Summary: Having survived Thanksgiving, the Chipper returns to share today about some ideas for living not only "off the grid" but without electricity completely. The genesis of this podcast topic was an article in the Backwoodsman magazine (September/October issue), a periodical I highly recommend you check out (their website can be found here: http://www.backwoodsmanmag.com/ ). The basic idea is to learn to do the things you need to in daily life without the need for electrical power. We discuss a variety of considerations, including cooking options, heating sources, water pumps, waste management, and a variety of "human-powered" tools. If your goal is anything like mine, which is to one day be completely and totally self-sufficient, I think you'll find this to be a useful episode along your path to self-reliance. Links I mentioned at the beginning of the show: Good site for breaking news: http://www.drudgereport.com/ Good site for survival news: http://www.survivalblog.com/ Good podcast for multiple aspects of survivalism: http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/ Good blog for general survival info: http://www.bugoutsurvival.com/ (The author of this site also has a book I'm hoping to review in the near future) Good forum for survival topics: http://www.survivalistboards.com/ Good blog/podcast for financial survival topics: http://johngaltfla.com/ (albeit perhaps a bit sensationalistic??)
