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A MANUAL · NO. I
Off-Grid Tom
A Manual

A paid-for home and bills near zero, on land you own outright.

The average household mails out over $2,000 a month for housing and utilities, forever. This Manual is the whole path out, in twenty-five plain systems: find cheap land, buy it right, build small and legal, and run the place on sun, rain, and firewood. Now in a 76-page illustrated First Edition. The land chapter alone has saved readers a hundred times the $37 on a single purchase.

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Off-grid isn’t about running from the world. It’s about not owing it a check every month.Off-Grid Tom
I.

The Manual

One book. Twenty-five systems. A life that’s paid for.

Land, the build, power, water, heat and food, money and paper. Six parts. Twenty-five systems. Each one with the materials, the current 2026 prices, and the step-by-step. Start this weekend with three counties and the five-check worksheet.

THE OFF GRID MANUAL book cover

Illustrated ebook · 76 pages · First Edition

The complete blueprint to live free off the grid.

Where cheap land hides. The five checks before you sign. The $30,000 phased build. Container homes without the rust bill. The 1–2 kW solar rig that runs a small home. Rain catchment, the well question, wood heat done right, the calorie garden — twenty-five systems from the county auction to the last inspection sticker, with exact materials, current 2026 prices, and step-by-step builds. Most readers keep $14,000–$22,000 a year once the build is done.

$37$57Launch price — ends Sunday

What you get for $37:

  • The Off Grid Manual — 76-page illustrated ebook, 25 numbered systems, materials lists, 2026 prices, step-by-step builds$37
  • The Land-Buyer’s Five Checks — the printable worksheet you take to every parcel before you sign$19
  • The Build Ledger — printable workbook to track every dollar into the place — and every dollar it stops costing$19
  • The 15 Rules Card — tape it to the tool cabinet$9
  • Lifetime updates — every revision, every new edition, no extra charge — Volume II free$21
  • Total value$105
  • You pay today$37
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II.

The Math

Where your money actually goes. And what you can stop paying.

Pull up your last 12 months of bills. These are the numbers most households quietly tolerate, forever. The right-hand column is the same month once the twenty-five systems are running and the build is paid for.

The on-grid month PER MONTH

  • Rent or mortgage payment$1,450
  • Electricity$150
  • Water & sewer$85
  • Heating fuel / gas$110
  • Grocery share replaceable by a garden$250
  • Home insurance & sundry fees$180
MONTHLY$2,225 / mo

Typical 2026 U.S. figures for a modest household — BLS · EIA averages

The same month, off the grid PER MONTH

  • Housing payment — none; the build is owned (Systems 5–9)$0
  • Electricity — sun and batteries (Systems 10–13)$12
  • Water & sewer — rain, well, septic (Systems 14–17)$8
  • Heat — the woodlot and the stove (System 18)$25
  • Groceries — garden and preserving carry a share (Systems 19–20)$140
  • Insurance, taxes & paper kept lean (Systems 22–25)$95
MONTHLY$280 / mo

Every number has a chapter in the Manual with materials, sources, and steps

Net kept: $14,000–$22,000 a year

III.

What's Inside

Exactly what you get for $37.

Twenty-five numbered systems across six parts. Each one: two pages of walked-through how-to, materials with current 2026 prices, and an honest note on where the law and the hazard draw the line. Read Parts I and VI before you spend a dollar — you do not have to do all twenty-five.

LAND — 4 systems

The right acre is half the battle.

  • Where cheap land hides
  • Read a parcel like a builder
  • The five checks before you sign
  • Buy it right: owner financing and the $500-down deal
THE BUILD — 5 systems

Small, dry, and paid for.

  • Pick your shell: tiny, container, dome, cabin
  • The $30,000 build plan
  • Container homes without the rust bill
  • Owner-builder rules: what you may legally do yourself
  • Salvage: windows, lumber, and the demolition-day phone call
POWER — 4 systems

Own your electrons.

  • Size the system honestly: the load list
  • The starter rig: 1–2 kW that runs a small home
  • Batteries without the mystery
  • Backup: the winter week the sun quits
WATER — 4 systems

Rain is free. Plumbing is simple.

  • Rain catchment that passes winter
  • The well question: drill, drive, or dig
  • Filter to drinking grade for pennies
  • Grey water, septic, and the composting toilet question
HEAT & FOOD — 4 systems

The stove is the heart of the house.

  • Wood heat done right
  • The four-season calorie garden
  • Preserve the harvest: canning, root cellar, dehydrating
  • The propane line: cooking and the refill trick
MONEY & PAPER — 4 systems

Freedom has a filing system.

  • Insurance, taxes, and the off-grid paper trail
  • Income off the land — honest numbers
  • The build ledger
  • The exit plan: resale value of an off-grid home
IV.

Reader results

What people did with the Manual in the first month.

Three readers, three pieces of land, three different climates. Each one stopped a real bill with a specific system in the book.

Jake M. at his rebuilt cabin solar power setup
★★★★★

I followed the solar chapter to rebuild the little power setup at our cabin. Swapped two tired batteries, rewired the charge controller, and used the load worksheet to stop wasting power overnight. We went from running the generator almost every evening to once or twice a week. Saved about $190 in fuel the first month. The instructions are plain, specific, and written for people doing the work themselves.

— Jake M., Prescott, AZ
Linda P. with her rainwater collection system in the garden
★★★★★

Put in a rainwater system last spring using the barrel-sizing chart and first-flush setup from the manual. We collected enough water to keep the garden going through six dry weeks, and the filter has stayed clean with basic maintenance. The supply list even included the fittings and prices, so there were no surprise trips back to the hardware store.

— Linda P., Sandpoint, ID
Robert C. sealing air leaks by his woodstove
★★★★★

I was skeptical because most off-grid books are either too technical or too vague. The insulation and heating sections helped me find three major air leaks and adjust our woodstove setup before winter. We used nearly a cord less firewood than the year before, and the cabin stayed warmer at night. Practical advice, real numbers, and no internet required.

Tom at work
V.

About the author

Off-Grid Tom.

I noticed what everyone notices at the mailbox — that the checks never stop. Mortgage, electric, water, gas, insurance, repeat until you die. Add it up over a working life and it’s a fortune, mailed away monthly for things the old-timers mostly made themselves.

The people I learned from — homesteaders, loggers, back-road neighbors — owned their places outright, cut their own heat, caught their own water, and were nobody’s monthly payment. They weren’t rich. They were done paying.

So I bought a cheap piece past the pavement, built small, made every mistake once, and wrote down what each one cost. The place runs on sun, rain, and firewood now, and the mailbox is mostly empty.

This book is that whole road, organized — from the county auction to the last inspection sticker.

This isn’t about escaping civilization. It’s about cutting out the landlord, the utility, and the lender — and keeping more of what you earn.
Off-Grid Tom · Edition 2026
VI.

Order the Manual

$37 once. No subscription. Yours forever.

Instant access — in your inbox within 60 seconds of payment. Read on any phone, tablet, or computer, or print it and keep it in the truck. 7-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked — if it’s not for you, reply to your receipt and the $37 comes back the same day.

THE OFF GRID MANUAL book cover

Illustrated ebook · 76 pages · First Edition

The complete blueprint to live free off the grid.

Where cheap land hides. The five checks before you sign. The $30,000 phased build. Container homes without the rust bill. The 1–2 kW solar rig that runs a small home. Rain catchment, the well question, wood heat done right, the calorie garden — twenty-five systems from the county auction to the last inspection sticker, with exact materials, current 2026 prices, and step-by-step builds. Most readers keep $14,000–$22,000 a year once the build is done.

$37$57Launch price — ends Sunday

What you get for $37:

  • The Off Grid Manual — 76-page illustrated ebook, First Edition$37
  • The Land-Buyer’s Five Checks — the worksheet for every parcel$19
  • The Build Ledger — printable tracker for the whole build$19
  • The 15 Rules Card — tape it to the tool cabinet$9
  • Lifetime updates — every future revision, free$21
  • Total value$105
  • You pay today$37
Get the Manual · $37

Instant access · Pay once · Yours forever

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VII.

FAQ

Questions buyers ask before they click.

I have no building experience. Can I actually do this?

The build systems assume you’re starting from zero — that’s why the plan is dry-in first, small, and phased. Thousands of first-timers raise a shell every year with rented tools and borrowed confidence. The book tells you which jobs are honestly yours and which four to hire out.

How much money do I actually need to start?

Less than you think, spent in the right order: workable parcels still sell for $500 down owner-financed, and the phased build means you spend as you earn instead of borrowing. The Manual maps a realistic path from about $15,000 all-in for a minimal start to $60,000 for a comfortable one.

Is living off-grid even legal?

In most rural counties, yes — with rules. That’s why the five checks (System 3) and the owner-builder chapter (System 8) come before any romance. The book teaches you to read zoning, perc, and code requirements before you sign, so you buy land you’re allowed to live on.

Do I have to go all-in and quit modern life?

No. Half my readers start with a weekend parcel and a shed-sized cabin while keeping town jobs. Every system works standalone — solar on a normal house, a garden anywhere, the money systems immediately.

What about internet and a job out there?

Covered in System 23: satellite internet has made remote income normal, and the book treats a modest online income plus low costs as the realistic model — not hunting your dinner.

What format is the book?

A 76-page illustrated PDF, sized to print. Yours forever, on any device, with lifetime updates to the email you bought with.

What if it’s not for me?

Seven-day money-back guarantee. Reply to your receipt, the $37 comes back, you keep the download.

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