OFFGRIDDR

OFFGRIDDR - Harvest, Store, Use

Harvest what nature provides. Store it for when it doesn’t. Use it to live.

Offgriddr shows you exactly what it takes, how the systems work and what they cost.

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How off-grid works

An off-grid system runs in three stages.

  1. Harvest: the sun strikes the roof array while wind turns the turbine, so the site makes its own electricity through daylight hours. The garden and the woodpile fill the same way.
  2. Store: that electricity runs down the conduits into the battery bank, which fills while production stays ahead of demand. Food and firewood are stored the same way, against the same winter.
  3. Use: after dark the bank runs the house. Lights stay on, the pump lifts water into the tank, and the day’s harvest is already in the ground and the store.

Harvest the sun. Store what you need. Use it after dark.

Explore off-grid living

The architecture of an off-grid home. Pick a category. We go deep.

Wind turbine and ground-mounted solar panels beside a rural timber home.
EnergyWays to make and store power
A green rainwater tank fed by a downpipe beside a timber cabin.
WaterWells, rainwater harvesting, filtration, and greywater.
A productive off-grid vegetable garden with raised beds, a rainwater tank and a basket of freshly harvested vegetables.
FoodGrowing, preserving, and raising your own food off the grid.
A modern wood-and-dark-metal cabin raised above rocky ground on a visible timber support frame.
ShelterHeating, insulation, and building for self-sufficient living.
Several different compost systems in one off-grid garden, including a hot pile bin, a slower pile and a worm bin.
WasteComposting, septic, and handling waste without municipal services.
Traveller seen from behind enjoying a mountain lake beside a campervan.
LifestyleCosts, climate, food, insurance, and what off-grid living really takes.

Calculators

15 tools for sizing and building an off-grid home. URL-shareable, so a configuration is a link you can send to a friend.

What’s your off-grid path?

Pick the closest fit. Each leads to a tailored read.

Solar-equipped campervan parked in a forest clearing.
RV or boatMobile power. Solar plus a smart battery does most of the work.
A small timber cabin with roof solar panels among ferns and tall conifers.
Tiny house or cabinSmall space, small system. Often the cheapest way in.
Timber home with rooftop solar panels and vegetable beds beside woodland.
Full off-grid homeHouse, family, year-round loads. The deep end of the pool.

Real Projects

Homes and projects shared by the people who made them, with their videos, photos and the steps they took.

Real Projects

Building something awesome? Show it off

Give your project its own page on OFFGRIDDR. Add your videos, photos and the steps you took, one post at a time. Others learn from what you did, and you keep a record of how far you came.

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Off-grid by climate

Snow or scorching sun: the weather changes the whole plan.

Snow-covered timber cabin with warm windows, a chimney and a solar array in a winter landscape.
Cold climateShort winter days, heating loads, battery temperature. Plan for the worst week.
Adobe house with a shaded porch and solar panels in a dry desert landscape.
Hot climateHot panels make less power and heat ages batteries. Keep the house cool first.

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