/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Aeration.

Don't forget to aerate the pond, or you'll have a lot of dead fish in a pool of algae.

>>211864
>Spoken like a fagot who knows NOTHING about living off the grid.
>Spoke like a bundle of twigs

Hilarity aside, I've done it before...an isolated hunting cabin, 20 miles outside a town of a population of 1500.

On a side note though, propane refrigerators are neat.

>That's the most ani-/diy/ thing I've ever seen on this board.

Not at all. It's a challenge for some people.

>>211868
>What costs are you thinking of?
It all depends on what amenities you want to try to bring with you.

Wells are expensive to drill and maintain. For a proper depth potable water well, you'll need a decent sized electric motor. That's added power consumption. Shallow wells, you maybe be able to make do with a hand pump or Aermotor wind pump.

Sewage is a problem. Fecal matter is some seriously toxic stuff and must be disposed of properly. Urine & graywater aren't that bad though.

Heating and cooling is an issue as well. Sure, you can get a wood stove...but I'll warn you, they are frustrating to maintain. There's nothing worse than waking up to a half-frozen cabin. Non-gasifying designs are kinda "rude" because of the amount of pollutants they spew.

>I've already given plenty of examples in this thread of people who live on almost nothing. In one case a man has lived without cash at all for about three years. I don't know what you're talking about. Propane is fairly costly. CNG is slightly cheaper. Off-grid electric heating is almost impossible unless you have a constant sizable power source.

But, as said. It all depends on what creature comforts you want to bring with.

youtube "Dick Proennke"

>>154323
A small aermotor wind pump might be able to replace one of your pumps?