I was asked a couple of weeks ago if the water in our cisterns ever freezes. It's been cold here so far this winter. Just for curiosity's sake we measured the water temp this morning and it came in at a balmy 8°C! #earthship #earthships #offgrid

Back at the house after the week away! Arrived on a sunny day so it's 20°C and gorgeous inside! An almost continent-wide deep freeze is coming in today for the weekend with temperatures falling well into the -20s and -30s. Bring it on Mother Nature! This is what this house is built for!!

We built the house ourselves over a decade, so had lots of time to come up with modifications and new ideas. Most Earthships use gas for cooking. We've foregone a conventional stove and instead use a combo of pizza oven, portable induction hotplate, wood stove, BBQ, instant pot, slow cooker, etc.

So we arrived yesterday after 10 days away and it's been cold here! The house got down to about 9°C. So we sparked up the little Jotul and the pizza oven and last night when we went to bed it was 16.4°C, which sounds cold but is actually pretty comfortable. This morning it's fried eggs and bacon!

Hey Followers! I know I've been lazy on this account but I'm gonna try to do better! We live at our Earthship part-time until our nest empties and that means the house is empty about 50% of the time. For now, I'm going to try to post at least one thing/experience every day we're here. ☺️

As we're staying at the Earthship more and more, I find the more time we spend in this house, the better it performs and the more comfortable it becomes. Even though we still go home to our townhouse 3-4 days a week and the house is shut up with only passive heating, we are quite comfortable.

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Earthship Fall 2025