Living off the grid doesn’t mean I don’t have residential HVAC
I even have a ductless heat pump along with a big wood stove for seriously good quality heating and air in my home
My mother actually thought I was going off to live in a cave or something when I chose to live off the grid. This was an easy decision to make but one that took plenty of planning to execute. At the time I made the decision, I was still working far too many hours inside the zone controlled HVAC of a corporate office. When I came out of college all bright and ready to be a master of the universe, I got an immediate reality check. The company I worked for was more about making rich people more rich than they were about doing the right thing. That was a tough thing to swallow and I had a hard time accepting that. Thankfully, I had chosen to live as cheaply as possible by sharing a small apartment and it’s less that great quality heating and air. That gave me the freedom to start planning and saving every dime I made of the next 7 years working inside that zone controlled HVAC of that office. It wasn’t easy but the money for the land came first. And since it was so remote and backed up into federal wilderness, it came pretty cheap. Then, I spent 18 months building my cabin. I even have a ductless heat pump along with a big wood stove for seriously good quality heating and air in my home. My solar array gives me enough power to enjoy some air conditioning from that ductless heat pump in the summer and I’m sure thankful for that.