Living off-grid is a lifestyle choice that can help significantly reduce daily costs and help people forge a closer connection with nature. Two friends shared their simple tips for making living off-grid easier by ensuring they reuse any surplus water.
Posting on TikTok, best friends Sarah and Chandra (@twogirls_offgrid) explained that their only sources of water are rain catchment and snow melt, so saving water is important to them.
@twogirls_offgrid Our water is liquid gold to us living off grid (no, we don't have a well) and here's just a few ways we reuse water. *while waiting for the hot water to take a shower we save the cold water and use it to water the outdoor garden *when rinsing off vegetables/fruit use a bowl underneath to catch the water and use it for plant waterings *while doing dishes, use a tub and collect the dish water. Water any plants with it (make sure your soap is non toxic) #offgrid #offgridlife #offgridliving #earthship #water ♬ Still Not a Player (Remix) (Instrumental) - Big Pun
The off-gridders explained that they conserve water through three simple reuse methods. First, they collect the cold water that runs while waiting for the shower to heat up. Second, they use a bowl to catch water when washing fruits and vegetables. Third, they place a tub in the sink to gather water while doing the dishes.
The water collected through these practices is then repurposed to water their garden plants. You must ensure that any soap you use is non-toxic, though, to ensure it doesn't harm the plants.
Going off-grid offers people a simpler life that is free from extortionate utility bills and allows them to have a closer connection with nature. Many off-gridders choose to grow their own food and maintain native plant gardens, which further helps reduce bills.
Off-grid homes produce their own energy, often relying on renewable energy sources or generators, which means they don't need to be worried about being connected to the grid. This saves people lots of money on their energy bills, while also protecting them against power outages that occur during extreme weather or other events.
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Commenters were pretty impressed with these water-saving tips.
One person wrote, "I love the recycling of the water, I need to implement this!"
While another added, "Not a drop wasted."
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