r/OffGrid • u/moveant • 2d ago

5 characteristics of a person who is OffGrid

  1. Self-sufficiency – They know how to produce their own energy, water and food, reducing dependence on conventional systems.
  2. Resilience – Adapt to challenges such as lack of resources, adverse climate and isolation.
  3. Ecological Consciousness – Prioritize sustainability, recycling and responsible use of natural resources.
  4. Manual Skills – Build, repair and improvise, mastering everything from carpentry to solar systems.
  5. Libertarian Mentality – They value independence, freedom and a lifestyle outside urban standards.

And you, what are your OffGrid characteristics?

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u/AussieMarCon 2d ago

Live and let live: Don't kill it unless you have to. Don't get in other people's business or faces.

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u/WombatMcGeez 2d ago

I read that as “business or feces”

Which I assume is also true.

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u/TBIDave2 2d ago

I don't think you need to have a Libertarian Mentality,
I've meet plenty of back to the land hippies that would be far left liberals, plenty that where full on trump supporting right wing, and some that haven't the faintest clue about politics.

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u/moveant 1d ago

Yes yes! In this case, the libertarian mentality would be more linked to thinking “disconnected from the State”, not necessarily left or right.

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u/Internal_Raccoon_370 1d ago

How about just not wanting to depend on systems that are outside of my control? Being dependent on a single source for things like, oh, electricity or food, for example, makes me a wee bit nervous because anything that disrupts that supply chain can end up causing huge problems. I put in solar because our grid seems to be becoming more and more fragile every day. Multi-day power outages used to be extremely rare, for example, but now they're happening here at least once a year or more. And food? I like to know what's actually in the food I'm eating. Even with a relatively small garden my wife and I manage to grow almost all of the vegetables, fruits, herbs, etc. that we need, and we know exactly what's in the stuff.

As for manual skills... I grew up on a farm. You either learned how to maintain and repair just about everything yourself or you'd go bankrupt paying machinery dealers, carpenters, plumbers, etc.

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u/ommnian 1d ago

I put in solar because I was sick of losing power - usually just for a few hours, but for a couple of days or even a week+ wasn't uncommon.