Don, Author at Off Grid World https://offgridworld.com/author/murdoc/ Off Grid Living: Power Your Independence Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:38:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://offgridworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-favicon-cabin-32x32.png Don, Author at Off Grid World https://offgridworld.com/author/murdoc/ 32 32 How To Make a Glass Arrowhead From an Old Beer Bottle https://offgridworld.com/how-to-make-a-glass-arrowhead-from-an-old-beer-bottle/ https://offgridworld.com/how-to-make-a-glass-arrowhead-from-an-old-beer-bottle/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:14:21 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=3439 Knowledge is power, and being able to build your own tools for survival is important. Flintknapping, or knapping, is the art of shaping flint or other types of stone into …

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]]> https://offgridworld.com/how-to-make-a-glass-arrowhead-from-an-old-beer-bottle/feed/ 1 The Worlds Safest Organic Insecticide https://offgridworld.com/the-worlds-safest-organic-insecticide/ https://offgridworld.com/the-worlds-safest-organic-insecticide/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:25:04 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=3056 Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. It is used as a filtration aid, mild abrasive in products, including toothpaste, and is a mechanical …

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]]> https://offgridworld.com/8-reasons-to-build-a-geodesic-dome/feed/ 0 5 FRUITS 1 PLANT! Check Out The Crazy Fruit Salad Tree https://offgridworld.com/5-fruits-1-plant-check-out-the-crazy-fruit-salad-tree/ https://offgridworld.com/5-fruits-1-plant-check-out-the-crazy-fruit-salad-tree/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2014 20:52:28 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=2748 There can be more than one variety of peach, nectarine, plum, or apricot on one tree, each variety ripening at different times throughout the season. For one company in Australia, …

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]]> https://offgridworld.com/5-fruits-1-plant-check-out-the-crazy-fruit-salad-tree/feed/ 0 Open Source Compressed Earth Block Machine https://offgridworld.com/open-source-compressed-earth-block-machine/ https://offgridworld.com/open-source-compressed-earth-block-machine/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:37:19 +0000 https://offgridworld.com/?p=2716 A compressed earth block machine allows you to use local dirt to make bricks to build energy-efficient homes. This manual compressed Earth brick machine is great for the DIYers out …

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