Until they figured out this solution, they were driving back to civilization several times a week to work in cafes and other access points.

Now, Nick and Esther have connected with a rural wifi provider using a line-of-sight pole mounted with a wireless receiver. Ethernet cable is then run underground into their off grid home.

While the technological solution isn't exactly purist for homesteaders, it reflects a practical way in which more and more rural people will be able to keep in touch with the Internet while living the off-grid, homestead or prepper lifestyle that they have worked to so hard to create and sustain.

Several rural communities in Europe and the United States have begun creating their own Internet service, allowing autonomy and self-reliance with web access in areas that most ISPs see no corporate benefit from providing service to.