How To Live Off-Grid Without Plumbing (And Why You Should Consider It)

Although starting the day with a shower can make up for many hours of lost sleep, and free you for the worst of nightmares, we should prepare for an off-pipe future. It will of course come, together with a return to stone tools.

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How To Live Off-Grid Without Plumbing (And Why You Should Consider It)

For those who understand life in a dry cabin, it’s no stranger to you the extra daily chores to maintain simple luxuries that many take for granted. But you may be surprised to find how often people ask exactly what dry cabin lifestyles entail.

The daily tasks become routine after time, but some people wonder just how and why a person would choose to live without the commodities that the rest of the United States has been enjoying for nearly 200 years. There are a number of factors behind taking the next step in deciding on a dry cabin lifestyle, but understanding what you’re getting yourself into is the first step in the decision-making process. Read on...