Storey’s Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance

I am partial to Storey’s books, they are great all around reference books.  While it is not as complete as a book dedicated to a single topic, Basic Country Skills gives basic information on a variety of topics.  Which is great if either your knowledge is limited, and you need to know basics, or you space is limited.  Either way, this is a great book to have in your prepper library.

Inside Storey’s Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance you will find illustrated instructions on topics such as:

• Finding country land
• Buying, building, and renovating a home
• Developing water sources and systems
• Understanding wiring, plumbing, and heating
• Using alternative heating and energy sources
• Vegetable, flower, and herb gardening
• Traditional cooking skills such as baking bread and making maple syrup
• Preparing and preserving meat, fruits, and vegetables
• Building and maintaining barns, sheds, and outbuildings
• Caring for common farm and ranch animals, and pets

As I said, I really like the Storey books, and I have several of them.  This one and the guide to rabbits are two that I use most often though.  I would recommend any prepper or homesteader look at Storey publishing as their titles are perfect for you.