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Prepping | Learning how to survive off grid! 🪵 (Ep 331)
July 17, 2025 · 16 min · 136K views
What this video covers
The crew of the sailboat Zatara is spending a summer break at their Montana ranch to focus on land-based self-sufficiency and family projects. Current activities include maintaining a greenhouse with lettuce, spinach, celery, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries, while managing heat levels with automatic hydraulic window vents. The family is also splitting and stacking a large supply of firewood to prepare for future winters. Keith Whitaker describes this shift as a transition from full-time cruising to developing skills for off-grid survival, including hunting and building a barn shop with guest quarters. The family intends to return to the boat by next summer to resume sailing, with potential plans to explore the Northern Pacific and Indonesia. Additionally, the crew is organizing a Blue Water Cruising event scheduled for January 2026 at Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys, which will feature classroom instruction and community gatherings for prospective cruisers.
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