WHY AM I WASTING AWAY? 140lbs at 6 feet tall?!! ER Visit - 4x4 #VanLife in a Truck

Hey Everyone, hope you are having a great start to the holiday weekend! Things are good with me, I'm relaxing/recovering at a really nice campsite in a remote area of Colorado. I'm surrounded by aspen trees and there is a creek about 30 yards down the road for fresh water. Sierra has been napping all morning in the sun while I cooked and ate two breakfasts. Had another health scare the other day so I wanted to bring you all up to speed with what's going on. My weight got down to 140lbs and I was experiencing major abdominal pain so I decided to go to the ER. Thanks for tuning in ~ Brian
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OFF-GRID AND SELF SUFFICIENT HOMESTEADING

Definition of "Off-Grid": Off-the-grid or off-grid is a characteristic of buildings and a lifestyle designed in an independent manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. The term "off-the-grid" traditionally refers to not being connected to the electrical grid, but can also include other utilities like water, gas, and sewer systems, and can scale from residential homes to small communities.

Self-sufficient means needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially about the production of food, and homesteading means living a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. So by those definitions, the key to homesteading is learning to be self-sufficient.