The kennel is off the grid, no power, no water, no well. I make it work by collecting rain water and heating with wood during the cold months. A small solar panel charges a deep cycle battery which can power a laptop, charge our phone, and play the radio. Life is simple but lots of work.

I’ve added a generator for dog house building projects and charging items too big for my solar powered system.

Harvesting, hauling, splitting, and stacking fire wood is a year round job. You have to think two years ahead to make sure your wood is dry and seasoned so you can never cut too much but can cut too little! I found that out the hard way my first year living off the grid.

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