Live Off Grid for the Weekend in Zion and See If You Like it Before Making a Full Commitment

With the world becoming more dangerous all the time, you may be thinking you would enjoy getting off the grid. Before you pack a backpack and some tools, there's some things you should think through when making this commitment.

Realities of Living Off Grid

TV shows and YouTube videos don't portray what it can be like every day. The only electricity available might be a couple solar panels and the water is fed by gravity to a tub. Often the bathroom is a hole in a board away from the house. 

These realities can grow old quickly and life starts to feel like more of a grind. It might feel good at first to be alone with your own thoughts, but after awhile, you may pine for some human company.

Easy Way to Try Out Wilderness Living

Like me, you may want to escape the current world. Before you head into the Yukon with an axe and a hammer to start taking down some trees and building your dream, you can rent an off the grid cabin and find out if it is something you can handle. 

This A-frame off the grid house is typical of those you can rent on Airbnb. There is one just like it near Zion National Park that will cost you $150 a night. This way you can plan a short vacation off the grid.

Test it out for a couple of days and you will get an idea if leaving the modern world is what you were looking for or if the middle of nowhere is too much of a good thing. 

The Perfect Place for a Weekend with the Boys

My in-laws had a cabin up above Zion that was somewhat primitive. There was an outdoor kitchen with a sink and a big deck. The outhouse was scary with too many bugs to feel comfortable.

It was a lot of fun to take my boys and their friends for a day or two, but I would not want that to be my only residence. Maybe it would be ideal for you.

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It could be just what your hermit heart needs. With all of the options available to rent a place, you could find out for sure. If nothing else, a stay somewhere in the boonies always makes me appreciate a working refrigerator and a toilet that flushes.