(Video: FISKARS BOW SAW vs. 4×8″ seasoned OAK beam!! You can see that with a little patience, a bow saw with a good blade will power through even the toughest timbers.) A BOW SAW is one of the essential hand tools that every ranch owner, outdoors-person, survivalist or anyone who burns firewood should own. It’s an off-grid essential! You can cut surprisingly large logs and the saw is very lightweight – easy to carry, meaning you can easily carry it to the opposite side of the forest if needed. As saws go, it’s also one of the safer types – and of course it needs no power other than your arm ..read more

The 25 Layers Of Home Defense – Graphic © off-grid.info. background images: Pixabay (PD) There are new home security risks nowadays that never used to exist – and you need to know about them because you might have no idea that an attack on your home is being planned. I’ve created what is probably the ultimate guide to how to protect your home against home invasions, burglaries and other malicious attacks on your property. Follow the link to take a look at my 25 layers of home defense and learn more! FULL TUTORIAL and book: ► The 25 Layers Of Home Defense ..read more

In this video by homesteadonomics, we see the construction of a home made rain roof – designed to harvest rainwater in a high desert location. First, treated and painted 4×4 posts are dropped into the ground. It doesn’t look like concrete footings were used but it’s hard to tell. Next, a slanted span is added, using regular 2x4s, with 45º corner braces put in for stability. Then the main frame is placed on top, again using 2×4 and the whole thing is given a coat of white paint. Next the roofing surface is screwed on, using galvanised steel that was obtained for a bargain 60c per sq ft. Finall ..read more

10 Alarming Signs That You Are In An Empire In Decline – Graphic © off-grid.info. Images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0QkJNqYpFM Empires are cyclical in nature – that’s the way it has always been; so it would be grandiose of us to assume that our own empire might perform any differently. Here are some signals that have been shown by history to be classic hallmarks of an empire in decline – and which now seem to be reaching epidemic proportions in our own. While there will always be examples of individuals or groups displaying these characteristics at any given time, we start to see them ..read more

Giant List Of 250+ Heirloom Seed Suppliers – Graphic © off-grid.info. Background image © AdobeStock 51040062 (under license) Here is a useful list of 40+ 250+ companies supplying heirloom / non-GMO / organic seeds. If health is wealth, then this page is solid gold! Please share this important information. If you have any additions or corrections for this list, please let us know! We welcome genuine suppliers based anywhere in the world. Let’s make this the biggest and best list we can! **UPDATE** This page has proven to be massively popular…! Recommendations for more heirloom seed companies ..read more

Do You Have An International Bug Out Plan? Graphic © off-grid.info. Background image – Pixabay (PD) Introduction: A True Story Of International Escape In 1941, my English Grandfather was living in Italy with his Italian wife and their 2 small daughters. Although the war had already begun, he continued his work as an accountant for a business in Milan – and life was somewhat normal… until it wasn’t. One day, very suddenly, he was arrested by the military police and taken to concentration camp. The rest of the family were also removed from their home and disposessed. All the family’s assets wer ..read more

KEEP BREATHING: Why A Gas Mask / Respirator Might Be The Single Most Important Item Of Survival Gear You Own. Graphic © off-grid.info. Background image – Pixabay (PD) Why A Gas Mask Might Be The Single Most Important Piece Of Survival Gear You Could Own: In numerous survival situations, one of the first things to go out of the window is air quality… and as we all know, if you can’t breathe, you are done for in minutes. Wildfire smoke, asbestos-laden dust from a building collapse, poison gas, dust storm, burning plastics, viruses, bacterial contaminants, radionucleides and many other dangerous ..read more

How fast can you get out – starting RIGHT NOW? No, seriously. It’s the middle of the night. All is quiet… and you’re off in dreamland. BAM! The front door comes flying off its hinges. It’s a home invasion. You have about 20 seconds – if that – before they figure out which room you are in and storm in, guns or machetes drawn. Bonus points if you have some additional obstacles between the front door and you. Could you be out the back and away, before they get to you? No. You are in your underpants and you don’t even know where your wallet is, or the key to the sliding door. Alternately; you wake ..read more

Top 10 Most Important PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Items For Survivalists. Graphic © off-grid.info. Background photo – Pixabay (PD) The term PPE is generally used in reference to worker safety – and the use of PPE in the work environment is typically covered by workplace regulations / code requirements. That’s not the topic of this guide: If you are using or supplying PPE in the workplace, please refer to official documentation and safety codes for your intended use. Note also that using PPE in non-workplace scenarios may be disclaimed from manufacturer liability under “not used as int ..read more

Ultimate Survival Supply List. Graphic © off-grid.info. UPDATED! Here’s my Ultimate Survival / Prepper Supply List, one of the biggest and most complete on the web. Have a look through – it’s bound to remind you of something you forgot! It’s packed with useful tips & ideas too. It’s time to get your survival supplies in: Don’t leave it until there is a panic situation – where shelves are emptying fast and people are fighting over the remaining items. Pro tip: Focus first on a) the things that you already use a lot of b) things that are non-perishable and c) items that can save lives. Book ..read more