Officially off the grid

**RCKCRWLER** · 11-18-2010, 06:55 PM

Well, my wife and I are finally officially off the grid. We moved in this weekend to a log cabin in a small town an hour north of Las Vegas. The town is on the side of a mountain and has no power anywhere near. (13 miles away actually.) The town always votes against running power up the hill. There are about 80 people that live here full time. Wild mustangs, elk, and mule deer populate the area as well. We also have some chickens that come around everyday, and some small trout in the three small ponds/creeks.

We get our power from a battery bank, solar panels and a backup generator. We need to get more panels but that's down the road. Using wood for heat. We have central propane heat but at $3.00 plus a gallon I am going to use as much wood as I can.

So far so good, it is an hour drive to work everyday but worth every minute driving home. Anyways, it is nice to be back in the trees and out of the city!
Here's a couple pix.

**welderguy** · 11-18-2010, 07:03 PM

Cogrtulations, sounds like your right were you want to be. I don't know if it's just me but I didn't see any pictures.

**RCKCRWLER** · 11-18-2010, 07:17 PM

Finally got one to resize right...

**welderguy** · 11-18-2010, 07:21 PM

Nice looking cabin .

**RCKCRWLER** · 11-18-2010, 07:25 PM

Thanks! I've got my work cut out but will enjoy doing it, well most of it anyways!

**Ted** · 11-18-2010, 07:42 PM

I'm happy for you man! Very happy! That place sounds and looks great! Best to you, in all you do!

**Sourdough** · 11-18-2010, 07:43 PM

Nice cabin, roughly what would a place like that sell for in that location....today......?

**smhg** · 11-18-2010, 08:23 PM

It's a beautiful home!

I know there are many with this dream, so congratulations on pursuing and obtaining yours!!

**NightShade** · 11-18-2010, 08:26 PM

Darn..... Looks like heaven to me.. Congrats....

**Rick** · 11-18-2010, 08:37 PM

Very nice place. Congrats!!

**hunter63** · 11-18-2010, 08:46 PM

Congrats, on the new place!
I think that being off the grid is just about everyone's dream. (at least here).

**LowKey** · 11-18-2010, 09:03 PM

Nice cabin! I dunno about the high dessert though. Your GHB must make you look like a camel!

**rwc1969** · 11-18-2010, 09:22 PM

Sounds great, nice lookin' "cabin".

**Camp10** · 11-18-2010, 09:32 PM

A town of 80, a picture perfect cabin and no power bill!! Very nice! Congrats.

**Alaskan Survivalist** · 11-18-2010, 09:47 PM

That's not a cabin, It's a palace! Nice!

**crashdive123** · 11-18-2010, 10:54 PM

Outstanding! Congratulations.

**BENESSE** · 11-19-2010, 09:46 AM

Congrats on having accomplished something a lot of us are only fantasizing about. That's a really nice place...much nicer than what I would have imagined for an off grid cabin looking like.
I was thinking more like SD's outhouse with a door, type structure.