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 comes with its perks — quiet mornings, starlit skies, and that deep connection to nature you just don’t get in town. But if you’ve spent even one wet spring at a remote cabin, you know mosquitoes can turn peaceful evenings into a battle. Over the years, I’ve had to figure out … Read more
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
Raising backyard chickens in bear country definitely comes with its own set of challenges. Bears are smart, persistent, and incredibly strong. Basically, the last thing you want getting into your coop is a hungry bear. The trick to bear-proofing your chicken coop is working smarter, not harder, by using the right combination of tough materials, … 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
This year the mosquitoes have been worse than I can remember on our off-grid property. Between the wet spring and all the brush around our cabin, it’s been nearly impossible to work outside without getting eaten alive. Spray alone just wasn’t cutting it anymore — especially when hiking through bush trails or working long hours … Read more
Mosquito season at the cabin can be brutal some years — and this is definitely one of them. After two wildfire seasons, we were grateful for the moisture this spring. The forest needed it. The wild strawberries are the biggest I’ve ever seen. But all that rain created perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Trying to … Read more
Bear Encounters We’ve never had problems with bears before, but over the last little while a black bear decided to start hanging around our yard — and harassing my chickens. Chickens, Ducks and Bear The first night, Mr. Bear tore down the back fence and rummaged through the compost pile. Surprisingly, he didn’t really eat … Read more
