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Power 2 – Overview of Terms

A guest post by Skvez.

Part 1 of this series is ‘Choosing your back-up/off-grid power source’

Before we get into generating your own electricity and storing this electric power; I think it is worth doing an article on the terms used when discussing electricity and power. It’s easy for those not immersed in the terms […]

Identify what you need to put aside – pt 13 – Power

The next article in our series ‘Identify what you need to put aside‘ is Power.

Power in the convenient form of electricity is the bedrock of a modern society. Everything we do or want to do uses electrical power or could be converted to. Its removal in any event will be the biggest immediate culture […]

Choosing your back-up/off-grid power source

A guest post by Skvez.

This article is the first in a series by SKvez on power. This one is on choosing which type of back-up/off-grid power source you want. I want to do another article on *sizing* this power source but this article is on the pros and cons of selecting what source to […]

Short term vs Long term

When it comes to self sufficiency and survival there are usually two ways of doing things. One because being self sufficient does not stop you going out into the world and trading for something. Survival could very well mean you are on your own. Sometimes they overlap but that usually works out to be expensive […]