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News and guides on how to be self-sufficient and live off the grid.

Homesteading-book review
CommunitiesAug 17, 2011

Homesteading-book review

Homesteading, it’s a buzzword that means different things to different people, back in the day, it meant getting land for free as long as you lived on it ...

Going fridgless
CommunitiesAug 13, 2011

Going fridgless

Going fridgless, to most people would be paramount to going topless, many people couldn’t imagine living their lives without having a 19+/- cubic foot ene...

Solar powered clothes dryer
CommunitiesJul 15, 2011

Solar powered clothes dryer

It’s funny how your perspectives change as you grow. When I was a kid, I used to be embarrassed because my mom hung our laundry out on the line to dry. I ...

No knead bread
CommunitiesMay 29, 2011

No knead bread

I love making and baking bread, who doesn’t enjoy eating fresh, homemade bread hot from the oven? The problem is the time it takes to make, the mixing, th...

DIY rocket stove
CommunitiesApr 21, 2011

DIY rocket stove

I like rocket stoves, these are usually small, usually portable, mini-cooking-heating devices that are very efficient. You can use twigs instead of larger piece...

Dirt-cheap survival retreat-book review
CommunitiesApr 5, 2011

Dirt-cheap survival retreat-book review

There are people who have seemingly unlimited funds to purchase whatever goodies they want. This book is not written for them, though they could glean some grea...

Bulk food supplies
CommunitiesFeb 26, 2011

Bulk food supplies

With food prices going up and up with no end in sight, some of us have already started buying extra food to put away for hard times, and believe me, hard times ...

Food and medicine
CommunitiesJan 12, 2011

Food and medicine

People, it’s time to stock up on what you can now, things aren’t getting any better, and our money is losing value every day. The best way to mainta...

Dehydrate your own chicken
CommunitiesNov 20, 2010

Dehydrate your own chicken

I found this today on YouTube, these guys are dehydrating chicken, it looks very simple and I suspect you could do this with other meats as well. This will save...

World’s first pedal-powered Sub
EventsSep 10, 2010

World’s first pedal-powered Sub

Step.hane Rousson madce the world’s first pedal powered air ship. Now he’s made the world’s first pedal powered sub marine...

Permaculture Truffle Growing
FoodAug 5, 2010

Permaculture Truffle Growing

Hazel trees inoculated with summer truffle yield 64-288kg of truffles per tree at an average wholesale price of $420 (£280) per kilo....

DIY washing machine and homemade laundry soap
CommunitiesApr 22, 2010

DIY washing machine and homemade laundry soap

What do you get when you combine a 5 gallon bucket and a toilet plunger? An off-grid washing machine. Well, maybe not a machine in the traditional sense, unless...