we like a lush green lawn for our kids to play on?

Sharing is caring! Why do you want to live off the grid? Everyone, I think, has their own reasons and ideas for wanting to move off the grid. Boiling it down, these are what I think are the top 5. 1. Self Sufficiency Living off the grid in a self-sufficient manner brings independence that cannot

Sharing is caring! This solar still, designed by Italian freelance designer Gabriele Diamanti, makes potable drinking water from salt water. It can be used in arid coastal regions all over the world to produce drinking water for those in need. Eliodomestico: Gabriele Diamenti The still works by filling the black boiler with saltwater in the

Sharing is caring! This 2 bedroom house in Nigeria is built from recycled plastic bottles, sand, and mud. It is bulletproof, fireproof, and can withstand earthquakes. Oh, and it also reportedly holds a comfortable year-round temperature of 64 degrees F.  Andreas Froese | ECOTEC   “…the nearly-complete home is bullet and fireproof, earthquake resistant, and maintains

Sharing is caring! Do you know how to find land for living off the grid? The perfect land for building your off grid homestead? I’ve been saving, working, and researching going off grid for the past few years. Actually it’s been a longtime dream of mine to build my own homestead but we didn’t call

Sharing is caring! Fire Making Techniques When in a survival situation the first priority is adequate shelter, but often that isn’t enough. We all know the importance of fire. It acts as a heater, a way to cook food, and even a companion to keep the noises of the night at bay. All too often