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[–] 16717503? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I spoke so confidently because I am living off the grid and generating all my own power and about half my calories for my family. I live in a 300 sq foot cabin that I built from local materials. I heat it with wood. AC is easy as fuck. Nothing to it because when it is hot outside, there is sun to run the solar panels and easily can power an AC unit. We have AC and no electric bill every day in the summer. No problem. Hot water is really REALLY tough without fossil fuels. Not kidding, its not easy. It takes A LOT of power to heat a 20 gallon tank of water to shower temp. It takes A LOT of wood to heat that much water. Its not easy and if made easy its not cheap. 1 out of 100 people or even less would be able to survive as I do let alone live a reasonable (2nd world tier) lifestyle. I like it and think its cool and love not having any bills but to say anything even remotely close to "people can do this" is wrong. Nearly everybody would die and long before that they would rob their neighbors or just eat them.

Let your house freeze up in North Dakota or Eastern Oregon and see what you get in the spring. If you only eat beans and rice you will die a miserable death from nutrient deficiency. Pioneers had a FAR broader diet than beans and rice.

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[–] 16718246? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Getting there friend. Each year it gets a little better round the ol' homestead. Thanks for the inspiration to keep building.

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[–] 16718779? ago 

I neeed some ZPE :p