martial arts - BlueToad
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SURVIVAL & SELF-RELIANCE<br />
LIVING ON THE EDGE<br />
A Family’s Journey to Self-Sufficiency<br />
by F.J. Bohan<br />
When it comes to survival, one size definitely<br />
does not fit all. That’s exactly what author F. J. Bohan<br />
discovered when he and his family set out on a quest<br />
for self-sufficiency, a journey that has lasted more<br />
than 17 years.<br />
Living on the Edge describes why Bohan and his<br />
wife made the decision to pull their four sons from<br />
public school in the East and set off in a converted<br />
school bus to the American Southwest. On a very limited budget, the Bohans<br />
began their new life in a tent pitched in public campgrounds. As soon<br />
as they could, they purchased remote ranchland, on which they constructed<br />
a rustic cabin that grew as they could afford to add on. In addition, their<br />
homeschooling of the boys was so successful that all four received scholarships<br />
to the schools of their choice. On their journey, the Bohans learned a<br />
lot about living off the land and off the grid . . . and often on the edge. In this<br />
book, the author graciously shares valuable lessons on the following:<br />
• Keeping a wife, four boys, two dogs, and two cats happy in a tent for 18<br />
months<br />
• Creating power for a tent or cabin through a combination of solar panels,<br />
car batteries, generators and oil<br />
• Heating and cooking on woodstoves<br />
• Finding creative ways to earn money in an insular, impoverished rural area<br />
• Securing enough water in the desert for a family of six, plus animals, to<br />
live on<br />
• Erecting fences – literal and figurative ones – for privacy and security<br />
• Raising chickens, goats, and ducks for food, while avoiding bears, bobcats,<br />
skunks, and other country critters<br />
PALADIN BEST-SELLER <br />
SELF-RELIANCE DURING NATURAL<br />
DISASTERS AND CIVIL UNREST<br />
Revised and Updated<br />
by George R. Bradford<br />
When a disaster or civil disturbance occurs,<br />
firefighters, police officers and paramedics quickly<br />
become overburdened with requests to handle<br />
simple emergencies – emergencies that every<br />
one of us should be able to handle as they occur.<br />
This revised and updated edition of the classic<br />
original book will give you the knowledge to<br />
handle nine types of crises that typically follow a disaster and motivate you<br />
to assist your family and neighbors should a large-scale catastrophe strike<br />
your community.<br />
Just a few of the specific skills you will learn include how to rescue people<br />
from building rubble and wrecked vehicles using only common tools,<br />
fight fires with an ordinary garden hose, shut off gas and electricity quickly<br />
and safely, set up emergency sanitation systems, seek refuge from an out-ofcontrol<br />
fire, make contact with family and friends when standard communications<br />
are disrupted, and much more. Throughout the book, the author<br />
shows you how to evaluate each situation rationally and confidently and<br />
decide when to handle the emergency yourself and when to call the authorities<br />
for help. 8½ x 11, softcover, photos and illus., 214 pp.<br />
#SRD2 $28.00<br />
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Relocating to the desert, living in a tent, or homeschooling kids may not<br />
appeal to you. But if you have ever thought of living off the grid or simply<br />
becoming more self-sufficient, this is how one American family successfully<br />
did it . . . and found freedom along the way. 5½ x 8½, soft cover, photos,<br />
illus., 164 pp.<br />
#LOE $16.00<br />
Goats are social animals and need<br />
company. The author ended up<br />
with three females, and, after a<br />
long discussion, got a billy (male)<br />
goat. Billies are unlike other goats.<br />
They smell so bad that if your<br />
coat picked up the smell from<br />
being near the billy, you’d burn it<br />
on the spot.<br />
The victim st<strong>arts</strong> out on the right side, then is rolled onto her left side and half the<br />
blanket. The rolled part of the blanket is pulled out from under her left side, and<br />
she is then laid out flat on her back.<br />
Order chickens from<br />
a breeder after researching<br />
which<br />
breeds fit your<br />
needs, rather than<br />
using the “which is<br />
the cutest chicken”<br />
method while at<br />
your local co-op.<br />
Mind your own back when dragging the victim. If you can’t pull the weight comfortably,<br />
get down to your knees, slowly pull the victim toward you while keeping<br />
your back straight, then step back and do it again.<br />
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