Monday, May 4, 2009

Keith Thompson: Totally Off The Grid

Keith aka Skeeter is living totally off the grid. Starting with a raw plot of land, he built his house from scratch, dug a well, created a solar power system and is completely responsible for all his waste. Keith is a good example of someone who got tired of paying utilities and mortgages to live on earth. He took matters into his own hands and decided to be as independent as possible. Deciding to live out in the wilderness is one way to go off the grid. We'll be exploring other ways of being independent in urban environments in some of our next posts. Thanks Keith!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Skeeter am in the East Mountains and gearing up to go off grid....finally! Not sure how to do all the electrical work re solar. Am really interested in wind turbines as well. Would love to chat, can reach me @angelsavant on twitter. Would love to talk to U.
Thx Red

MacD said...

Where in America can you still build your own home w/out a lot of unnecessary regs, fees, permits, and are allowed to handle own waste without being forced to hook up to sewer & water, or meet local regs for a septic sysem and well? Seems everywhere you go now, everyone has their hand in your wallet, their nose in your biz, and want to tell you how you have to live.