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Off Grid Life in the West Texas Desert
Everyone who has ever wanted some land has looked at what is often called "junk land" in the Texas desert. It does offer freedom but this video shows how it can be rewarding but also extremely challenging.

Seven years ago John Wells sold his heavily-mortgaged home in upstate New York and bought 40 acres in West Texas for $8000. The area (Brewster County) is so isolated there are no codes or zoning restrictions so Wells built his own tiny home (in 9 days with $1600) relying on his set-building experience.

Not wanting to rely on outside labor, Wells has continued to build his own services: a solar shower, a basic composting toilet, a bike-powered washing machine, an Airstream guest house, and a huge greenhouse which also houses 4 shipping containers he hopes to convert to housing/office space.

Wells named his homestead (now 40 acres, he bought a second 20 acres for $500) the Field Lab (short for “Southwest Texas Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living Field Laboratory”) and he likes to experiment with off-grid solutions: one of his latest is a more-powerful solar oven.

http://thefieldlab.blogspot.com​

https://faircompanies.com/videos/from-gotham-to-isolated-code-debt-free-west-texas-estate/
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