Icu4dzs
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I went back and began to read the string by a young man with a wife and special needs son today. He opened his string by asking for guidance in beginning his journey toward preparation for his family in the event of disaster/social disruption. He did this in the face of sincere skepticism by his wife, for whom he obviously is very devoted.
While we all have been working on these issues for years and have come to this BB to share those ideas with each other and in particular those like this young man, it appears to me that it might be a good idea to start a book title library (with links if possible.)
I say this because of the advice of a number of folks that was given to this young man. Books such as edible plant identification, survival skills, (and the list goes on).
My guess is that often, many of us have books we have either collected or read or borrowed (and hopefully returned to the owner) on the very subjects that folks new to this endeavor would benefit from having/seeing.
To that end I would like to ask the collective body of SSF to begin submitting their suggestions as to books that particularly pertain to this art and to which a person new to our way of thinking would MOST BENEFIT in your opinion.
Books that come to the top of my head are such as:
Storey's Country Wisdom and Knowledge
Back to Basics
The SAS handbook
The US Army Survival Handbook
Food Plants of the World
American Farming Techniques
Where there is no Doctor
Where there is no Dentist
Edible Plants of North America (Sorry Neko-Chan I don't know much about Tasmania)
The Barefoot Doctors Handbook (Chinese medicine)
My list can go on and on. The point is that many of you have knowledge gained from a variety of book sources that if shared will benefit the entire group.
A list of useful periodicals would also be good here... Backwoods Home Journal, The Mother Earth News, Countryside and Small Stock Journal, etc.
This list is or will be by no means all inclusive or exhaustive but if everyone mentions just a few titles, imagine how big a library we can assemble for the betterment of all?
Hopefully, by assembling this library, and possibly uploading/downloading as many of the books as are possible, the library will become a resource for not only the new among us but those who want a new skill or idea to help their efforts.
We all want to be ready. Now is the time. Here is one of my most favorite philosophical statements:
All the best
Trim sends
While we all have been working on these issues for years and have come to this BB to share those ideas with each other and in particular those like this young man, it appears to me that it might be a good idea to start a book title library (with links if possible.)
I say this because of the advice of a number of folks that was given to this young man. Books such as edible plant identification, survival skills, (and the list goes on).
My guess is that often, many of us have books we have either collected or read or borrowed (and hopefully returned to the owner) on the very subjects that folks new to this endeavor would benefit from having/seeing.
To that end I would like to ask the collective body of SSF to begin submitting their suggestions as to books that particularly pertain to this art and to which a person new to our way of thinking would MOST BENEFIT in your opinion.
Books that come to the top of my head are such as:
Storey's Country Wisdom and Knowledge
Back to Basics
The SAS handbook
The US Army Survival Handbook
Food Plants of the World
American Farming Techniques
Where there is no Doctor
Where there is no Dentist
Edible Plants of North America (Sorry Neko-Chan I don't know much about Tasmania)
The Barefoot Doctors Handbook (Chinese medicine)
My list can go on and on. The point is that many of you have knowledge gained from a variety of book sources that if shared will benefit the entire group.
A list of useful periodicals would also be good here... Backwoods Home Journal, The Mother Earth News, Countryside and Small Stock Journal, etc.
This list is or will be by no means all inclusive or exhaustive but if everyone mentions just a few titles, imagine how big a library we can assemble for the betterment of all?
Hopefully, by assembling this library, and possibly uploading/downloading as many of the books as are possible, the library will become a resource for not only the new among us but those who want a new skill or idea to help their efforts.
We all want to be ready. Now is the time. Here is one of my most favorite philosophical statements:
All the best
Trim sends
