Wow! This Phone Charger is Powered by a Plant!
A truly “Green” source of electricity has now hit the market! Did you know electricity can be created from plants by using their leaves as a solar panel? By harnessing the plant’s natural photosynthesis processes, a company called Arkyne Technologies has developed a plant based phone charger. This system collects electricity during the day and night, […]
Incredible Self Filling Water Bottle Turns Air in to Water While You Ride
An industrial design student at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna has developed a self filling water bottle that uses the movement of a bicycle to collect and condense moisture from the air and turn it in to water. While it is still a prototype, once completed, this innovative machine could bring potable water to […]
Innovative New Toilet Transforms Your Waste Into Clean Water
Revolutionary Toilet Technology This toilet can process human waste without the need for electricity and water! Not only is it an off the grid solution to human waste, but it actually outputs clean water that can be used in the home, and electricity that can charge items like cell phones. This product was designed in […]
Rewilding: Do You Want To Live As a Semi-nomadic Hunter / Gatherer?
ReWilding Marjory interviews a woman who lives as a semi-nomadic hunter gatherer. Pixy travels through the National forests, BLM land, and friendly homesteads with a small herd of goats and two children. Would you want to join her and experience creating tribe?
Ecocapsule Tiny Home Lets You Live Off the Grid Anywhere in the World
This innovative tiny home, dubbed an Ecocapsule, will enable millions to comfortably live off the grid anywhere in the world, be it the middle of nowhere, a destination beach, or even a rooftop. The Ecocapsule is being designed by Nice Architects, an architectural team based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The home includes a bed that can […]
Five Off the Grid Houses Built for Less than $5,000 Each
Ever wanted to live in an off the grid cabin that you built yourself but didn’t think you had the time, money, or know how? Well here are five examples of off the grid homes that were built by relative amateurs each for under $5,000! 1. The $500 Log Cabin This log cabin was built […]
The Joys of Solar Cookers
An great edition to any homestead or survival retreat is a solar cooker. As simple as they are effective, solar cookers use the sun’s energy to heat and cook food placed in the center of the cooker. The cookers use reflective or mirrored materials to direct sunlight to the desired area. The energy from the […]
Freedom Cove, Off Grid Boathouse and Garden Paradise
Freedom Cove Tucked away in Clayoquot Sound, BC is a taste of homesteading heaven. Owned by Catherine King and Wayne Adams, Freedom Cove is an off the grid village of floating boathouses and sustainable gardens. The structure is only accessible by boat and is quite the off the grid marvel. Catherine, Wayne, and their two […]
Escape to Nature with this Floating Tree House Get Away
Adult Tree House Remember the joy of climbing up and playing in your very own tree house? Well, take that feeling and add a mix of comfort, class, and creativity, and you get arborculturist Bruo de Grunne and Belgianarchitect Nicolas d’Ursel’s latest creation, Dom’Up. This 172 square foot arbor-home fastens to a cluster of trees […]
Short Video Documents Alaska Mountain Man Building Amazing Off Grid Cabin
Off Grid Cabin Dick Proenneke lived in the mountains in Alaska and built an off grid cabin with his bare hands. In this video, he documents his time spent building the spectacular off the grid cabin from the ground up. He and his partner even logged all of the trees used to build the cabin. Built […]