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RE: Dealing with extreme cold when living off-grid
I think it’s interesting how most people tied to a grid in conventional homes feel safe and secure, when in reality your off grid living is much more resilient. I think when we have institutional powers holding our hand and “protecting” us we don’t feel the need to make backup plans. We take all of the infrastructure for granted and assume if anything happens “they” will fix it. It sounds like you have backups for your backups, even when your earthship is much more resilient than conventional homes.
We heat with a wood stove too, and there have been many times in the winter where power went out for days. We were perfectly fine. I can’t tell you how much peace heating with wood brings.
Our last line of defense is our clan. We have agreements with our clan that if anybody needs help, the other clan members are available. So even if a yard site is lost, they are welcome to go to another clan member as a backup site. Because our clan is spread out, hours away for some of them, there is little risk of us all being hit with the same problem. It provides peace of mind knowing that we have others standing by in case of emergency.
That's awesome. To be a part of a clan, knowing that if worse comes to worse you'll have a network of friends to help is beyond great. That's true community. I've been a part of a lot of toxic community and have been seeking a clan/tribe of real close companions. I almost gave up, but it's encouraging to see other's who have been brave enough cultivate this in our modern isolated world.
Actually, I did not 'look' for them. Instead I walked the path and along the journey we found each other. It required that each of us have the courage to start the journey and then we got together. Most people look for others to start, but that does not work very well. At least that has been my experience. That way everyone is still independent and we don't end up fostering dependency within the relationships.
Wow, that's great insight. Something I've felt, and perhaps intuitively known and witnessed. It's easy to foster unhealthy dependency. It's almost like a rite of passage becoming independent and breaking off alone, and then one can enter into true communion.
Absolutely! A leap of faith comes first eh! :) <3