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Essentials For Independence
Jim Cobb curated a collection of 18 great products that will enhance your ability to go it alone. Covering critical areas like cooking, water treatment and storage, back-up power for your devices, ways to carry and stash your most important gear and even a couple practical pastimes, you’re sure to find something that will help you be more self-reliant.
It would be great if we could just flip a switch and find ourselves able to live independently on our own idyllic homestead where everything worked and you never had to pull a weed. In real life, things don’t work that way, which is why we depend on experts like Dana Benner to provide advice and support for taking the steps that get us to our goal.
Most of us would love to cut the cord with our power company, but few of us want to do without the modern necessities and conveniences we’ve come to depend on to make our lives more efficient and enjoyable. There are several ways to generate our own electricity, with most folks picking the solar option. Here is some helpful info from Jim Jeffries for leaving the grid behind.
The National Chicken Council estimates that Americans will eat about 98 pounds of chicken this year. That’s a lot of wings! Over the last year, many of us have added chickens to our food independence plans to ensure a steady supply of disease-free and wholesome eggs and meat. Here is one family’s advice for raising chickens efficiently and safely.
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