{"title":"General Considerations for Off the Grid Living","description":"\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eToday is a session on\nbasic off the grid living considerations; a very general and basic\npresentation. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eSo what does it take to\nbe an off the grid-er?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eWell, it’s you know,\nyou’ve heard about the three essentials and those are the three\nessentials for off the grid living: water, food and shelter, right? \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eWhen you move off the\ngrid, water is going to be a serious consideration as soon as you\nleave that city water source, or the county water source. You have\nvarious options as we’ve done a complete presentation on water that\nyou may find interesting, and you’ll get as part of these daily\nmotivational, technical trainings and there would be additional links\nto more resources or you could just dive into today’s links and\nfind resources on water, but we do have an entire presentation\ndevoted to water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eBut, water, you know ,\nyou’re going to be using a well or are you going to be using some\nsort of fresh water source that you extract the water from? \u003ci\u003eRight?\u003c\/i\u003e\nOr you’re going to bring it in and store it. So there are various\noptions for water. You can store rainwater also. And so, water is\ngoing to be one of your biggest considerations when you start\nconsidering living off the grid and two: food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eI mean, as soon as you\ndecide to be an off the grid-er, you become a bit of a\nhunter-gatherer, you throwback to the old days of early humans where\nwe were hunter-gatherers and actually having studied a bit about\nhunter-gatherers; those are some happy people and they actually\nworked to last than modern day civilized people do have interest and\nthey’re very healthy. Their diets were very nutritious, but as an\noff the grid-er, you’re going to become a bit of a hunter gatherer\nfishing, gardening, farming, composting, land management; all that is\ngoing to become second nature to you. You’re going to need those\nskills and in order to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eAnd then third: Shelter.\nStaying safe from the elements: the cold, the rain, the wind, the\nsnow and the extreme heat. Ordinarily important when living off the\ngrid, \u003ci\u003eright?\u003c\/i\u003e You’re going to need more than just a reliable\nroof over your head. You’re going to need protection from animals.\nYou’re also going to need a quick and reliable way to start a fire\nalways in the shelter, and you’ll need some rugged cold weather\ngear and the shelter roll. So, it’s more than just shelter, it’s\na shelter that provides you protection from the elements and the\nenvironment including wildlife and it can be heated, and that you can\nleave with gear on and take care of your chores. Shelter is extremely\nimportant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eCouple other\nconsiderations when considering living off the grid: you probably\nwill want some power. I mean, you can go a couple of weeks on\nbatteries but you’re going to want a reliable source of electricity\nand eventually, most off the grid-ers eventually want a reliable\nsource of electricity; solar is great for that; people use backup\ngenerators also windmills but some source of electricity, you\nprobably end up going solar in most areas of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eThrow away goods;\ncompletely out of the picture when you start living off the grid.\nNothing that you throw away will, you know, be purchased, you’re\ngoing to be buying things that last for a long time and have multiple\npurposes and they can be repurposed. So, the whole idea of throw away\ncontainers, etcetera will just disappear. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eEverything is going to be\npermanent for are you going to be looking for things that would last.\nAnd, you have to worry about your safety and survival; a\nconsideration should be first aid. I mean, you should become an\nexpert at first aid. There’ll be times where you’ll have to leave\nyour off the grid lifestyle and go into modern day civilization to\nseek medical attention. It usually happens; most off the grid-ers\nhave an experience where they need modern day medicine, we’re in\nthis modern world with all the tools and all the knowledge and so\nperiodically we can’t take care of ourselves off the grid with just\na small first aid kit. We need to go into the city and seek medical\nattention. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eSo, be open to that\nalways, but also train yourself on first aid and have a complete\nfirst aid kit. Be ready to take care of yourself and be able to move\nswiftly on your injuries to prevent them from getting worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eAnd one last\nconsideration: you might get lonely. I mean, a lot of off the\ngrid-ers move off the grid with their family, and so they’ll have\nsome company, but a lot of off the grid-ers live on their own. Right?\nAnd even if you enter this lifestyle with your spouse, or your\nfamily, you will most likely have bouts of loneliness since you’re\ninteracting with fewer people. This is going to be you and your\nfamily. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"\u003eMake sure you are\nprepared, make sure you know how to deal with it. There are various\nways you can deal with it; people study, they read, they become more\nsocial, whatever it takes, be prepared for those bouts of loneliness\nyou may experience as an off the grid-er.  \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/store.onlinelandsales.com\/collections\/general-considerations-for-off-the-grid-living-1.oembed","provider":"Onlinelandsales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}