9 Off-Grid ‘Pioneer Tools’ You’ll Need If The Grid Fails
If you could only have nine off-grid tools, what would you choose? When I say tools for off-the-grid work, I...
7 Time-Tested Ways Your Ancestors Preserved Food Without A Refrigerator
Image source: LIFE Most of America’s food storage today depends on refrigeration or freezing, or processed foods that we purchased...
How To Make Off-Grid ‘Survival Rope’ Using Nothing But Grass
Image source: YouTube screen grab. Spartacus was famous for crafting ropes from trees and weeds to save his men and...
Backup Heat: 5 Things You Can Burn In The Stove When There’s No Firewood
Image source: regency-fire.com It might be a bit simplistic to say that a wood-burning stove or fireplace is the only...
The Poor Man’s Off-Grid Sawmill You Can Definitely Make At Home
YouTube screen capture Before the invention of the sawmill, cutting logs into flat boards was a tedious, time-consuming and physically...
The Best Way To Restore An Old, Rusted Wood-Burning Stove
Image source: HowToSpecialist.com My brothers and I years ago came across an old wood-burning stove in the garage of my...
How To Heat Your Home Using Only The Sun
Passive solar is a building design approach that incorporates certain materials into the roof, walls and floors that collect solar...
5 Off-Grid Steps To Making Your Own Brick
Image source: Pixabay.com Over the years, I've used logs to build cabins and sticks to make furniture, but my proudest...
4 Simple Ways To Retain More Heat From Your Wood-Burning Stove
Image source: Majesticfireplaces.com If you have a cast iron stove, you no doubt know how to manage the flue and...
The Ancient Off-Grid Heater That’s Far Better Than A Wood Stove
It's the most reliable, safe and efficient way to produce heat with wood. So why do so few homes nowadays...
