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November 17, 2014 This week on OTGN, Brandon shares a quick tip on how to make a lamp out of a lemon. He also discusses the importance of thinking differently when you’re in a survival situation. Video courtesy of Off ...

Quick: you’ve got your emergency foods stored in the pantry, but how are you going to cook them? Think fast, because without an off-the-grid cooking method you could be stuck eating cold cans of kidney beans in the event of ...

Dehydration is a real threat in emergency situations – and can kill. American water intake is already lower than it should be, with nearly 75 percent of American’s chronically dehydrated. In high stress situations when you’re in a rush and ...

Having a staple supply of gasoline and other fuel is an absolute necessity if you are very serious about preparing for emergencies. Fuel powers your generator and your vehicles, essential items in a grid-down situation. Even though gasoline, diesel, propane ...

The wilderness survival skills which abound in old Boy Scout manuals could help us all become more prepared for an emergency. Modern scouting workbooks and badges may focus a lot more on technology merit badges, but the old training manuals ...

Editor’s note: Read our previous story on this subject here.  Sending your teenager a text to find out if they are almost home, or calling your spouse’s cell phone to tell him you are heading to a specific location will ...

Living an off-the-grid or prepper lifestyle is not full of doom and gloom and the absence of typical family activities – quite to the contrary. It is easy, though, to get lulled into thinking everything is fine and will remain ...

Today’s homes are all heated as a requirement of the Universal Building Code. While air conditioning isn’t a regulatory requirement, heating is. The heating must be adequate to maintain the home in the “comfort zone” even in the most-extreme temperatures ...

The power has gone out. A state of emergency has been declared. Phone lines are down. Your teenage daughter is halfway across the city watching a movie with her friend. As you frantically dial her cell phone number, you start ...

There are a lot of people in America today who are concerned about emergency preparedness. Just like people were afraid of the Russians in the 50s — building bomb shelters and stocking them with all of the things that a ...