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)

by Tim MacWelch

Overview

More than 220 tips for existing, persisting, and thriving independently in the modern world.

Looking for a greater sense of control in the chaotic world of today? Concerned about your dependence on existing food and power sources, and other systems beyond your control? Empower yourself with the gift of self reliance–with the Total Self Sufficiency Manual, which has over 220 tips and techniques to empower your independence from survival expert and New York Times-bestselling author Tim MacWelch.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681886626
Publisher:	Weldon Owen
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,041,859
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tim MacWelch has been an active practitioner of survival and outdoor skills for over 26 years. His love of the outdoors started at a young age, growing up on a farm in the rolling hills of Virginia. Eating wild berries, fishing, and learning about the animals of the forest were all part country life. Tim became interested in survival skills and woodcraft as an offshoot of backpacking as a teen—out in remote areas, it seemed like a smart plan to learn some skills. The majority of his training over the years has involved testing survival skills and devising new ones, but the biggest leaps forward occurred as a result of teaching. Tim’s teaching experiences over the years have been rich and diverse, from spending hundreds of hours volunteering to founding his own year-round survival school 18 years ago. He has worked with Boy Scouts, youth groups, summer camps, and adults in all walks of life, as well as providing outdoor skills training for numerous personnel in law enforcement, search and rescue organizations, all branches of the United States Armed Forces, the State Department, and the Department of Justice and some of its agencies. Tim and his wilderness school have been featured on Good Morning America and several National Geographic programs, and featured in many publications including Conde Nast Traveler , the Washington Post, and American Survival Guide . Tim has written hundreds of pieces for Outdoor Life and many other publications. Tim’s current and past articles can be found at survival.outdoorlife.com and you can learn more about his survival school at www.advancedsurvivaltraining.com.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting Started

1 Understand Survival Priorities

2 Adapt As Needed

3 Live Well

4 Chart Your Options

5 Make An Apartment Self-Sufficient

6 Grow A Small Garden

7 Pack Your Pantry

8 Make A House Self-Sufficient

9 Grow A Bigger Garden

10 Stock Your Supplies

11 Keep A Positive Attitude

12 Maintain Perspective

13 Know the Basics

14 Revisit Home EC

15 Build Your Survival Skills

16 Take An Inventory

17 Chart It Out

18 Prioritize Yourself (To Help Others)

19 Care For Your Community

20 Know Your Limits

21 Plan Your Pet's Pantry

22 Be Your Own Pet Vet

23 Give 'EM Shelter

24 Stock Up On Pet Meds

25 Use What You've Got

26 Sip It Up

27 Prepare For Lockdown

28 Reinforce Your Home

29 Don't Forget the Garage

30 Build Your Tool Kit

31 Get Creative With Your Toolbox

32 Maintain Your Perimeter

33 Be Your Own Chimney Sweep

34 Keep Your Fortress In Shape

35 Stock Your Home Plumbing Toolbox

36 Clean With the Basics

37 Have A Financial Plan

38 Stash Your Cash

39 Know the Right Amount

40 Shelter Your Funds

41 Pack A Bob for Any Situation

42 Stock A Home Survival Kit

43 Get the Tools For Your Car

44 Be your own Mechanic

45 Figure Out How Much Water You'll Need

46 Hold Your Water

47 Think Outside the Sink

48 Banish Bacteria

49 Shop Smart

50 Start With the Basics

51 Power Up With Protein

52 Go Carb Crazy

53 Get the Right Fats

54 Gauge Your Caloric Needs

55 Know Your Aminos

56 Monitor Your Macros

57 Watch Your Micros, Too

58 Stock Your Kitchen

59 Prevent A Fiery Disaster

60 Put Out A Kitchen Fire

61 Keep Your Space Clean

62 Handle Your Own Hygiene

63 Build A Bucket Commode

64 Build Your First Aid Kit

65 Improvise Medical Supplies

66 Level Up

67 Assess & Control Bleeding

68 Bandage A Wound

69 Disinfect A Wound

70 Apply Some Pressure

71 Tie A Tourniquet

72 Check ABCS

73 Give CPR to Older Kids & Adults

74 Perform CPR On A Baby Or Infant

Part 2 Get Gardening

75 Get Gardening

76 Pick the Right Spot

77 Dig the Dirt

78 Place your Plants

79 Go Urban

80 Take It Easy

81 Build A Food Wall

82 Build A Raised Bed Garden

83 Make A Self-Watering Container Garden

84 Be Adaptable

85 Survive Like the Fittest

86 Plan Your Plants

87 Grow A Square Meal

88 Build A Compost Pile

89 Create Compost From Nightsoil

90 Invite Your Plants To Tea

91 Make Your Own T.P.

92 Keep It Dry

93 Check Shelf Lives

94 Pack It in Pete

95 Stock Up On Staples

96 Know Your Forever Foods

97 Build A Backyard Chicken Farm

98 Raise Chicks

99 Get A Good Egg

100 Feed Free-Range Chickens

101 Kill A Fowl Humanely

102 Prepare Your Chicken

103 Loop the Loop

104 Feed Fish With Rabbit Poop

105 Kill Small Animals Humanely

106 Build A Barrel Abattoir

107 Dress A Rabbit

108 Stock Your Toolshed

109 Sprout Seeds

110 Find Wild Foods

111 Forage Safely

112 Be A Good Steward

113 Make Sure It's Safe

114 Know Your Nuts

115 Don't Eat These

116 Dine Off A Pine

117 Avoid Fungus

118 Go Green

119 Dig Some Roots

120 Browse Nature's Grocery Store

121 Try A Dandelion

122 Have A Mint

123 Make Hardtack

124 Bake A Fruitcake

125 Dry Some Meat

126 Harvest Precipitation

127 Get Water From Plants

128 Dig For A Drink

129 Know Your Medicinal Plants

130 Don't Die From Diarrhea

131 Stock Up On Water Cooler Jugs

132 Don't Be Misled

133 Buy A Water Bob

134 Don't Drink Dirty Water

135 Create A Cast

136 Make A Poultice

137 Build A Jacket Litter

138 Make A Crutch

139 Try A Tarp

Part 3 Getting Settled

140 Don't Underestimate the Labor

141 Buy if you Can

142 Connect With the Outside World

143 Be Bug-Out Compatible

144 Buy A Readymade Home

145 Haver Plan

146 Go Nomadic

147 Upcycle

148 Be Tenacious

149 Recognize Stubbornness

150 Build A Log Cabin

151 Fell Trees Properly

152 Look For The Lean

153 Cut With Care

154 Plan Your Escape

155 Make A Leaf Hut

156 Learn the Lean-To

157 Make A Diy Tarp Tent

158 Waterproof Some Canvas

159 Build R Diamond in the Rough

160 Build A Stone Hut

161 Dig A Hot Rock Heating Pit

162 Get the Wet Stuff

163 Don't Lowball

164 Save Every Drop

165 Filter & Disinfect

166 Double Up On Filters

167 Set Up Sanitation

168 Don't Just Go

169 Dig A Latrine

170 Set Up A Shower

171 Lord Up the Laundry

172 Bathe With the Bare Minimum

173 Make Soap

174 Get Some Heat

175 Look For Leaks

176 Build A Woodpile

177 Choose Your Wood

178 Put It Out Right

179 Strata Fire

180 Burn Freshcut

181 Build A Wood Stove

182 Set Up Solar

183 Live On Solar Power

184 Choose A Generator

185 Use Bicycle Power

186 Charge A Battery

187 Bring In the Books

188 Get Some Games

189 Include Electronics

190 Camp Out At Home

191 Burn Your Booze

192 Improvise A Solar Lightbulb

193 Make Your Own Fuel

194 Assemble An Oil Lamp

195 Craft Candles Two Ways

196 Own & Essential Knives

197 Get A Good Edge

198 Wet Your Whetstone

199 Sharpen With A Rock

200 Treat For Shock

201 Set A Bone

202 Perform the Heimlich Maneuver

203 Identify & Treat Burns

204 Remove Stitches

Part 4 Getting Serious

205 Assess & Respond to an Emergency

206 Survive Anything

207 Obey the Rule of Threes

208 Develop An Attitude

209 Understand the Crisis

210 Get Familiar with the Scope

211 Know Your Region

212 Disaster-Proof Your Home

213 Stock the Right Supplies

214 Drill For Success

215 Put Action In Your Plan

216 Understand Major Blackouts

217 Laugh in the Face of Darkness

218 Employ People Power

219 Charge A Cell Phone In A Blackout

220 Heat With the Sun

221 Warm Up Safely

222 Use Bricks & Stones To Heat Your Home

223 Survive Being Snowbound in a Car

224 Get Through A Blizzard At Home

225 Set Up A Snow Pantry

226 Prepare For the Worst

227 Build A basement Bunker

228 Fight Back Against Flooding

229 Find A Quake-Safe Spot

230 Prepare for a Hurricane

231 Be Fire Smart

232 Draw A Bath

233 Board It Up

234 Know Your Fire Types

235 Handle A Heat Wave

236 Stand Up To Fire Season

237 Establish an Escape Plan

238 Don't Forget Your Pets

239 Stock A Pbob

240 Train For Disaster

241 Learn About Pet Care

242 Splint Your Pet

243 Keep Them Warm

244 Develop Acceptance

245 Ride the Wheel of Fortune

246 Make Lots of Lights

247 Bring Backups

248 Make Power

249 Add an Outlet

250 Charge a Phone

251 Be A Seed Steward

252 Don't Throw That Out

253 Choose Your Battles

254 Make a Food Cache

255 Store In Walls

256 Sleep On It

257 Multitask Your Meds

258 Stockpile the Essentials

259 Use An Epipen

260 Help A Seizure Victim

261 Help A Victim Recover

262 Deal With A Gunshot Wound

263 Be Gun Safety Shvvy

264 Avoid the Plague

265 Wash Up

266 Pack Extra Pandemic Supplies

267 Don A Mask Correctly

268 Improve Your Shelter-in-Place Plan

269 Help Unexpected Guests

270 Dress For the Occasion

271 Get Wild & Woolly

272 Walk Tall

273 Buy the Best Vehicle

274 Upgrade Your Ride

275 Charge it Yourself

276 Provide All the Air

277 Understand Your Fuel Types

278 Burn This Not That

279 Determine How Much Fuel You Need

280 Store Fuel Right

281 Protect Important Documents

282 Automate Your Cash Flow

283 Back Up Your Documentation

284 Keep It (Fire) Safe

285 Address the Aftermath

286 Show Your Self-Sufficiency