Off The Grid

How to live semi-permanently in your own little paradise.

This Off-Grid Summer Cabin Is Only Accessible by Boat

This Off-Grid Summer Cabin Is Only Accessible by Boat

In California’s High Desert, the Off-Grid iT House Takes Advantage of the Sun

In California’s High Desert, the Off-Grid iT House Takes Advantage of the Sun

In Rural Ontario, a Creative Array of Passive Energy-Saving Strategies Takes a Home Off-Grid

In Rural Ontario, a Creative Array of Passive Energy-Saving Strategies Takes a Home Off-Grid

Massive Sliding Doors Connect a Hawaii Home to Its Mountainside Setting

Massive Sliding Doors Connect a Hawaii Home to Its Mountainside Setting

Two DIYers Erect an Off-Grid Cabin in the Canadian Rockies for Next to Nothing

Two DIYers Erect an Off-Grid Cabin in the Canadian Rockies for Next to Nothing

Low-Tech Utopia: Inside a Japanese Greenhouse Commune

Low-Tech Utopia: Inside a Japanese Greenhouse Commune

Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Build Twin Backyard Offices for $51K—No Permit Required

Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Build Twin Backyard Offices for $51K—No Permit Required

In Northern Michigan, a Geodesic Dome Offers Visitors an Escape Pod From Daily Life

In Northern Michigan, a Geodesic Dome Offers Visitors an Escape Pod From Daily Life

This Floating Sauna Brings a Touch of Scandinavia to Coastal Connecticut

This Floating Sauna Brings a Touch of Scandinavia to Coastal Connecticut

These $5.9K Cedar Hot Tubs Let You Soak in the Views

These $5.9K Cedar Hot Tubs Let You Soak in the Views

Budget Breakdown: A Canadian Couple Test Their DIY Mettle With a $112K Off-Grid Cabin

Budget Breakdown: A Canadian Couple Test Their DIY Mettle With a $112K Off-Grid Cabin

Will This Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Home in the New Mexico Desert Help the Housing Crisis?

Will This Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Home in the New Mexico Desert Help the Housing Crisis?

Looking for a New Direction, a Couple Build an Arrow-Shaped Off-Grid Home in Patagonia

Looking for a New Direction, a Couple Build an Arrow-Shaped Off-Grid Home in Patagonia

It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

Two Friends Bought Utah Land as College Grads. Now They’ve Built an Off-Grid Retreat for Retirement

Two Friends Bought Utah Land as College Grads. Now They’ve Built an Off-Grid Retreat for Retirement

The Tide Turns for a Trio of Prefab Pod Houses in the San Juan Islands

The Tide Turns for a Trio of Prefab Pod Houses in the San Juan Islands

This Radical Quebec “Cabin” Doubles as a Habitat for Endangered Bats

This Radical Quebec “Cabin” Doubles as a Habitat for Endangered Bats

Bowlus Just Launched a Lighter, Less-Expensive Travel Trailer for $159K

Bowlus Just Launched a Lighter, Less-Expensive Travel Trailer for $159K

One of Argentina’s First Passive Houses Stands Tall Above Rising Tides

One of Argentina’s First Passive Houses Stands Tall Above Rising Tides

This Kitchen Maker Is Upcycling Offcuts to Create $59K Tiny Cabins

This Kitchen Maker Is Upcycling Offcuts to Create $59K Tiny Cabins

My House: A Roaming Couple Settle Down by DIYing a Tiny Cabin for Less Than $10K

My House: A Roaming Couple Settle Down by DIYing a Tiny Cabin for Less Than $10K

A Family Builds a Fairy-Tale Tree House in the Woods of Colorado

A Family Builds a Fairy-Tale Tree House in the Woods of Colorado

How One Woman Pulled Anchor and Set Sail in a Solar-Powered Tiny Home

How One Woman Pulled Anchor and Set Sail in a Solar-Powered Tiny Home

260 Square Feet of Tree House Is All a Portuguese Family Needs for the Summer

260 Square Feet of Tree House Is All a Portuguese Family Needs for the Summer

A Prefab Home Takes Shape Among the Boulders of Yucca Valley

A Prefab Home Takes Shape Among the Boulders of Yucca Valley

An Off-Grid Tiny Home Experiment Puts a Group of Students to the Test

An Off-Grid Tiny Home Experiment Puts a Group of Students to the Test

A Tiny Off-Grid Cabin in Remote Italy Is as Easy to Take Apart as It Was to Build

A Tiny Off-Grid Cabin in Remote Italy Is as Easy to Take Apart as It Was to Build

Live Your Off-Grid Fantasy With This High-Design Portable Power Station

Live Your Off-Grid Fantasy With This High-Design Portable Power Station

A Retired Couple Set Out for Adventure in an Off-Grid Tiny House

A Retired Couple Set Out for Adventure in an Off-Grid Tiny House

An Observatory for Sky, Light, and Wind Emerges 20 Miles From the U.S.-Canada Border

An Observatory for Sky, Light, and Wind Emerges 20 Miles From the U.S.-Canada Border

3 A-Frame Cabins You Can Buy or Build Yourself for Less Than $25K

3 A-Frame Cabins You Can Buy or Build Yourself for Less Than $25K

Two Farmsteading Oregon Activists Give a Vintage Airstream a Glowing Update

Two Farmsteading Oregon Activists Give a Vintage Airstream a Glowing Update

In an Airstream Far, Far Away…Lives a Star Wars–Obsessed Design Fiend

In an Airstream Far, Far Away…Lives a Star Wars–Obsessed Design Fiend

A Band of Whiskey Lovers Finds Refuge in Rural Virginia

A Band of Whiskey Lovers Finds Refuge in Rural Virginia

An Off-Grid Cabin Wrapped in Glass Hunkers in a Hawaiian Forest

An Off-Grid Cabin Wrapped in Glass Hunkers in a Hawaiian Forest

A Streamlined Boathouse Perches Above the Water in the San Juan Islands

A Streamlined Boathouse Perches Above the Water in the San Juan Islands

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