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Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects
50 Life-saving Solutions for Shelter, Water, Food, and Safety
Brief Description
The prepper’s guide for non-preppers—real emergency preparedness for everyday families. Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects is a hands-on handbook for families who want serious preparedness without extreme prepper culture. Written by survival expert and Discovery’s Naked and Afraid star Ky Furneaux, this accessible guide delivers 50 essential...
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The prepper’s guide for non-preppers---Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects delivers 50 step-by-step solutions for food, water, shelter, and safety. Designed for everyday families, this practical handbook helps you prepare for real emergencies without the extreme lifestyle.
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Description
The prepper’s guide for non-preppers—real emergency preparedness for everyday families.
Essential Off-Grid Survival Projects is a hands-on handbook for families who want serious preparedness without extreme prepper culture. Written by survival expert and Discovery’s Naked and Afraid star Ky Furneaux, this accessible guide delivers 50 essential projects across four key areas: Food, Water, Shelter, and Safety.
Whether you're building a Go Bag, installing DIY water filtration, or stocking a 90-day food pantry, these step-by-step projects use common tools and materials to help you get fully prepared—no special skills required. Clear instructions and practical tips make this guide easy to follow for households of any size.
- 50 Essential Projects – DIY solutions for real emergencies: natural disasters, blackouts, fires, floods, power outages, and more
- Complete Preparedness – Projects for food security, water systems, shelter, medical kits, safety plans, and family communication
- Practical Approach – Perfect for families who want to be ready without going off the grid
- Expert Author – Real-world survival advice from a Discovery Channel survivalist
If you want to protect your loved ones but aren’t ready to live in a bunker—this is the book for you.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781400355488
Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 December 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Cider Mill Press Book Publishers LLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 165.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Ky Furneaux has over 20 years of experience as an Outdoor Guide and extreme survivalist. All these skills were showcased recently when she co-hosted three episodes of her own show, Outback Lockdown, that aired on Discovery Channels all over the world as well as SBS in Australia. She has participated in Discovery’s ‘Everest of survival shows’ – “Naked and Afraid” four times as well as being chosen by renowned survival personality Ed Stafford to be the only woman he raced in season two of his hit Discovery show, First Man Out. Their epic challenge took place in the extreme high-altitude environment of the epic Sichuan province Four Sisters Mountain range. Ky is also an international award-winning Hollywood Stunt Performer and was named the best stuntwoman in the World in 2012 at the World Taurus Stunt Awards, the stunt world’s equivalent of an Oscar win. Ky is the Australian outdoor ambassador for NSW and ACT and is one of the most published Survival authors in the world with 5 books published and 2 more in development. Social Media: Facebook (/ ): https://www.facebook.com/kyfurneauxinaction Twitter (@kyfurneaux) Instagram (@kyfurneaux ): https://www.instagram.com/kyfurneaux/?hl=en YouTube (/ ): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiTGMPm5B3I-XqAFoNZjytg Website: https://kyfurneaux.com/
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