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Rank: New-farer Joined: 9/1/2018 Posts: 19 Location: Kampala
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Every man wants freedom. And the biggest freedom he can get in life is earning more than his bills. For this reason and also looking at how our leaders are driving this economy it is time to seriously explore other lifestyles other than formal employment.
I can find cheap solutions to many day to day things that a person needs.
Housing = built my own.
Fuel = burn charcoal + biogas
Water = dig borehole + Kentank rain catcher
Electricity = solar
Food = grow your own and raise chicken.
Transportation = bicycle
Trouble starts when I think of how to pay for medical bills for when you get sick and paying for internet and phone bills which are necessities in modern life.
Some of you are living just outside Nairobi and can add your interesting observations.
What do you think?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/8/2018 Posts: 2,211 Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
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Go 100% solar bro. No need for all those other fuels and hassles. How often have you had a medical emergency in your life? If you walk daily, piga tizi jumping up and down like Mugundaman, eat healthy and avoid too much pombe hosi should be the least of your worries. If you are still worried get AAR cover. They will airlift you even from an island in the middle of Lake Baringo. When you have vast wilds of land to explore, farm, maintain, animals to feed and take care of and a fit slim wife to manhandle faithfully in holy matrimony, internet, cellphone and TV will not interest nor concern you much. Besides, Kenya is a small country. In less than a few hours you are in Nairobi CBD from any corner of the nation these days. Faster if you fly.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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Mujiza wrote:Every man wants freedom. And the biggest freedom he can get in life is earning more than his bills. For this reason and also looking at how our leaders are driving this economy it is time to seriously explore other lifestyles other than formal employment.
I can find cheap solutions to many day to day things that a person needs.
Housing = built my own.
Fuel = burn charcoal + biogas
Water = dig borehole + Kentank rain catcher
Electricity = solar
Food = grow your own and raise chicken.
Transportation = bicycle
Trouble starts when I think of how to pay for medical bills for when you get sick and paying for internet and phone bills which are necessities in modern life.
Some of you are living just outside Nairobi and can add your interesting observations.
What do you think? This is a villagers life buana. You can't come to Nairobi and cook with cow dung in your apartment. Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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As Mugundaman says,eat healthy which includes fruits and veges you can grow,I will add drinking clean water from a spring or filtered/distilled water and planting herbs which can sort you out should you fall sick(have you noticed when a dog is sick,it eats grass?I hope you get me..)I believe in herbs..
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/5/2011 Posts: 1,059
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Mujiza wrote:Every man wants freedom. And the biggest freedom he can get in life is earning more than his bills. For this reason and also looking at how our leaders are driving this economy it is time to seriously explore other lifestyles other than formal employment.
I can find cheap solutions to many day to day things that a person needs.
Housing = built my own.
Fuel = burn charcoal + biogas
Water = dig borehole + Kentank rain catcher
Electricity = solar
Food = grow your own and raise chicken.
Transportation = bicycle
Trouble starts when I think of how to pay for medical bills for when you get sick and paying for internet and phone bills which are necessities in modern life.
Some of you are living just outside Nairobi and can add your interesting observations.
What do you think? No need to burn wood or charcoal, induction cooker uses 10% of a normal electric cookerso solar will power it without a fuss, if it's cold go for the oil based electric heater in place of normal electric ones, I have noticed that LG products with the inverter tech are also very power efficient making them ideal for off-grid living, they are Abit expensive but worth it. I have been eyeing the off-grid life and I get inspired by handeeman and homesteadeconomics YouTube channels check them out if you can. To Each His Own
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 9/1/2018 Posts: 19 Location: Kampala
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MugundaMan wrote:Go 100% solar bro. No need for all those other fuels and hassles. How often have you had a medical emergency in your life? If you walk daily, piga tizi jumping up and down like Mugundaman, eat healthy and avoid too much pombe hosi should be the least of your worries. If you are still worried get AAR cover. They will airlift you even from an island in the middle of Lake Baringo. When you have vast wilds of land to explore, farm, maintain, animals to feed and take care of and a fit slim wife to manhandle faithfully in holy matrimony, internet, cellphone and TV will not interest nor concern you much. Besides, Kenya is a small country. In less than a few hours you are in Nairobi CBD from any corner of the nation these days. Faster if you fly. Good points. I'm not too worried about my health but the health of the wife and the children.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 9/1/2018 Posts: 19 Location: Kampala
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kayhara wrote:Mujiza wrote:Every man wants freedom. And the biggest freedom he can get in life is earning more than his bills. For this reason and also looking at how our leaders are driving this economy it is time to seriously explore other lifestyles other than formal employment.
I can find cheap solutions to many day to day things that a person needs.
Housing = built my own.
Fuel = burn charcoal + biogas
Water = dig borehole + Kentank rain catcher
Electricity = solar
Food = grow your own and raise chicken.
Transportation = bicycle
Trouble starts when I think of how to pay for medical bills for when you get sick and paying for internet and phone bills which are necessities in modern life.
Some of you are living just outside Nairobi and can add your interesting observations.
What do you think? No need to burn wood or charcoal, induction cooker uses 10% of a normal electric cookerso solar will power it without a fuss, if it's cold go for the oil based electric heater in place of normal electric ones, I have noticed that LG products with the inverter tech are also very power efficient making them ideal for off-grid living, they are Abit expensive but worth it. I have been eyeing the off-grid life and I get inspired by handeeman and homesteadeconomics YouTube channels check them out if you can. I didn't know solar energy had come such a long way. I have been assuming you can only power TV, radio, computer and things like that. Things that don't consume lots of power. I didn't know they make heaters that can be powered by solar energy of a small home. I will definitely go on a research mission
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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Mujiza wrote:kayhara wrote:Mujiza wrote:Every man wants freedom. And the biggest freedom he can get in life is earning more than his bills. For this reason and also looking at how our leaders are driving this economy it is time to seriously explore other lifestyles other than formal employment.
I can find cheap solutions to many day to day things that a person needs.
Housing = built my own.
Fuel = burn charcoal + biogas
Water = dig borehole + Kentank rain catcher
Electricity = solar
Food = grow your own and raise chicken.
Transportation = bicycle
Trouble starts when I think of how to pay for medical bills for when you get sick and paying for internet and phone bills which are necessities in modern life.
Some of you are living just outside Nairobi and can add your interesting observations.
What do you think? No need to burn wood or charcoal, induction cooker uses 10% of a normal electric cookerso solar will power it without a fuss, if it's cold go for the oil based electric heater in place of normal electric ones, I have noticed that LG products with the inverter tech are also very power efficient making them ideal for off-grid living, they are Abit expensive but worth it. I have been eyeing the off-grid life and I get inspired by handeeman and homesteadeconomics YouTube channels check them out if you can. I didn't know solar energy had come such a long way. I have been assuming you can only power TV, radio, computer and things like that. Things that don't consume lots of power. I didn't know they make heaters that can be powered by solar energy of a small home. I will definitely go on a research mission The biggest challenges with full time use of off-grid solar is unreliable sinlight hours and storage. This year Nairobi and environs were mostly cloudy. Heavy duty chemical batteries still expensive. Solar has to be combined with other energy source like wind, hydro or Hydro Carbon. Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/5/2011 Posts: 1,059
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Although I think you can get a btter DiY solution for the ksh. 1,747,000 solar system being sold by Hotpoint it might be a better solution for the novice or people who just don't have time buy their own here https://hotpoint.co.ke/c...8kw20000whr2000wp_1174/
I was doing my maths and for the same amount you can get 8 more solar panels, and 6 more batteries, the frame you can get the local chomelea to build you one. To Each His Own
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/8/2018 Posts: 2,211 Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
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kayhara wrote:Although I think you can get a btter DiY solution for the ksh. 1,747,000 solar system being sold by Hotpoint it might be a better solution for the novice or people who just don't have time buy their own here https://hotpoint.co.ke/c...8kw20000whr2000wp_1174/
I was doing my maths and for the same amount you can get 8 more solar panels, and 6 more batteries, the frame you can get the local chomelea to build you one. Looks good. Worth the investment IMHO. Saw a similar package that comes direct from China for much less cost via Alibaba. And these systems should be even cheaper in the future as the cost of solar panels and lithium ion batteries both continue to drop each passing few months.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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MugundaMan wrote:Go 100% solar bro. No need for all those other fuels and hassles. How often have you had a medical emergency in your life? If you walk daily, piga tizi jumping up and down like Mugundaman, eat healthy and avoid too much pombe hosi should be the least of your worries. If you are still worried get AAR cover. They will airlift you even from an island in the middle of Lake Baringo. When you have vast wilds of land to explore, farm, maintain, animals to feed and take care of and a fit slim wife to manhandle faithfully in holy matrimony, internet, cellphone and TV will not interest nor concern you much. Besides, Kenya is a small country. In less than a few hours you are in Nairobi CBD from any corner of the nation these days. Faster if you fly. Wewe na Jaggernaut na Hardwood mko   TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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