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Americans living “off the grid” look surprisingly healthy
Off the Grid
There are growing number of people
who have decided to live light on the earth
to not be a part of problem anymore
I spent the last few years with four of them
striving for harmony with nature
in the most pristine corners of United States.
6 Comments on "Americans living “off the grid” look surprisingly healthy"
mike on Mon, 7th May 2012 4:48 pm
yow that dark haired girl is HOT! Where do i sign up?
Rick on Mon, 7th May 2012 8:27 pm
What a dumb post this was. Especially that last photo.
This didn’t tell any kind of story. And why shouldn’t people be healthy. Fluff post.
Nigel on Mon, 7th May 2012 9:22 pm
I live off grid in the UK and I don’t look that good, but good luck to them.
MrEnergyCzar on Mon, 7th May 2012 9:46 pm
They are well prepared for the post peak oil world…
MrEnergyCzar
Plantagenet on Mon, 7th May 2012 10:50 pm
How far off the grid do they actually live if they go shopping at the local 7-11 for mountain dew and coke?
BillT on Tue, 8th May 2012 1:47 am
We lived ‘off the grid’ for thousands of years. Actually, it won’t be so bad after we get over our addiction to ‘stuff’.
As for buying ‘stuff’ like coke, the frontier towns had trading posts for things that were not easy to make or luxury goods. And most towns had a saloon. That life was not easy but it was probably a lot less stressful than working in a big city with traffic, noise, taxes, etc.
A horse is not a car, but it reproduces little horses and lasts 10 years or so with little maintenance and no tie to oil. Cheap transportation. Doesn’t need paved roads, a license, insurance, tune ups, new tires, oil filters, etc.
All in all, off the grid can be really nice…and is in my plans in the next few years. All I have to deal with will be monkeys, cobras and an occasional typhoon. A willing trade over taxes, interest,the shrinking value of money and polluted air.