Dear Off Grid Family,

Dear Off Grid Family,

After 15 years of blogging and 11 years of the magazine, the old paid subscriber model is dead. Facebook and Google killed my reach. Subscriptions alone can’t keep the magazine alive anymore. 

The truth is simple: if I don’t pivot now, it’s over.

Here’s the plan: I’m moving everything to a 100% free newsletter funded by advertising. 

That’s how we survive outside Big Tech’s chokehold and keep publishing off-grid content.

For current magazine subscribers: nothing changes. You’ll continue to get every issue.

For new subscribers: join now for just $29/year and I’ll send you all back issues free, plus you’ll be grandfathered into the ad-free version of the magazine. 

After the pivot, all new issues will carry ads, but subscribers now keep their ad-free benefit forever.

The goal is to raise $5,000. That covers two months of expenses while I grow the list and bring advertisers on board.

Here’s what it looks like:
– 100 people × $50 = goal met
– 50 people × $100 = goal met
– 500 people × $10 = goal met

Once the goal is hit, the rebuild is complete: the newsletter grows, advertisers cover the costs, and the magazine keeps going without depending on Facebook or Google. No more asking for help, it runs on its own.

It becomes 100% sustainable and I can focus on publishing the off grid content you love.  

That’s the finish line: a free, advertiser-funded off-grid publication that helps people achieve their off-grid dreams. Every contribution and subscription gets us closer.

If you want to be part of that, here’s where you can chip in:

Stripe: https://donate.stripe.com/bIYdUHbOj4Su4Ao6op
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/EricWichman
CashApp: https://cash.app/$EricWichman
Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/EricWichman1

Once the goal’s met, the pivot is done and the newsletter is ad-funded, and the magazine is sustainable.

Thank you in advance for your patience and your help. 

I appreciate your support.

Eric