Off Grid, Survival, Homesteading & Preparedness

How To Grow Your Own Raspberries: ► https://off-grid.info/blog/how-to-grow-your-own-raspberries/?i=t Raspberries! ❤️️ This is an amazing tutorial written by a master grower. 🙂

Video: Amazing Bamboo House... Built In 3 Days 🌿 ► https://off-grid.info/blog/video-amazing-bamboo-house-built-in-3-days/?i=t This amazing video shows us how a fantastic bamboo house was built in just THREE DAYS! Compare that with the time (and expense! and ecological impact!) needed for a "standard" western home. 😉

Sunken Greenhouse DIY 🙂 ► https://off-grid.info/blog/sunken-greenhouse-revival-ventilation-polycarbonate-panels/?i=t In this interesting tutorial video, Joe embarks on a DIY project to build a sturdy sunken greenhouse—showing the steps he takes along the way.

DIY Solar: How To Size Your Off Grid Solar Power System: ► https://off-grid.info/blog/diy-solar-how-to-size-your-off-grid-solar-power-system/?i=t The first step in going solar / off grid is understanding your power requirements and taking some steps to reduce your overall consumption wherever possible. Tutorial video at the link 🙂

How To Survive In A Car When It's Freezing Cold: 🚘❄️🌨️ ► https://myfamilysurvivalplan.com/how-to-survive-in-a-car-when-its-freezing-cold/?i=t Learn this NOW so that you are prepared when the time comes! ❤️️

How To Survive An Avalanche: 🏔️❄️ ► https://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/how-to-survive-an-avalanche/?i=t Solid tips on avalanche survival; a must read! ❤️️

Solo Winter Camping: Living The Van Life ❤️️⛺ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/solo-winter-camping-living-the-van-life/?i=t Here’s an inspiring video from Living The Van Life channel that documents one man’s inspiring solo adventures in the North Cascade Mountain Range. There’s a ton of drone footage here that tracks the van from above as it glides through snowy mountain passes. Would you do this? 🙂

How To Tell If Ice Is Safe And What To Do If You Fall In: ► https://myfamilysurvivalplan.com/how-to-tell-if-ice-is-safe-and-what-to-do-if-you-fall-in/?i=t These tips could save your life! ❤️️

10 Blizzard Survival Tips For Safe Winter: https://off-grid.info/blog/10-blizzard-survival-tips-for-a-safe-winter/?i=t If a blizzard does happen, it is important to know what to do — even if you are safely at home! Your survival can still depend on how prepared you are for the event (and yes, that means getting prepared BEFORE it starts snowing hard!) Why not prep now? ❄️

Surviving Winter In A Log Cabin Tiny Home ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/surviving-winter-in-a-log-cabin-tiny-home/?i=t The snowmobile is the first giveaway that we’re truly “out there”. While the trail might be passable in summer or fall, sudden early snow might mean that you still need the snowmobile with you so that you can get out if needed. 🙂

How To Build A Straw Bale House (this has amazing and surprising benefits!) ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/how-to-build-a-straw-bale-house/?i=t Most people don't realize that when properly constructed and maintained, straw bale houses can last a life-time. And when the time comes to take them down, you can simply plough the biodegradable material back into the earth.

Cheap, Lean And DIY Greenhouses ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/cheap-lean-and-diy-greenhouses/?i=t Nowadays there are several season-extension structures available to growers and the caterpillar tunnel is one of the most inexpensive DIY Greenhouses available. They provide excellent airflow and offer plants protection against the elements. They can be used to grow different types of crops—including flowers, eggplants, tomatoes and cucumbers.

The Ultimate Guide To DIY Off Grid Solar Power ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-diy-off-grid-solar-power/?i=t In this video from the ever-brilliant Tin Hat Ranch, we are given a full 47-minute tutorial on practical solar energy systems. This presentation covers all the basics, together with safety notes, some scientific explanations (without getting too deep), links to further information and the equipment used. 🙂

Learn The Siberian All Night Log Fire ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/learn-the-siberian-all-night-log-fire/?i=t The shape of the fire is critical. The gentle slope of the logs means that the tips of the logs burn down slowly from the tips, rather than the entire log catching at once. As the logs burn down, you push them forwards. The longer the logs, the longer they will last of course. 🙂

Building A Solar Powered Workshop ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/building-a-solar-powered-workshop/?i=t In this inspiring video from HomeMadeModern we see the construction of a solar powered workshop based around a good ole' TuffShed! 🙂

8 Keys To Growing In Winter In An Unheated Greenhouse (Hoop House) ❤️️ ► https://off-grid.info/blog/8-keys-to-growing-in-winter-in-an-unheated-greenhouse-hoop-house/?i=t In this useful video by OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening we learn the secrets of growing in winter – which is very useful in a survival situation and beneficial for self reliance in general! 🙂

★ 20 VITAL S.H.T.F. Items You Probably Forgot ► https://off-grid.info/blog/20-vital-shtf-items-you-probably-forgot/?i=t Here’s my “top 20” list of items that are often forgotten, but without which you might be absolutely HOSED in an emergency or disaster situation! Have a quick scan through and make sure you have what you need.

8 Teas You Must Pack In Your Bug-Out Bag 🌿 ► https://myfamilysurvivalplan.com/8-teas-you-must-pack-in-your-bug-out-bag/?i=t Make a note of these. Great simple herbalism tutorial! ❤️️

50+ Amazing Wilderness Survival Tips (must see!) ► https://off-grid.info/blog/50-amazing-wilderness-survival-tips/?i=t From a type of fungus that will ignite from a spark from a fire steel, through to methods of water filtration using materials you may have to hand... these 50+ survival tips are "the real deal"! 🙂

5 Ways To Start A Fire Using Water (yes really): ► https://off-grid.info/blog/5-ways-to-start-a-fire-using-water/?i=t YES you can start a fire using water! 🙂 Here are 5 ways.