I live off-grid – I don’t have a flushable toilet or indoor shower but there’s a huge perk people forget about
AN off-the-grid adventurer has revealed that she lives without a flushable toilet or indoor shower.
She doesn’t have a refrigerator or air conditioning either, but there’s a major perk to living without those amenities.
TikToker Calen Otto (@unruly_traveller) lives an alternative lifestyle in a cob home.
A cob home is a structure that was hand-built with soil, sand, and, straw, according to Unruly Travel and Living.
Calen revealed the benefits of the way she lives in a TikTok post.
“People when they realize I live off-grid without a flush toilet, indoor shower, air conditioner or a refrigerator,” the text read.
She included a meme of actor Nicholas Cage looking confused.
The text in the second half of the video said: “Me, having no monthly utility bills, not having to pay rent or a mortgage.”
She changed the meme to a gif of actor Pedro Pascal laughing.
Calen is a vegan who aims to live a sustainable lifestyle.
“The home that I currently live in gives me hope,” she wrote on her blog.
Calen said that it’s important to live in natural structures because the climate crisis is “looming over us.”
There are “incredible benefits” of building a cob home because people can use local materials, Calen wrote on her blog.
A cob home “saves you money and lessens the environmental impact,” Calen claimed.
People on TikTok had a lot of questions for Calen.
“Wow does one get access to internet and electricity off grid? I’m sure it’s possible I’m just curious as to how?” one person asked.
“Yes! I charge my phone through solar and my phone gets internet. Then I can hotspot my computer,” Calen answered.
“So you do make some sort of money?” another follower inquired.
“Yes! I still work,” she shared.