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  1. Yard Dart
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    Chicken & Barnyard Terror

    With all the stuff in the news about pioneering lifestyles, raising your own food, and various ways how it can kill you.......makes me wonder if...
    Thread by: Yard Dart, Sep 4, 2019, 15 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  2. Illini Warrior
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    Self Reliance - Self Sufficiency - Self Self Self

    here's an article that's probably one of the better that I've seen in a year or two - 100% on target - and it just happens to preach my mantra...
    Thread by: Illini Warrior, Mar 8, 2018, 18 replies, in forum: Off Grid Living
  3. Asia-Off-Grid
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    Didn't notice before, how good our chickens taste.

    Greetings: First, if there is a more appropriate forum, please feel free to move this thread there. During the time I have been an active...
    Thread by: Asia-Off-Grid, Nov 21, 2017, 12 replies, in forum: The Green Patch
  4. Motomom34
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    The world's most isolated family- The Atchley's of Alaska

    Interesting article. These people live far, far from anyone. They are not 100% self-sufficient but it is an interesting article. I imagine they...
    Thread by: Motomom34, Jul 7, 2017, 17 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  5. Asia-Off-Grid
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    Ongoing Aquaponics Build

    Greetings Fellow Primates: On June 3rd, in a super secret forum on this site, the name and very discreet location I must never divulge, I posted...
    Thread by: Asia-Off-Grid, Jun 25, 2016, 57 replies, in forum: The Green Patch
  6. UncleMorgan
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    Pumping Water After the Grid Goes Down

    Grid Failure is one of the more likely scenarios for TEOTWAWKI-Day and dying of thirst three days later will probably be an unavoidable...
    Thread by: UncleMorgan, Jun 8, 2015, 78 replies, in forum: General Survival and Preparedness
  7. Brokor
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    Handbooks Guides & How-Tos The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency

    Brokor submitted a new resource: The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency - Self Sufficiency Author: John Seymour - 258 Pages - No copyright How...
    Thread by: Brokor, Sep 1, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: Resource Discussions
  8. Brokor
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    The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency 2014-09-01

    Author: John Seymour - 258 Pages - No copyright How to: plow a field, sow wheat, plant corn, make hay, malt barley, rotate crops, grow...
    Posted By: Brokor, Sep 1, 2014 in category: Handbooks, Guides & How-to
  9. Brokor
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    Make Your Own Deodorant

    Making Your Own Deodorant (the easy way) [ATTACH] INGREDIENTS: Baking Soda Powder (sodium bicarbonate) Potato Starch Powder (or any starch you...
    Thread by: Brokor, Aug 29, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  10. Brokor
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    Make Your Own Tooth powder (and Toothpaste)

    Dental Care 101 (Self Reliance Method) [ATTACH] How To Make Your Own Tooth Powder: Use all dry ingredients. Natural and edible, so if you...
    Thread by: Brokor, Aug 29, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  11. permacamo
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    Off Grid Clothes washing

    Does anyone have experience with off grid clothes washing? I am looking for Ideas about this
    Thread by: permacamo, Feb 11, 2014, 34 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  12. CATO
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    Pedal-powered Washing Machine

    http://inhabitat.com/human-powered-giradora-washer-needs-no-electricity-and-costs-only-40/ Looks better than the one that has a hand crank.
    Thread by: CATO, Aug 1, 2012, 19 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  13. emergencypreparedness
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    How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

    I have always thought that it was a "cool" thing to be able to know how to make laundry detergent and soap. I get a feeling of self-reliance...
    Thread by: emergencypreparedness, Oct 3, 2010, 9 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  14. tinkerbell
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    wanna make homemade laundry detergent?

    You can make almost any household product you want to if you want to save money and have a little time. I "google"d how to make laundry detergent...
    Thread by: tinkerbell, Jul 29, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  15. pgrass101
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    Best way to Kill a Rabbit

    My wife and I have decided to start raising rabbits for food. Rabbits because we live in a small town and they are not considered livestock...
    Thread by: pgrass101, Nov 29, 2007, 25 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  16. monkeyman
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    Home Butchering Picture Tutorial (Steer)

    Well, the weather here has cooled down nicely and we have had the top highs around 50 this week and lows in the 20s or so. So when I saw the...
    Thread by: monkeyman, Nov 18, 2005, 43 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  17. monkeyman
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    Home Butchering Picture Tutorial (Lamb)

    Guns, food storage and so on is great but the stored food will run out and if you starve to death the guns do you no good, so in my opinion...
    Thread by: monkeyman, Oct 23, 2005, 62 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
  18. monkeyman
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    Self Reliance as the path to survival and saving money

    I was in chat the other day talking to one of the folks here about what I refer to as self reliance. Its the plan I use for both being prepaired...
    Thread by: monkeyman, Aug 23, 2005, 83 replies, in forum: Back to Basics
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