Off-the-grid Living Mugs

Hermit on island can't escape modern society.

"Living underground is not what it used to be."

"He said he's dropping out and going of the grid."

"I cancelled the cable, turned off the phone, shut down the internet. . . where the hell am I??"

"I'd like to book 10 days going anywhere they've never heard of Brexit."

Hiking sign - Stop, pause, play, skip forward, skip back

"My dream is to have a little house and a white picket fence wired with explosives."

Solar Panel

America Off-line.

"He says he's not running away. . . he's just going off the grid."

"They lead a simple life - they don't even put gas in their cars."

"I'm afraid you neglected to submit the proper development permit application."

Inuit post arriving by parachute.

"I love the way it blurs the boundary between inside and out."

"Sorry, Kevin, but having the wi-fi down for a couple of hour is not 'living off the grid'."

"Grandpa, what was it like living off the grid for most of your life?"

Man stuck on desert island with WiFi router.

"Since we're off the grid, Madge does the cooking over a bonfire."

'Ah, Baker! Still the company's lone voice in the wilderness, I see!'

It's my manifesto on living "off the grid," mainly compiled from my blog, tweets and Facebook posts.

The Ungooglable Man

"I want to travel somewhere REMOTE, somewhere unspoiled and untrammeled by hoards of rampaging tourists...but with good wi-fi!"

"I'm going off the grid with the option of grid-binging whenever I want."

'If I don't catch something soon I'm going home!'

"I'm off the grid."

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The Tiny Houseboat Movement

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"I'm going somewhere without cell service because I'm incapable of turning my phone off myself."

Desert Island Wind Farm

A man sits alone on a desert island being monitored by a CCTV camera

It's Rudy's annual treecation – A low-cost vacation spent sitting under his tree. This year, a twist: His gadgets have lost battery life and his portable generator is out … Don't panic. Maybe this is a battery tree. Just leaves. Or maybe there's an outlet. Bark. What kind of tree is this?! Proudly powered by sun and roots.

"We're now off the grid. Metahorically, we've been off for decades."

I've always dreamed of living off the grid.

"It's so nice to be living off the grid."