Replacing Electrical Appliances

We are moving into our off-grid house this month. We've been preparing for this for years now and one of the things I've had to do is find alternatives to the electrical appliances I use now as I'd like to keep these little luxuries. I have found a few alternatives:

Coffee Maker: I've used a regular Mr. Coffee for 15 years now—the same one (good review for a Mr. Coffee, right?). What I like about it is it keeps a pot of coffee hot for 2 hours and turns off by itself as a precaution. My replacement for this (and yes, I have a home for the old one with a friend who doesn't have a coffee maker) is the "Acid Reducing Flavor Enhancing Coffee Hourglass" from Hammacher Schlemmer. It brews the coffee slowly using gravity and a stainless steel filter (and no electricity). Once it's filtered it keeps for two weeks and you simply add hot water to it a cup at a time. Or, make a whole pot and store it in a thermos. The added bonus is no more paper coffee filters. And, this slow brewing process removes that acidity from the coffee, which is what can hurt your stomach.

Lighting: Often you'll find yourself turning on a light simply to get from point A to point B without tripping on anything or running into a wall. We designed our hallways and stairs to get as much natural light as we can, which includes a window in the stairwell. But, at night it's still dark so what we've done is add solar powered lights (can even be the same ones you use in your garden) just inside the window so it stores solar energy during the day and lights up our stairwell at night. We plan on adding a few in other rooms as well. We also have all solar outdoor lights.

Alarm Clock: You can get a battery powered clock, but you can cut out the power all together and get a wind-up clock. I've ordered a Westclox Big Ben retro clock (turns out Westclox has a fine reputation for wind ups). I will have to remember to wind it at night, but that's a very small price to pay.

Clothes Dryer: No dryer is needed. In fact, the United States is the only country in the world that thinks dryers are actually "necessary." Other countries rarely use or buy dryers, regardless of their ability ($) to buy one. This is the #2 energy sucker (#1 is your refrigerator) in your home, so this will make a huge difference for anyone looking to save energy.

We will keep our eyes out for other things we can use "free," which for us means hot coffee on a cloudy day! And, like the clothes dryer, I'm hoping there are some things I'll just decide I don't need at all: TV? Hair dryer?