Off The Grid 002

[trueredexe]

I was about to say, why didnt you just go solar in the first place.

[danbusinessman]

hydrogen fuel cell is next

[WellIAMScottish]

Very cool. Putting the American Spirit into real action.

[PhysicsGuerrilla]

An idea for alternative lighting......White Cold Cathode Computer case lights.

They have low current draw and are 12 V. Each set is about 9 dollars shipped and has 2 tubes with output about 350 LUX.

I use 2 sets (4 twelve inch long bulbs) for lighting my computer room. 1 set is sufficient however when I want to read a book I turn the other set on. They claim to be 5 milliamp at 12 volt. although I have not verified it at this time.

[radicaldanzero]

Try "Woodgas" or alcohol in your backup generator. "victorygasworks" has a youtube channel and a website. good stuff and proven "Old technology" Peace

Great video by the way

Dan

[christophersteal]

Why not build a Tesla coil  it works wireless all your homes can be powered with out wires being pulled from house to house. watch?v=CnSQQNA0E9g

[sxr951]

More power 2 ya! .. get it? power? yuck -yuck!

[candygir7]

@ChangeDaChannel Very good job in these videos; very professional videos deserve to be on TV.

[REALSLATER]

great stuff guys, can't wait for more. bout to get off the grid myself soon. me my wife and two kids. we've been lookin at teepees. not sure about a permanent location. what is your opinoin on choosing a location?

[ikambor]

I am going to Alaska soon,, will be off grid,, choose to be near a good lake with lots of fish. Ill also be using a rain catchment system and gravity for watering my garden and will be purchasing an atmospheric water generator,, yep looking at one that will produce 20 liters of water per 24 hour with 30% humidity,, works sort of like an air conditioner condensing water from the air,, thats the best way to make sure its pure and kills all bacteria

[iFearGod23]

ok?

[ndtoknw]

that is some bangin ass drum n bass trax at the end bro

[Itlooksbad]

excellent thanks guys

[notbored12]

Are you planning on insulating your buildings?

[ChangeDaChannel]

@notbored12 Funny you should mention that. We were up until 5 this morning putting up insulation in the studio.

[xXU2BerXx]

Excellent vid. We hear politicians and people in the media constantly pay lip service about alternative energy and conservation and here you show someone who is actually living it, and walking the talk. Thanks for this 5*****!!!

[MiyukiRini]

very kool man, very kool

[big0045]

I was dunb to the depth of off the grid and I love it so how can become apart?

Big O

[insultant]

I'm trying hard.  I have a long way to go.

[Strangerdeals]

You've won me, great job.

[pvelectric]

US DOE: "A) Peak solar array alternating current (ac) efficiency (assumed) = 11.25% B) Surface (active) area per KW ac peak array output =96 square feet (...) Average US daily electricity consumption in 2000 in kWh =9,975,342,466 J) Total array surface area to equal daily US electricity consumption given the above assumptions = 6,429 square miles. If at least double that area is needed for spacing between rows of modules, etc., total surface area covered by a solar PV power plant would be 12,857

[greaserig]

@pvelectric

The huge variable is your individual consumption.

Everything the media tells you. Florescent (or better yet led) lighting, unplug anything with a remote. One key is to get the inverter to TURN OFF during the night cause it takes some wattage just to run itself. So if you have a wall wart plugged in for your monitor, unplug it.

And if your running pure solar, forget about toasters, heaters, electric ovens, blow dryers, anything that produces heat.

Either that or lot$ of solar panels.

[aceofdiamonds2012]

dude you are the best you rock keep it up

[AdeptAlbatross]

Awesome vid, you're dogs look maybe a bit too well fed though - I'm just joshing ya, they look really healthy. Do you feed them standard pet food or fresh kill from the bush or both?

[MikeyTheRocko]

dude you look black =)

[greaserig]

who are you referring to?

[koalman]

And you chuckled about my beard. Looks like yer doing well out there.

[greaserig]

i've been having fun with my beard too... and my hair. Playing the part of the "mountain freak", "letting my freak flag fly" csn

[Mrbeanutube]

Very kool Bro! Thats what i would like to do before we have to do it.

[greaserig]

If you don't do it before you "have to" then it'll be too late. I say that because of all the surprises i've encountered up here. Ex gardening. It takes a couple of years before you learn enough to sustain yourself.

Also; If the outside infrastructure were not there to help ie: home depot etc, it would have been much more difficult. That it not to say it would be impossible to survive, it would just be much more unconfortable.

[JesusWasAnAtheist]

the consept is goog but no one would truly be "off the grid" unless they were an introvert. I see it rather as freedom form the powers that be....

[greaserig]

i don't think i'm an an intorvert, but i'm definitely the reclusive type.

[not2late2liberate]

nice video! love it!!

[trakkaton]

I like the music.

It's rad.

[xesiria]

sweet, that is what i need to do after i get where i am going to end up on my trip i am taking soon.

[captainboaz]

I just have to ask if what are you doing to support your communite and the upgrades you are doing

[celluloidcypher]

ok so I have a question??? how much was the cost of your set-up of solar panels and inverter? I wanna know how much it is for a person thinking about living off the grid a is to set-up.

[ChangeDaChannel]

@celluloidcypher they're different prices depending on your set up. this was just the one greaserig set up and it has been a work in progress. Upgrades like the batteries and the inverters etc. A little research on the net and you can find all sorts of solar options.

[elfil76]

Venus project talks about this.

[marcusguernsey]

dude, that view looks awesome.and weather you are 100% off the grid dont mean shit to me, it is all the sincere effort and desire you put into it.if i m ever back in the states or on the west coast, i would love to see it.but i dont think i m coming back while obama is prez

[anthonykent69]

So where are you finding the parts for your solar array? And I was wondering what exactly do you do to fund this project?

[greaserig]

I got the solar components from "beyond oil solar" (on the web) They have the best prices i could find, and the guy there, Daniel, is very well informed and cooperative.

I got it piece by piece as needed to expand. It was easier for me that way as i learned what i really needed and for budget reasons. I bought only what i needed at the time and designed and assembled it myself.

How it was funded? It was self funded. If you would like to give us a grant i would not refuse!!

[mat634]

very awesome

[OlGreyWolf58]

Try converting the gas generator to alcohol, and make yourself a still. If you have a carburated vehicle, That also can be converted to run on alcohol.

[greaserig]

The problem i have with an alcohol still is that (from my understanding) it needs a constant source of heat over a long period of time. Something i do not have up here. A solar powered still would be great if it were feasible.

Mr OlGreyWolf, do you have any suggestions?

[justmy10cents]

nice place is it your land? public? got well up there? thnx peace god bless

[boostedgsrfoadoa]

hey cdc whats your gamertag? J.K IM JELOUS PEACE

[Fight4Privacy]

This is something I would love to do. Right now I feel i'm at the mercy of the utility companies.

[WeCanAllGetAllong]

Nice place gentlemen! Say hello to the lil ladies will ya!

Off the grid,with the house on a hill :-)

How is the food growing thing going guys?....

[ArtistIreland]

Keep warn up there this winter. I hope you have some, polytunnels for growing good vegetables, your extra KWs will work well for you all year round.. I will e mail a link today have look it maybe of good help to you all up there.

[thetimman00]

Lap tops run much more efficiently than desk tops. Time to change over.

[4Freedomrider]

Here is an invention we all need to get behind before they bury this engine. The MYT engine.

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[fatpius]

link did not work....

[4Freedomrider]

It's a youtube link and they don't let you put whole links up. Copy and paste over the link starting at watch.

[motorolarules]

This like christmas... great gift, useful. Thanks for the inspiration

[detuncq01]

great video, thank you but i have a couple comments and questions:

1: so its 2 guys from San Fran, with some dogs and chickens, where are the women?

2: veg. oil, u make ur own or hit up the burger joints when u come into town

3: what about zero point energy

4: if you come into town for supplies than ur not off the grid just out of town

5: what about the women again?

6: u said u want the dogs to work, Gilligan had a bike making ener. but the dogs on a hampster wheel

7: WOMEN

[ChangeDaChannel]

@detuncq01 1. Im from Virginia and my friend is from Chicago. His wife is here as is my gf.

2. Get it for free from the grease dunpsters...not burger joints though..Chinese food grease is the best.

3. Thats greaserigs department.

4. Its a work in progress and like I said Im not here to debate the definition. It is what it is.

5. Refer to answer 1.

6. I didnt say anything. Greasrig said they like having a purpose. They run around and watch the chickens and stuff. Its their choice.

7. 1.

[darksidedirk1]

shit bro this is realy great stuff dirk

[Drumvain]

Holy crap, us city slickers are in for A big surprise. It looks like it takes some $ to get off the grid. Cant I just stay in my house, use the power, water and internet and just detach mentally from this said grid.

Props to you guys for leading the way.

[redspade04]

so im curious, what does this guy do for money? it sounds like he stays in his place and dont work

[3101010]

@redspade04 he likely sells weed that he gets from the mexicans, and trades guns for veggie oil. its the way of the bush. those are skills he most certanly learned in Nam.

[ChangeDaChannel]

@3101010 lolololol

[ChangeDaChannel]

@redspade04 I do graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, photo restoration, video & music, as well as a day trader on the NASDAQ. I possess 2 degrees and work 7 days a week.

[THREEDAYOLDCOYOTE]

@ChangeDaChannel YOU ROCK SOOOO HARD!!!!

[Albertanator]

I wish I could do this but I live in Western Canada and it is so so cold here....I don't even know how to hunt...I think I will go have to live with my farmer relatives in Saskatchewan...I am way to citified sadly.

Man oh man...the way the world is going, I have to respect you guys that are living off the grid....I'm afriad things are only going to get worse....and probably quickly.

At least I'm armed.

Take care

Dev from Canada.

[Joeweed68]

fellow albertan.. it would be sweet to do this kinda thing at home. and you're right... this world is going down fast.

some places in bc could be warm at night.

i wonder is this public land he is using?

Do the dogs hunt?

See you in the mountains someday, friend.

[ElementCabinet]

fellow albertans... i have been looking into large scale greenhousing using thermol heating. the zoo does it, and we could to grow all year long.

[koalman]

Yep.

[Albertanator]

Hi Joeweed...yes you are right some places I think in B.C. are fairly warm all year around....but I have to confess I am illiterate when it comes to the country even though my relatives and ancestors are farmers from Sask.....I have much to learn if I ever have to head for the hills....I must say I have a lot of admiration for people that can live off the land....one thing great about Canada is that there is so much space and so few people....

Take care

[TheBigHo111]

*****

[Razorhawk72]

Great video, I love this stuff.

[dtmbcorp]

I've been waiting for this!

[guysmyly]

Hey Change,I'm up here in Saskatchewan,Canada and it's -30 right now. Can I pay you guys to shave and send me the clippings? I need to insulate my house.

(Just kidding) That place looks like the shit. Exactly where I'd like to be in my life.

Thanks for the vid,keep 'em coming. Getting off the (control) grid is the place to be.

[Fidokrab]

Are you guys really that remote? No need to worry about intruders or anything like that? What about firearms/weapons?

What about the land you're on? Isn't everything out there private property?

[ivstiburon]

i assume you dont have to get anyones permission to the land on which you built a place to sleep in.

[bossman068410]

Wood Gas Try it !!!!!!

You have all the wood you need !!!

[laidbackguy1972]

cool vid ...you guys should look into powering your large generator on woodgas. several vids on here and also yahoo groups has a woodgas group. 1 guy on here even powers his pickup off wood. anyhow take care

[snoopdog68]

very cool

[ABOSOLUTEKNOWLEDGE]

hey dude

why not build up the solar generator station with anoff batteries to be charged

and mroe solar panels

you would have anoff power in bateries left over for days

while more solar panels produce power

even if its cloudy day

[ABOSOLUTEKNOWLEDGE]

id u would be ignorant

i would say

bunch oh hilly billies:)

[chaingang666420]

gr8 \vid man..

[MrTdf09]

the pioneers

[treon123456]

vvhat state/area you in? just a ball park?

[ViralMessiah]

looks like northern california/oregon but i could be wrong...pretty in any case

[treon123456]

like to find my ovvn lake that far back......is thier fish in that lake? peace

[bigdaddyof2008]

hey CDC

At the end of this video u hinted at experimenting with new concepts for generating some electricity.

I have one that I have been considering myself and that is Self Contained Hydro Electric; whereby u take two or four 55g drums mounted around a turbine where the water in the top drum drains thru a turbine into the drum on the bottom.

Then all that is needed is away to rotate that drum back into the upper position; i was thinking a series of gears should do it.

No need 4 sun or wind

[onedollarjuggalo]

good video.. more of these

[regnarBO]

very easy to be off of the grid and still be on youtube. ATT sells those 3G internet chips as long as you can get connectivity you're good.

[ProductPlacer]

Are there any girls off the grid? LOL

[ChangeDaChannel]

@ProductPlacer Of course..lol

[heppepster]

@ProductPlacer Off the grid, all girls are called "women."

[ProductPlacer]

you back?

[ElementCabinet]

yo CDC you guys should look into solar dish using sterling engines to run alternators to help charge the battery pack you use.

[lovesscott]

Thank you for sharing and keep the info coming!

[Omexoplex]

What happened to you? Miss your 60 seconds!!! Dont go all Mountain man snob on us!!! I know, been there doin that!

[centervilletn]

interesting video...im working on getting off the grid myself...slowly but surely...

[HitmanSam007]

awesome

[socomplete]

off da grid mane

[noelan2]

awesome

[PHOENIXFEAN]

Im the first person to watch a video except for the dumb shit I come up with?

Im taking notes CDC