Be Ready For Anything
Off-Grid Builds
Everything You Need To Live Off The Grid
- Every project tested and photographed before it made the book, not pulled from a forum thread
- Exact materials list and real cost for each build, so you know what you're actually signing up for
- Works whether you've got ten acres or a small backyard, no land, no permits, no guesswork
What's inside
70 DIY off-grid projects, each with a hand-drawn sketch, an exact materials list, a real cost estimate, and a difficulty rating. Covers food, water, power, shelter and more, written for zero land requirement and zero prior experience.
Shipping & delivery
Processing time
Orders are processed within 1–3 business days.
Delivery time
Domestic (U.S.) orders typically arrive within 5–10 business days once shipped. International delivery times vary by destination and generally take longer. You'll receive a tracking number via email once your order has shipped.
Where we ship
We ship internationally, including to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries.
Is this a physical book or a digital download?
This is a physical book that ships to your door, with all 70 projects printed inside. (The Off-Grid Home Defense companion guide is a separate digital download.)
Do I need any special tools to get started?
No. Each project lists the tools needed up front, and most use basic hand tools you likely already own.
Do I need to build all 70 projects?
No. You don't need every project to feel prepared, just a few that are actually built. Pick the one that solves your biggest "what if" first.
What Readers Are Saying
Built the four-barrel rain rack on a Saturday with parts from the hardware store. The sketches and the materials list took the guesswork out of it.
I am not handy. This reads like someone talking you through it step by step. I started with the mini greenhouse and it was easier than I expected.
I do electrical for a living and I still liked seeing the power builds laid out with the materials list up front. A couple of the projects need more tools than a beginner owns, so start with the simple ones.
Seventy projects across power, water, food and shelter is a lot, so I tabbed the ones to do first. Plain English and real costs made it easy to decide what fit our budget.
Did the rocket stove first. Exact materials and a straight list of costs, so I knew what I was in for before I bought a single screw.
I'm not handy, and I still finished my first build in a weekend. Working through the rest one Saturday at a time.
Why More Americans Are Quietly Building Their Own Backup Systems
A quiet shift is happening in ordinary backyards. It's not bunkers or camo gear, it's rain barrels, small solar setups, and raised garden beds, built by people who've never called themselves “preppers.” The reasons vary: a longer-than-expected outage last winter, a grocery bill that keeps climbing, a storm that hit closer to home than the news made it sound. What they have in common is a simple realization: depending entirely on systems outside your control isn't a neutral choice, it's a risk like any other.
The Problem With How Most People Try to Fix This
The obvious next step, “get prepared”, turns into a scattered mess for most people. A YouTube video here, a forum thread there, half-finished projects and conflicting advice about what's actually worth building first. Survival content online is enormous and largely unverified: no cost estimates, no clear starting point, no way to know if a project is realistic for a backyard instead of a homestead.
What Changed
That gap is what Off-Grid Builds was built to close: 70 projects, each with an exact materials list, a real cost estimate, and a difficulty rating, so there's no guessing about what you're building or what it takes. No land requirement. No assumed experience. Just a clear starting point for the systems most people keep meaning to build and never do.
From Purchase to Confidence
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Phase 1
Pick One System
Don't try to prep for everything at once. Open to any chapter and pick the one project that solves your biggest “what if” first, water, power, or food.
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Phase 2
Build It This Weekend
Once the first system is built, the next one goes faster, you already know how the book's instructions work, and you're not starting from zero on tools or confidence.
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Phase 3
Stop Wondering “What If.”
You don't need every project in this book to feel prepared. You need a few that are actually built. That's the difference between hoping you'd know what to do and knowing you already do.
Optional add-on
Want To Go Further?
Off-Grid Home Defense: Protecting What You've Built When No One's Coming(E-BOOK)
This book covers producing your own power, water, food, and shelter. Off-Grid Home Defense covers what comes next: keeping it all secure, no tactical fluff, no fear-mongering.
- Target-hardening your doors, windows, and property
- A family security plan with fillable worksheets and a safe room setup
- Working with neighbors instead of going it alone
- Quick-reference checklists, a security budget planner, and a seasonal review
Is This Right For You?
This Is For You If
- Anyone who wants to build real off-grid systems, not just read about them
- Beginners who want exact costs and materials lists, not vague advice
- Readers with zero land and zero prior experience
This Isn't For You If
- Experienced homesteaders who already have these systems fully built
- Readers who want a quick read rather than hands-on, buildable weekend projects
Frequently Asked Questions
The problem most people face
Most people know they should be more prepared, but between scattered YouTube videos, conflicting forum advice, and survival books that turn out to be recycled blog content, it's hard to know where to actually start, or what's worth building first.
I've read other prepper books, how is this different?
Every project here comes with a hand-drawn sketch, an exact materials list, and a real cost estimate, not just a paragraph telling you to “go build one.” It's also written for zero land and zero experience, instead of assuming you're already homesteading.
I don't have land or tools, will this still work for me?
Yes. The book is written for zero land and zero prior experience; many projects are scoped for a backyard, balcony, or garage. Each project lists the tools needed up front, and most use basic hand tools you likely already own.
Does it include a full materials shopping list?
Yes, every one of the 70 projects includes its own materials list and a real cost estimate, so you know exactly what to buy and roughly what it'll cost before you start.
What's this e-book bundle?
Off-Grid Home Defense is a 49-page companion guide to Off-Grid Builds. Where the main book covers producing your own power, water, food, and shelter, this guide covers the part that comes next: keeping it secure. It walks through target-hardening your doors, windows, and property; building a family security plan with fillable worksheets; setting up a safe room; working with neighbors instead of going it alone; and knowing where the legal lines actually are, plus quick-reference checklists, a security budget planner, and a seasonal maintenance review.
Shipping and delivery
Orders are processed within 1–3 business days. Domestic (U.S.) orders typically arrive within 5–10 business days once shipped, international delivery times vary by destination and generally take longer. You'll receive a tracking number via email once your order has shipped. We ship internationally, including to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries.
