I suggest you have the following books in your how to library.

Handy Farm Devices by Cobleigh.

How to Stay alive in the woods by Angier.

Stalking the wild asparagus by Ewell Gibbons.

Square foot gardening by Bartholomew.

World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)

Raising Poultry The Modern Way by Mercia

Where there is no doctor by Werner.

The Encyclopedia of country living by Emery.

Making the best of basics by Stevens.

If you have questions that may relate to any of the above titles, and can not find the books, or cannot afford them, e-mail me and I will attempt to look up the answers for you.

-- SCOTTY (BLehman202@aol.com), April 20, 1999

Answers

Forgot one thing. I also have most of the scanner frequencies for DEL, PA, MD, and NJ.

-- SCOTTY (BLehman202@aol.com), April 20, 1999.

Hey Scotty!

Thanks for this post and for your kind offer to assist with specific questions. Y2k or no, I'm certainly learning a lot about how my grandparents used to live!

One thing though--you forgot my personal favorite title-- "How to s--- in the Woods." I'm not kidding! It's available at amazon.com.

I haven't read it, but had a great laugh just reviewing the title!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), April 20, 1999.

The Humanure Handbook by (I believe) J.C. Jenkins

-- Brooks (brooksbie@hotmail.com), April 20, 1999.

You guys, I am planning to make a bunch of space on one of my domains for "book reviews" of Y2K books. I am not talking about ordinary reviews (....written in a tense and dramatic style...) I am talking about people reading a book and then summarizing what they feel are the key, most important points of info and advice in the book. This is NOT meant to replace the book. It is meant to provide at least something, because nobody can buy EVERY book, and many people in the coming months won't have time or money to buy ANY. If y'all have those books, and would be interested in writing those kinds of reviews, that would sure be helpful.

PJ in TX

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), April 21, 1999.

Here's some more, all of which I was able to buy at Borders:

Real Goods Solar Living Source Book
Guide to Emergency Survival Communications - Dave Ingram
Handbook For Boys - Boy Scouts of America, 1911 edition
Mortgage-Free! - Rob Roy
The Survival Retreat - Ragnar Benson
How To Buy Land Cheap - Edward Preston
Living On Less - Mother Earth News
Country Property Dirt Cheap - Ralph C. Turner
Nuclear War Survival Skills - Cresson H. Kearny
The $50 & Up Underground House Book - Mike Oehler
Folk Medicine - DC Jarvis
Arthritis & Folk Medicine - DC Jarvis
Fishing Basics - Gene Kugach
Freshwater Fishing Tips & Techniques - Gene Kugach
Baking Soda - Vicki Lansky
Honey, Garlic & Vinegar Home Remedies and Recipes - Patrick Quillin
Apple Cider Vinegar - Paul Bragg and Patricia Bragg
Old Favorite Honey Recipes - American Honey Institute and Iowa Honey Producers
Diet For a Small Planet - Frances Moore Lappe
The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book - Liberman and Bruning
Cooking With The Sun - Halacy and Halacy
The Harrowsmith Country Life Guide To Wood Heat - Dirk Thomas
Woodstove Cookery - Jane Cooper
Homesteading Adventures - Sue Robishaw
The Independent Home - Michael Potts
The Cob Builders Handbook - Becky Bee
Cottage Water Systems - Max Burns
Back To Basics - Readers Digest
A Garlic Testament - Stanley Crawford
Becoming Native To This Place - Wes Jackson
The Good Life - Helen & Scott Nearing
Roughing It Easy - Dian Thomas
The Harrowsmith Salad Garden - Forsyth and Mohr
Organic Gardening - RD Home Handbooks, ed. Geoff Hamilton
Carrots Love Tomatoes - Louise Riotte
Roses Love Garlic - Louise Riotte
Rodale's Garden Problem Solver - Jeff Ball
The New Kitchen Garden - Anna Pavord
Let It Rot! - Stu Campbell
The Complete Guide To Making Your Home Safe - Heberle & Scutella
The Complete Book of Underground Houses - Rob Roy

And did anyone mention Michael Hyatt's two books and Time Bomb 2000 by Ed and Jennifer Yourdon?

-- GA Russell (garussell@russellga.com), April 21, 1999.

Here are a few more:

Heaven's Flame by Joseph Radabaugh
A Guide to Solar Cookers

Ditch Medicine by Hugh L. Coffee
Advanced and Field Procedures for Emergencies

The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook

The Merck Manual of Medical Information

Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), April 21, 1999.

Have you ever heard of the set of books called Foxfire,very good reading with details of making just about anything our fore fathers used to survive before modern things we say we need to survive today.Also Mother Earth News.I find if you read this material,you might not feel so helpless with what might or mightnot happen. good luck

-- h.huges (daddyo56@hotmail.com), August 16, 1999.

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-- test (test@test.com), November 11, 1999.

Back to the Basics, a great book to have...Thanks for the information.

-- Patricia (earth-angel@hotbot.com), December 19, 1999.