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🧭 How This Product Was Evaluated
- 👣 Comfort and usability for typical hikes
- 🧱 Materials and build quality for repeated outdoor use
- ⚖️ Value compared with similar products in the same category
- 🎒 Fit for beginner and casual hikers
🎯 Who This Is Best For
- 🧑🦯 Beginner hikers and casual outdoor users
- 🌲 Day hikes, light trails, and weekend trips
- 💵 Buyers prioritizing practical value
- 🗺️ General use in parks, trails, and travel hikes
⚙️ Product Overview
🌟 Pros & Cons
- 🙂 Comfortable for most beginner hiking needs
- ⚖️ Balanced feature-to-price ratio
- 🧩 Easy to use with minimal setup
- 🧭 Versatile for different trail conditions
- 🏔️ Advanced users may want higher-end features
- 📏 Performance depends on correct size/fit
📝 Product Details
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 Claim
Gimme Shelter
Water or Life
The Heat Is On
Power Up
LIVE THERE Ensure you have enough to eat on a daily basis, and all year round.
More than Meals
Veggies for All
Fruits and Nuts
Amber Waves of Grain
Backyard Critters
Get Your Goat
Have a Cow, Man
Fish & Bugs
SURVIVE THERE Eat nature’s bounty, build a safe house, and nurse yourself back to health
The Long Haul
Hunt & Fish
Level Up
Safe as Houses
Be Your own Doctor
Bug Out!
Into the Wild
With high-quality design, amazing illustrations—this comprehensive lifestyle book is the perfect gift!
From the Publisher


EXPERT AUTHOR
Learn from survival expert and three-time New York Times author, Tim MacWelch.

GAIN DIY SURVIVAL SKILLS
What would you do if the lights went out and the phone went dead? This survival manual can help.

PRACTICAL ADVICE
Tim MacWelch teaches both first-aid skills and how to fix a car.

GET THERE
Learn how to pick a location, make shelter, find water, keep warm, and power up.

SURVIVAL BASICS
“In the wild places, you should carry at least three methods of fire starting on your person at all times.”

ADVANCED SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES
Construct a gravity-fed water system. How solid waste can help you grow vegetables.
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Description
This survival manual offers concrete, useful hints cover everything from raising chickens in your urban backyard to going totally off the grid in your all-solar log cabin. If you went into the woods with just a knife, your wits, and the shirt on your back, could you survive? If you’d read this book, the answer is yes! From break-ins to basement flooding to broken bones, this guide has everything you need to be prepared for any emergency that comes your way. American Special forces expert Rich Johnson walks you through 350 pages of practical and crucial skills to help you survive modern dangers.
Publisher : Weldon Owen
Publication date : May 14, 2019
Language : English
Print length : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1681884704
ISBN-13 : 978-1681884707
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6.73 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Part of series : Outdoor Life
Best Sellers Rank: #196,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #248 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides #2,893 in Nature & Ecology (Books) #17,810 in Self-Help (Books)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is this suitable for beginners?
Yes. It’s designed to be easy to use and practical for people new to hiking.
What type of hiking is it best for?
Day hikes, light trails, and casual outdoor activities.
Is this good value for money?
It offers a balanced mix of features and price compared with similar products.
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