Off-grid Mentality

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This article, by author Michael Bunker, touches on the core of what "off-grid" really means.

Note that the prime example used is our US Amish community.  They are "off-grid" almost by definition.

http://www.michaelbunker.com/how-we-do-that-off-grid-part-1/

I hope some of this gives you a point of view into what being "off-grid" really means to your way-of-life.
I'm not there, yet.

This article is part 1 and I will look for part 2 when it becomes available.