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Self-Reliance & Backwoods Home Magazine Subscription

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$49.95$94.95

Both Backwoods Home Magazine and Self-Reliance are quarterly homesteading magazines with seasonal articles on building, gardening, canning, cooking, alternative energy, livestock, foraging, and preparedness. Whether you live deep in the woods or on the top floor of a high-rise apartment, we truly believe you can enrich your life by becoming more self-reliant.

Please allow 4-8 weeks for your first issue to arrive.

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Self-Reliance & Backwoods Home Magazine Subscription - One Year Subscription to Both Magazines + Emergency Preparedness and Survival Guide: Volume One
Price for both: $64.90

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Subscribe to BOTH Self-Reliance and Backwoods Home Magazine. One year of Self-Reliance (4 issues) and Backwoods Home Magazine (4 issues) is $49.95. Two years is $94.95. Let us help you become more self-reliant in every season with 8 great issues a year.

Note: If you are a new subscriber or renewing your subscription, we will always look up your name and address before processing your subscription. This way, if you are a renewing subscriber, the issues we owe you will be added to your existing subscription if applicable.

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Weight 10 oz
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48 reviews for Self-Reliance & Backwoods Home Magazine Subscription

  1. Carrie Nicholas

    I love both of these Magazines so much!! They are a great source of information and fun.

  2. Mary

    I love your magazines, they are both informative regarding so many different topics. You do not need to be a homesteader to read the magazine, I am not and yet I love your magazines. They are informative on rural living and canning and extreme weather. I enjoy reading them both when I receive them.

  3. Rory Van Kol

    Change nothing. I am so glad the physical copies were brought back into production. I found out about Backwoods Home Magazine from listening to one of Bill Cooper’s Hour Of The Time radio broadcasts from the 1990’s around 15 years ago God rest his soul. If it wasn’t for his radio show I doubt I ever would have found out about BHM. I subscribe to both magazines and although I am delighted that the digital version is also available, I will always favor the physical issues. Thank you so much Duffy Family and contributors for starting this magazine so long ago and keeping it alive to this day! God Bless you all
    RVK

  4. Liz Boswell

    I have been a Backwoods subscriber since 2004 and Self Reliance subscriber since it’s inception. I have met Dave, Lenny, Don and most importantly, Jackie!! (maybe others) at a couple of self reliance home shows in Denver. I feel they all are family and frequently ask Jackie for advice via her website.
    We have renovated a very old ‘rustic’ cabin in the mountains and our 1955 house in Denver, installed solar on both, learned how to handle weapons, gotten great suggestions on gardening and preserving food, all from your wonderful and helpful articles. I look forward to every print issue. And I’m finding that now, looking thru old issues on Kindle, articles that I now find very helpful to present situations where before i just glanced at them! Truley timeless information.
    Thank you!

  5. Mary Jackson-Benjamin

    I love your magazine!! I have read most of the last one that came out.

  6. Kari Jarabek

    The content in these magazines is excellent! It is refreshing to have such great resources in print.

  7. Joan Steward

    I received one of the magazines so far and love it. It is definitely one that will be read and re-read. God Bless!!

  8. Dennis Divine

    I find both magazines to be informative regarding how-to, DIY advice for rural living. (Caveat: I’m NOT a doomsday prepper, nor do I have any interest whatsoever in that. I believe in self-sufficiency and rational preparedness though, living in an area prone to extreme weather.) I appreciate practical advice on homesteading that doesn’t rely on going out and simply buying a new tractor and every attachment.

  9. Sara Burgin

    Both magazines are great. I look forward to reading these two magazines and have learned so much from the topics in them.. They just give me great information about subject matter that could someday be very useful to me even though I do not live on a farm.

  10. Keith Zimmerman

    always nice to have, got helpful hints and information..

  11. Dinah Billings

    I love both of your magazines and look forward to them! The articles are great and my husband loves the gun articles. I’ve also gotten several of your books, Jackie’s canning book is one of my top 3 canning books. Thank you so much for continuing these magazines. I save every one for later reference.

  12. DenWi

    We live on a small acreage, and occasionally get motivated to do one of the projects in the magazine (I get both) and always learn a bunch about what we could be doing and sometimes get inspired about something we knew nothing about. I would say either publication is well worth it for the treasury of lore and info available therein, especially if you utilize the articles available on line for your specific interests. If I had to choose one, I’d go with the original Backwoods Home, because of the firearms-related contributions by Massad Ayoob. Protecting your “ranch”, big or small is a critical concern, eh?

  13. Linda Dickey

    Your magazines and books are so helpful. Look forward to getting them to read

  14. LEE ALLEN AASEE

    These magazines put mother earth news to shame. They are great in every aspect. Helps those trying to learn. I told a friend here about it and she loves it too. She raises peacocks. She is looking into getting bee hives too. My wife loves it too. Everyone i show it to, loves it instantly. I want to get Three Bears to start selling your publications. Thank you for providing this super great materials.

  15. Lori F

    We have subscribed to Backwoods Home & Self-Reliance magazines for years. We also purchased the entire back issue anthologies. Even though we have homesteaded for years, we still learn new things and also enjoy every issue that is mailed to us. It’s perfect for beginner, intermediate and advanced homesteaders!

  16. Melvin dodson

    Great magazines, I always look forward to the next issue. Keep up the good work, Thanks

  17. Sharon French

    I am now on limited income and have cut back on some magazines, but not this one, absolutely the best info w/interesting articles relevant to my lifestyle!

  18. Tracey Burnash

    Long time subscriber, thank you for publishing. Love your authors, old and new, Massad Ayoob, John Silvera, Jackie Clay, Patrice Lewis and all the others make for very good info. I have been “living the life” for a long time but usually find many bits of help in every issue.

  19. Sarah Ruganis

    Thank you! The magazine is very helpful and enjoyable.

  20. 18 Bees

    My daughter brought these magazines back from New Hampshire to Vancouver WA. I love the “old fashioned” feel to the designs and the practical how to essential tools which used to be handed down through family. When technology goes down I’ll be glad to have these magazines to reference. Cheers

  21. J Hart

    My husband prefers Backwoods Home and I love Self-Reliance. They both offer so much valuable information, especially in the world we live in today! I think we have incorporated at least one thing from every issue we have received of each publication! It is also so nice to have a written resource as opposed to depending on the internet for everything.

  22. Kim Cannon

    I love both magazines. They are very informative and I keep each addition. Thank you.

  23. Cindy Hotchkiss

    I love this magazine and also Self Reliance Magazine!!!!! It has changed my life and my whole way of providing for my family. I HIGHLY recommend it whether you are off grid, a homesteader full time or a hybrid homesteader. Excellent content for many different categories. A great resource.

  24. Stephen Schwarz

    I was looking for the perfect gift for my parents and this is it! They absolutely love it, and can’t wait for it to arrive.

  25. Robert Florence

    Wonderful magazine with detailed and immersing reading material. Definitely a 10/10.

  26. Eric Shearer Sr.

    My wife and I look forward to receiving each new issue. From the jokes, to gardening, to useful homestead tips, your magazine is a wealth of useful and interesting topics. I ordered a subscription for my son and his family. He loves it too!

  27. robert ross

    It’s very comfortable reading the articles in these magazines – I can tell they’re written by normal friendly people trying to make their way through the hard work of building their lives in a more self-reliant way, and I feel like you can really relate to them. The recent article (Q1-2024) about counting the cost of living in a trailer while building a house (and doubling any estimate of how long it will take) could have been ghost-written by my daughter and son-in-law – almost everything that happened to the couple who wrote the story has happened to my kids, so it was very relatable. I just wish they’d had a chance to read it before they started building:-)

  28. Wilma Miller

    Just got my first issue of the magazine and I Absolutely love it. So much interesting things in it

  29. Michele Rupani

    Love the information in both these magazines
    Articles are interesting and easy to understand
    Liked it so much, bought gift subscriptions as well

  30. Michele Rupani

    Love the information in both these magazines
    Articles are interesting and easy to understand
    Liked it so much, bought gift subscriptions as well

  31. mike mato

    Your magazines are the best out there.

  32. Peder Fagerholm, PhD

    Raised by Norwegian immigrant family who literally homesteaded in log cabins and were purebred Guernsey dairy farmers in SE MN. You guys got it right and continue to add to my knowledge. These were Christmas gifts for my granddaughter and her intended as they are intent on this living style. Bless you!!

  33. Charles Miller

    We love the magazine, it keeps us close to our homesteading vision, teaches us new things and takes us back to a time once forgotten.

  34. Rebecca Stiles

    I stopped other subscriptions because your magazines are simply the best.

  35. Ruth Mitchell

    As a person of a certain age, I feel right at home within the pages of Backwoods Home. I learn something in each issue and I always look forward to the illustrations

  36. Sara Burgin

    I save every copy of both magazones that I receive. I so look forward to receiving them. The information is phenomenal and I refer back to old issues on a regular basis.

  37. Dion

    Easy to read, great resource. Highly recommend. Have had a subscription for 3 years and going.

  38. Ivie Sorkin

    I’ve never been so excited to watch for a magazine come in the mail..! Thank you for the quality writing and content.. keep em comin. 🤗

  39. Linda

    Very informative information! So nice to find such pertinent information in these magazines.

  40. RACHELLE LEIGH ROBERTS

    The simplest way I can put it is these magazines are full of a wealth of information. If the internet every crashes these magazines will be worth their weight in gold.

  41. Evan F

    Love both magazines! I’m stuck in an urban hive for assorted reasons, but they let me visualize a more rural future. Many of the articles serve as primers to common aspects of homestead living (or at least the ideal version), and the writers clearly do their research and are living the lifestyle they write about. There’s also a variety of recipes included in each issue, and the ‘Country Moments’ photos never fail to bring a smile to my face. I’ve not only kept my own subscription going, but also bought gift subs for friends so they could enjoy it as well. Highly recommended.

  42. Rob Girard

    Fantastic magazines that are good reading. Glad to see it return to print a few years back. This is a must have subscription as far as I’m concerned.

  43. Cristi Sherard

    I love, love, LOVE these magazines!

  44. Mary Olle

    Best, most informative magazines I receive. I read them from cover to cover the moment I receive them. Wish they came out at least every 2 months!
    Mary

  45. Ella Rose Chatwin

    Our whole family looks forward to receiving the Self-reliance and Backwoods home magazines! The articles are very useful and interesting. The children’s favorite thing is the joke page! We wish there were more joke pages. Overall it’s a great magazine!

  46. Margaret Carter

    We Love both of your magazines!! We look forward to them coming. They are ready from front to back many times. I have used many recipes and enjoy all.

  47. Margaret Carter

    We Love both of your magazines!! We look forward to them coming. They are ready from front to back many times. I have used many recipes and enjoy all.

  48. Polly Sue

    Great information and useful topics! We save each issue of Self-Reliance and Backwoods Home to refer to later.

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