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#169261 - 03/13/09 12:50 PM Re: Reference books. [Re: Matt]
SwampDonkey Offline
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Registered: 07/08/07
Posts: 1268
Loc: Northeastern Ontario, Canada
Thanks for the advice Matt and Yelp.

Mike

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#169307 - 03/13/09 09:15 PM Re: Reference books. [Re: Matt]
Meadowlark Offline
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Registered: 10/05/08
Posts: 154
Loc: Northern Colorado

I can vouch for "Where There is No Doctor" as it saved me and several others from various maladies while serving in the U.S. Peace Corps.

When we first received this crudely illustrated book as part of our kit, we laughed at how "primitive" the instructions seemed (it was originally aimed at unschooled villagers) yet after a couple of years, most volunteers knew the information in those pages was worth its weight in gold...










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#169319 - 03/14/09 01:53 AM Re: Reference books. [Re: Meadowlark]
yelp Offline
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Registered: 06/04/08
Posts: 172
Loc: Colorado
Originally Posted By: Meadowlark
yet after a couple of years, most volunteers knew the information in those pages was worth its weight in gold


Thank you for that Meadowlark...I'm going to take a good, serious look at that volume now.
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#169414 - 03/15/09 10:36 PM Re: Reference books. [Re: yelp]
Meadowlark Offline
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Registered: 10/05/08
Posts: 154
Loc: Northern Colorado

Yelp -- If you already have a background in medicine, much of the info in this book may seem "dumbed down" but it personally got me through severe dysentery, heat stroke, sinusitis, and helped me to administer minor first aid to several villagers (burns and cuts) and discuss good nutritional/hygienic practices with them.

I left my copy behind when my service ended, but found and printed out the first aid chapters online a number of years ago. I believe I got it from the Hesperian Foundation, which graciously distributes it for free.




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And as I go, I love to sing,
My knapsack on my back


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#169438 - 03/16/09 03:16 AM Re: Reference books. [Re: Meadowlark]
utspoolup Offline
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Registered: 09/06/07
Posts: 26
The hydration theropy section is also good to know.

Also good job on volunteering for relief/ aid work.

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#169526 - 03/17/09 01:49 AM Re: Reference books. [Re: utspoolup]
barbakane Offline
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Registered: 03/12/09
Posts: 205
Loc: Florida
HIGHLY recommended...
Storm Gourmet: A guide to creating extraordinary meals without electricity by Daphne Nikolopoulos. ISBN 9871561643349...$9.95 Got this after the spate of hurricanes in Florida recently. Very good, and the best part is the shopping list of staples to have on hand. Recipes are good, and if you have children having them help can ease the tension and make them feel better, cuz no matter what, kids are the most vulnerable. They need to know they are safe. Recipes can be modified for regional tastes and food availability.

Hurricane guide: Be ready, be safe...ISBN 9780978592615 $9.95.
Again worth it's weight just for the lists of items to have in any bugout kit....like DVD/thumbdrive/external HD backups of critical documents and photos. Because of this book, I have four storage bins packed ready to go in case I have to leave suddenly. Like last year, the fires in Florida got within 3 miles of my house, and I had them packed in my car just in case I couldn't make it back home. Not reaaly for hurricanes exclusively, but this is the book that got me started on the survival/self reliance kick.

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#169681 - 03/18/09 10:29 PM Re: Reference books. [Re: barbakane]
paradocs Offline
Stranger

Registered: 09/21/08
Posts: 2
Loc: East Tennessee
"Dare to prepare"

www.standeyo.com/Our_Books/DTP.html

A manual of preparing for a wide variety of situations. New edition just published. I've not found anything out quite like it.

Check out the LDS church websites for food storage ideas as well

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#169720 - 03/19/09 06:31 AM Re: Reference books. [Re: paradocs]
Susan Offline
Geezer

Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Making and Using Dried Foods by Phyllis Hobson.

How to Grow More Vegetables -- than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine by John Jeavons.

Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape by Robert Kourick.

Sue


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#170048 - 03/23/09 09:35 PM Re: Reference books. [Re: Susan]
Schwert Offline
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Registered: 03/13/02
Posts: 905
Loc: Seattle, Washington
I like these USFS Lookout Cookbooks for their use of simple, and limited staples.

Both the 1938 and 39 supplement are work downloading.

http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Publications/Cookbook/Lookout_Cookbook.aspx


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