How do you provide water and power for your off-grid homestead? Let’s be honest. It’s hard to live without electricity- even if you want to. A Boston-based clean-tech company explores a unique way of living off the grid with a turnkey solution. You can purify water and generate electricity straight from a small metal shipping container....
Category: Bugging Out
Hostile Power – An alternative to the power bill
We at Hostile Hare are all about growing our own food. It’s hard to miss that point, but did you know that the rabbits were originally purchased as part of an alternative fuels experiment? In 2009 five female rabbits were purchased for the purpose of pelletizing unorganized biomass I.E. grass clippings and other landscape debris. ...
Survival Gear
This week it is all about Survival Gear on the We Grow Ours show, Nick and Don! Tough tested by Tim Ralston of Gear Up. We visit Tim at his store and get to check out some serious gear. Timothy Ralston, is an American inventor, entrepreneur, adventurer, author, movie and television presenter, and renowned expert...
DIY Survival Pocket Waterfilter
A Lone Wolverine shows us how to make our own pocket water filter. Like her YouTube channel for more so we had a lot of rain and flooding for two weeks now everything is wet in the forest and on the fields and what comes with flooding is dirty water so in a survival situation...
Rookie Prepper Mistakes
Are you making any of these 7 rookie prepper mistakes? by some estimates there’s 3 million Americans who call themselves Preppers and Joel Skousen estimates that for every one of them there’s ten more who are thinking about it you know thinking that maybe they need to be Preppers if you’re one of those...
Compact Survival Kit
Compact Survival Kit: “In this video, I’ll show you what I keep in my compact survival kit. This kit is designed to hold what I need for a survival situation without a lot of extra weight. You can toss this bag in another bag, in the back of your car, or a variety of other...
SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers
SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers Just about anything can have a use in a SHTF situation. Looking for ways to use everyday items in an emergency is essential to being fully prepared. The Sensible Prepper brings us 20 uses for wire hangers that you probably haven’t thought of. Transcript for SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers below...
Prepper Procrastination
Prepper procrastination isn’t uncommon; people like to put off tasks, chores and generally tedious things that we don’t feel like doing. But procrastinating on our preps can really cost us if the SHTF when we least expect it. It is time to break the habit! “Today I examine those insidious roadblocks to getting things done as...
Honey Is Medicine
Honey is medicine, this isn’t something new. Throughout history, honey was used as a treatment for wounds and heal the sick. It’s healing properties have been recorded by ancient doctors and in modern times. Whether you’re trying to be more natural in your health and wellness or you’re looking for alternatives for SHTF, honey is...
The Harbor Freight Survival Bag
The Harbor Freight Survival Bag This amazing survival bag was put together at Harbor Freight Tools. The concept is going to one retailer to put an entire kit together and this one was done for about $200. Check out the video to get the entire breakdown. Transcript of The Harbor Freight Survival Bag below once I’m...
8 Bug Out Vehicle Considerations
Tin Hat Ranch has 8 Bug Out Vehicle Considerations you should be looking at and some you might not have thought of. If you’re bugging out, you’ll need transportation. There is no one perfect vehicle choice but there are certain qualities you want to consider when making a purchase or choosing which of your cars...
Mapping Your Neighborhood from a Tactical Perspective
Mapping Your Neighborhood from a Tactical Perspective Whether you’re planning to bug in or bug out, you need to know your neighborhood. You need to understand in the same way a military would see it. Your Neighborhood – a different perspective “Your neighborhood could be configured in all types of ways depending on where you...
Take Your Bugout Bag to the Next Level!
Take Your Bugout Bag to the Next Level! If you’re planning to “bug out” when the SHTF then this is the post for you! It is time to take your bug out bag up a notch – or 99 notches. This isn’t about the basics of the bug out! “There are a lot of good...