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Do you want to have electricity and hot water at any time, no matter what's going on outside your property?
Do you want to have more control over the things you eat and how they are processed?
Do you want your family safe from the worries of a bad economy and crime?
Do you want to have more control over the things you eat and how they are processed?
Do you want your family safe from the worries of a bad economy and crime?
If you answered "yes" to these questions, then living off the grid may be for you. Although living off the grid takes some hard work, the benefits make it all worthwhile. This practical guide gives you all the information you'll need to move off the grid, including how to:
- Grow your own produce
- Raise, hunt, and process your meat
- Eliminate existing debt to cut off financial ties
- Build a sustainable home from scratch
- Harvest and reuse water
- Create your own sources of energy
Whether you want to live an eco-friendly life or just want to incorporate a few key aspects into your existing day-to-day, this guide is your comprehensive introduction to homestead sustainability.
About the Author
Terri Reid is a writer with twenty years of off-grid living experience. She has written about self-reliance, sustainable living, and the post-consumer lifestyle in a monthly newspaper column and has appeared in BackWoods Home Magazine, Scouting Magazine, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.
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An unnecessary work of insipid brevity., Aug 16 2011
By CochenBallstein - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Everything Guide to Living Off the Grid: A back-to-basics manual for independent living (Paperback)
I should have trusted my instincts. When I read the Table of Contents I thought, "Wow, what a thorough book. BUT how can each topic be dealt with effectively with only a page or so devoted to each subject?" The answer-it can't. And this one certainly doesn't. There's no information contained in this book that you can't find on the internet for free. The writer doesn't ever share any information as if from her own experience, rather you get the impression she read it all in a book or magazine and then cobbled all the information together in one tome for convenience. To wit: Regarding firewood. She states it takes 10 acres of hardwood forest to supply a family with enough firewood for home heating and cooking for ONE year. That's insane. Even if you lived in a polar climate which required heating every day of the year you still would not need 10 acres. If you're looking for books on self sufficient living start with John Seymour's "The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It." If you only have one book on the subject this must be it. For additional reading try "The Encyclopedia of Country Living" by Carla Emery-a wealth of useful information. Also recommended is 'The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading" by Nicole Faires, "Husbandry" by Nathan Griffith, and "The Backyard Homestead" by Gail Damerow. For more detailed works regarding raising a particular animal, solar energy, or preserving food, seek out titles that deal only with those particular subjects in detail. This book is neither a "Guide" or "Manual" as advertised. Unless you're completely ignorant you won't learn a thing from this book.
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valued brain dump, Jan 3 2012
By Karen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Everything Guide to Living Off the Grid: A back-to-basics manual for independent living (Paperback)
Think of this book as sitting down with a friend who's moved off the grid and having them do an afternoon's brain dump of everything they can think of that you'll want to know if you're doing the same.Is it an exhaustive explanation of each topic as the other reviewer expected and the title might lead one to think? No, it would have to be far longer than 300 pages to do that. But it is everything you want to know in terms of things to be aware of (I thought I'd made a good list before I moved from the city, but I sure wish I'd had this book then) and enough detail about each so you're really oriented towards the significance of aspects of each and what you need to find out more about them. It's like avoiding the 2-3 years initial learning curve because you have a helpful neighbor who clues you in.
I think it would also be a useful book for anyone trying to live a more sustainable and more frugal lifestyle on the grid.
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Misleading title, Mar 12 2012
By countrywriter7 - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Everything Guide to Living Off the Grid: A back-to-basics manual for independent living (Paperback)
Bought this book on the recommendation from others. I thought from the title it would be what I needed to prepare to use alternative energy resources. Like how to figure out needs, etc.Personally, I bought it to have some up-to-date knowledge for living without connections to community utilities. I was highly disappointed. It was more of a 'back to basics' living book then living off the grid. They had only a small bit on solar or alternative energy. No great detail.
I actually only read one chapter completely since when I realized what it was, I just skimmed the rest. It did not have any real new knowledge for someone who has been studying the topic for a while. Very very basic primer. I think the REaders' Digest Back to Basics book is better and in more depth.
I feel like I got ripped off. The title is very misleading. It is not even worth the space on my bookshelf so I will be selling this sucker asap.
Now, if I had bought this from a bookstore, I would have been more prepared for the type of book. Since I could not read the copy on the back, I had to go by title/cover page and recommendations from someone.
So, you make your own choice. Great for beginners who want to live a self-sufficient life style. Not worth a penny if you want info about alternative energy info.
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