![]() ![]() You can literally fill it with water from a creek and it will purify it! It seems like a big upfront cost, and it is, but when you read about how long the filters last, its totally worth every penny. We opted for the Big Berkey (they have several size options) and it’s the perfect size for a larger family. ![]() Did you know that most of us aren’t prepared to make it a week in the case of an emergency such as that? I feel so much better knowing that whatever may happen, I can purify water for our family with this simple water filter. You may have heard in the news about all natural disasters happening lately…hurricanes, earthquakes, floods. ![]() I may just have to make him carry it like this from now on. Or when it rains for several days in a row with little sun, we are thankful we have an alternative to charge up our laptops and devices without having to go to a campground. Turns out, when you’re in the rainforest for a week under a thick canopy of trees and moss, your solar panels don’t help too much. I wanted to get rid of it to make more room in the bed of the truck, but Jonathan was insistent that 'we might need it one day'.and he was right (as usual). However, we have been so thankful that we hung onto our Honda Generator for the few times that we’ve had to pull it out as a backup. This is more than enough power 98% of the time. As one of our main focuses on our remodel, we installed five 100 watt Renogy Solar Panels on our roof during the renovation. When we’re not using it, it just gets folded up and put back into our box that has all of our fresh water gear in it! So easy, and super helpful. So, either we would have to make several trips for water each week, (if we wanted to get showers), or we’d have to find somewhere to fill up before we made it out to our boondocking site which tends to usually be difficult.īeing able to just fill up this 30 gallon bladder in the bed of our truck (along with our two 5 gallon jugs) has been a game changer. Before we were just filling up our two 5 gallon water jugs which was great, but we have a 40 gallon fresh tank. We bought this Aquatank2 Water Bladder a few months back and it has been such a life saver. Now, while we can go weeks without hookups, there are a few tips and tricks that have made our off grid life a bit easier! Luckily, I have a male model to show you some our top 5 essentials when living off grid for an extended period of time…in no particular order. For those of you who don’t know what that means, it’s just camping without hookups! No water, no sewer, no electricity. Hey friends! If you keep up with our Instagram account, then you would know that we’ve been boondocking SO MUCH this year. Please read our disclosure for more info. This post may contain affiliate links or compensated reviews. ![]()
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