Building Off the Grid

Definitely, some creative ideas with homes.

BTW svader, I feel the same way when I see British TV in the US. I mean really, driving on the Left side of the road, people can get killed doing that.

Oh my! First, I'm amazed with folk who attempt building off the grid and truly don't think through the details of the process. Second, why do the wives all have their full face make up on, hair swinging down voluptuously....; no dirt...? I guess their concern is more the camera and TV than the build! Silly females!! So i guess the show is more fake than it'll admit to!!

Love the concept. Show me how they build them without the fake drama sideshows.

Week after week this show illustrates the problems in building off the grid. Anyone interested in doing this must watch this show. Even if you're not planning to do it, it's still worth watching to educate yourself.

Part of the enjoyment of this shows is not only what you can do, but what you shouldn't do. The #1 problem is under-estimating the time to build. #2 is failing to account for the weather, which is a major part of any construction. #4 is materials and #4 is personnel. Watching people struggle through this is very interesting.

I also like the locations which are usually beautiful, though I don't understand why you can't build off the grid in more hospitable places.

So I watched one or two episodes. The first was about Northern America in the glaciers... Respectable. The second was in an area of great Bushland.... Hollywood drama to the max. The cut scenes made out like there was some fantastic hardships. And perhaps there were, but the exaggerated drama lost me when the people filmed made it obviously appear worse for the camera than it likely was.....

Not true to the experience that was portrayed from what was filmed. Over drama for the sake of film.