HOW TO GO OFF-GRID
“I’M NOT TIGHT, I just don’t like wasting money.” That’s what I tell my family as I dash around the house, switching off lights or turning down the thermostat, with the sort of exaggerated huffing that could win me an Oscar if overacting were a category.
It’s similar in the van when we off-grid, but there it’s about preserving battery power and gas, as I try to make both resources last as long as possible.
There’s a skill to off-gridding, which took me a while to develop. But the effort was worth it, as I’ve stayed on some sensational facility-free sites over the years.
The camping X-factor
By definition, off-grid caravanning means you have no electric hook-up, Wi-Fi or those other luxuries we’ve come to expect. Most often, a lack of site facilities forces you to rely on your caravan’s washroom, too.
The payback for these little ‘hardships’ is immense, though. The best off-grid sites (sometimes Club CSs and CLs) are small, wild and set in the most extraordinary locations, where a big, commercial site simply wouldn’t be allowed.
Yes, you can save a small fortune
