These builds bring new meaning to the term middle of nowhere, taking place high on top a sub-zero glacier, miles out in the middle of the Atlantic, deep in Alaska's untamed wilderness, and on a secluded beach off the coast of Belize.
There's typical off-the-grid builds and then there's epic off-the-grid builds; these builders refuse to set limits and their designs are inventive, resourceful and massive.
Builders break all the rules and think outside the box to create unique structures: a redwood modern retreat, a mushroom getaway, a cliff house escape, a desert dome home and cathedral cabin in the Catskills.
Builders take on a straw bale home in Maine, a container dream home in Oklahoma, a Vermont stone cabin, a Hawaii dome home and a Montana earth-bag retreat.
For some off-grid builders, there's nothing better than living at sea level, but others prefer the air a little thinner. From a snowy North Pole abode to a Colorado Rockies retreat.