Off Grid Prep Family

I Can, You Can, We All Can, but Should We?

Does canning make economic sense?  Let's break it down!Speaking of breaking it down, the in the second half of today's episode we talk all about Divorcing the Grocery Store!
 
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Topics include:
Prepping for large familiesAlternative building methodsGardening in a northern climateDesigning your perfect solar systemRaising animals for proteinPantry storage & organizationInventorying your prepsGrowing a year's worth of food
 
References and links from today's show:The Off Grid Prep Family series of planners are now available for purchase on Amazon!  Links to all our books can be found at the bottom of our  Off Grid Gear Page (offgridprepfamily.com)
Major Mom's Ground Control is an eco-friendly insecticide and herbicide in one powerful product.  Find it in our store (offgridprepfamily.com) and use the coupon code OGPF for $15 off and free shipping within the continental USA and Canada.
Flash Food is a grocery store food waste reduction program that allows you to buy discounted groceries that are nearing their expiration date, or that stores are clearing out to make room for other products.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for $5 off!
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The $5000 Solar System

Today we break down the numbers and tell you PRECISELY how to get a QUALITY, top-notch, expandable solar system for $5000 CDN (or $4048 USD as of today's airing).  LiFePo4 batteries, quality inverter, BMS, smartphone app monitoring, and a simple but easily expandable solar array... We're walking you through it today.All items on this solar system shopping list can be found at our Off Grid Gear Page.  Off Grid Gear (offgridprepfamily.com)
Today's Sponsors:Major Mom's Ground Control is an all natural Insecticide and Herbicide combined in one powerful spray.Use around foundations, decks, patios, courtyards, fence lines, and pools for a peaceful, weed-free, bug-free experience.
Safe ingredients, combined in a way that eradicates unwanted weeds and insects!Faster than Glyphosate, more effective than natural home remedies, and safer for pets and humans!
Visit our store (offgridprepfamily.com)
and use the coupon code OGPF for $15 off!
 
The Off Grid Prep Family Planner is available on Amazon Homesteading Homeschooling Prepping Planner: Organize your Homestead, Homeschool, and Preps all in One Thorough Planner: Prep Family, Off Grid: Amazon.com: Books
Or you can download and print it yourself for about half the price by visiting our store:store (offgridprepfamily.com)#OffGridPrepFamily #OffGridPrepFamilyPodcast #PreppingWithKids #LivingOffGridWithKids #OffGridAppliances #LiFePo4 #LiFePo4Batteries #PreppingPodcast #PrepperPodcast #CanadianPreppers #OffGridPreppers

Learn Morse the Fast & Fun Way AND How To Grow A Year’s Worth Of Food

Want to teach your kids Morse Code?  Want to learn it yourself, but do it the quick and easy way?  Want to know exactly how to grow a year's worth of food?This is the down-and-dirty episode for you!
We publish podcasts 3x per week! 
Topics include:
Prepping for large familiesAlternative building methodsGardening in a northern climateDesigning your perfect solar systemRaising animals for proteinPantry storage & organizationInventorying your prepsGrowing a year's worth of food
Learn Morse using our simple and fun technique!  Morse code cheat sheets available on the back side (facing towards you if you're drinking your coffee right-handed!) of all our Off Grid Prep Family mugs.  Learn Morse t-shirts and hoodies also available!  Visit www.offgridprepfamily.com/store 
Get your homestead, preps, pantry, family, and home-based businesses and learning organized all with one powerful and flexible planner!  Check out the Off Grid Prep Family planner, available on Amazon, or print yourself from www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/store 
Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends
EMP Shield is a device that can protect whatever it plugs into from an EMP, Coronal Mass Ejection, or lightning strike!  Use the code OGPF for $50 off any unit.  Visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends  for the link!
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You Don’t Have To Be A Martyr To Live Off The Grid

If you want to live off grid, you don't need to also own 3 goats, grow a huge garden, and weave your own serapes.  You certainly don't need to do things harder than your grid-tied counterparts just to achieve a romantic notion of simple living.  You can take full advantage of appliances and systems that make life easier, so you can spend more time and effort doing the things that are actually important to you.We publish podcasts 3x per week! 
Topics include:
Prepping for large familiesAlternative building methodsGardening in a northern climateDesigning your perfect solar systemRaising animals for proteinPantry storage & organizationInventorying your prepsGrowing a year's worth of food
Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends  
EMP Shield is a device that can protect whatever it plugs into from an EMP, Coronal Mass Ejection, or lightning strike!  Use the code OGPF for $50 off any unit.  Visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends  for the link!
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Prepping for Inflation and Food Shortages

Is inflation really at 9.1%?  If you've purchased gas, food, or a home lately you know that it's far higher than 9.1%.Today we dive into exactly WHAT is included in the CPI (Consumer Price Index), and more importantly, what you can do to hedge against this crazy inflation we're experiencing.
 
Do you want to know EXACTLY how much food it takes to run your Family or Mutual Assistance Group for one month? Six months? A year?
Are you looking for a precise list of the meals and recipes you can make with that food, and how often you can make each meal?
Are you curious about the precise cost of every meal you make?
Our powerful Excel spreadsheet* will allow you to create a full shopping list, meal plan, and inventory goal sheet for your food storage. It also helps you make good choices about ingredients and recipes that might not be as budget-friendly as they appear!
Download it today from the www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/store and get your preps in order ASAP.
Fully loaded with our family's go-to meals, the instruction booklet shows you how to easily customize meals and quantities for your family or Mutual Assistance Group.
Based on a program used to calculate food for long sailing voyages, our Food Storage Calculator will help you cover all your bases and tick all your boxes.
Learn to master Pivot tables (or let your teen master Pivot tables and call it a homeschool lesson!), and get your food preps more organized and well planned than you ever thought possible.
*Works best with Microsoft Excel. Some features may not be available if using Google Sheets or other spreadsheet programs.We publish podcast episodes 3x per week!Topics include:Prepping for large familiesAlternative building methodsGardening in a northern climateDesigning your perfect solar systemRaising animals for proteinPantry storage & organizationInventorying your prepsGrowing a year's worth of foodToday's Sponsors:
Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends  
EMP Shield is a device that can protect whatever it plugs into from an EMP, Coronal Mass Ejection, or lightning strike!  Use the code OGPF for $50 off any unit.  Visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends  for the link!
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How Much Food To Store?

How much food should you store?  What does a year's worth of food look like?  What should you do if you want to live for LONGER than 12 months?Today we dive into what 12 months' of food storage looks like for a large family.  We go into detail about numbers and quantities, and talk about the importance of thinking through your SHTF menu.   Then we talk about PRODUCING a year's worth of food, and surviving and thriving BEYOND TEOTWAWKI.
We publish podcasts 3x per week! 
Topics include:
Prepping for large familiesAlternative building methodsGardening in a northern climateDesigning your perfect solar systemRaising animals for proteinPantry storage & organizationInventorying your prepsGrowing a year's worth of food
 
Mentioned today:
All appliances and specialty gadgets we talked about today can be found in our Off Grid Gear page at www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/OffGridGear 
Ecofii all-in-one emergency battery backup power AND solar system.  Run your camp, RV, or whole home with an ecofii system.  Made in Canada, shipped from Canada.  Visit our Friends and Affiliates page at www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends for $150 off any device!  (Coupon code expires July 31, 2022)
Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off! www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends  
EMP Shield is a device that can protect whatever it plugs into from an EMP, Coronal Mass Ejection, or lightning strike!  Use the code OGPF for $50 off any unit.  Visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends for the link!
Flash Food is a grocery store food waste reduction program that allows you to buy discounted groceries that are nearing their expiration date, or that stores are clearing out to make room for other products.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for $5 off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends 
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Two is One and One is None

Redundancy in off grid living, and redundancy in prepping.  What items should you be thinking about when it comes to having spares?  What spare parts should you keep around?  What items would leave you dead in the water if they failed?
Today we talk about generators, generator spare parts, inverters, pumps, ovens, engine parts, water systems, refrigeration, cooking appliances, animals, gardens, pantry items, solar components, fruit and berries, chainsaws, fuel storage, communications, and bucket toilets.
We publish podcasts 3x per week! 
Topics include:
Prepping for large familiesAlternative building methodsGardening in a northern climateDesigning your perfect solar systemRaising animals for proteinPantry storage & organizationInventorying your prepsGrowing a year's worth of food
Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends  
EMP Shield is a device that can protect whatever it plugs into from an EMP, Coronal Mass Ejection, or lightning strike!  Use the code OGPF for $50 off any unit.  Visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends  for the link!Have you decoded the Morse message at the end of today's episode?  Message us on Instagram!  The first 5 correct answers will receive a fun gift!
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Off Grid Pumps and Using Your Extra Solar Power

On Episode 16 of the Off Grid Prep Family podcast we talk about water pumps and water wells for off grid living.  We dive into pools and cisterns, and touch on ram pumps too.In the second half of the episode, we talk about what to do with all that extra power on sunny days.  Believe it or not, there will be many days where your solar system is pumping out power and your batteries are fully charged.  Using that extra power for something is a fun problem to have, and we present half a dozen options for you.
For pumps mentioned on today's show visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/OffGridGear
Bonus points if you message us with the Morse Code message from today's intro!
Today's sponsors:Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends 
EMP Shield protects any device from an EMP, CME, or lightning strike!  Get $50 off each device using the code OGPF  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends 

Water Water Everywhere

Prepping for water and off grid water solutions.  We talk in detail about options and layers for your water preps - i.e. water filtration, bottled water, cisterns, wells... Water is one of those preps where, just like food, it's impossible to store enough.  There's no feasible way to store years and years worth of water.  So it's important to create ways to catch and clean water sustainably over the long term.  That's where off grid water systems come into place.  On the next episode, we will continue the conversation with details on off grid friendly pumping systems!Mentioned in today's episode:All water filtration and treatment products talked about today can be found in our Off Grid Gear page at  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/OffGridGear  
Ecofii all-in-one emergency battery backup power AND solar system.  Run your camp, RV, or whole home with an ecofii system.  Made in Canada, shipped from Canada.  Visit our Friends and Affiliates page at www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends  for $150 off any device!  (Coupon code expires July 31, 2022)
Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food is top quality made in America non GMO food with no added salt, sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients.  It's just food, in a can, the way you would do it yourself.  Pantry cans and #10 cans are available.  Use the link on our Friends and Affiliates page for 15% off!  www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/friends 
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Everyone Can Live Off Grid!

Can you live off the grid?  YES!  Can we help you get there?  YES!Today we talk about practical ways of getting off the grid THIS YEAR.  Whether you live in the city or the country or somewhere in between, we want to help as MANY people as possible achieve ENERGY FREEDOM right away.  
Thank you to our Patreon family for helping us get the show out today.  If you want to ask us specific questions about sizing your solar system and getting off the grid ASAP, and also get in on our exclusive merch (mailed out every season!) visit: www.Patreon.com/OffGridPrepFamily  
Mentioned today:
All the products we talked about today can be found in our Off Grid Gear page at www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/OffGridGear 
Ecofii all-in-one emergency battery backup power AND solar system.  Run your camp, RV, or whole home with an ecofii system.  Made in Canada, shipped from Canada.  Visit our Friends and Affiliates page at www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends  for $150 off any device!  (Coupon code expires July 31, 2022)
 
EMP Shield protects your car, generator, and whole home from an Electromagnetic Pulse, Coronal Mass Ejection, or Lightning Strike!  Get $50 off each device by using the code OGPF.  Visit www.OffGridPrepFamily.com/Friends for the link.
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