It started with a conversation with a fellow hardware hacker a couple weeks back. We are both looking into moving our lives off grid and generally getting released from the hold the infrastructure of convenience has on us.
I am working on getting some property, where I will be building an off grid steel structure using shipping containers. Pallets, culled lumber, recycled and upcycled materials will be my primary supplies. Of course I will need things like batteries, solar panels, water tanks and other things that will need to be purchased new, but I will keep it to a minimum. I am planning to have a well that is pumped into a water tower via a windmill and to also collect rainwater. Reclaimed grey-water and composting toilet for the "black".
Ok, so far so good. I think I have touched my bases and should be able to live with a fair amount of modern convenience. What is left? Communication. This is our bottleneck, as this convenience is the one most sought after, most controlled and most reliant on infrastructure.
