Off Grid Living

Sustainability gets talked about like it’s some pricey, all-or-nothing endpoint in your life, some finish line you have to cross so you can say, “I’m sustainable.” It simply isn’t. Sustainability is the sum of the actions you take daily, and most of them actually make you more self-reliant and cost little or nothing. You can

Because fire is so important on the homestead or in the wild, particularly in grid-down and other survival situations, you’d be smart to have a good supply of fire starters on hand that can get your wood burning no matter the conditions. But you don’t need to burden yourself with paying a bundle for commercially

In a perfect world, with technology from a planet far far away, clothing would be made with self-cleaning material. We could completely negate the need for electricity and water for cleaning our clothes; not to mention the “sit back and relax” factor. Sadly, we aren’t there yet… Our laundry still requires some power source, water,

Are you tired of the hustle and bustle of city life? Do you long for a simpler time, when people lived off the land and took care of their own needs? If so, you may be thinking about transitioning to an off-grid lifestyle. Though it is the dream of many preppers it can be a

Personal catastrophes are happening all the time. National and global crises can have a devastating effect on countless people causing hard times for everyone. In recent history, the oil crisis caused a stock market crash in 1973-74… The Iranian Revolution made the recession that hit during the time of President Carter in 1980 worse… A

Living “The Amish Lifestyle” is a common phrase these days, especially among homesteaders. To many, it conveys a simpler lifestyle, with whole foods, family, and faith combined into daily living… Many see the Amish as eating only organic foods, not vaccinating their children, living off their land only, and living the life we all dream

A “Bug Out Bag” is something you would prepare for an emergency when you need to leave your home. This could be due to a forest fire, tornado, gas leaks in the neighborhood, etc. Think of floods in the area, or other unexpected emergencies. There will be times you will have to leave and not