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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

My first encounter with a black bear was when I was 17 and on a high school canoe trip in a Canadian park. There were eight of us in the group, including a guide. Our guide had spent a lot ...