It’s a nagging question faced by many Americans who strive to quit their jobs and live as homesteaders — how will you pay the bills?
Eating your homegrown ve...
Cobwebs. Darkness. Rickety, squeaky stairs …. If your vision of a root cellar involves your grandmother’s spooky old basement, then think again.
A root cella...
When you start creating your plan for off-grid living, you’re likely to focus initially on three essentials: food, shelter and water.
After all, you can’t su...
Living off the grid often conjures visions of a unique yurt, cabin or hut.
But the reality is that you can live the mobile life and stay far away from the gr...
Is the big one coming? Or is it already in our past? Get to know the basic facts about earthquakes as you begin your quake preparations.
Whether you live in...
House warming takes on a whole new meaning when you’re living off the grid. If your survival goal is to be highly self-reliant, chances are you will need a way ...
If you're faced with an Active Shooter situation, your best bet is to get out of the area, police officers advise. It has happened in schools, movie theaters, g...
In the wake of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant leak in Japan, America began to analyze how many fault lines lay in the shadow of our nuclear power plants....
Being self-reliant in the wake of a disaster—whether it’s natural or man made—doesn’t just mean you have to find shelter.
You’ll need sustenance to keep your...
