The American Mountain Men of the early 19th century are one of our country’s enduring heroes. Men like Jim Bridger, Hugh Glass, Jedediah Smith, Andrew Henry and Kit Carson were the first people of European descent to explore our western ...
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Unforgettable Survival Lessons … Straight From The Pilgrims
Each and every year, we celebrate a story of survival. But few people, other than schoolchildren, bother to think about it. The story of Thanksgiving is one of survival. The Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 established one ...
Read More »The Pilgrims’ Story: Separating Fact From Fiction
Schoolchildren all across America are learning about the Pilgrims this month, but for many of them it’s the politically correct version – sanitized of anything that might offend. On this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio, you’ll hear the ...
Read More »The Silent ‘Stealth’ Survival Rifle That’s Compact And Lightweight, Too
Air rifles have been around for quite some time. The Austrian army equipped some of its units with air rifles in the early 1800s, and the Lewis and Clark expedition carried one on its westward journey. Back then, a huge ...
Read More »Surviving The Great Depression: Why Some Farms Flourished And Others Failed
When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, it sent the country into a tailspin and resulted in an economic depression that would last 10 years. Although no sector of the American economy was immune to the fallout, the ...
Read More »5 Uses For An Old, Warn-Out Garden Hose (You Gotta Try No. 2!)
The wise homesteader knows that everything – even used garden hoses – can be re-used and re-purposed. More than likely, you will discover that your old hose is more useful than you originally thought. Here are five uses: 1. Protect ...
Read More »10 Essential Homesteading Items You Better Stockpile For Winter
No. 1. Full tank of heating fuel or plenty of wood Unless you depend on solar or geothermal heat, you need to plan for a full tank of fuel and an alternate heat source. Many homes in the northeast heat ...
Read More »3 ‘Survival Crops’ That Store (Naturally) More Than 1 Year
If you’re growing or foraging your own food for winter storage, there are plenty of options for keeping your family fed in the early days of winter. Many root crops, fruits and greens can keep for a few months cool ...
Read More »Survival 101: How To Forecast Tomorrow’s Weather … Without The Weather Channel
When you left the Jeep by the trail, and began heading down the oak leaf-covered footpath that winds its way up the mountain ridge, you felt certain about today’s weather. You had enjoyed a gorgeous night of tenting under the ...
Read More »15 Vital Items The Pioneers Stockpiled For Hard Times
We tend to think that stockpiling food and supplies for an emergency is a modern invention. But it’s not. It actually started thousands of years ago, with people stockpiling food for a snowy day. Those ancestors of ours knew something ...
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