Practical Prepping Blog
Building an Offgrid Setup - Just the Basics
Building an location that is off the grid but functional requires minimal to complex preparation depending upon the intent of the location. It could be built as a weekend camping getaway or a self-sufficient homestead. Vary your plan based on your needs. Below are some considerations with advised options.
Offgrid Solar Setup - A simple primer on how to DIY
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Obtain equipment and supplies to build a s...
An introduction to living off the grid.
Whether you’re taking a break from society for a month or for an indefinite time, going off the grid for an extended period of time requires thorough planning and preparation.
There can be several reasons as to why someone may want to stay away from civilization. But whatever reason it may be, the things you will need to survive out there on your own are pretty much the same.
Trash Can Root Cellar - a prepping idea for self sufficiency
A root cellar can prolong the life of your vegetables and a trash can style model is cheap and easy to do. You'll need a metal trash can with lid, pinestraw, ca...
Freezer & Fridge Cooler install and other projects at the Cabin.
Here's what we did this week;
1. @dometic cooling box installed, wired to @inergy_technologies Kodiak Generator powered by @bosswattsolar. This fr...
Video Walk-through Tour of our offgrid cabin and bugout location.
We turned a shed into a cabin. It's offgrid, solar powered, lithium generator for utilities, gas generator for air conditioning, woodburning camp stove, firing range, battery bank, rain water collection, and more.
Outdoor Shower and Wood Floor Install, playing with the Breach Pen.
Exploding beaver dam, burning holes in a burn barrel, shooting targets, installing shower and flooring.
The Land - The headache of setting up a solar powered cabin.
A final discussion on how we'll wire our cabin to harness solar energy to power our cabin, water pump, TV, lighting, and more. A true offgrid arrangement with the amenities from home. BUT IT WANT BE EASY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ELECTRICIANS!
The Land - Powering an Offgrid Base Camp with Lithium and Solar
The Land, our bugout base camp, will have power needs such as communications via HAM Radio, water collection via 2GPM water pump from well, lighting and security via motion LEDs and trail cameras... We'll also need to power ammenities like a freezer, AC unit, TV, Xbox, 12v ceiling fan, phones, etc. Yea, we are going to have the comforts from home, offgrid. But how do we accomplish this?
The Land - How to get water Offgrid
So as we plan to build an #offgrid #bugout location we've been identify various priorities to be addressed. Water is a big one! There is a small ri...
The Land - An Off the Grid Survival Outpost
It was time to take this relaxed approach of glamping & rafting to a stable location that would not only serve as a getaway “man cave” but more seriously; a Bug Out Location off the grid. A place where SPAM meat would be a delicacy for daily consumption but also a survival food in the event of a National Emergency such as an attack or a natural disaster.