Solar Weather Station
Eric Walstad made this off-grid weather station with a netbook, a 135W solar panel, a desktop weather station, hardware, a breadboard power supply, and a webcam.
“I’m going to stop making fun of crunchy, Birkenstock-wearing hippies driving their holier-than-thou Priuses and figure out how to retro-fit my bro’s 1984 VW vanagon for biofuel so I can drive cross country guilt-free.” - Ashley Ahearn
Voltaic Arduino
Plugging an Arduino for off grid use can be done with a battery with usb, solar, or with battery and solar. If your don't have a computer of AC, Voltaic can help.
Earl – Backcountry Survival Tablet
Earl, a tablet engineered built for survival, Earl working where today's smart phones and tablets cannot, using Android 4.1 together with an E-Ink screen and GPS, weather sensor, and radio communication technology.
Salt Water Still Converter
The sun heats the water into steam, which removes the salt through an expansion nozzle to condense fresh water in the lower basin. Prototype designed by Gabriele Diamanti, finalist at the 2011 Prix Emile Hermes competition.
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Tentsile Hammock
Tentsile is a hammock and a tent that can be suspended as a shelter or on the ground.
Off Grid Urban Seattle Farm
Mithun created for the Living Building Challenge, this energy and water self-sufficient, 31,000-sq-ft rooftop rainwater collecting, gray water recycling, 34,000-sq-ft solar panel, food growing, 318 apartments housing, building.
Envirohaven
Construction of a 1500 sf. home in 6 days.
Kahuna Camping Kayak
Human powered kayak, ready for camping or pedaling.
Ice Lab : Antarctica
Off grid is the way to live in Antarctica. Polar research at it's finest.
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