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perhaps this is poking the solarpunk bear (is the solarpunk bear a sunbear? please say yes), but i am confused by the idea of "lack of stories". do people really not know what they should do to live in balance with the land? it's kind of straightforward: you contribute and care for the land and the land cares for you. it's *not* easy. most of us in the west do not have the skills for it and don't have access to land (and even if we do get land, it may be poisoned or not able to support life very well..and part of the lack of skills is being unable to evaluate which land might be good for living with).

sometimes i get the feeling that "we need more stories" is a deflection from actually doing the things that need doing: building community, learning how to live with the land, learning how to set up solar and water and shelters, setting up solar and water and shelters, getting access to land, living with the land, helping others get access to land and live with the land, nurturing the land to the point where it can feed people, and on and on.

no one has a readymade story to help you, personally, get a little bit of freedom from capitalism. everyone has to figure that out on their own (or with their friends, because having other people do it with you makes it a lot easier!). but the story for how to live is the same: live in balance with the land.

to that end, the stories come from indigenous peoples and are very, very old.

anyway, i feel like i must be missing something in the "we need more stories" conversation, so feel free to let me know.

#solarpunk #offgrid #diy #stories

2025-05-23

Digital security is as fundamental as air. OffGrid is for those who know it matters.

Whiskers 🇦🇺ecoscore@aus.social
2025-05-23

When there are no #water points anywhere, the shower pump will do 😊
#vanlife #offgrid

2025-05-22

The best paid parking? And can we get out? - videos.trom.tf/w/vewyoFQd9VmYM…

Fuente Del Arco was a surprisingly good paid parking. Just 6 euros for parking, water, and electricity. But when we tried to get out we realized that the only way out was uphill and near a big hole that was not there when we parked. It was really difficult to get the motorhome out of there... But we really liked that place in terms of motorhome parking.

#motorhome #spain #europe #travel #vanlife #camper #campervan #offgrid

2025-05-22

New prayer flags for Le
Petit Bois. Vasco sits in
His bag in the sun




in a forest setting framed between two trees a cabin with a deck out front is draped under colourful Tibetan prayer flags

Soleil présent = énergie = on peut mettre de la musique sur les enceintes / charger des choses 😅

#solarpunk #offgrid #horsRéseaux

2025-05-21

On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi 2 as Off-grid Server (2015) - Read how I set up my solar-powered RPi2 (previously a Model B then a B+) to take on load from servers elsewhere on the Internet... #RPi #frugal #offGrid - earth.org.uk/note-on-Raspberry

Zachary Cutlipzcutlip@hachyderm.io
2025-05-21

So pumped. We’re headed up to our mountain hideout and #RV today. A day of (literally) remote work tomorrow, then a long weekend
#camping #OffGrid

2025-05-21

OffGrid doesn’t archive, it erases. What you say here, stays gone.

diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱dianea@lgbtqia.space
2025-05-19

Watching the sunset over the solar garden after the storm passes over. The birds and pollinating insects were out all day and this has been the most beautiful day.

#solar #offgrid #SolarPunkSunday

Dozens of solar panels on the ground as a solar garden within vibrant native wildflowers and pollinators
Maria Catarina Esmeraldinacommunism_isbased@pixelfed.social
2025-05-19
Raising the roof of this vintage VW bus with Metalon, expanded PVC, fiberglass, blood, sweat and tears to have a comfortable motorhome with anything a nomad might need (still needs finalizing and painting ofc).
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#motorhome #conversion #conversão #diy #trailer #vwbus #kombi #vintage #couple #offgrid #tinyhome #tinyliving #vidanaestrada #roadlife #nomadlife #vidanomade
Maria Catarina Esmeraldinacommunism_isbased@pixelfed.social
2025-05-19
A tiring month of backbreaking work with boyfriendo. Raising the roof of this vintage VW bus to have a comfortable motorhome, more pics in the next post.
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#motorhome #conversion #conversão #diy #trailer #vwbus #kombi #vintage #couple #breakingbad #offgrid #tinyhome #tinyliving
2025-05-19

Strategy meetings. M&A plans. Executive decisions. Some conversations aren’t meant to leave the room.

OffGrid keeps it that way.

2025-05-19

On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi 2 as Off-grid Server (2015) - Read how I set up my solar-powered RPi2 (previously a Model B then a B+) to take on load from servers elsewhere on the Internet... #RPi #frugal #offGrid - earth.org.uk/note-on-Raspberry

2025-05-17

Metadata is the invisible trail around your message – when it was sent, from where, on which device, to whom. It can reveal more than the message itself.
OffGrid strips it all.

Mx. Luna Corbdencorbden@defcon.social
2025-05-17

They sent some extra spray nozzles with a pair of glass sprayers I bought awhile back. Was wondering where I'd get bottles for them. I needed to replace the leaking plastic spray bottle where I keep the vinegar mix for "flushing" the diverter.

On the off chance, I bought this kombucha to see if it would fit. Because I know mass-produced containers can be somewhat standardized, because they're sold by container manufacturers to the end product manufacturer. It's one thing in society that's usually still standardized.

I drank the kombucha. The nozzle fits the brown glass bottle perfectly. And looks really cool.

#solarpunk #degrowth #reuse #OffGrid

A brown glass bottle with a bright purple and red label and an anchor logo. The quality black spray nozzle fits perfectly. I moved my vinegar mix to it from a plastic bottle with an inferior nozzle that was leaking. This is what I use to keep my toilet diverter clean!
2025-05-16

Metacon #MetaconAB signs €1.8MM "entry-contract" for Morocco off-grid wind-powered containerized electrolyzer. Will use a PERIC electrolyser (China).

Isn't "entry-contract" a fancy name for Letter of Intent?
#LOI #hydrogen #H2 #GreenHydrogen #Offgrid

2025-05-15

Many apps encrypt your data but still store your messages, metadata, contacts, and logs. This makes your data prone to theft and traceability.

OffGrid doesn’t store anything. Because security isn’t just encryption. It’s absence.

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