tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post3436298438423045886..comments2024-01-05T04:19:37.390-08:00Comments on Simple man, simple plan.: OFF GRID One Whole YearFrugal Canadian Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-140589535880204232010-11-08T22:01:45.797-08:002010-11-08T22:01:45.797-08:00Thanks back at you Sci Fi. I loved giving the tour...Thanks back at you Sci Fi. I loved giving the tour. I'm actually pretty proud of myself for being off the grid for a year. The longer I do it, the more sense it seems to make.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-72686476974869587852010-11-07T22:51:40.860-08:002010-11-07T22:51:40.860-08:00Thank you so much for sharing this with us, I love...Thank you so much for sharing this with us, I loved the tour and still am amazed that you have been off grid for a year now. Way To Go!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-13237803698909641712010-10-27T22:18:25.801-07:002010-10-27T22:18:25.801-07:00Hey Bob, I can just imagine all the comotion that ...Hey Bob, I can just imagine all the comotion that a moose would cause poking his head in there like that. lol. I'm always looking over my shoulder going in and coming out, ya just never know what could be lurking around. I wonder how scared the moose was in the end. lol.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-27591960196456703872010-10-27T22:11:09.459-07:002010-10-27T22:11:09.459-07:00Thanks Lynneanne. Your great grandparents really k...Thanks Lynneanne. Your great grandparents really knew how to live. You just don't come across many people like that anymore. I can remember not being very fond of outhouses when I were a kid also, but I have no complaints now. I know alot of people that cringe at the thought of using an outhouse. Some people sure are weird. lol. I do plan on keeping it around after the house is done.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-17015035457245790322010-10-27T19:48:22.497-07:002010-10-27T19:48:22.497-07:00A few years ago, (about 35 to be exact) some frien...A few years ago, (about 35 to be exact) some friends of mine lived "off grid" about 70 miles north of Anchorage AK. The nearest "grid" was about 30 miles. One morning his wife was out in the out house taking care of business when a moose stuck it's head in the door, actualy just a old rug hung across the opening, apparently he wanted to see what was going on. Wife finished business prety quickly and about two hours later the out house had a solid wooden door with strong locks. While he worked, the wife stood guard with a rifle, not sure if it was to keep moose away or husband busy.Bob from Athenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124078025732286371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-14632885579754817432010-10-27T18:11:27.583-07:002010-10-27T18:11:27.583-07:00Gotta love the outhouse!!! I stayed with some folk...Gotta love the outhouse!!! I stayed with some folks in Montana who are off grid. They just recently put a bathroom in their cabin, but kept the outhouse. I loved it. My great-grandparents lived without indoor plumbing until they died in the 1970s. The old hand pump stood outside the kitchen door, there was the wood burning cook stove, outhouse, coal stove in the middle of the front room and feather beds. I didn't like it as a kid (we had indoor plumbing, after all), but have since realized they had the world by the tail. If you really think about it, a bathroom has to be one of the filthiest rooms to put in a house-- no matter how clean they appear to be (Just my opinion, not that of staff and management lol). I hope you keep your cute little outhouse even after you move into the "modern" ages. :) <br /><br />Congrats on your first year off grid!!! Quite the accomplishment.Lynnannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942163569008867516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-66899630147905588232010-10-26T22:21:14.912-07:002010-10-26T22:21:14.912-07:00Thanks Ginger. I got those water jugs at Canadian ...Thanks Ginger. I got those water jugs at Canadian Tire, but alot of the hardware stores sell them too. I think I have seen them at Wal Mart too. I think they are about 5 gallons. Congrats to you guys too Ginger for off gridding over a year. It is a good life, but I know that it is not for everyone. But thats good, otherwise everyone would be doing it.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-82920180256901972842010-10-26T22:16:13.345-07:002010-10-26T22:16:13.345-07:00Annie, are you making fun of my toilet? It kinda s...Annie, are you making fun of my toilet? It kinda sounded like it to me. You don't know what you're missing. Nothing like a refreshing stroll out in the 40 below blizzard to take care of some business ya know. lol. Pretty soon, I will have me a brandy spankin new functional toilet, but for now, this baby will have to do me for a little bit longer. Thanks Annie, I am enjoying the place alot.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-32926086729426757572010-10-26T19:50:45.627-07:002010-10-26T19:50:45.627-07:00Great post! Really good suggestions, too. Where di...Great post! Really good suggestions, too. Where did you get those water jugs? I need a couple. Clever bathtub! We moved into the motorhome a year ago in September and I love this way of life today as much as I did on the first day.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826144253232267217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-65431870462999426912010-10-26T07:28:33.692-07:002010-10-26T07:28:33.692-07:00My two requirements I had before moving into my ho...My two requirements I had before moving into my house was windows (dried in) and a functional toilet. LOL! There are somethings I just can't do without for an extended piece of time!<br />Glad to see you are enjoying your place so much.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-18819781902184350702010-10-25T23:45:51.594-07:002010-10-25T23:45:51.594-07:00Hey Sarah, it usually is pretty cozy and warm, but...Hey Sarah, it usually is pretty cozy and warm, but I have had some weather last winter that did put it to the test for a strech. 40 below and the floor gets pretty chilly, but the top bunk is still pretty toasty.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-48274131596866011932010-10-25T23:42:26.986-07:002010-10-25T23:42:26.986-07:00Jeanie, I AM living the good life. I've though...Jeanie, I AM living the good life. I've thought of living off grid for years. It will be nice to get into the big house though. (Big to me, but maybe little to others). Life is good.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-12650588859920669802010-10-25T10:15:30.080-07:002010-10-25T10:15:30.080-07:00looks warm and cozy and snug! Thanks for the tour....looks warm and cozy and snug! Thanks for the tour.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294229154600798483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397301028248675567.post-9791261962186195922010-10-24T20:56:16.786-07:002010-10-24T20:56:16.786-07:00Mark that is outstanding.. Congratulations! You...Mark that is outstanding.. Congratulations! You're definately living the good life. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.com