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OFF-GRID POWER SYSTEM VIDEO#1: REAL-WORLD POWER SYSTEM

BySteve Maxwell October 15, 2015March 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

This is the video#1 of 15 in my course “INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC POWER”. This course is a complete program on designing and building your own off-grid renewable electrical system. The video below is a tour of a real off-grid power system that’s been working since 1998. It has provide all the power required by a modern home built on a lakeside location 10 miles from the nearest power lines. Click here to learn all about the INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC POWER course. Risk-free money-back guarantee.

Yellow inverter generator for home backup power.

Automatic backup generator on farm with tractor.

Simple legal generator connection guide.

Aerial view of large fabric structure unloading site.

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Outdoors

5 Landscaping Basics You Can Handle Yourself (and When to Call in the Experts)
BySteve Maxwell May 25, 2023November 15, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Most homeowners have to maintain their own properties, which means you’re in charge of landscaping duties. Fortunately, with a few landscaping skills you cut down on costs, though not everything should be DIYed. In fact, some things are better left…

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Concrete Foundation Form Video Tour
BySteve Maxwell October 15, 2024December 8, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

The latest in a series of videos on the construction of my Calhoun fabric structure I’m putting up, for farm equipment storage and repair. You’ll see concrete forms complete, with a couple of innovations you’ve probably never seen before.

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FARMING: Pasture Plants Thrive in Deep Quarry Waste???
BySteve Maxwell June 7, 2025October 30, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

Nutritious pasture plants such as alfalfa, clover and birdsfoot trefoil aren’t all that easy to grow. I know because I’ve been planting them for years. Normally you need to buy expensive seed, plant these seeds in good soil free of…

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Lifestyle Outdoors

LESSONS FROM THE LAND: A Few Thoughts While Fixing an Heirloom Cedar Rail fence
BySteve Maxwell April 8, 2025November 4, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

In this 4 minute video, watch Steve as he fixes a century-old cedar rail fence in the backwoods of Manitoulin; offers some thoughts on the responsibility of keeping farm land going; spends time doing some hard-but-fun outdoor work

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Lifestyle Outdoors

VEHICLES: How I got My Pickup Truck to Last 35 Years and Counting
BySteve Maxwell July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Some people manage their vehicles like tubes of caulking – use them up and throw them away. Not me. I aim for a long haul relationship with my vehicles because it’s cheaper and better that way. If you’re willing to…

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Exploring Ease-of-Maintenance Gardening for Self-Sufficiency
BySteve Maxwell September 7, 2024December 11, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Self-sufficiency has grown as a trend for the past few years. It’s been a blessing for many who want to live off the grid as well as rely more on growing their own food supply. If this sounds like something…

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