Hello everyone it’s been hard the past couple years . Got evicted which split our family apart and then found house to fix and live in but then last year 3 days before Christmas it flooded which put Myers homeless again and leaving my children and I in separate houses.and me in a rv. Well this year my new grandson whom i have not met yet willing be coming to see us and I would like to cook a thanksgiving dinner for first time in 3 years. But I’ve been without work since I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. And food stamps barely feed us daily. If anyone knows of any help for thanksgiving please send it our way . God Bless everyone and thank you .we live in Southern California,the Coachella Valley

Many years ago i got the magazine American Survival Guide and it was (at the time) a neat magazine that had reviews of firearms,tools, and how to articles.

I unfortunately lost a lot of stuff due to my friend not paying his half of the storage unit price when i assumed he was paying it. Thats another story.

There was an issue they had that talked about taking a wool blanket and turning it into a coat. it had patterns and instructions.

I was wondering if anyone might have information on where i can find that article or plans

thanks in advance

I just wanted to share r/HogRaisingNation for anyone looking to find specific information about raising hogs!

I posted this in another group. But I think the people here might have a different ( but valid/valuable) point of view. Any ideas are appreciated

I am in, quite clearly, the worst position to aim for self-sufficiency. I live in a one bedroom apartment in the inner city (a small city but still..). I cannot move because of my job, which I also cannot change.

So... what can I even do? I can't homestead, hunt&fish, get solar panels or anything to generate electricity, etc.

the best I can think of is starting a small balcony garden this winter/spring, canning goods that are on sale or cheap in season.

I’m thinking self sufficiency might be super important to learn after these election results. All of the warnings about cost eventually rising, tariffs, and so much more I’m trying to really educate myself. But I’m making an effort to start my self sufficiency journey so whatever may happen I can know I have myself to rely on. What are you guys thoughts? And what are some skills you think are good to start out learning?

I live in the UK and have always had the idea to become somewhat self sufficient. I'm wondering how possible this is, the economics behind it and everything. I've always wanted to live inside a lodge/ wooden cabin that I would build that is powered by solar and use a septic tank so that I am not connected to the sewage and electrical grid.

I was thinking I would have a lot more free time as I wouldn't have any bills to pay besides food and petrol for a car and other smaller bills like internet ect. Maybe I would work part time when this is set up to pay for these smaller bills.

I talk to my mum about this and she always says that it is a wild dream and its just unrealistic. Is that the case with this idea? What would the costs be of this if anyone has a rough idea?

Thanks :)

I'm growing happier day-by-day as I find solutions that already exist but are not very well known.

One big concern people have with open source is that whether it is profitable. Of course, if profit for you is a result of keeping things a trade secret for "competitive advantage", then it is not.

But think about it. If all of us innovators come together to build genuinely useful things and open source the design, we are tremendously empowering people with technology. And by doing this, we are empowering ourselves.

Who needs to worry about survival when dozens of us can come together and build solutions to help each other? This is technology done right. As an engineer, this makes me smile with delight.

I’ve always thought like, have there ever been a group of people or what not that thought “hey let’s revert back to older times find a random plot in the forest or whatever and live off whatever it provides us?” Has it ever been attempted? I feel like it would be harsh, but peaceful

Just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

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Does anyone have any hacks or DIYs that could help them? Their apartment has a gas cylinder stove but heating up water through that isn't viable as it's reserved for cooking since families are allowed 1 cylinder per season. There's no electricity to run the electric cooker for heating up. And no central heating or anything of that sort.

What should they do? Please keep the suggestions coming!

Hi everyone, I’m looking to move to a more remote property, be self sufficient and mostly leave society behind in the next few years.

I’m making good progress on learning to grow my own food as well as breeding animals to sell and eat. I’m also looking into building my own stuff and finding a way to generate electricity. In my spare time I want to create art and such.

My question is that are there any smaller areas that I can become self sufficient in that I may not have thought of? And if so how do I achieve said goal? Some smaller things I’m doing are raising silkworms for silk, growing trees for wood and making my own compost.

How do you usually check the quality of your water? and how do you test it?

How often should I think about testing my well water?

How much time or money does it cost making sure your water is safe?

Hi folks, wondering if anyone has experience in converting their sink into a foot operated one, for the purposes of water conservation. Ideally, the sink could be operated by both the traditional way, and with a foot (button to press when water comes out, don't press and the water stops). I'm unfamiliar with how any of this works, so any information that can point me in the right direction would be most appreciated. Note: I am on grid.