A big part of choosing an off-grid life is the notion of self sufficiency. It’s the concept of being responsible for ones own ‘everything’ without relying on someone to provide it. Be it food, clothes, building or mechanical repairs. The reality is it’s a lot less attainable than one would like to believe. While you

Well one thing we can say with some certainly about living in Northern Ontario is that the weather is unpredictable, and subject to extreme changes in a short space of time. It’s barely mid September, and we’ve already had frost warnings, and nights as low as 3c. And oh, so much rain. It reminds us

It’s the first Friday of September, and it feels a bit like late October. Temperatures have dropped significantly, as if switch operated. The forecast shows over a week of cloudy, rainy and cool conditions. The highest forecast temperature for the next week is 14c, and lows as low as 4c. The rain has returned and

As the temperatures continue to drop, and leaves are slowly starting to change colour, the end of August approaches. While July ended with such sadness and the passing of Pollock, we found ourselves a little out of sorts at the beginning of this month. But life must continue, even after loss. And we set ourselves

It’s almost the end of August, and it feels like the clock is ticking faster towards winter. While we have had some days higher than 33c, we have also had days as low as 16c this summer, some nights as low as 3c or lower. And definitely more rain than we wanted or expected. Over

It may not sound like a big deal, but moving the camper is a multi-day ordeal. It’s unpacking, repacking, moving loose items and clearing and cleaning around where the camper has been sitting. We’ve done this process now a few times, and, frankly, it never gets easier. It’s always a lot of work, and quite

It hasn’t really felt like a summer. Most of May, June and July were a few warm days, between bouts of rain. And more rain. More than we had last year for sure, but so much that even at the beginning of August, the ground of the trail leading to our property, and the spot

In my entire lifetime I have ever only owned one brand new vehicle. Second hand has always been pretty much all that was in my budget or price range. And I’ve always sought to buy the vehicle cash up front to avoid payments over an extended period of time. Our current truck is no exception.

One of the most exciting things for us about moving out of the city and away from rented houses  was the prospect of let ownership. I have since childhood always been a dog person, and frankly, since being in Canada, I’ve had the longest periods of my life without the companionship of dogs. Sandy is