The OGLS Blog
Off-grid how-to & stories
Practical guides, gear, and real off-grid stories — fresh from the homestead.
Homesteading
The Pre-Trail Mental Game: Lessons from a Long Trail Wannabe
One hiker's Long Trail prep reveals the overlooked skill every off-gridder needs: managing the waiting game without losi...
Homesteading
Red Tape vs. The Right to Live Free Off Grid
Expanding on a comment I made about well and septic and how it's overregulated and puts too much financial and time dela...
Homesteading
Off grid does NOT mean living like a caveman
Off grid does NOT mean living like a caveman. It doesn’t mean “roughing it,” and it damn sure doesn’t mean giving up tec...
Homesteading
Crazy Idea: Turning a Barge Into the Ultimate Off-Grid Floating Homestead
I grew up on the river, and so I think differently than most folks about living off grid. For a long time (15+ years) I'...
Homesteading
SURVIVAL TIP #1: Never buy premade survival kits Bug Out Bags*
REAL-WORLD SURVIVAL TIP #1: Never buy premade survival kits or Bug Out Bags*
99% of them are junk. They're made by pe...
Homesteading
How Much Land Does Is REALLY Take To Feed A Family Of 4?
How much land do you really need to feed a family of four?
Not hypothetically, not in some idealized permaculture fan...
Homesteading
6 Stupidest Off-Grid Living Myths Busted
6 Stupidest Off-Grid Living Myths Busted:
What You Really Need to Know Let’s cut through the noise.
There’s a lo...
Homesteading
NO! You don't need to live like a caveman to live off grid.
NO! You don't need to live like a caveman to live off grid.Don't listen to the purist trolls. They are conflating and co...
Homesteading
The Best Long Term Off Grid Living & Survival Fuel
Propane is the best long-term fuel to stockpile
Homesteading
WANT TO GO OFF GRID? Change Your Mindset: Shift Your Perspective And Focus On What Matters - Everything Else Is Just Noise
People are so used to the current system the way it is, they don't know how to think outside of it. They're trapped insi...
Homesteading
DESERT LAND DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN "HOT" LAND!
DESERT LAND DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN "HOT" LAND!
It gets COLD in the desert. Believe it or not. Especially in the northern...
Homesteading
The Brutal Truth About Land Access That Can Ruin Your Off-Grid Dreams
Never buy land without thorough due diligence, especially when it comes to legal access. Legal access means documented,...
