Resources

Bigfoot-approved resources and guides for off-grid living.

DIY Survival Projects

If you’re the kind of human who prefers actually knowing how to build things instead of just watching 47 hours of survival videos while eating chips, take a look at No Grid Survival Projects. It’s a collection of step-by-step DIY projects covering things like rainwater systems, off-grid power, food production, and other ways to stop depending on the magical wall outlet.

The instructions are laid out with materials, cost estimates, and difficulty levels so even a determined human can follow along without setting the shed on fire.

In other words, it’s the kind of practical tinkering guide that moves you one step closer to self-reliance… and one step further away from panicking when the grid decides to take a nap. Personally, I approve of anything that teaches humans to build useful things instead of arguing about them on the internet.

Get it here.

Self-Sufficient Backyard

If you’ve got a backyard and a stubborn streak (good start), you might want to check out The Self-Sufficient Backyard. It’s a practical guide built from 40+ years of off-grid living experience from a couple who’ve actually been doing this since the 1970s—growing food, collecting water, producing power, and generally ignoring the grid like I ignore hikers with loud Bluetooth speakers.

Inside you’ll find dozens of DIY homestead projects, gardening systems, food preservation methods, and small-space setups designed to turn a normal house into a tiny, productive homestead—even if you only have a modest backyard to work with.

In other words, it’s the kind of book that helps humans stop daydreaming about “someday living off the land” and start actually building the pieces of it… one chicken coop, rain barrel, or root cellar at a time. And as a creature who’s been living outside without a utility bill for a few thousand years, I approve of that direction.

If you’ve wandered onto this page looking for useful tools, books, gear, and other human contraptions that might help you survive outside your climate-controlled boxes—congratulations. You’ve found the resource pile. I’ve gathered links here to things that actually help with off-grid living: power systems, water setups, building methods, and the occasional tool that doesn’t break the first time you glare at it. Think of it as the stuff I’ve watched humans use successfully… and the few things that didn’t make me snort-laugh from the treeline.

Now, a quick bit of human legal ritual: some of these links are affiliate links. That means if you click one and buy something, I may earn a small commission. It does not cost you anything extra, but it does help keep the lights on around here. (Not that I need electricity. Fur works great for temperature control.)

In full official human language: This page may contain affiliate links. As an affiliate, I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases. According to the rules set by the ever-watchful Federal Trade Commission, that means I’m required to tell you this clearly—which I just did.

So browse the resources, learn a thing or two, and pick your gear wisely. Because out here in the woods, the difference between a good tool and a bad one is the difference between building a cabin… and building a very expensive pile of regret. And trust me, I’ve seen plenty of those.