Most of us are planning on heating and cooking with wood when the power goes out or the grid goes down. But to make it through winter requires somewhere between four and six chords of firewood. At today’s prices, that’s ...
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The One Thing The Left And The Right Can Agree On
If there is one thing that the left and the right can agree on, it might be this: We are living in uncertain times. Negative news stories flood our newsfeeds and screens and radios and newspaper pages every day. It ...
Read More »20 Roadside Emergency Items You Better Store In Your Car’s Trunk
The trunk of my car is an amazing place. In it, you can find tools and equipment to deal with a variety of situations. Most of what is there can and has helped me out in an emergency; but pretty ...
Read More »My EDC: 12 Survival Items I Carry Every Single Day To Stay Safe
Every single adult in the world has an EDC – that is, an everyday carry. An EDC is simply the items that one carries on his or her person each day, particularly when they leave the house. That being said, ...
Read More »5 Stockpile Foods You Should Buy Every Time You Grocery Shop
There are five essential and basic foods that you should store in your emergency pantry in order to have an adequate and well-planned short- or long-term food stockpile. Do you know what those five foods are — and why you ...
Read More »Solar Survival Lantern Review And Giveaway
Most homes have some form of backup emergency light, but most homes don’t have the right type. Here’s what we mean: If the power was out for several days in your town, would your backup lights still work? If it ...
Read More »They Lived The Most Off-Grid Life Imaginable. Learn From Them.
Built from 1899-1901, the Yukon Telegraph Line was designed to connect the gold mining town of Dawson City with the rest of Canada, and by extension, North America. Long portions of this line ran through some of the most isolated ...
Read More »Teaching Your Kids Survival Skills, Just Like They Did In The Old West
Those of us who have kids must take them into consideration in our survival planning. As parents, we want to protect our children from harm, which could very well cause us to do everything for them. But in doing so, ...
Read More »He Died Living Off Grid. Here’s What We Can Learn.
It was a cold day in the Scottish highlands on Dec. 31, 2011. Although the region is known for its fierce weather, Network Rail technician Gordon Turner noted the weather was “pretty foul” when he stepped into a crude shelter. ...
Read More »Pocket Power X Review And Giveaway
Have you seen the Pocket Power X? It’s a great portable power supply that will do just about anything. Well, we’re giving one away for free to a lucky Off The Grid News reader. Yep, that’s right: If you earn ...
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