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Off-Grid.net

Off-grid brings you news, knowledge, discussion, and classifieds from the off-grid world. What seems like a tiny niche is growing in popularity as people seek a life outside of the city. Off-gridders must find ways to produce their own energy, food, water, shelter, and other necessities. Connect with people who live off the beaten path or begin the search for your own property on this site.

Build It Solar

Dedicated to do-it-yourself renewable energy projects, Build It Solar provides hundreds of ideas and plans for any kind of home energy endeavor. New to renewable energy? Start with the "Half Plan" that uses a variety of energy saving projects to cut your energy usage in half. New to solar? Look for the do-it-yourself site survey to understand your property's solar potential. Not limited to solar, Build It Solar also includes tons of projects for wind power and biofuels.

Earth2Tech

Energy self reliance is a big topic for environmental, political, and individual reasons. Earth2Tech posts news about technological developments that can affect us on personal and societal levels. Stay on top of the news about electric cars, the smart grid, the bloom box fuel cell, solar power applications, and LED lightbulbs.

Wisebread

Wisebread is well-known for its advice on real personal finance. It's a community of bloggers who write about frugal living, lifehacks, careers, and other financial wisdom. Being smart with your money isn't supposed to inhibit you: rather, Wisebread's advice helps people worry less about money, allowing you to focus on the really important things in life. They also feature an active forum where you can ask questions and interact with other people who are trying to live within their means.

Instructables

Do you want to know how to build a vertical garden? How about your own solar panel array? Maybe you're looking for ways to reuse a linen closet full of old pillowcases. Instructables is a community based site that allows anyone to post a how-to project complete with photos and instructions. The result: a lifetime's supply of projects that can help you save money, recycle, or simply satisfy your appetite for making stuff.

Survival Spot

Disasters are a reality that shouldn't be ignored. That's the reason Survival Spot was created - to share information about a variety of survival and preparedness topics. Topics cover many aspects of survival, including gardening, food storage, health, and self defense. Also read about getting by in the wilderness and reviews of essential gadgets and gear. Like any other type of self reliance, preparedness is something to get into gradually and this blog can give you ideas on where to start.

Self-Reliance-Exchange

Written by a group of self reliant people, Self Reliance Exchange is quickly building an enormous database that covers a huge range of categories on self reliant practices and philosophies. Anyone interested in self reliance will find something useful to take away from this blog - recipes from scratch, emergency preparedness, and personal finance are great categories to start looking into here.

Simple Self Reliance

This writer explores the concept of self reliance and how self reliance fits in this modern society. How far can you realistically go down the path of self reliance? How can you stay on track with your priorities? He also writes on the grandaddy of self reliance, Henry David Thoreau. We can't wait to see how this blog unfolds!

American Preppers Network

For information and news from the world of emergency preparation, American Preppers Network is a great resource. Learn about food storage, what to expect during a natural disaster, and about other survival techniques. You can also connect with other preppers in your region and all over the world in the forum and through the numerous links to other prepping blogs on the web.

Crafts

Crafts such as soapmaking, candlemaking, knitting, and crocheting are useful for making needed household items. While it may be more cost effective to buy these products, crafts double as long-term survival skills, an empowering hobby, a social event, and have potential as trade or business opportunities.

Getting started in crafts is easier than it looks. Supplies are not expensive and all it takes is some trial and error to get moving. Especially with knitting and crochet, just learning the basics will allow you to produce simple but useful household items. Best of all, crafting brings an enormous sense of satisfaction that you don't get from tossing factory produced stuff into a shopping basket.

Many of the websites included in this category focus on getting started in crafts - tutorials, stitch guides, recipes, and instructions to help you get started.

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Why Crafting and Tinkering Are Survival Skills - Jun 07, 2010
Thom over at Simple Self Reliance discusses the value of tinkering, i.e. taking things apart and putting them back together . He quotes from an article at Popular Mechanics: Here at Popular Mechanics, self-sufficiency is a virtue. The abilities to change your oil, build a shed, paint your house,....
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Do It Yourself Survival Bracelet - Instructables.com
You just never know when you'll need a length of strong cord. This how-to instructable shows how to make a bracelet from 6 feet of 550 paracord that is both comfortable and attractive. You can also modify the design to make a dog collar or a keychain to carry around more or less cording easily.
Tension Magazine: Crochet & Creative
Crafters are saving money and being creative by looking for items that can be reused in crochet projects. This article offers some great ideas on how to reuse scraps, buttons, and yarn for your projects.
Bonzai Aphrodite: Homemade Holidays - Crock Pot Candles
If you are living off the grid or just don't know what to get that special someone, homemade candles could be perfect. This guide shows how to make your own scented or unscented candles using soy wax.
Ravelry: Enormous Knit and Crochet Pattern Resource and Sharing Site - shared by Lauren
This is a knit and crochet community website that allows users to share (or sell) their finished work and patterns. Features a comprehensive search system to find the perfect pattern. Anyone can also join as a member, giving you access to an organization tool and the ability to share work.
Ravelry.com
Welcome to Ravelry: a community for those who enjoy knitting and crocheting. Find projects, patterns and people who share your similar interest!
Craftzine.com: Transforming Traditional Craft
Creative craft projects that will make your friends ooh and ahh. Far from elementary school art projects, these ideas for fabric storage bins and colored pencil jewelry will keep you on your artsy toes.
Green Holiday Gift Guide
Look for green gifts for your loved ones this year. Besides selling affordable gifts, this site teaches readers how to make their own gifts.
Planet Green: 10 Must-Know Tips and Resources for Knitting This Winter, Plus 5 Essential Patterns
Learn about how to knit winter clothes cheaply, such as reusing wool sweaters. Also learn new knitting patterns that will take up less of your time.
Planet Green: 10 Must-Know Tips and Resources for Knitting This Winter, Plus 5 Essential Patterns
Ladies (and Gentlemen) get your needles ready! Learn important tips and tricks as well as new patterns and ideas for knitting this winter.
Bohoknits Patterns
Welcome to Bohoknits, a world where you can learn to knit expressive and original hats, scarves, and sleeves. This blog gives you the instructions, the difficulty level, and a picture of the finished product!
Craftser
Browse through crafts created by users and post pictures of your own creations.
Boho Knits
A more technical knitting blog listing detailed instructions on how to make unique items. Examples include the herringbone hat and the Seaflower scarf.
Backwoods Home Magazine: Piping Down the Valleys Wild...
If you've ever wanted to make a bamboo flute, here's how! A great project to do with kids or just for fun.
WikiHow: The World's How-To Manual
WikiHow is a collection of how-to articles written and edited by users and maintained by volunteers. With almost 70,000 how-to manuals contributed by users, you'll find help for your projects.
 
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