solar panels are for sissies

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	• Peak Oil Survival: Preparation for Life After Gridcrash Aric McBay The Lyons Press, 2006 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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solar panels are for sissies

This book is just under 100 pages, about a fifth of which is Introduction. The author states he is hoping for a rapid collapse of industrial civilization, via deliberate attacks by a group of 'committed individuals' if necessary. He goes on to give advice on basic long term survival without electricity or plumbing, most of it intended for a rural setting. Emphasis on BASIC. He covers a handful of topics, focusing on what can be built with recycled parts and little experience. I found the writing clear and some of the information very helpful, above all the pages on water filtration and purification--a variety of methods for different situations. Good suggestions for further reading, as well.

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it's construction-oriented

It's not about cultural change or foraging, it's about building stuff to be more independent.

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All The Comforts of Home

This is a concise, little book of basic techniques and mechanics for individually recreating many of the suburban comforts we have come to depend on, i.e. lights, potable water, heat, food, contact with the outside world, etc. It is pretty basic stuff for anyone who has developed skills in these areas already. However, if you are a relatively clueless urban or suburbanite who can't do without the necessities of the 21st century, American lifestyle and don't know how to produce them, you definitely need this book.

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How to survive after the oil runs out and there is no more "grid"