Surviving Off Off-Grid book by Michael Bunker

Michael Bunker’s book Surviving Off Off-Grid was a big inspiration for director Sean Tounn to begin filming the Beyond Off Grid documentary. It helped him to open his eyes to the reality that Western Society is in confusion and the industrial world is teetering...
What’s Your Threat?  Inflation Makes Everything Too Expensive

What’s Your Threat? Inflation Makes Everything Too Expensive

This post is part of a set of posts by a group of preparedness bloggers on the topic “What’s Your Threat?”  You can see the other articles at the bottom of this post. In 2014 America, if you’re not concerned with the direction the nation is...

Preppers Festival in New Castle, Virginia was a Huge Success

This past weekend, we attended the 1st Annual Preppers Festival in New Castle, Virginia. Nearly 5000 people showed up to attend preparedness workshops, browse over 60 vendors, hear live bluegrass music, and interact with other preparedness minded people from around...
March Off Grid by Preparing for Emergencies

March Off Grid by Preparing for Emergencies

One of the best things you can do in the near term to reduce your dependency on the modern system and take steps to march off grid is to prepare for emergencies.  Jenny Cazzola, writing at Traditional Cooking School, provides some good thoughts on how to prepare for...
More Off Grid Than We Knew

More Off Grid Than We Knew

This is the third post in a series from the Schaap family about their effort to reduce their dependence on the modern system and increase their self-reliance called March Off Grid.  Read their introductory March Off Grid post here.   It’s easy to feel overwhelmed...
Not Off Grid, Yet

Not Off Grid, Yet

This is the second post in a series from the Schaap family about their effort to reduce their dependence on the modern system and increase their self-reliance called March Off Grid.  Read their introductory March Off Grid post here. My family was attending a wedding...