Living off grid

[Scythe13]

This is my area of expertise! Off-gridding!

Living off grid is a viable way to exist. It is possible to completely live off grid. Currently I am working on an off grid project, but planning permission is a major problem right now. The model we are looking at is the Earthship model. This provides EVERYTHING if you were going to bug in. You would be able to survive there indefinitely.

Planning permission is the number one problem with an alternative styled home! You're looking a minimum of 2 years hard graft in the courts to get permission!!!

You would need to get a minimum of 5 acres of land. 1 acre for growing bio-fuel for the car, 2-3 acres of aquaponic food systems in a vertically intergrated farm, and then another acre for a home and storage of vehicles.

There is a guy in America that made,I think, 0.5million lbs of food in a 3 acre spot. That'll last a while! The biodiesel would need to be hydroponics. You'd need to force so many nutrients to get a big enough crop. Also, you'd need space for an algea system to make fertiliser. The rest of the land for housing would be enough for a family or 3. Of 5 people per family unit, using 2 cars per family.

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(16 February 2012, 09:02)uks Wrote: It would be lovely to live completely off grid, but
1. What is your idea of living off grid?.
2. Would you be able to live off grid in the UK without TPTB allowing you to?.

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1. I have 2 views of living off grid, partial and total. However, I believe that living off grid shouldn't hinder or damage your quality of living. I'm taking all my appliances off grid, one by one. My mobile phones both use solar chargers, which I think is ultra cool! I'm getting a laptop charger in a few months as well. As far as I'm concerned, once my electricity is sorted, I could go off with a tent and become Off-Grid, while maintaining my job and all that.

2. If you want to do it, get a load of land, and just do it. TPTB will make it so hard for you! Just do it and apologise afterwards haha.