| How to Survive Off the Grid: From Backyard Homesteads to Bunkers (and Everything in Between) Contributor(s): Macwelch, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1681881527 ISBN-13: 9781681881522 Publisher: Weldon Owen OUR PRICE: $26.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills - Nature |
| Dewey: 613.69 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.7" W x 9.5" (1.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For anyone who has ever dreamed of leaving it all behind and heading for the hills, survival expert and three-time New York Times bestselling author, Tim MacWelch, makes that a reality with How to Survive Off the Grid. Concrete, useful hints cover everything from raising chickens in your urban backyard to going totally off the grid in your all-solar log cabin. A guide for the modern homesteader this covers energy efficiency, finding and pumping your own water, keeping chickens, goats, bees, and other critters, and much more from a practical hands-on perspective. GET THERE Decide how far off the grid you want to get, choose your spot, and take the plunge (or adapt these hints to a more suburban or even urban lifestyle) Stake Your Claim Gimme Shelter Water or Life The Heat Is On Power Up LIVE THERE Ensure you have enough to eat on a daily basis, and all year round. More than Meals Veggies for All Fruits and Nuts Amber Waves of Grain Backyard Critters Get Your Goat Have a Cow, Man Fish & Bugs SURVIVE THERE Eat nature's bounty, build a safe house and nurse yourself back to health The Long Haul Hunt & Fish Level Up Safe as Houses Be Your own Doctor Bug Out Into the Wild With high-quality design, amazing illustrations, and a durable, wipe-clean flexicover with metallic corner-guards--this comprehensive lifestyle book is the perfect gift |