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Winter strips life back to essentials.
Firewood, cold nights, an old house that creaks and hums when something needs attention. Living off-grid doesn’t allow drift or neglect. You notice everything — the heat, the silence, your own limits, and your own rhythm.
This winter has been hard, physical, and quietly transformative. The house is being repaired system by system, and so am I.
The full reflection and Hi Rez video are now live on Substack.
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Firewood, cold nights, an old house that creaks and hums when something needs attention. Living off-grid doesn’t allow drift or neglect. You notice everything — the heat, the silence, your own limits, and your own rhythm.
This winter has been hard, physical, and quietly transformative. The house is being repaired system by system, and so am I.
The full reflection and Hi Rez video are now live on Substack.
t.me/OffGridInRussia
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People are abandoning their cars and walking home - the Moscow region has been paralyzed by record snowfall. It's faster to walk than to drive.
Highways are at a standstill. Buses are crawling along. Passengers are getting off right on the road and trudging to their homes. Drivers are staying in their cars and waiting for things to get moving again.
Hundreds of residents are spending 4-5 hours getting to their destinations. Federal highways are also blocked. Dozens of trucks have come to a halt on the Domodedovo highway. Cars and pedestrians are working together to pull the vehicles out of the snow.
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Highways are at a standstill. Buses are crawling along. Passengers are getting off right on the road and trudging to their homes. Drivers are staying in their cars and waiting for things to get moving again.
Hundreds of residents are spending 4-5 hours getting to their destinations. Federal highways are also blocked. Dozens of trucks have come to a halt on the Domodedovo highway. Cars and pedestrians are working together to pull the vehicles out of the snow.
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I have to say, I am LOVING the white wall tyre look on the Buhanka 😍! What do you think?
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Quick check-in from Narnia.
We’ve got a second snow cyclone forecast for Moscow and Tver oblast, and everything is properly buried again. The Buhanka has disappeared under a thick white layer, so most of my time has been spent clearing paths just to move around properly.
The well is freezing over about every two days now, so it’s become part of the routine — drop the bucket in, smash through the ice, keep the water flowing.
Nights have been cold enough that I’ve had to run both fires at times, and since I last updated you I’ve burned through roughly 2 to 2.5 tons of wood out of the original 4 to 4.5.
For now, it’s the same steady rhythm until spring properly arrives. It’s getting closer, and I’m definitely ready for it.
If you value these honest updates from off-grid life in Russia and want to help keep the project going through the winter, your support genuinely makes a difference — especially with firewood, maintenance, and keeping everything running.
💳 revolut.me/mikejonesru
🏦 T-Bank card: 2200700885021005
🌐 offgridinrussia.com
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We’ve got a second snow cyclone forecast for Moscow and Tver oblast, and everything is properly buried again. The Buhanka has disappeared under a thick white layer, so most of my time has been spent clearing paths just to move around properly.
The well is freezing over about every two days now, so it’s become part of the routine — drop the bucket in, smash through the ice, keep the water flowing.
Nights have been cold enough that I’ve had to run both fires at times, and since I last updated you I’ve burned through roughly 2 to 2.5 tons of wood out of the original 4 to 4.5.
For now, it’s the same steady rhythm until spring properly arrives. It’s getting closer, and I’m definitely ready for it.
If you value these honest updates from off-grid life in Russia and want to help keep the project going through the winter, your support genuinely makes a difference — especially with firewood, maintenance, and keeping everything running.
💳 revolut.me/mikejonesru
🏦 T-Bank card: 2200700885021005
🌐 offgridinrussia.com
t.me/OffGridInRussia
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