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 ClaimGimme ShelterWater or LifeThe Heat Is OnPower UpLIVE THERE Ensure you have enough to eat on a daily basis, and all year round.More than MealsVeggies for AllFruits and NutsAmber Waves of GrainBackyard CrittersGet Your GoatHave a Cow, ManFish & Bugs SURVIVE THERE Eat nature's bounty, build a safe house, and nurse yourself back to health The Long HaulHunt & FishLevel UpSafe as HousesBe Your own Doctor Bug Out! Into the WildWith high-quality design, amazing illustrations—this comprehensive lifestyle book is the perfect gift!