Off Grid in the City?

Living off the grid may not be possible for most homeowners and renters in Seattle, but it's certainly possible for people who are willing to live with a small footprint.

I was just back East visiting family. They were having issues with their well and, sure enough, halfway through my shower the water stopped and I had to rinse off with cold bottled water and we couldn't use the toilet all day. And this was in a nice house!

This current crisis probably won't result in a loss of services to most people, but what about the next one? How would you fare without electricity or water? What if you couldn't shower or flush your toilet? What about people living in Tiny House Villages? They don't even have plumbing. What if Honey Bucket suspends services and nobody can use the portable toilets?

Maybe a silver lining to this whole crisis will be that we (or some of us, anyway) learn how to live off the grid in Seattle. Composting toilets, rain collection for hot water showers, and affordable solar power is totally possible.
I know. I'm doing it.

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