Practical Prepping Blog

The Land - The headache of setting up a solar powered cabin.

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 - Shooting Range, Beaver Dam, and Security at our Bug Out Location.

The Land - Shooting Range, Beaver Dam, and Security at our Bug Out Location.

So a lot has been done on The Land over past couple of weeks. Our offgrid getaway is ready for a March launch. I wanted to update you on our Solar solution to powering the cabin and talk about our shooting range. Also, Beavers!

The Land - Powering an Offgrid Base Camp with Lithium and Solar

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

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

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.

17 Paracord Projects

Paracord is one of my favorite survival tools. It’s strong, it won’t deteriorate over time and doesn’t absorb water. In my opinion, it’s a survival...

Go-Bag Selection for survival.

PICKING THE RIGHT BACKPACK: TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND Just as important as the gear that you choose to bring is the pack that will be carrying all ...

If MacGyver had a Bug Out Bag...

If MacGyver had a Bug Out Bag...

I came across the folks at ACW Tactical a few months ago and fell in love with their intuitivive take on bug out bags, emergency kits, and survival...

Hurricane Tips for Survival, the Aftermath, Emergency Contacts, Help Locating Displaced Persons

SUPERESSE HAS COMPILED THESE 2017 RESOURCES AS A GUIDE FOR YOUR HURRICANE PREPS. IN ADDITION TO THE INFO BELOW I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED 4 PDF FILES...

Note Patch - A morale patch you write on

I had to share this article from Jerking The Trigger on our new Note Patch Kit. Big thanks to Matt for the shout out. This patch is now available f...

Ferro rod, firestarter, fire striker and scraper thoughts and how to guide.

Since so many of our kits come with a ferro rod I thought it would be helpful to provide a short how-to-guide for proper use. Our straps use a ferr...