Living off-grid often means sharing space with wildlife and relying more heavily on personal safety awareness. From natural hazards to animal encounters, understanding how to prepare and respond is an essential part of remote and self-reliant living.
This section focuses on safety considerations for off-grid cabins and rural properties, including wildlife awareness, preventative measures, property safety, and practical strategies for reducing risk. The emphasis is on preparedness, observation, and respectful coexistence with nature.
These resources are intended to provide general guidance and educational information to help support safer off-grid living while working responsibly within natural environments.
Living off the grid brings a lot of freedom, but it also means handling your own off-grid home security instead of depending on city services. Making sure your home and property are safe is really important when you’re far from neighbors, don’t have quick access to police, and sometimes can’t get a cell signal. Over … Read more
Hiking is one of my favorite ways to spend time outdoors, especially here where wild spaces are still truly wild. But many of the trails we love also happen to be bear country, which means preparation matters. Like many people, I used to feel nervous hiking in the bush because of the possibility of encountering … Read more
