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Five Years Living Off the Grid with Sled Dogs | Part 1 | Firewood
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Five Years Living Off the Grid with Sled Dogs | Part 1 | Firewood

Anniversary, Off the Grid

Five Years Living Off the Grid with Sled Dogs | Part 1 | Firewood

By Tone Coughlin|2017-04-06T14:35:49-05:00April 6th, 2017|Categories: Anniversary, Off the Grid|Tags: black ash, chainsaw, chopping wood, firewood, harvesting, living off the grid, loggers, logging, off the grid, paper birch, popple, stihl ms261, sugar maple, wood fire, wood stove|

This April (2017) will be our five year anniversary of living off the grid on our forty acre homestead. Life itself, is very challenging and hard work when you have no access to modern conveniences such as running water, power, internet, fuel, etc. Simplifying you life off the grid sounds romantic, a dream many people [...]

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Life “Off the Grid”
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Life “Off the Grid”

Life “Off the Grid”

By Tone Coughlin|2019-05-15T11:28:55-05:00July 17th, 2015|Tags: can-am, chainsaw, chopping wood, duluth, harvesting, homestead, homesteading, minnesota, off the grid, solar, solar power, stihl, water, water tank, wood, wood stove|

The kennel is off the grid, no power, no water, no well. I make it work by collecting rain water and heating with wood during the cold months. A small solar panel charges a deep cycle battery which can power a laptop, charge our phone, and play the radio. Life is simple but lots [...]