we finally settled in here after a 3 day drive from florida with all of our pets- chickens , 2 ducks a peahen , a pot belly and a bunch of ankle biting dogs. we purchased our first home , an off grid cabin on 13 acres. the property came with a camper so we converted it into a bird palace. thankfully we got settled in before winter is creeping up. my husband has lived in RI ,Maine and upstate NY so he knows all about firewood , working the land ,running the woodstove etc , meanwhile , me and the floridian chickens are trying to get used to working wth frozen water , frozen fresh fruits and veggies , freezing nighttime temps haha all the while living off grid. we did convert the cabin to solar , with back up generator. also gravity fed showers & sinks from hauled water. we have the an antique woodstove and propane retrofit cast iron oven/stove top.also a backup propane heater. but for the most part we have no problems running our lights , chargers , computer/modem and stuff like that. we use an oldschool style ice box for refridgeration. its a nice lifestyle if you can work from home or not have to physically work on top of it. i have left my career behind and now have two online stores. we also have the option of eventually making money off of our land- already sold a couple cords of wood. all the while we work on the cabin everyday installing an entire bathroom walls and all , painting and all the fun stuff that i could never really get into while renting. would love to hear from some fellow coloradons , especially any tips for mt living with animals or anyone living off grid.
i will post some pics here in just a minute
i will post some pics here in just a minute
