Off The Grid, Author at OFFGRID Survival

Survival Gear: 101 Emergency Preparedness Items That You Should Own

A list of the top 101 Survival Gear Items that our readers carry with them. Find out what gear you need to carry to survive. […]

Preparedness 101: How to use a Compass & Map

February 9, 2009 Off The Grid 2

Don’t count on a GPS to prevent you from getting lost. If your Batteries die, or the GPS Device becomes damaged or lost, what will you do? A good old fashion Compass, and knowledge of how to use it can be a lifesaver. […]

134 ice fisherman rescued from Lake Erie ice

February 8, 2009 Off The Grid 1

A mile wide chunk of ice on Lake Erie separated from the shoreline, trapping more than 130 fishermen for over 4 hours. […]

Wilderness Shelters from around the world

February 4, 2009 Off The Grid 23

A bunch of cool wilderness shelters from around the world…. […]

I went to the woods

Off The Grid Outdoors Quote of the Day 0

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
-Henry David Thoreau […]