great book i thought this was a great book on a subject its hard to find much written about. i think everyone should have a copy just in case. remember katrina?
Who In The Heck Knows????????????? I ordered this book for a Christmas present on December 8th.. It is January 31st and Amazon now says it will be delivered sometime in MARCH !!
I should have bought a used one and saved some money, at least she would have it !! Don't believe the 4-6 weeks delivery.. when I ordered it, it was "IN STOCK" and ready for shipment. I am giving it 5 stars just to be fair to the author... AMAZON GETS ONE STAR this time.
Excellent book... This is an excellent all around informative book on aspects of livings sans electricity as well as how to live in a rural area sans commercial energy, water etc. An excellent aspect of the book is how it makes you think before you buy land and move, about things like using a spring fed water set up for both in home water as well as a refrigeration system. And how even a small solar set up with some storage batteries could serve a single or couple well for basic things like a computer or lights. The author also gets you to thinking outside the box about Amish style appliances that can run off of propane, natural gas. And wood burning stoves and furnaces.
Fact is common sense or knowledge about how to do without many modern well hyped conveniences is almost forgotten, so yes, this book is one I recommend to anyone who wants to learn alot that you either didn't learn in school or at home.
Basic Information I may have rated to harshly as I don't have a problem with living without electricity. Some folks I have talked with think it is impossible or just to weird. They won't be convinced of anything in the book. Those who want to know why the Amish live without electricity may find a few answers to their questions-as well has how they do it. I would have liked more photos of equipment the Amish do use and explanation of how they modify motors and machines to work without being on the grid.
A Book You Can't Do Without Someday you will find yourself without electricty. Either you will be deprived of it, say, from a power outage, or you will be somewhere where elecricity is not. You need to know how to deal with it.This book is a positive step in making these lacks as painless as possible. Anita Evangelista tells us "how to" based on her own experience, having lived on a farm without elecricity for a number of years. You can either guide your destiny or you can be a victim of sociey or circumstance. Make the right choices. Buy a copy of this book. If you know someone living in the country, where power outages are a way of life, buy them a copy, too, right away. I recommend this book. I have used it.
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