Basic Butchering of Livestock and Game is a book you need to have if you are going to try to become self reliant. The ability to process your own food is vital. I find that of all the food skills, butchering is one that is often overlooked. It seems simple to cut up a large […]
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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 […]
My First Hardcover: Basic Survival
Basic Survival – A beginner’s guide is my first hardback book, It is larger than all my other titles, and the pictures make me feel like its a coffee table book, but when I wrote it I included all the basics I learned starting out as a prepper. Don’t let the name fool you, this […]
Basic Construction Techniques for Houses and Small Buildings Simply Explained
Basic Construction Techniques for Houses and Small Buildings Simply Explained is a great manual for the new builder. I like it because it easily explains how to build things in simple language. It has helped me tremendously in my desire to build my own homestead. By following traditional building methods my outbuildings go up easier, […]
Basic Electricity
One thing the military does better than anyone is technical training. In the military they take a raw 17 year old and in the course of a few months teach them highly technical skills that the young soldier or sailor must do under times of great stress. This military based training manual on basic electricity […]