It’s rather nice to be living off the grid.
I’ve been living this sort of lifestyle for just more than two decades.
But it’s still consistently funny the first time somebody comes out to my house, but granted, I live way out in the wilderness so it’s not like I get a ton of visitors anyway. But it’s consistently funny to see someone’s face when they come into my lodge plus realize that I have residential Heating plus Air Conditioning. I suppose they have this idea that I’m going to be some sort of caveman who would out hunting for food plus water. If that were the case I don’t suppose I would make it out here. No, I planned living sustainably out in the wilderness actually carefully. I have a solar array that provides all the electricity that I could possibly need. And the Heating plus Air Conditioning technology these nights is such that I’m able to use a ductless heat pump for A/C. When it comes to heating, I don’t need much help since I have a custom wood stove. But I will say it’s nice when I come house from a trip to be able to flip the ductless heat pump over to heating until I get the fire started. But primarily, I genuinely wanted the ductless heat pump simply for the evenings during the summer. I can deal with heat plus humidity during the afternoon with a fan. But at evening, it genuinely does make a difference when I have some A/C. So I’m awfully thankful that I get to live sustainably plus yet have particular creature comforts like residential Heating plus Air Conditioning.