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All sorts of people, for any number of reasons can be interested in getting “off the grid” of dependence on utility companies. Indeed, if it could be done by flipping a switch, it is hard to imagine choosing to stay ...

A decade ago everyone, from experts to the guy that had just discovered blogs, was predicting a breakdown in society due to what has come to be known as Y2K. The ensuing scare resulted from a very real possibility: because ...

Did you plant a garden this year that started out magnificently, but before you could harvest it, the deer had all but wiped it out? Are you thinking about getting a goat or two, but wonder how you’re going to ...

Water storage and purification are among the most critical elements of an emergency preparedness plan.  When disaster strikes, plentiful, safe drinking water becomes the most essential key to survival. While the average person can survive several weeks of hunger, his ...

It has been well established by military experts, congressionally-commissioned studies, and intelligence reports, that an attack on our country by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is as close to an inevitability as any possible mode of attack. It is also the consensus ...

If you’re going to make it through the winter in a cold climate, you’re going to need heat.  Now if you plan to make it living off the grid without gas, propane, fuel oil, or electricity, you’re going to need ...

It’s been called the “Scottish Shower.” Ian Fleming’s title character, the memorable James Bond, often took this shower, which began with hot water and ended with brisk and invigorating icy, cold water, not in the movies, but in the novels ...

Imagine, if you will, a distant star that has been in a deep slumber for millions, perhaps billions of years. Now, imagine that such a star, with the raw power and energy of trillions of atom bombs, begins to awaken. ...

The ability to start a fire is the most basic survival skill one can have. It becomes especially important in cold-weather and long-term survival situations. Modern man has several tools at his disposal to aid in the fire starting process, ...

I can still remember when it first became possible to screen incoming phone calls and decide whether I wanted to answer them or not. The federal “do not call” list had not yet been invented and the phone frequently rang ...