Off-grid News
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Tiny Easy Interview
We sat down with our friends at Tiny Easy to pick their brains about their Tiny House plans and the Tiny House movement in NZ. -
What is the Tiny House Movement?
In the case of the tiny house movement, less is more. But for some, having less stuff and space has given them the freedom to live their best lives. -
Spring prep checklist for your Motorhome
Spring has sprung and that means it’s time to take your Motorhome out of hibernation. Before heading out on your first trip of the season, spend a weekend going through your vehicle to make sure everything is in proper working order. -
A comprehensive quick-start guide to Solar Power
Curious about solar? Wondering how you can make more sustainable choices or maybe even go off the grid? This comprehensive quick-start guide will help you get started. -
Keeping warm off-grid without a wood burner
Winter across Aotearoa often arrives suddenly and can leave us unprepared for the colder months. Living off the grid can leave you more vulnerable to the cold weather without access to the modern comforts of heat pumps and electric heaters - appliances that would require a MASSIVE amount of solar power to run. Running a wood burner is an excellent way to keep your home cosy over Winter but can come at a significant cost. We've put together a few alternative ways to keep warm this chilly season! -
The first house to be 3D printed from raw earth!
Multiple printers constructed the building in 200 hours using local soil, meaning it’s zero-waste and needed no materials to be transported to the site. -
8 Simple Ways To Live Off Grid On Less Watts
How often do you take electricity for granted? If you are like I once was, it happens quite frequently.
I would shut off lights and unplug things when not in use. However, I still never really took the time to think about what it would be like to go without power. Until I spent more than two weeks after a hurricane in just that situation.
At first, I didn’t like it. but after a while, it was kind of nice to read with a lantern by my bed or work hard while the sun was up and relax once it retired. I figured it must have been kind of like how life had been for my great-grandparents at one time. I eventually did get into a routine, and it was at this time that I realized just how much the availability of electricity set the tone of my life.
