Nick Rosen explains why living off-grid in the US has never been so comfortable
What does it mean to live off-grid?
The literal meaning is that you are not dependent upon utility companies for your power, water, phone, internet or sewage and waste disposal. The metaphorical meaning is to be set out of the system, semi-independent of all the normal support structures.
You travelled across the US meeting people who live off-grid. Why do they do it?
Some are responding to the recent problems we have faced: the banking crisis and home foreclosures, and the US government’s lack of response…
