Have you always dreamed of escaping cubicle life and traffic jams to live off the grid,independent and free? You know, being self-reliant, building cook fires with wood you chopped, or cooking on an old wood cookstove?
I did. But in all my daydreams, I didn't imagine I'd make a whole lot of off grid living mistakes. Mistakes that could have been avoided if I'd been more prepared.
From the time I was a child, I imagined myself living a simple, pioneer-style life. And in 2013 when I was eight months pregnant I joined my husband at our off grid home in Canada's far north.
We were excited. We were anxious. And we were unprepared.
In fact, I made so many off grid living mistakes that I'm amazed I lived to write this post.
Here are five key mistakes I made, and how to avoid them if your future plans include going off the grid.
