Since we started living off the grid, this summer has to be the most comfortable for us.
Living off the grid has been something of a lifeline pursuit that we made happen.
It was a mixture of luck and commitment coupled with persistence for this to happen. Even with all the knowledge, understanding and great planning, it still comes down to having money. I was working in a commercial HVAC company that I just had no interest in. While I was happy to perfect my skills inside the air conditioned spaces, that’s as far as it went. As you might imagine, I’m not exactly a corporate sort of person. But the money kept me there since I needed it. Then, just when I was thinking I’d never get there, someone close to me died and left me almost the exact amount of money we needed to finalize our shift to off the grid living. That’s more than a decade now and I’ve learned a lot along the way. I am now able to do all of my work from my place thanks to satellite WIFI. That was a big bonus as I would have to get to the nearest neighborhood just to get a signal to do my work. The other thing was putting in a ductless heat pump this Spring. An old acquaintance of mine is a Heating, and cooling professional who has helped me install it. Of course, I have a wood stove for heating. But having that ductless heat pump and the air conditioning this summer time was a necessary and much-needed upgrade.