How Your Clothes Could Save Your Life in the Next Crisis
In an uncertain world, shaped by natural disasters, power grid failures, and civil unrest, you...
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Category: Off-grid Living
What Is Borage?
Borage is a hardy annual herb known for its bright star shaped blue flowers and its long history...
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How to Harvest 1000+ Gallons of Water from Your Roof
It sounds like a lot, and it is, but your roof can easily capture more than 1,000 gallons of water...
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Why Are You Still Throwing THIS Away?
You might not realize it, but what you throw away in your trash can is probably full of survival...
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How to Survive Extreme Weather with Only What Grows in Your Backyard
Weather extremes vary, from bad heat waves to winter freezes. A sudden frost can turn many plants...
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Do Amish People Use Electricity?
For most of us, electricity is as essential as air. It powers our mornings, fills our homes with...
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The Amish Ways: Book Review
If anyone knows how to live a self-sufficient life, it’s the Amish. When a crisis hits, they...
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I Lived in The Woods for 15 Days and This is What Almost Killed Me
I’ve spent a lot of time outdoors. I spent 15 years in the Army, which involved plenty of...
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These 6 Items Skyrocketed in Price. Here’s What I Did
It’s no secret that prices for items we use everyday have been climbing exponentially. If you’re a...
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This is Why the Amish Bury Their Food
The Amish have quietly preserved a way of life that values simplicity, self-reliance, and the...
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I Just Completed The Amish Academy… And You Won’t Believe What I Found
Many people think they can survive off-grid until they’re forced to live without power for a week....
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Why Do Amish Women Remove Their Teeth? The Sad Truth Behind The Practice
When outsiders hear that Amish women sometimes have all their teeth removed at a young age, the...
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Best Hand Grain Mills You Can Buy
If you want the ability to turn stored wheat, corn, or other grains into fresh flour without...
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8 Invisible Threats Hiding in Your Water Supply
You hauled the buckets, dug the well, or set up the rain barrels. That clear water looks pure,...
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Root Cellar vs. Solar Fridge
When living off-grid, keeping food fresh becomes a daily challenge that affects every meal you...
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Why You Should Add Alum Salt to Your Water
Alum may just become your favorite spice cabinet survival tool once you realize how effective it...
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12 Amish Farming Secrets Every Homesteader Should Know
Unlock the secrets of sustainable living with insights straight from the Amish playbook. In this...
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The Forager’s Guide To Wild Foods: Book Review
I’ve been hearing a lot about The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods and I decided to buy it and see if...
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10 Items To Stockpile For When The Power Goes Out
We currently live in world of sunshine. We wake up, eat, and get on with our day without a care in...
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10 Easy Ways to Turn Profit from Your Homestead
Typically, homeowners select a homestead lifestyle to enjoy a sense of purpose and a way to...
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6 Best Guns To Have Around Your Homestead
Firearms have a particularly important place on the homestead. You could be plinking cans, or you...
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How to Prepare Your Homestead In Case Of a Natural Disaster
From disastrous wildfires to devastating hurricanes, natural disasters occur across the globe all...
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15 Things You Should Teach Your Children That Can Save Their Lives
When you are in the thick of rearing children it seems like a period in your life that will never...
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Best Dog Breeds For Homesteaders
Living in a homestead without a dog, is like living in a house with no electricity. It just...
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25 Things We Did as Kids That Would Get Someone Arrested Today
With all of the ridiculous new regulations, coddling, and societal mores that seem to be the norm...
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How To Secure Your Homestead Against Intruders
In an ideal world, the responsibility falls partly on the state, and partly on yourself. As states...
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The Best Vegetables To Grow To Turn A Profit
If you are looking to grow vegetables not only for your own family but also for a profit, you want...
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30 Survival Uses For Wood Ashes You Never Thought Of
1. Make lye water out of ash. You can boil 2-3 spoons of ash (clean white/grey fluffy ash) with...
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How To Make A Self Feeding Fire
Here is a trick or two, to learn to impress your mates with your exceptional outdoor camping...
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7 Mistakes To Avoid When Harvesting Rain Water
Water storage is essential to any household system, for general or emergency use. Your ability to...
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What Foods Can You Bury Underground For Winter?
Are you familiar with the term “starving spring”? How about “the hungry...
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Best Fuels For Off-Grid Survival
If you know what you’re doing it’s not hard to take yourself off the grid in many ways. Growing...
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