After recently discovering a series called Kevin McCloud’s Escape to the Wild (ok, binge-watching all 4 episodes available thus far), I have become temporarily consumed by the idea of living off the grid. On an interest-only level, I fully subscribe to the ideologies that drive the alternative lifestyle; both from an ecological perspective as well as the personal, in that people (myself included) are just growing weary of the consumerist lifestyle to which most of us have grown so accustomed to. For me, the thought of living with less and subsequently working less while being environmentally responsible is just so darn appealing.
When you add to the allure the fact that positioning yourself and your family in such a manner would likely make you far more prepared for a natural disaster, manmade disaster or even zombie apocalypse, the reasons for pursuing the road less travelled just continue to grow. I, for one, have just spent my entire day fantasizing about the whole notion of it.
One of the most exciting aspects of living off the grid (or even just a little more remotely) is all of the building, fixing, rigging up and all-out, hardcore DIY. That, plus enjoying all extra the time one would have to indulge the inner pioneer, what with not having to work as much to pay the bills… I think that society has lost this mentality a little, and future generations will be even more helpless than ours today because none of these life skills are being passed on anymore (which is REALLY frightening!)
All fantasies aside, I do enjoy my modern amenities and wonder if I truly could survive as an “off-gridder”… But at the end of the day, I KNOW I could do it. Why? Because I have the ability to build things. Being able to figure out how to make something work using problem solving and technical abilities would play a huge role in the difference between surviving well or not at all. That, my friends, is an important life skill.
Check out what inspired this blog post. I particularly loved the episode filmed in Tonga.
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