It takes a lot of equipment, gear and supplies to live off-grid, especially if you want to live off the land by growing all your own food or selling surplus. I’ve compiled a long list of off-grid supplies you may need and broken it down into categories.
Depending on what type of lifestyle you want to live while off-grid, you probably won’t need all of these supplies. To make your own customized supplies list, first, make a list of all the systems and things you want while living off-grid (hydropower, raising animals, beekeeping, canning, harvesting firewood…). Then make a list of all the supplies you would need for these activities.
By the time you are done, you should have a complete list of what you’ll need to successfully go off-grid.
Worried about how you will pay for all of this? See these posts on How much it costs to go off-grid and How to make money while living off the grid.
Power Equipment
- Solar panels plus mounts
- Charge controllers
- Deep cycle batteries
- Power inverter
- Backup generator
- Transfer switch
- AC and DC load center
- Wind turbines
- Hydropower system
- Extension cords
- Fuel containers
Water
- Water storage tanks
- Piping
- First flush diverter
- Wire mesh/leaf screens
- Mounting hardware
- Water filtration and purification systems
- Well hand pump + backup power for electric pumps
- Submersible pump
- Buckets
- Tarps/plastic sheeting
Machinery
*You can often rent these instead of buying
- ATV
- Tractor
- Saw mill
- Woodchipper
- Backhoe
- Plow
Appliances, Kitchen Supplies and Other Home Necessities
- Propane stove
- Woodstove
- Solar oven
- Propane, solar and/or tankless water heater
- Propane refrigerator – read more about off-grid refrigeration options
- Eco-friendly dishwasher
- Solar shower – off-grid shower options
- Hand-powered clothes washing machine – bucket washing machine and off-grid washing machines
- Smoker – best smokers
- Dehydrator – best food dehydrator options and guide to food dehydrating
- Canning jars and lids – water bath canning guide
- Fermenting crocks – best fermenting crock options
- Meat grinder
- Grain mill
- Cast iron cookware
- Chimney brushes
- Sewing machine
- Internet connectivity supplies – off-grid internet options
- Emergency radio – best emergency radio for preppers
- Washing basins
Lighting
- Energy-efficient lights – survival lighting options
- Lanterns and oil – best emergency lanterns
- Candles – emergency candles
- Outdoor solar lights
- Flashlights
- Headlamps – best survival headlamp
Tools
- Hand tools
- Electric tools
- Saws – folding saw
- Axes – survival hatchet reviews
- Felling wedge
- Tool sharpeners
- Gardening supplies
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses
- Work Gloves – survival glove reviews
- Workboots – survival boots reviews and how boots should fit
- Work clothing
- Ladder
- Shovels
- Buckets
- Spotlights
- Rope
- Welding equipment
- Staple gun
- Tow chains
- Ratchet and lashing straps
- Bungee cords
Garden, Animals and Land Supplies
- Wheelbarrow
- Pruning shears
- Rake
- Hoe
- Pickaxe
- Pitchfork
- Tiller
- Watering cans
- Mower
- Power blower
- Hoses
- Irrigation supplies
- Animal crates and cages
- Feed pans
- Water troughs
- Fencing
- Post hole digger
- Fence post driver
- T-posts
- Compost bins
- Beekeeper suit
- Milking stand
- Hayfork
- Storage bins
- Wagon/trailer
Other Supplies
- How-to books
What other off-grid supplies would you add to the list? Let us know in the comments section below.
