Off-Grid Living Resources: Recommended by The Mindful Survivor

Curated off-grid living resources and direct links for solar, micro-hydro, wind, and backup power. Informed by 50 years of hands-on homesteading experience.

Note: This page includes both the systems we use and other reputable options we recommend researching. Our valley is sheltered, so we focus on solar and micro-hydro. Wind works best where the site has strong, steady wind and good turbine placement.

Resources Include:

Solar panels, charge controllers, inverters, lithium batteries, micro-hydro (site evaluation, systems, installation), wind power, generators.

Solar, Wind, and Backup

Advance: Solar, Hydro, Wind Power, Inc.
6331 N State Street
Redwood Valley, CA 95470

Key Pages:

• Advance Power Solar Panels
  
• Advance Power Charge Controllers
  
• Advance Power Inverters
  
• Advance Power Lithium Batteries
  
• Build Your Own Power Systems (Advance Power)

Micro-Hydro 

Alternative Power & Machine (APM Hydro)
2075 NW Vine Street
Grants Pass, OR 97526

Key Pages:

• APM Hydro Site Evaluation Guide
  
• Harris Micro-Hydro System (APM Hydro)
  
• APM Hydro Installation Diagrams
  
  

More Resources to Come 

As The Mindful Survivor Series grows, this page will grow with it. Future sections will include:

🌿 Homesteading

🌱 Organic Gardening

🥫 Food Preservation

⚡ Off-Grid Power

🌳 Permaculture Design

🔥 Wildfire Landscaping

🍎 Orchard Farming

🌾 Foraging

🏠 Sustainable Home Design

🌸 Herbal Remedies

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