@thediyworld this is an amazing story... somehow I feel like you were pushed to live off the grid by all the circumstances, not that it was really your decision or something you wanted in your life, but with the determination, it all turned out well. I sometimes secretly dream of such life, I am also wondering if I would really like it long term and I am not sure, but it is nice to see that it is possible and you are better off now;-) keep going!