<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/offgridliving/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating the Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another week has passed since my post about experiencing our first snow(fall) on our land. It almost seemed it would snow again. It sure was cloudy, humid, rainy and cold enough. But - in the end - the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/navigating-the-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/navigating-the-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqArWriFU4gbaWkag6Avt6xArxGxwh5sPWR6cT39CqsiCQXAoY9LPQaPR41er7aBZnuLnv6Jc2yZkc6AE6h3av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Turnaround...]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a turnaround! 3 months ago, we acquired our 1.1 hectare plot of (wild) land. It had a house-like building on it that was far from ready to move in(to). It was the land itself, all the trees and the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/the-great-turnaround</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/the-great-turnaround</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqsQSg4aywaFwL6rtmCpSB134YCpmVZUMoJPhWX7kAFuTUeKYWHhQXXNTEA3CHaW9pBpJRCMN9YjqvNQ86u6MU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justifying My Existence ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really seem to be drawn to the more deep questions that life presents to us, in whatever form they take. Today it's a question that @galenkp has asked, as part of his Weekend Engagement initiative. When]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@trucklife-family/justifying-my-existence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@trucklife-family/justifying-my-existence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trucklife-family]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuhrUjm9PUjkX9dxN5UeRHX5j4h5GSg3bJwSoca3VSBd4XsmCByR21em4ZSq8HhghNMDQwvQRzLCsqiLA2u76a5YYGQe6qSLms7TxKS42zJPxLghvVzTuLmaAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Springtime And Making  ( What I Hope Will Be) Life Changing Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been raining a lot lately, such sweet blessings for the earth. In the 10 years that I have been here, this is the most rain that I have seen fall. Everywhere is so fresh and green, everything feels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@trucklife-family/springtime-and-making--what-i-hope-will-be-life-changing-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@trucklife-family/springtime-and-making--what-i-hope-will-be-life-changing-decisions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trucklife-family]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuhrUjm9PUjkX9dxN5UeRHX5j4gzmPcXx6DJTTkoHNakENm7Zun79Vo8Q1AqT2zvPrMrALKv77Nt7qR7QLohcir43usyGJJJxTs3Fj91fSDU6gU46Zo9cJWAHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoors, All The Way (LOH #229)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do enjoy being indoors, when needs be. Inside for me, is my truck, it's pretty basic. 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