off-the-gridder
Self-sufficient recluse
An off-the-gridder is someone who lives disconnected from public utilities—especially electricity, water, and sewage systems—typically in a remote or self-sufficient setup.
The term often implies a deliberate lifestyle choice, whether for environmental reasons, privacy, or rejection of mainstream society: The off-the-gridders we met generated all their own power with solar panels.
One who settles wilderness land
- survivalistSelf-reliance extremist
- prepperOne who stockpiles for catastrophe
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- DIYerSelf-reliant home improver
permaculturist · subsistence · autarky · canner · forager · wildcrafting · seed saver · root cellar
One favoring bare essentials
- simple livingIntentional reduction of consumption
- intentionalDone on purpose
- ruralOf the countryside
- remoteDistant or controller
tiny house · earthship · yurt · commune · ecovillage · downshifter · dropout · countercultural
Light-converting power generators
- wind turbineKinetic air energy converter
- battery bankPortable charging device
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
inverter · micro-hydro · energy independence · power outage · renewable · wood stove · propane · kerosene
Of unknown origin
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
- digital detoxPeriod avoiding electronic devices
- untrackableCannot be followed
- burner phoneDisposable anonymous telephone
pseudonym · low profile · freedom · sovereign citizen · libertarian · anti-establishment · nonconformist · paranoid
homesteader
One who settles wilderness land
- survivalistSelf-reliance extremist
- prepperOne who stockpiles for catastrophe
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
DIYer · permaculturist · subsistence · autarky · canner · forager · wildcrafting · seed saver · root cellar · hand tools
minimalist
One favoring bare essentials
- simple livingIntentional reduction of consumption
- intentionalDone on purpose
- ruralOf the countryside
remote · tiny house · earthship · yurt · commune · ecovillage · downshifter · dropout · countercultural · alternative
solar panels
Light-converting power generators
- wind turbineKinetic air energy converter
- battery bankPortable charging device
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
photovoltaic · inverter · micro-hydro · energy independence · power outage · renewable · wood stove · propane · kerosene · oil lamp
anonymous
Of unknown origin
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
- digital detoxPeriod avoiding electronic devices
- untrackableCannot be followed
burner phone · pseudonym · low profile · freedom · sovereign citizen · libertarian · anti-establishment · nonconformist · paranoid · bunker
off-the-griddersuburbanite
Outskirts area resident
city dweller · urbanite · apartment dweller · commuter · city slicker
off-the-gridderconformist
One following accepted norms
company man · organization man · technophile · joiner · networker
off, the, grid, gridder, off-the-grid, grids, gridded, gridding