(You can build your own with plans from her shop ... you can shower while surrounded by nature. Most off-grid cabins are small because smaller structures are easier to power.

Swift is an off-grid cabin, a remote family retreat tucked into the treeline on an idyllic site in south-west Washington State in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Designed by Portland-based Ment ...

A weekend in a remote riverside cabin in Highland Perthshire was a beautiful way to switch off, finds Rosalind Erskine.