Tag: off grid

Common Vitamin Deficiencies: Recognizing and Resolving

Common Vitamin Deficiencies: Recognizing and Resolving We don’t always eat to live. I know that sounds odd, but it’s true. We eat because we are hungry but don’t always look at the foods we eat as fuel that breaks down to service our bodies. This means the different vitamins and minerals work toward the benefit …

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Living in the Woods: Could You Do It?

Living in the Woods: Could You Do It? Many of us choose to spend a good part of our leisure time in the woods, hiking, camping, foraging, or even hunting. Many of us, including myself wish we had more time to spend in that environment. For the majority of us, it’s a pipe dream to …

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Respect and Plan for Your Limitations

Respect and Plan for Your Limitations

Respect and Plan for Your Limitations Preparedness plans are about how we plan to stay alive if disaster strikes. But do those plans respect or make adjustments for our personal limitations? Your age? Your health? Your group member’s abilities? See what 1776 Patriot USA has to say on the topic at our featured link below …

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The Forgotten Majority – Suburban/Urban Preppers

Suburban/Urban Preppers

The Forgotten Majority Suburban/Urban Preppers All preparedness sites talk about surviving a major SHTF event with ideas on gardening, livestock, off grid living etc.. But aren’t we forgetting something or more accurately someone? .Suburbanites! It’s a fact that the majority of the population live in suburbs. The urban areas are where the jobs are. Does that mean they are …

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DIY Water Filter Distiller

DIY Water Filter Distiller We all worry about clean water after any disaster manmade or natural. Water is the essence of life. No matter which in which country, state, or region you reside in, water is going to be a priority find during a crisis. You may think ahh but there is a lake just down the road, or it …

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Prepping For Sleep Apnea

Prepping For Sleep Apnea

Prepping For Sleep Apnea If you don’t know what sleep apnea is you are fortunate enough to not to have it nor know anyone with it. It is a condition that causes the sufferer to stop breathing during their sleep. Often times many times an hour each night. This of course is scary not only …

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Swedish Fire – An All-Night Campfire with Only One Log

Swedish Fire - An All-Night Campfire with Only One Log

Swedish Fire – An All-Night Campfire with Only One Log     I love a Swedish torch! But as I have admitted before I haven’t ever actually built one myself. I will now! If you are a camper for fun or because of an overnight hike or hunting trip you know how unpleasant it can …

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Grow Your Own First Aid Kit

Grow Your Own First Aid Kit

Grow Your Own First Aid Kit The first rule of using herbal medicine is to never replace your doctor’s advice with such remedies. Then insure that any herb used is cleared by your physician to avoid side effects or drug interactions. Just because it’s herbal doesn’t mean it’s safe. Our modern day medicines are often …

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Two Choices for EMP Preparedness

Two Choices for EMP Preparedness Many of us feel that an EMP is a very real possibility. We all have our own ideas of what that the result of such a disaster would be, how long it would take to recover and how to prepare. Ask a Prepper tells us there are truthfully only two options. …

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The INCH Bag No-Nonsense Guide

The INCH Bag No-Nonsense Guide

The INCH Bag No-Nonsense Guide An INCH Bag is an abbreviation for I’m Never Coming Home Bag. A sad concept and a situation that we all hope will never be ours. It’s a bit different than a Bug Out Bag aka BOB, Our BOB is prepared with the expectation that some time in the future …

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