There is nothing quite like sitting out on the verandah of an off-grid shed after a scorching bush day, watching the sky turn orange, and listening to the hum of a fridge keeping your drinks ice-cold. You look at your solar control panel, see that beautiful, reassuring 100% charged Battery icon, and think, “Yep, we’ve…

Let’s be completely honest for a second. When social media feeds fill up with pictures of pristine cabins, gorgeous sunsets, and the absolute freedom of leaving the city behind, it is easy to get swept up in the romance of it all. You look at those photos and think about how peaceful it would be…

14 Practical Things I Did to Get Comfortable Living Off Grid Let’s be completely honest for a second. When most people think about off-grid homesteading tips for beginners, they picture a rough life surrounded by isolation and just doing it tough. They may imagine shivering in a dark cabin, eating cold beans out of a…

Living right on the coast up here on the Cape York Peninsula sounds like an absolute dream, doesn’t it? And look, waking up to the sound of the ocean within 100 metres of my shed is pretty hard to beat. But living that close to the beach comes with a pretty annoying downside: sand. Before…

Living in a remote bush town on the Cape York Peninsula changes your perspective on distance. Here, the journey to the nearest regional hub is a massive 1,000-kilometre trek. The asphalt doesn’t stretch the whole way. Approximately 500 kilometres of this route is sealed, while the other 500 kilometres consists of challenging dirt tracks. The…

Living off-grid in Northern Australia comes with a few unique challenges and rewards, especially when it comes to water. I rely on two main sources for all my needs; one for the dry months, and another once the wet season hits. Getting my water isn’t just about drinking—it’s about off-grid water storage, washing, showering, doing…

If you’re living off the grid, relying on solar, a generator, and catching rainwater or pumping it from a stream, it doesn’t have to mean going without hot showers or warm water for other uses. I wanted that bit of comfort for myself, so I built a DIY wood fired water heater using scrap. I…

Harvesting bush timber for rafter support posts is a pretty satisfying way to get sturdy, local materials for new projects, especially if you’re working off-grid. When I set out to build a 60m² shed, I needed support posts that were tough and straight enough to handle a serious load. Here’s how I tackled the whole…

Living and working as a self-employed electrical contractor in a remote Aboriginal community in Northern Australia comes with unique challenges. I was renting both accommodation and storage for my business, which was starting to eat into my budget more than I’d like. That’s when the idea of building my own shed popped up. It seemed…