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Forum: Living off the Grid

  1. Cool Starve the beast - solutions

    I am writing this thread under Living of the Grid, because it makes more sense for what I am about to write, you will see. :) I am very concerned...

    Started by palehorse, 28th November 2022 16:59
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    solutions
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  2. Living Off the Grid - Survival Techniques

    Whether it be from earth changes, solar flares or political and social upheavals, I believe we should begin preparing for living off the grid. There...

    Started by yiolas, 21st March 2010 01:52
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  3. How to prepare for a CME in the European theatre

    What is a CME? look here 1) Water supply in Cites will be cut 2) food supply will last few days 3) TV, radio + Phone wont work 4) Gas MAY be...

    Started by samvado, 13th April 2010 18:51
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  4. I Want To Be Homeless

    I envy the homeless. They decided to stop swimming against the current. They decided not to get pulled under by the current. They simply stepped out...

    Started by Real Intent, 31st March 2011 00:35
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  5. Projects, Permaculture, Homestead, Farmstead and the likes

    Hello folks, I came across some resources a while ago, it was in an old bookmark from my last crashed browser and I just recovered the links...

    Started by palehorse, 12th November 2021 17:24
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    farmstead, homestead, off grid, permaculture, rural
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  6. Thumbs up A Trip to Ecuador -- Visiting Bill and the Ground Crew

    Where's Bill Ryan? Found him! :) Somehow, someway, and against all odds (or so it seemed) -- I finally made my way to Ecuador to visit Bill and...

    Started by Jeffrey, 31st January 2014 03:49
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  7. Dare to Prepare

    This is an excellent National Geographic show on prepping ! This show features a variety of 'normal' suburbanite families and how each of them...

    Started by yiolas, 30th June 2011 19:12
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  8. Banana Girl: the controversial Aussie who's moved to Ecuador and is now a vegan in the jungle

    Hi, All: this is interesting. Our very own Debra knows Banana Girl's mother, and we've just been talking about her at length. She's somewhere in...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 22nd July 2018 14:05
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    16th September 2019 22:29 Go to last post
  9. Fire Drills

    "Fire Drills" is just a metaphor. I had an interesting experience that prompted this thread, a particular aspect of prepping that can be easily...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 31st December 2021 13:14
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    23rd June 2022 17:37 Go to last post
  10. Skills and Making money after the Collapse.

    Skills and Making money after the Collapse, from SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA blog by FerFAL....

    Started by Luke, 19th October 2010 07:00
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  11. Question Need to find a way out of the rat race

    I've worked 15 years now in an 8-5 job and I've got to point where I've realised its just not for me any more. I've always known I don't want to...

    Started by Nice1, 17th May 2011 14:21
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  12. Talking What would be the most humanist technology for society?

    A friend of mine who lives off grid, asserted to me one day that today's technology, and the way the modern world works is de-humanizing. For...

    Started by Justplain, 22nd October 2017 02:08
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    17th February 2018 15:32 Go to last post
  13. Moved: How prepped are you?

    This is an excellent National Geographic show on prepping ! This show features a variety of 'normal' suburbanite families and how each of them...

    Started by yiolas, 8th December 2023 08:13
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    7th December 2023 23:52 Go to last post
  14. A major must-archive directory of off-grid 'how-to' information

    ------- From this page: http://rethinksurvival.com/how-to-knowledge-base/#safety-security FOOD AND WATER “HOW TO” POSTS

    Started by Bill Ryan, 3rd February 2014 16:39
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    28th July 2015 17:46 Go to last post
  15. I live off grid; does anyone else?

    I live in a two room cabin with central heat (stove in the center), running water (we run and get it), humanure toilets using wood chips instead of...

    Started by Snowflower, 28th November 2013 19:55
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    14th December 2013 22:20 Go to last post
  16. Exclamation Problem: how to safely preserve data and knowledge in digital format?

    A brief introduction. Before the Internet (or digital) era the information was being stored in libraries as books, newspapers and various...

    Started by Ilie Pandia, 26th October 2012 19:57
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  17. Surviving a nuclear war

    We don't actually have a thread about this — and I was reluctant to start one, as it's a legitimately scary subject that we might not want to put too...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 9th March 2022 12:52
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    17th October 2022 11:18 Go to last post
  18. Be Prepared For Unprepared People..!

    January 12, 2012 Guest post: by ‘Be informed’ In the aftermath of any unprecedented disastrous event, no matter how well prepared someone...

    Started by jackovesk, 15th January 2012 02:32
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  19. Emergency improvised heating and cooking

    A quick reminder to everyone stocking up now. Consider that you might very well end up cooking without electricity. What you invest your money in...

    Started by Metaphor, 20th December 2020 15:29
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    7th November 2022 16:03 Go to last post
  20. Lightbulb Avalon Community Market Place

    I seems there might be some interest in starting our own Market Place in keeping with our community beliefs. This thread is for members who: have...

    Started by witchy1, 22nd September 2012 00:39
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    24th September 2013 00:00 Go to last post
  21. Primitive technology

    This is John Plant's youtube channel. Bucky Fuller coined the term ephemeralization in 1938, a term which means doing more and more with less and...

    Started by Constance, 4th December 2020 20:17
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    25th April 2023 15:19 Go to last post
  22. The Fraud of CFL Light Bulbs

    If you fell for it like I did you have a house full of CFLs It might pay to throw them in the trash ( better recycle)and return to incandescent...

    Started by Arrowwind, 27th January 2013 08:06
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    11th February 2013 22:52 Go to last post
  23. The Urban Farming Guys

    Farming in the Hood more vids here

    Started by Muzz, 3rd September 2011 14:20
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    10th November 2011 21:05 Go to last post
  24. Should you leave the USA before the collapse? (Mike Adams, the Health Ranger)

    I have not frequented this forum much but saw this article and thought it might be useful here ...

    Started by mountain_jim, 14th December 2011 21:13
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    20th December 2011 23:24 Go to last post
  25. India Cheers While Monsanto Burns

    If the Indians can do it, so can we. by Paul Kingsnorth "We send today, a very clear message to all those who have invested in Monsanto in...

    Started by Ishtar, 9th December 2011 23:09
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    genetically modified, gmos, india, monsanto
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    8th January 2012 23:01 Go to last post
  26. Laundry Detergent

    As the cruch comes upon our society, I have sought many alternative options for managing a household. I came upon this one about two years ago and I...

    Started by Arrowwind, 27th February 2011 00:47
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    18th January 2013 21:23 Go to last post
  27. 20 Things you'll need to survive

    20 Things You Will Need to Survive When the Economy Collapses and the Next Great Depression Begins Print Written by The Watchman Wednesday, 12...

    Started by refuge2012, 29th September 2010 16:03
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    21st November 2011 16:47 Go to last post
  28. Small simple technologies that are awesome

    The Wonderbag just came to my attention. It is an age old technology (heat retention cooking) re-visioned. I would like to hear about the old/new...

    Started by Delight, 14th October 2014 19:22
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    1st November 2022 15:47 Go to last post
  29. Being a permaculture farmer.

    I'm studying permaculture or natural farming on my house property, and a farm land. People call me an idiot or insane man. Ah~ I don't give a damn...

    Started by Hughe, 22nd April 2012 03:11
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    27th April 2012 13:02 Go to last post
  30. Doing well in an infrastructure collapse

    Hello, Everyone: of course, this thread is prompted by my direct personal experience of Turmoil in Ecuador. But don't forget, this stuff is...

    Started by Bill Ryan, 9th October 2019 18:33
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    1st March 2022 12:28 Go to last post

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