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The Rugged Life
The Modern Homesteading Guide to Self-Reliance
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A modern guide to self-sufficiency, homesteading, and building an independent life, from New York Times bestselling author, retired Navy SEAL, and survival skills expert Clint Emerson.
In an era of escalating crises, what would you do after disaster struck? Are you prepared to keep yourself and your family alive for a month? A year? What about a lifetime?
Add The Rugged Life by former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson to your library today and get on the path to independence and self-sufficiency. - Jack Carr, Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Hand
Clint Emerson is the go-to expert for surviving the first minutes, hours, and days of a crisis. Now, in The Rugged Life, he works with modern homesteading experts to show you how to thrive over the long term by being prepared and self-sufficient.
You can live the Rugged Life completely off-the-grid by farming your own food and using the waste from your toilet for compost. You can also live it by adding solar panels to your home, keeping chickens and bees in your backyard, or starting a windowsill garden. Each of these homesteading and prepper long-term survival skills stand on their own, and taken together, they can help you design the independent life you want for yourself and your family.
Be your own protector - Create a last-resort emergency plan; gather medicinal plants; protect against dangerous animals and threats; understand survival first aid.
Be your own provider - Hunt for game; make a gillnet; set snares; forage for wild foods; build a rabbit hutch; ice fish; butcher a pig; keep bees.
Be your own builder - Retrofit a van; set up solar, microhydro, and geothermal power; create a water catchment and filtration system; build a shipping container home.
Be your own farmer - Grow a victory garden; build a greenhouse; waffle garden to save space and resources; build a root cellar; can, dry, and store crops; operate a tractor.
Be your own homesteader - Make your own shampoo and face creams; pickle and ferment food; make natural bug spray and cleaning products; smoke meat; tan a hide.
With hundreds of step-by-step, illustrated skills and projects, The Rugged Life is for everyone who wants to become more self-reliant, live off the land, and be prepared for anything.
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The Rugged Life by Clint Emerson receives praise for guiding readers towards self-sufficiency and a more sustainable lifestyle. With insights from a retired Navy SEAL, it provides practical advice for aspiring homesteaders, offering paths to independence that range from full off-grid living to simple backyard projects. The book is recommended for those interested in increasing their self-reliance and connection with nature.
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ISBN: 9780593235195
Publisher: Rodale Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 May 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Rodale Books
Illustration: Black and white line drawings
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 187.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Clint Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL with twenty years of service with the Special Operations community. He served as a SEAL operator at SEAL Team Three, the NSA, and SEAL Team Six. He is the founder of Escape the Wolf, which focuses on crisis management for global companies both large and small. He's the bestselling author of the 100 Deadly Skills series.
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