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Off The Grid Expo In Reno Plans To Offer Ideas For Getting Off Power Grid
Off The Grid Expo will soon be coming to Reno, Nevada. Off The Grid News recently sat down with event organizers Tony Spiker and John Appert to discuss the expo designed to educate those considering untying themselves from the power grid tether and offering new resources to experienced homesteaders. If previous attendance estimates hold true for the 2013 expo, there will be approximately 5,000 folks converging upon the Reno Ball Room for two days in October.
Throughout the summer, Off The Grid News will be highlighting prepper, homesteading, and off-grid events throughout the country. The expos and festivals do boast a plethora of vendors selling cool gear and necessary tools, but the primary focus of the events are to offer insight, training, and networking opportunities among the ever-growing prepper community in America. According to the most recently available statistics, there are about three million prepper families in the United States. Survival and prepping experts will be on hand at the expo to offer guidance, and vendors from more than 100 companies plan to attend the Nevada gathering.
The most recent off-grid families statistics are not all that recent – they date back to 2006. According to a USA Today report, at least 180,000 American families are living off the grid.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/07/04/off-the-grid-expo-in-reno-plans-to-offer-ideas-for-getting-off-power-grid/
