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[Cob] Surviving & building the future-When Technology Fails, A Manual For Self RelianceCharmaine Taylor dirtcheapbuilderbooks at gmail.comThu Dec 24 16:54:09 CST 2009
Cheerful greetings! I found a big book online to download, plus others you can search for at this FREE site. www.slideshare.net where people upload their books and presentations. this one below is 400 pages on "homesteading & self reliance" everything from spider bites to extending harvest in cold climates. my little 'gift' to you all. I will write this once, on Christmas eve, I hope no one minds, but I am happy to be alive today to send it. While driving for Christmas at friend's on Friday night I was struck in a head on collision that completely totaled my Subaru Forester, and I was able to walk away alive at the scene. Of course I can't drive now for a while, and need to recover from the impact shock and injuries. So, PLEASE always wear your seat belt, and if you can choose a safer car next time you need one, please DO.. The ONLY reason I am alive now is my 7 year old Subaru took the impact of the head on- estimated at 100+ mph blow. The guy in a truck at fault (impatiently trying to pass a slower car, into my lane on a two lane road) made it too, and my car protected me. So I feel blessed to share this-- and I want to OFFER all of you the two free books I am giving to customers, just email me and I will send you the link to download Earthbag Building tools & tips by Kaki Hunter, $29 and Appropriate Building Materials from the UK- $33.. see them here: http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/adandearbuil.html Charmaine Taylor- really ready to retire now! RETIRING on JAN 15 from the bookstore- visit for 2 FREE books (pdf) with any order! www.dirtcheapbuilder.com When Technology Fails, A Manual For Self Reliance http://www.slideshare.net/mrhempAThotmailDOTcom/stein-matthew-when-technology-fails-a-manual-for-self-reliance-amp-planetary-survival-2000 ALSO Ralph waldo Emerson - self reliance http://www.slideshare.net/mumphrey/excerpt-emersons-self-reliance-presentation Table of Contents I An Introduction to Self-Reliance I Flint and Steel • Starting a Fire with Bow and Drill • Starting a Fire with a Hand Drill • An Uncertain Future I Starting a Fire with a Fire Plough Why This Book 2 Food 57 Preindustrial Self-Sufficiency 3 Basic Guidelines • Plants • Insects, Grubs, and Old-Fashioned Self-Reliance and Modern Worms Sustainable Technology 4 Shelter 59 References 5 Location • Squirrel's Nest • Building on Fallen Trunks and Trees • Scout Pits and Coal Beds • II Present Trends, Possible Futures Snow Shelters 7 Emergency Snow Shoes 61 Current Trends 7 Cordage 62 Sustainability and Limits to Growth Recommended Plant Fibers • Fiber Test • Preparing Oil Reserves 9 Fibers • Spinning Fibers into Cord • Splicing Water and Food IO Simple Tools 64 What about the Weather? IO Discoidal Stone Knives • Bone Tools Systems Modeling and Systems Response References & Resources 66 Earthquakes and Volcanoes i8 Prophecies 20 V Water 7° What Can I Do? 21 Water Requirements 7° Planning for the Future 22 Stocking Up for Emergencies 7° The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon • Guidelines for Coping with Disaster 71 Effective Action 2 5 Water Pollution 71 References & Resources Types of Contamination III Supplies & Preparation Disinfecting Your Water 74 31 Are You Prepared? Heat Sterilization • Portable Water Filters • My 3l Filter Recommendations • Chemical Planning for the Short Term 32 Sterilization Short- Term Preparedness Checklist • 72-Hour Preserving Water by Using Silver 80 Survival Kits • First Aid Kits • Earthquake Using Silver to Preserve Water Precautions • A Short-Term Survival Manual Treating and Finding Water the Low-Tech Way 80 Longer-Term Planning and Storage 35 Treating Water • Finding Water • Wells Basic Supplies and Portable Equipment • Protecting Your Water Source 86 Calculating a Year's Food Supply • Storage Tips • Modern Water Treatment 87 Dry Ice Fumigation • Vacuum Packaging • Chlorine Treatment • Ozone Treatment • Shelf Life Guide Activated Carbon Filtration • Reverse Osmosis • Notes on Camping Gear 40 Distillation Tents • Clothing • Sleeping Bags • Insulating References & Camping Gear 40 Distillation Tents • Clothing • Sleeping Bags • Insulating References & Resources 89 Sleeping Mats • Backpacks • Stoves • Cookware • Footgear 42 VI Food: Growing, Foraging, Hunting Planning for the Long-Term Future 43 & Storing 91 References & Resources World Population and Food Supply 91 IV Emergency Measures for Survival 46 Agricultural Productivity • Irrigation Gains and Survival Strategies 46 Losses • Soil Health and Soil Losses • Basic Strategies • Compact Survival Kit Sustainable Agriculture Developing a Survivor Personality 50 "Grow Biointensive" 97 Typical Survivor Personality Traits • Intuition: A Double-Dug, Raised Beds • Intensive Planting • Survivor's Powerful Ally Composting • Companion Planting • Whole Water Gardening • Seed Propagation • Pest Control • Requirements • Recommended Emergency Extending the Harvest in Cold Climates Measures • Dehydration • Conserving Water Sprouting: Your Own Minigarden on a Fire 53 Windowsill 105 Starting a Fire with Matches • Starting a Fire with The Sprouting Process 6. Foraging for Food 107 Symptoms • Treatment for Shock Brief Guide to Wild Edible Foods • Poisonous Fractures and Dislocations i87 Plants to Avoid General Guidelines for Treating Dislocations and Preserving and Storing Food Fractures • Special Precautions for Fractures • Root Cellars and Other Cold Storage • "5 Reducing Dislocations • Sprains and Strains Drying and Smoking Food • Bites and Stings 191 Preserving Meat Animal Bites • Snake Bites • Spider Bites • Tick Dairy, Tofu, and Tempeh 117 Bites • Stings Making Butter • Ghee • Yogurt • Cheese • Making Eyes 192 Rennet for Cheese First Aid for Foreign Object in Eye Raising Animals 120 Moving Injured People 193 Hunting and Trapping 121 Clothing Drag for Single Rescuer • Multi-Helper Bow and Arrow • Traps • Skinning and Cleaning "Stretcher" Rescue • One- and Two-Person Fishing 125 Carries Angling • Catching Fish by Hand • Spearing Fish • Emergency Childbirth i97 Fishing with Nets Signs of Impending Delivery • Stages of Labor • References & Resources 128 Emergency Childbirth Supplies • Delivery • After Delivery VII Shelter & Buildings i31 References Green Buildings i31 Rammed Earth 139 IX Low-Tech Medicine & Healing 202 The Process • Soils • Moisture Test • The Forms • The Holistic Health Movement 203 Wall Systems • Windows and Doors The Low-Tech Medicine Cabinet 203 Adobe H5 The Essence of Healing 207 Modern Adobe Methods • Adobe Blocks • Adobe Genetics and Cellular Growth • Body Energy Walls • Adobe Roofs Colloidal Silver 208 Cast Earth H9 Healing with Herbs Straw Bales H9 Types of Herbal Preparations • Powerful Herbal In-Fill (Non-Load-Bearing) Straw Bale Combinations for Better Health • Caisse's Tea Construction • Load-Bearing Straw Bale (Essiac) • Jason Winters' Herbal Tea • Dr. Construction • Finishing Straw Bale Walls Clark's Herbal Parasite Cleanse • Kidney Building with Insulated Concrete Forms 153 Cleanse • Liver Cleanse Pumice-Crete Detoxification Passive Solar Design Naturopathic Healing • Fasting Passive Solar "Rules of Thumb" • James Supplements and Food 223 Kachadorian's Patented Solar Slab Homeopathy 224 Traditional Low-Tech Structures i58 The Origins of Homeopathy • Homeopathic Log Cabins • Timber Frame Construction • Tipis, "Potencies" • Effectiveness of Homeopathy • Yurts, Wickiups, and Wigwams Homeopathy Practices Earthquake Resistance i65 227 Healing with Energy Improving Earthquake Resistance The Power of Prayer 228 References & Resources 167 230 Shamanic Healing Hypnosis for Pain Control and Healing 231 VIII First Aid 1 j6 Fractional Relaxation Induction • Hypnotic Initial Evaluation IJ6 Suggestion • Awakening Technique 2 Survey the Scene • Consent and Liability Visualization and Mind-Body Healing 35 ABCs of First Aid 177 General Guidelines • Visualization for Mending a Treatment Priority • Unconscious Victim Broken Bone • Egyptian Healing Visualization Some Notes on Death and Dying 236 CPR 180 References & Resources 257 Survey for Injuries and Control Bleeding 181 Pressure Points • Tourniquets Wounds 183 X Clothing & Textiles 25I Abrasions • Incisions • Puncture Wounds • Fiber Arts 2 5I Abdominal Wounds • Head Wounds • Chest Preparing Fibers • Sustainable Fibers • Spinning • Wounds Weaving • Knitting and Crocheting Choking Furs and Skins 258 Heimlich Maneuver Brain Tanning Overview • Dealing with Furs • Bandages and Dressings Bark Tanning Leather Patterns and Custom-Tailored Clothing 267
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