Many people who go off the grid find themselves trying to learn how to make a generator quiet. The problem is that they don’t spend the time researching the right kind of generator to use and they end up trying to save a couple bucks by buying an inexpensive generator.… Read more of this article

I get asked about propane generators for home use quite often. Most people who have this question want to know how much it might cost them to run a propane powered generator at their home. This is a very good question because there are some significant advantages to using these… Read more of this article

Many people who enjoy camping have the question: What is the best camping generator? Today I’ll share some tips that I’ve learned over the years about this topic. Since we’ve used a generator every single day for over eight years, I think I’m pretty qualified to answer this question. If… Read more of this article

For as long as I can remember my husband has been wanting to build either a hand crank generator or some form of pedal powered generator. Until recently, he has only talked about this idea but lately he seems to have been inspired by some of the YouTube videos that… Read more of this article

In today’s article I’m going to be answering the age old question; what size generator do I need? Trust me when I say that there is more involved in answering this question than you might think. When we first moved off the grid, we made some costly mistakes because of… Read more of this article

One very important element of any renewable energy installation is the backup generator. Regardless of how much you loath the idea of burning fossil fuels for generating electricity, all off grid homes should have some kind of a generator for those days when mother nature is being stingy and just… Read more of this article

Our family lives off the grid which simply means that the power company doesn’t supply the power to our home. We make our own! Over the years, we have accumulated a lot of experience with portable generators. This article will explain the process that we went through in selecting the… Read more of this article