People sometimes imagine off-grid living as peaceful sunsets, birds chirping, and me gracefully watering plants in a linen dress.
Reality:
I’m answering emails, fixing something that broke, scheduling events, running a campground, posting on five social media platforms, and wondering why my brain feels like a browser with 47 tabs open.
We moved to the desert in October 2020 with a dream — not to get rich, not to build a resort, but to build a place. A place where people could come, breathe, exist, and not feel judged. A place that respects nature, recycles, upcycles, and tries very hard not to waste what the earth gives us.
We didn’t want elaborate.
We wanted sustainable.
Affordable events. Real community. Music, gatherings, conversations, and people sitting around a fire actually talking to each other instead of just scrolling.
The membership program?
We never planned that.
It happened because people kept asking:
“Can we stay longer?”
So we created a way people could be part of the land instead of just visiting it.
And now we’re starting something new — Off-Grid Campfire Chat.
We changed the name because we are not experts. Not even close.
We are people figuring it out in real time.
The Campfire Chat isn’t a class.
It’s a place.
Some people come to learn.
Some come to help others.
Some come because they feel alone and need to hear,
“Yeah… life is hard sometimes.”
Living off-grid doesn’t remove normal problems.
You still get tired.
You still doubt yourself.
You still get overwhelmed running a campground, an event center, and all the promotion that never takes a day off — even when your brain begs for one.
But the goal here was never perfection.
It was belonging.
If you want to learn, talk, vent, or just sit quietly and listen — you’re welcome.
Even if you never plan to live off-grid.
Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center 