Lving off the Grid

DeadFishy · June 2019

How does one cook when you live off the grid? All I can think of is hand washed and dried laundry, which I did in Seasons and it's a pain, but how else does it affect things like TV and computers?

TheMagnolia · June 2019

I think you grill. I believe I saw a comment that said you can use the fridge and make dishes that didn’t require a stove, but I haven’t tested it yet

aleena2424 · June 2019

I think that the bonfire that has the leaves on top is a way you could cook living off the grid!

DeadFishy · June 2019

So only outdoor cooking?

LaBlue0314 · June 2019

Grills will work, tested it.

DeadFishy · June 2019

What about some of the wood burning stoves?

cyncla · June 2019

So , click on the wood burning stove and see if u's an option. I'll be grilling a lot.

LadyKyn · June 2019

The oven that came with vampires should work it should mention it in the description (there's a few appliances that still work for off the grid).

My Sim either eats natural fruits and vegetables, grill fish at the bonfire or either hotdogs or marshmallows or as mentioned you can do it on a outdoor grill.

Course if you don't want your sim to cook the cooler from Outdoor Retreat works very nicely.

simfriend1968 · June 2019

I played off the grid already and it is a new favourite style of mine because it is extremely challenging. My sims walked around at least a little or a lot tense because they were cold (even with a fireplace in the house), they did not feel completely clean, and their fun levels dropped fast.

Cooking is not difficult: if you buy the old-fashioned stove you can cook with gas and make single serving dishes of eggs with toast and grilled cheese. You can get cold food and drinks from the OR cooler and grill various foods on the outdoor barbecues, and if you have the old-fashioned fridge and a counter, you can also make garden salad, fruit salad and sandwiches (under Quick Meal); it can also act as a pantry to store fruits and vegetables.

No baths are possible and showers give an uncomfortable tepid moodlet and a sense of not being fully clean. (I imagine living by the ocean will make this aspect easier because sims can always swim). As for the fun need, my sims will all be forced to become musicians, artists and bookworms just to make them able to be happy.

DeadFishy · June 2019

Interesting!! Good to know!

EA_Mai · June 2019

Heads up! Moving this to General Discussion (lot trait is available for the base game)

LizzyMacTownie · June 2019

I really want to try this for a challenge game. I could do Rags to Riches, but has anyone made specific Off the Grid challenges? (I'm new and don't really know all the challenges out there.)

suzanna13 · June 2019

Some stoves work. I think the one I used(with the wood under it) said cook wit gas to me that is not off grid. Maybe I read it wrong. I just pretended they used wood.

Corenren · June 2019

The wash tub that came with laundry day does not work with the off the grid trait

3KNPen · June 2019

I really hope they update the washtub that seems like a really silly oversight in my mind. There is a mod that allows it to work off-the-grid.

LissyK9 · June 2019

I think this lot trait will work well for historical gameplay challenges, like the upgrowth challenge.

artistichippie2009 · June 2019

LissyK9 wrote: »

I think this lot trait will work well for historical gameplay challenges, like the upgrowth challenge.

I think it will be perfect for that! I look forward to trying it

luthienrising · June 2019

Corenren wrote: »

The wash tub that came with laundry day does not work with the off the grid trait

There's a mod for this, if you're open to mod options: https://nieswillsneeze.tumblr.com/post/185725408829/sims-4-replace-water-off-grid-mod-nies

DeadFishy · June 2019

Corenren wrote: »

The wash tub that came with laundry day does not work with the off the grid trait

Strange!

luthienrising · June 2019

Crin with the toddler/pet bathing info!

https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1142824949008257025

starkid852 · June 2019

Can you store food in fridges? None of them in my game say that they work off the grid and if my single sim grills a big plate of food I'd like to be able to preserve it

QuillWriter · June 2019

I've been able to store food in the fridge while off grid without a problem. I just wish there were more than a couple of recipes available for cooking, between the fridge and the "cook with gas" option on the stove. I can understand taking away many of the more complicated recipes, but shouldn't stuff like soup and chili still be available? Its not that hard to make them, and you just need a big pot to cook it in on the stove (or grill, even). I've done it before when power has been out.

Overall, I get the feeling the gurus don't have a lot of experience doing camp-cooking, or making meals when the power is out.

N0NoTToN0N · June 2019

QuillWriter wrote: »

I've been able to store food in the fridge while off grid without a problem. I just wish there were more than a couple of recipes available for cooking, between the fridge and the "cook with gas" option on the stove. I can understand taking away many of the more complicated recipes, but shouldn't stuff like soup and chili still be available? Its not that hard to make them, and you just need a big pot to cook it in on the stove (or grill, even). I've done it before when power has been out.

Overall, I get the feeling the gurus don't have a lot of experience doing camp-cooking, or making meals when the power is out.

So far I've only used a grill... what can you cook on the stove?

N0NoTToN0N · June 2019

Corenren wrote: »

The wash tub that came with laundry day does not work with the off the grid trait

That's too bad.

I was really looking forward to adding the challenge of laundry to off the grid living. I would imagine it's an oversight and hopefully they'll fix it.

QuillWriter · June 2019

treece01 wrote: »

QuillWriter wrote: »

I've been able to store food in the fridge while off grid without a problem. I just wish there were more than a couple of recipes available for cooking, between the fridge and the "cook with gas" option on the stove. I can understand taking away many of the more complicated recipes, but shouldn't stuff like soup and chili still be available? Its not that hard to make them, and you just need a big pot to cook it in on the stove (or grill, even). I've done it before when power has been out.

Overall, I get the feeling the gurus don't have a lot of experience doing camp-cooking, or making meals when the power is out.

So far I've only used a grill... what can you cook on the stove?

Only grilled cheese and eggs and toast. I've been hoping more recipes would become available as my Sim levels up cooking skill, but so far nothing.

Also, did I mention this Sim is a vegetarian?

So even when I use the grill, her options are still quite limited! Aargh! Learn from my mistakes, guys!

CelSims · June 2019

QuillWriter wrote: »

I've been able to store food in the fridge while off grid without a problem. I just wish there were more than a couple of recipes available for cooking, between the fridge and the "cook with gas" option on the stove. I can understand taking away many of the more complicated recipes, but shouldn't stuff like soup and chili still be available? Its not that hard to make them, and you just need a big pot to cook it in on the stove (or grill, even). I've done it before when power has been out.

Overall, I get the feeling the gurus don't have a lot of experience doing camp-cooking, or making meals when the power is out.

I don't understand taking away any options for cooking simply because its gas. We used to have a 4 burner camping stove and didn't suddenly forget how to cook when we used it.... Sure, remove some of the more complicated stuff that may have required a lot of storage, such as pufferfish nigiri, but being restricted to the two recipes - and them being single serving- is silly. Also, why does the stove that is a wood burner cook on gas?

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