Off-Grid Blogging?

I don’t think it would surprise anyone who knows me to find out that I’ve often dreamed of living on a quiet little island.

That said, I think this blog is just further evidence of a deepening internet addiction (I’m trying to quit, I swear) and that means a certain degree of energy dependency.

As a result, I’ve kept a keen eye on things like satellite internet access and off-the-grid electronic solutions. Maybe my time would be better spent learning to get along better with people, but c’est la vie.

That’s why I think this new solar-panel device is so cool: the Power Cube purports to be a portable, self-contained, made-for-market solar power solution. Solar panels for the masses! Most importantly, for my little pipe-dream, it’s sealed in a watertight container. I don’t suppose that would help if I’d already fallen asleep in my hammock when the rain began, but that’s something I’ll have to figure out later.

I’ve never seen or tested one of these, and the technical specifications provided by the company don’t interest me that much either (if it’s from the company, it’s ALL promotional material). What does interest me is that it’s a consumer-oriented solar product, and much like the electric car push, a big part of creating viable alternative energy sources will be products like these that aim to make it simple and easy for the public.

In the meantime, it has me daydreaming of ways I could blog from off the grid, and all the cool places that could take me. Actually, setting up and maintaining an off-the-grid net set-up would need a whole new for itself.

If you could live and work anywhere, where would you go?