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Going Offgrid - Guide to Setting up a Homestead or Bugout Location
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This guide provides information on establishing and maintaining an offgrid homestead, including land selection, building and shelter options, heating, cooking, power solutions, self-sufficiency through gardening and raising livestock, security measures, and community involvement.
Includes a PDF file.
- This is a digital product that is automatically downloaded and sent to your email inbox upon purchase and therefore cannot be cancelled once an order is fulfilled.
- This is a working document. Further tips, guides, and illustrations may be added later.
- Free lifetime updates to any future versions of the guide.
- The guide will detail the priorities to be considered when selecting a plot of land with the intent of building a structure disconnected from traditional utilities and remote from common man-made resources.
- The end goal is to establish a self-sufficient homestead or emergency egress location in the event of a life-altering scenario or the desire to shift from dependence on others.
- While the focus of the guide is derived from a "prepared mindset" on survival, the information is also relative to those wishing to live a different lifestyle.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF):
- Land Location and Selection Building, Construction, Initial Setup
- Heating, Cooling, Cooking
- Alternative Power (solar, turbines, etc) Gardening, Foraging, Hunting, Permaculture, Food Storage, Livestock, Farming
- Self-Sufficiency Considerations
- Water Management/Collection
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Security, Networking, Communications, Management/Upkeep.
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CAN I MODIFY OR CANCEL MY ORDER?
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DO YOU OFFER RETURNS?
Yes. If your gear isn’t the right fit, we offer straightforward returns. See our return policy for details.
WHY SHOP WITH SURVIVAL GEAR BSO?
We curate practical, field-ready equipment — no gimmicks, no fluff. Everything we carry serves a real preparedness purpose.


