"Well, you need a lot less fuck-off money if you’re living off-grid,” What a load of (albeit, compostable) shit. Who goes "off the grid" to save money? Sure, t

"Well, you need a lot less fuck-off money if you’re living off-grid,” What a load of (albeit, compostable) shit. Who goes "off the grid" to save money? Sure, the house/land cost less. The rest of it misses out on economies of scale. You think you can generate electricity for less than the company with multi-megawatt generators? Sure, use solar panels...in British Columbia...in the winter. Okay, fine, you're off the grid and it kinda sucks. Hey, wait a minute, what's the giant propane tank in the picture? How in the hell is that "off the grid"? Propane tanks are for places that are way too far out to run a gas line, but in my book you're "on the grid" and the part where the grid carries energy is being done by a big truck full of propane. I grew up with a propane tank in our yard. Not once did anyone think we were living anything but a normal life. Same with the diesel generator. Same with the wood that was purchased, for that matter. All of them reliances on some other part of society to do the work for you. Perhaps it's semantics, but I consider "off the grid" to work even after society collapses. In the end, it sounds like someone should have done a few more camping trips before leaving the big city to go live in the woods. Be it tent camping or even a 40' Class A tour buss RV, one quickly finds out that just about everything is more work and more expensive if it doesn't come out of a water tap or electrical outlet.