Tag: off grid

OPSEC: An Alternative View

OPSEC: An Alternative View OPSEC is always a hot topic in prepping circles. The majority feel that keeping the bulk of our preparations quiet is a safety issue. Believing that if your level of preparedness is known it can make you a target for looters, the desperate seeking more help than you have to give and …

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The Most Likely Infections We Will Battle Post SHTF

The Most Likely Infections We Will Battle Post SHTF Poor hygiene, a lack of safe water, poor cooking methods, hurried burials,  and less than adequate medical care will all lead to a plethora of infections that will plague the survivors of any major disaster.  History tells us that the number of casualties after a disaster …

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Dead Wrong: 26 Survival Myths

Dead Wrong: 26 Survival Myths There are myths that make the rounds in all preparedness circles. Some are so ridiculous that no one pays them any mind. But there are those that sound logical if a single factor is not considered. Those that are partially true and even those that are credited with saving so …

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Bicycle Powered Tiny Home

Bicycle Powered Tiny Home This is a great tiny home for the homeless, the wanderers, and a post SHTF traveler. But I don’t think it is going to become the preferred housing of the young with a wander lust! I does provide a ton of ideas on a scavenging vehicle or a lone bug out …

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Planning beyond the bug-out bag

Planning beyond the bug-out bag The vast majority of us are well equipped to bug in or hunker down during an emergency. But there are times and events when bugging out is the safest option and even the only option to survive. This of course is when your bug-out bag comes into play. Light weight …

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Uncommon Ways To Generate Off Grid Electricity

Uncommon Ways To Generate Off Grid Electricity I am surprised at the household items that can be used to generated electricity off grid! When I think about generating power I think, windmill, water wheel, battery, gas generators  etc…. but I hadn’t considered the common items already in my possession! In any grid down scenario the …

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The Edible and Medical Weed : Shepard’s Purse

The Edible and Medical Weed : Shepard’s Purse (2 links) Whether you call it a weed or a wild flower. this plant is incredible! Not only does it medicinally stop both external and internal bleeding when used in a tincture. It can also be eaten raw or cooked with it’s most popular food use being …

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Building an inexpensive barn

Building an inexpensive barn All livestock require some shelter even if the weather doesn’t become dangerously cold in your region. Heat and rain can be just as hard on an animal as on a human being. So even if your livestock consists of only a few goats or a single cow you need a barn. …

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What a Grid Down Scenario Looks Like After 3 Months

What a Grid Down Scenario Looks Like After 3 Months When we look at a location off grid for a length of time, we usually talk about 3rd world countries that have never had power or live with daily power interruptions. This doesn’t give us a clear view. They are dealing with off the grid …

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Introducing the Ravean All Weather Heated Jacket – Updated

This jacket is hot! Pun intended. 🙂 If you live in a cold weather zone you know how important heating up your vehicle can be. Now you can heat your jacket as well!

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