Off Grid Knowledge

How to Prepare Your Homestead In Case Of a Natural Disaster

From disastrous wildfires to devastating hurricanes, natural disasters occur across the globe all the time. Unfortunately, after every natural...

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 end. It’s a whirlwind, the schlepping kids around,...

What We Learned Living on Our Food Storage for a Month

Before the stay-at-home order was even issued in my state, I stopped going to the grocery store. I despise shopping: the fluorescent lights, the...

Best Dog Breeds For Homesteaders

Living in a homestead without a dog, is like living in a house with no electricity. It just doesn’t feel right. Homesteads are renowned for having a...

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 these days, it’s a miracle those of us over 30...

How To Make A Pressure Sensor Pad To Know When You Have An Intruder On Your Property

A simple DIY intruder detection system could save your life. This article will detail the construction of a pressure pad alarm. Humans and large...

25 Powerless Appliances for Your Homestead Kitchen

The kitchen is the heart of the home, it is where all our meals are prepared for our daily sustenance. The homestead life is a wonderful one, but...

5 Water Storage Myths

Water is the source of life. Without it, we won’t survive very long. Every morning, we wake up and turn on the tap, whether it’s to boil water for a...

How To Secure Your Homestead Against Intruders

In an ideal world, the responsibility falls partly on the state, and partly on yourself. As states descend into chaos or become politically and...

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 to know the most profitable options. This is a...

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 water and then filter it with a coffee filter. Lye...

Backyard Projects That Might Get You Arrested

Living on a homestead can be awesome. The self-sufficiency you can develop can make you feel unmatched from the rest of the world. However, there...

How To Make A Self Feeding Fire

Here is a trick or two, to learn to impress your mates with your exceptional outdoor camping skills, or to create a heat source if you need to work...

What To Do If You See A Bat On Your Homestead

We’ve all heard many stories about bats: they attack people, drink human blood, and build nests in your hair! Despite these unpleasant myths, and...

The 10 Best Trees For Homesteaders

Homesteads aren't infinite in size for most of us. That means making the most of our land to build more self-sufficiency is imperative. That's why...

7 Mistakes To Avoid When Harvesting Rain Water

Water storage is essential to any household system, for general or emergency use. Your ability to access and clean water sources will assure you...

Urbanites Moving To Rural Paradise Ruining It For The Locals

People from the city regions with their urban ideas can make it difficult or disrupt the way of life for those who live rural. What do I mean by...

When Did Independence Become Illegal?

Over the last year, I have really started to notice a growing trend. At first, it was a news story here or there, usually talking about someplace...

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 your own food just takes some land – it doesn’t have...

How To Make Money Off-Grid: Living From Your Homestead

There are literally hundreds of ways to earn an income from your off-grid homestead, the trick is finding a way to earn income that still allows you...