The Ultimate Self-Sufficiency Manual: (200+ Tips for Living Off the Grid, for the Modern Homesteader, New For 2020, Homesteading, Shelf Stable Foods, Sustainable Energy, Home Remedies) PDF
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THE ULTIMATE L A M U AN THE ULTIMATE L A M U AN CONTENTS »» PART ONE › GETTING STARTED 1 UNDERSTAND 26 SIP IT UP 49 SHOP SMART SURVIVAL PRIORITIES 27 PREPARE FOR LOCKDOWN 50 START WITH THE BASICS 2 ADAPT AS NEEDED 28 REINFORCE YOUR HOME 51 POWER UP WITH PROTEIN 3 LIVE WELL 29 DON’T FORGET THE GARAGE 52 GO CARB CRAZY 4 CHART YOUR OPTIONS 30 BUILD YOUR TOOL KIT 53 GET THE RIGHT FATS 5 MAKE AN APARTMENT 31 GET CREATIVE 54 GAUGE YOUR CALORIC NEEDS SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH YOUR TOOLBOX 55 KNOW YOUR AMINOS 6 GROW A SMALL GARDEN 32 MAINTAIN YOUR PERIMETER 56 MONITOR YOUR MACROS 7 PACK YOUR PANTRY 33 BE YOUR OWN 57 WATCH YOUR MICROS, TOO 8 MAKE A HOUSE CHIMNEY SWEEP SELF-SUFFICIENT 58 STOCK YOUR KITCHEN 34 KEEP YOUR 9 GROW A BIGGER GARDEN FORTRESS IN SHAPE 59 PREVENT A FIERY DISASTER 10 STOCK YOUR SUPPLIES 35 STOCK YOUR HOME 60 PUT OUT A KITCHEN FIRE PLUMBING TOOLBOX 11 KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE 61 KEEP YOUR SPACE CLEAN 36 CLEAN WITH THE BASICS 12 MAINTAIN PERSPECTIVE 62 HANDLE YOUR OWN HYGIENE 37 HAVE A FINANCIAL PLAN 13 KNOW THE BASICS 63 BUILD A BUCKET COMMODE 38 STASH YOUR CASH 14 REVISIT HOME EC 64 BUILD YOUR FIRST AID KIT 39 KNOW THE RIGHT AMOUNT 15 BUILD YOUR 65 IMPROVISE SURVIVAL SKILLS 40 SHELTER YOUR FUNDS MEDICAL SUPPLIES 16 TAKE AN INVENTORY 41 PACK A BOB 66 LEVEL UP FOR ANY SITUATION 17 CHART IT OUT 67 ASSESS & 42 STOCK A HOME CONTROL BLEEDING 18 PRIORITIZE YOURSELF SURVIVAL KIT (TO HELP OTHERS) 68 BANDAGE A WOUND 43 GET THE TOOLS 19 CARE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CAR 69 DISINFECT A WOUND 20 KNOW YOUR LIMITS 44 BE YOUR OWN MECHANIC 70 APPLY SOME PRESSURE 21 PLAN YOUR PET’S PANTRY 45 FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH 71 TIE A TOURNIQUET 22 BE YOUR OWN PET VET WATER YOU’LL NEED 72 CHECK ABCS 23 GIVE ’EM SHELTER 46 HOLD YOUR WATER 73 GIVE CPR TO OLDER 24 STOCK UP ON PET MEDS 47 THINK OUTSIDE THE SINK KIDS & ADULTS 25 USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT 48 BANISH BACTERIA 74 PERFORM CPR ON A BABY OR INFANT »» PART TWO › GETTING FED 75 GET GARDENING 101 KILL A FOWL HUMANELY 76 PICK THE RIGHT SPOT 102 PREPARE YOUR CHICKEN 77 DIG THE DIRT 103 LOOP THE LOOP 78 PLACE YOUR PLANTS 104 FEED FISH WITH RABBIT POOP 79 GO URBAN 105 KILL SMALL 80 TAKE IT EASY ANIMALS HUMANELY 81 BUILD A FOOD WALL 106 BUILD A BARREL ABATTOIR 82 BUILD A RAISED BED GARDEN 107 DRESS A RABBIT 83 MAKE A SELF-WATERING 108 STOCK YOUR TOOLSHED 127 GET WATER FROM PLANTS CONTAINER GARDEN 109 SPROUT SEEDS 128 DIG FOR A DRINK 84 BE ADAPTABLE 110 FIND WILD FOODS 129 KNOW YOUR 85 SURVIVE LIKE THE FITTEST MEDICINAL PLANTS 111 FORAGE SAFELY 86 PLAN YOUR PLANTS 130 DON’T DIE FROM DIARRHEA 112 BE A GOOD STEWARD 87 GROW A SQUARE MEAL 131 STOCK UP ON 113 MAKE SURE IT’S SAFE 88 BUILD A COMPOST PILE WATER COOLER JUGS 114 KNOW YOUR NUTS 89 CREATE COMPOST 132 DON’T BE MISLED FROM NIGHTSOIL 115 DON’T EAT THESE 133 BUY A WATER BOB 90 INVITE YOUR PLANTS TO TEA 116 DINE OFF A PINE 134 DON’T DRINK DIRTY WATER 91 MAKE YOUR OWN T.P. 117 AVOID FUNGUS 135 CREATE A CAST 92 KEEP IT DRY 118 GO GREEN 136 MAKE A POULTICE 93 CHECK SHELF LIVES 119 DIG SOME ROOTS 137 BUILD A JACKET LITTER 94 PACK IT IN PETE 120 BROWSE NATURE’S 138 MAKE A CRUTCH GROCERY STORE 95 STOCK UP ON STAPLES 139 TRY A TARP 121 TRY A DANDELION 96 KNOW YOUR FOREVER FOODS 122 HAVE A MINT 97 BUILD A BACKYARD CHICKEN FARM 123 MAKE HARDTACK 98 RAISE CHICKS 124 BAKE A FRUITCAKE 99 GET A GOOD EGG 125 DRY SOME MEAT 100 FEED FREE-RANGE 126 HARVEST PRECIPITATION CHICKENS »» PART THREE › GETTING SETTLED 140 DON’T UNDERESTIMATE 169 DIG A LATRINE THE LABOR 170 SET UP A SHOWER 141 BUY IF YOU CAN 171 LOAD UP THE LAUNDRY 142 CONNECT WITH 172 BATHE WITH THE THE OUTSIDE WORLD BARE MINIMUM 143 BE BUG-OUT COMPATIBLE 173 MAKE SOAP 144 BUY A READYMADE HOME 174 GET SOME HEAT 145 HAVE A PLAN 175 LOOK FOR LEAKS 146 GO NOMADIC 176 BUILD A WOODPILE 147 UPCYCLE 177 CHOOSE YOUR WOOD 148 BE TENACIOUS 178 PUT IT OUT RIGHT 149 RECOGNIZE STUBBORNNESS 179 START A FIRE 150 BUILD A LOG CABIN 180 BURN FRESHCUT 151 FELL TREES PROPERLY 181 BUILD A WOOD STOVE 152 LOOK FOR THE LEAN 182 SET UP SOLAR 153 CUT WITH CARE 183 LIVE ON SOLAR POWER 154 PLAN YOUR ESCAPE 184 CHOOSE A GENERATOR 155 MAKE A LEAF HUT 185 USE BICYCLE POWER 156 LEARN THE LEAN-TO 186 CHARGE A BATTERY 198 WET YOUR WHETSTONE 157 MAKE A DIY TARP TENT 187 BRING IN THE BOOKS 199 SHARPEN WITH A ROCK 158 WATERPROOF SOME CANVAS 188 GET SOME GAMES 200 TREAT FOR SHOCK 159 BUILD A DIAMOND 189 INCLUDE ELECTRONICS 201 SET A BONE IN THE ROUGH 190 CAMP OUT AT HOME 202 PERFORM THE 160 BUILD A STONE HUT HEIMLICH MANEUVER 191 BURN YOUR BOOZE 161 DIG A HOT ROCK HEATING PIT 203 IDENTIFY & TREAT BURNS 192 IMPROVISE A 162 GET THE WET STUFF SOLAR LIGHTBULB 204 REMOVE STITCHES 163 DON’T LOWBALL 193 MAKE YOUR OWN FUEL 164 SAVE EVERY DROP 194 ASSEMBLE AN OIL LAMP 165 FILTER & DISINFECT 195 CRAFT CANDLES TWO WAYS 166 DOUBLE UP ON FILTERS 196 OWN 8 ESSENTIAL KNIVES 167 SET UP SANITATION 197 GET A GOOD EDGE 168 DON’T JUST GO »» PART FOUR › GETTING SERIOUS 205 ASSESS & RESPOND 230 PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE 261 HELP A VICTIM RECOVER TO AN EMERGENCY 231 BE FIRE SMART 262 DEAL WITH A 206 SURVIVE ANYTHING GUNSHOT WOUND 232 DRAW A BATH 207 OBEY THE RULE OF THREES 263 BE GUN SAFETY SAVVY 233 BOARD IT UP 208 DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE 264 AVOID THE PLAGUE 234 KNOW YOUR FIRE TYPES 209 UNDERSTAND THE CRISIS 265 WASH UP 235 HANDLE A HEAT WAVE 210 GET FAMILIAR 266 PACK EXTRA 236 STAND UP TO FIRE SEASON WITH THE SCOPE PANDEMIC SUPPLIES 237 ESTABLISH AN ESCAPE PLAN 211 KNOW YOUR REGION 267 DON A MASK CORRECTLY 238 DON’T FORGET YOUR PETS 212 DISASTER-PROOF 268 IMPROVE YOUR YOUR HOME 239 STOCK A PBOB SHELTER-IN-PLACE PLAN 213 STOCK THE RIGHT SUPPLIES 240 TRAIN FOR DISASTER 269 HELP UNEXPECTED GUESTS 214 DRILL FOR SUCCESS 241 LEARN ABOUT PET CARE 270 DRESS FOR THE OCCASION 215 PUT ACTION IN YOUR PLAN 242 SPLINT YOUR PET 271 GET WILD & WOOLLY 216 UNDERSTAND 243 KEEP THEM WARM 272 WALK TALL MAJOR BLACKOUTS 244 DEVELOP ACCEPTANCE 273 BUY THE BEST VEHICLE 217 LAUGH IN THE FACE OF DARKNESS 245 RIDE THE 274 UPGRADE YOUR RIDE WHEEL OF FORTUNE 275 CHARGE IT YOURSELF 218 EMPLOY PEOPLE POWER 246 MAKE LOTS OF LIGHTS 276 PROVIDE ALL THE AIR 219 CHARGE A CELL PHONE IN A BLACKOUT 247 BRING BACKUPS 277 UNDERSTAND 220 HEAT WITH THE SUN 248 MAKE POWER YOUR FUEL TYPES 221 WARM UP SAFELY 249 ADD AN OUTLET 278 BURN THIS NOT THAT 222 USE BRICKS & STONES 250 CHARGE A PHONE 279 DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL YOU NEED TO HEAT YOUR HOME 251 BE A SEED STEWARD 280 STORE FUEL RIGHT 223 SURVIVE BEING 252 DON’T THROW THAT OUT SNOWBOUND IN A CAR 281 PROTECT IMPORTANT 253 CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES DOCUMENTS 224 GET THROUGH A BLIZZARD AT HOME 254 MAKE A FOOD CACHE 282 AUTOMATE YOUR CASH FLOW 225 SET UP A SNOW PANTRY 255 STORE IN WALLS 283 BACK UP YOUR 226 PREPARE FOR THE WORST 256 SLEEP ON IT DOCUMENTATION 227 BUILD A BASEMENT BUNKER 257 MULTITASK YOUR MEDS 284 KEEP IT (FIRE) SAFE 228 FIGHT BACK 258 STOCKPILE THE ESSENTIALS 285 ADDRESS THE AFTERMATH AGAINST FLOODING 259 USE AN EPIPEN 286 SHOW YOUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY 229 FIND A QUAKE-SAFE SPOT 260 HELP A SEIZURE VICTIM »» INTRODUCTION › THE SPIRIT OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY In our convenience-obsessed society, we’ve reached a point where every possible service and product can be secured without even leaving our homes—that is, if we have the funds to pay for it. Meals that others have prepared can be delivered in minutes, and repairs can be made on any failing appliance or system by people who know things we don’t. Just about anything we want can be handed to us by somebody else. With all this convenience, you might wonder why anyone would ever want to shun the modern world and “go off the grid” by choice. Nevertheless, people are leaving this push- button life of consumption, and they are leaving it in their droves. While some turn their backs on accessibility and modern comforts in the search for a more meaningful life, others choose a DIY lifestyle to “go green” for sustainability. The drive to live a life unplugged and embrace self-sufficiency can be a matter of pride, honor, or stewardship of the land. These motivations are often very different from the wants and perceived needs of modern people, just as this book is very different from your typical survival book. Rather than shocking people with extreme survival and hardcore skills, this book is intended to be a day-to-day guidebook for anyone with an independent spirit and the desire to handle their own problems and challenges. And once you’ve learned to provide for yourself, you may even find that you have the means to help others through tough times. If you want to become more resilient in emergencies and more capable as a person, keep reading! Tim MacWelch
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