We built an offgrid Micro Cabin living system at the end of 2023 for less than $25k! It took us 30 days of building to finish all of the offgrid systems for shelter, water, energy, sanitation, & food. We're tying together solar panels, a prefab shed, chickens, rainwater catchment, raised beds, methane digesters, and more into a fully functioning offgrid home. We hope this experiment shows you that affordable, sustainable, modern living is possible with offgrid systems!

☀ Use the promo code ACORN10 to get 10% off the solar kits and components we use:
https://www.continuousresources.com/c...

The Acorn Off Grid Systems Course: (use code: "Acorn50" for 50% off $75)
https://acornlandlabs.com/pages/theo...

The Acorn OffGrid Home Book: eBook, PDF, Paperback, Hardback, & Audiobook
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Epic Gardening Beds & Gardening Supplies:
https://lets.growepic.co/acornlandlabs'>https://lets.growepic.co/acornlandlabs ("ALL5" 5% discount code)

Dwarf Tiny Wood Stove: https://www.tinywoodstove.com/product...

OffGrid in 30 Days Building an offgrid home for less than $25k
Episode 1: Canvas Tent, Clearing Brush, & Ordering the Cabin Shell
Episode 2: Solar Panel, Water Pumps, IBC Totes, Composting Toilet, Methane Digester
Episode 3: Green House, Raised Beds, Seed Cells, Cabin Arrival
Episode 4: The 200 square ft Micro Cabin shell tour inside and out!
Episode 5: Building a Chicken Coop for $50!
Episode 6: Finishing the inside of the canvas bell tent
Episode 7: Insulating the cabin with Havelock Sheep's Wool
Episode 8: Installing LVP flooring inside the cabin
Episode 9: Rainwater Catchment System + FirstFlush Diverter & Water Tank
Episode 10: Installing Plywood siding inside the cabin
Episode 11: Installing the Dwarf Wood Stove from Tiny Wood Stoves
Episode 12: Filling & Fertilizing Our Birdies Raised Gardening Beds
☀ Episode 13: Installing a 2800W Solar Panel System with Batteries
Episode 14: Furnishing the Micro Cabin + Full compilation of the offgrid build!

Welcome to our 30 day offgrid build for October of 2023! We’re assembling sustainable, affordable, offgrid systems to provide for the 5 basic physiological needs for 24 humans: Creative shelter, fresh water, green sanitation, clean energy, and local food are things that make the world truly better and more enjoyable. Beyond having fun building all of this and sharing it with you, one big goal for this project is to clearly illustrate how creative & sustainable solutions can solve our housing affordability crisis and free young people to avoid working paycheck to paycheck to survive in our modern economy. We need a fresh vision for living well! Many people are seeking a closer connection to nature, a slower pace of life, an affordable lifestyle, a sustainable lifestyle, and freedom from being indentured to our modern economic system. Mostly though, we just love building offgrid systems!

Big Thanks to All Our Partners in offgrid living:

Continuous Resources Solar Panel Systems: https://www.continuousresources.com/c...
Epic Gardening Beds & Gardening Supplies: https://lets.growepic.co/acornlandlabs'>https://lets.growepic.co/acornlandlabs ("ALL5" 5% discount code)
Havelock Wool: https://havelockwool.com'>https://havelockwool.com
Gosun Solar Ovens + Solar Powered Tools: https://gosun.co/collections/solarovens
HomeBioGas Digesters: https://www.homebiogas.com/product/ho...
Life in Tents Canvas Tents: https://www.lifeintents.com
Havelock Wool Insulation: https://havelockwool.com'>https://havelockwool.com
WaterDrop Filters: https://www.waterdropfilter.com
Tiny Wood Stoves: https://www.tinywoodstove.com/
Dwarf Tiny Wood Stove: https://www.tinywoodstove.com/product...

Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00

Days 13 (Bell Tent Setup & Buying Cabin) 0:50

Days 47 (Furnishing Bell Tent) 9:04

Days 811 (Methane Digester & Composting Toilet) 12:50

Days 1215 (Greenhouse & Raised Beds) 23:36

Days 1619 (Cabin Arrival & Chicken Coop) 30:49

Days 2023 (Cabin Insulation, Flooring & Siding) 40:25

Days 2427 (Rainwater & Stove Systems) 59:23

Days 2730 (Solar & Inside Cabin Setup) 1:17:49

Are you interested in learning more about our vision for living locally and affordably? Read about our “Acorn Home Vision” here! https://articles.acornlandlabs.com/p/...

The Acorn Off Grid Systems Course: (use code: "Acorn50" for 50% off $75)
https://acornlandlabs.com/pages/theo...

The Acorn OffGrid Home Book: eBook, PDF, Paperback, Hardback, & Audiobook
https://acornlandlabs.com/pages/thea...

Plan your own offgrid build using our Land Lab Simulator app!

Land Lab Simulator: https://landlab.app/simulator

Acorn Patreon:   / acornlandlab