March 4th 2015
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Tentsile is a hammock and a tent that can be suspended as a shelter or on the ground.
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.
September 14th 2013
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Homeowners can achieve the off grid lifestyle with this book: “Indispensable guide to creating the ideal, almost-off-the-grid home. . . . This text is both timely and tempting to anyone interested in inhabiting a more comfortable and cost-efficient abode.” —Bask
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, 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.
May 1st 2013
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The BioLite CampStove, designed for outdoor adventure and emergency preparedness, makes cooking on wood as clean, safe and easy as petroleum fuels while powering electronics off-grid.
September 4th 2012
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Ars Technica has written a guide for the more serious off-gridders out there, worth checking out for all your gadget needs.
Buy a container, open up the package and you are on your way to living off the grid with your existing home! Incredible.
February 21st 2012
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Selling for $6 to poor countries- if you leave it in the sun all day, you can get 2 hours of light. And it's rainproof.
November 25th 2011
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Eco-friendly, the SteriPEN Freedom’s integrated battery recharges via a micro USB amongst other places and provides 16 oz. of water treatments in 48 seconds, it destroys over 99.9% of bacteria, viruses and protozoa.