Jay Nygard's decision to install a wind turbine on his own property earned him prison time. It's the perfect example of how the US government has been criminalizing "off the grid" living and eroding the rights of private property owners in the pr
When there's no network coverage or internet access, smartphones are rendered useless as a communications tool. The goTenna tackled this by allowing smartphones to communicate via their own radio-based network and, now, the goTenna Mesh can do so ove
Around the world, governments have recently been issuing an unsettling call for their citizens to become more self-reliant. Just this week, the governments of both Germany and Czechoslovakia warned that people should be "be prepared for the worst
Delta Airlines recently experienced what it called a power outage in its home base of Atlanta, Georgia, causing all the company's computers to go offline--all of them. This seemingly minor hiccup managed to singlehandedly ground all Delta planes f
Today I'm going to show you how to make a super food that will last you a lifetime without refrigeration and that's so nutritious that you won't need to stockpile any other foods.
When you're looking to go off grid, there are several options, but you'll often begin by asking: Can solar alone get me off grid?
The answer to this question is "yes," but keep reading if you want more details.
Whether you're looking to return to paradise or escape the collapse of society, more and more people are looking to get away from it all and rediscover their inner-rugged individual self.
While you can always head for the hills to wait out the apocalypse, a more stylish option could be a fully sustainable floating home from Italian mini yacht-maker Jet Capsule.
From ISIS to North Korea, an economic collapse to a grid down scenario to ongoing cyber attacks, there are no shortage of dangers that face Americans in this day and age, and should one or a combination of possible events occur that would throw the
Ex-boat builder and carpenter Jeff Hobbs from New Zealand-based studio Room to Move was recently commissioned to build a special bespoke tiny house for local resident Briar Hale.
Ex-boat builder and carpenter Jeff Hobbs from New Zealand-based studio Room to Move was recently commissioned to build a special bespoke tiny house for local resident Briar Hale.
Your smartphone likely has no difficulty keeping up with you during normal days in your home or at work, but how good does it do when you head off into the wilderness for some recreation or relaxation?
Where this all begins is the Hammond Ranch and other Western Ranchers coming under the terrorism of the BLM and US Fish and Wildlife, in criminalizing Americans and stealing their lands. It is what is under those lands which this is all about.
This off grid couple faced a dilemma - their hard earned sustainable life is supported by income earned from the Internet, yet they worked so hard to get away from it all.
Publisher's Note: The holidays beckon so this will be a short post this week until after the Christmas holidays. I recently returned from some globetrotting and was able to put the Leatherman MUT through its paces.
Once homeless, a casualty of the mortgage foreclosure epidemic, I dropped anchor on 20 acres in Blanca, Colorado roughly one year ago. 27 + years of law research and activism has led me to what I believe is the solution: Creating a system where peopl
Calgary and the University of Göttingen created a map of groundwater distribution by carefully analyzing numerous datasets, and making use of more than 40,000 scientific models. In all, the study estimates a total volume of almost 23 million cubic k
To find the best small cities in America, WalletHub's analysts compared 1,268 cities across four key dimensions: 1) Affordability, 2) Economic Health, 3) Education & Health and 4) Quality of Life.
One of the very first things I did when I first started prepping was to bolster my pantry with basic staples that could be used for a variety of purposes.