Patty Hahne writes for the blog PreppersIllustrated.com. Nine years ago, she decided she had endured her fill of city life. She packed her family into a van, moved them into a cabin in southern Oregon, and embraced alternative energy. She has been completely off the grid, with no electricity or running water, ever since. The author of:The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots and The Pocket Guide to Prepping Supplies, she lives in Klamath Falls, Oregon.