Books
Nick has written two books focussing on living off grid, and published a third written by a couple who appeared on the TV series New Lives in the Wild.
Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America
A look inside the subculture of off-grid living, taking readers across the ideological spectrum and across America.
Written by a leading authority on living off the grid, this is a fascinating and timely look at one of the fastest growing movements in America. In researching the stories that would become Off the Grid, Nick Rosen travelled from one end of theUnited States to the other, spending time with all kinds of individuals and families striving to live their lives the way they want to-free from dependence on municipal power and amenities, and free from the inherent dependence on the government and its far-reaching arms. While the people profiled may not have a lot in common in terms of their daily lives or their personal background, what they do share is an understanding of how unique their lives are, and how much effort and determination is required to maintain the lifestyle in the face of modern America's push toward connectivity and development.
How to Live Off-Grid: Ever Wanted to Unplug From the Rat Race?
Off-grid: a place, building or person without mains water or power. Static or mobile - in a house or a hut, a boat or a camper van - to live off-grid is all about loosening the ties that bind us to the familiar world of commuting, mortgages, no time and fast food, in order to rediscover our place in the natural world.
Complete with camper van, Nick sets off around the UK to find off-grid heaven and meet people who are living the dream. Along the way he runs into backpackers and businessmen, radical hermits and right-wing survivalists - and plenty of ordinary working-parent families too.
Sincere but irreverent, this is Nick's guide to avoiding pitfalls, to finding solutions(and some brilliant gadgets) as he strives to perfect the skills of this practical, freewheeling kind of self-sufficiency.
