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Books on geology, metallurgy, hydrology, basic construction, intermediate health and medical safety. Hhow do to produce electricity (notice how no one of fracking Revolution seems to know how to build a basic electrical generator!. And a decent cook book.
Books on geology, metallurgy, hydrology, basic construction, intermediate health and medical safety. Hhow do to produce electricity (notice how no one of fracking Revolution seems to know how to build a basic electrical generator!. And a decent cook book.
Let me be the first to say, I fully agree with this, and respectfully suggest you put on your flame retardant suit immediately.
books, yes, but on a kindle, with a solar charged battery charger. better yet, on microfiche, with a hand held 24X magnifyer to let you read them., which can be used to start fires, on sunny days. With them on fiche, you can have 100's of books with almost no bulk or weight.
Books on geology, metallurgy, hydrology, basic construction, intermediate health and medical safety. Hhow do to produce electricity (notice how no one of fracking Revolution seems to know how to build a basic electrical generator!. And a decent cook book.
I agree with all of this. I would add to this, "stealth." Otherwise you won't have the opportunity to put any of that to work for you.
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books, yes, but on a kindle, with a solar charged battery charger.
Then one day, the technology fails and you have zero books. Your whole library gone in a nanosecond because one of the tens of thousands of components in the labyrinth of Chinese circuitry gave up the ghost. Ever seen Rube Goldberg drawings? That's what modern electronics is. I do have a kindle. It's great to save clutter. It's where my novels and other entertainment-oriented readings are located. But I would never trust any important book to kindle other than as a secondary, backup convenience.
Books on geology, metallurgy, hydrology, basic construction, intermediate health and medical safety. Hhow do to produce electricity (notice how no one of fracking Revolution seems to know how to build a basic electrical generator!. And a decent cook book.
I agree - reference materials will be crucial. We can't know and remember everything, that's why stuff gets written down
I always think it's weird that people in post-SHTF shows NEVER hit the libraries and universities when they're scavenging -- but not one of them really knows how to fix the crap they own or build stuff they need
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I do have a kindle. It's great to save clutter. It's where my novels and other entertainment-oriented readings are located. But I would never trust any important book to kindle other than as a secondary, backup convenience.
I agree with you on this one - my Kindle is packed with pleasure-reading books and backups or trial copies of reference books, but my bookshelves are full of only reference books that I've decided are useful and wish to keep. I've copied critical information from those books, reduced in scale, and keep it in a binder in my BOB just in case I have to abandon my bookshelf.
A Kindle, or other solid state electronic storage device, really isn't that much more complicated to repair than a book is to print, bind and repair Backup hardcopies in case of electronic failure is always an excellent idea; but electronic backup in case of fire, flood or immediate evac is also an excellent idea. My Kindle flew off the dashboard at 50 mph and bounced across the highway a few dozen times into a puddle of slushy mud... still works and still charges with my tiny portable solar panel. If the battery ever stops charging, I can still read with that panel while the sun is up because the B&W "digital ink" Kindles only take a teeny teeny amount of power to redraw the "ink" when you turn the page
Now, backlit LCD type reading devices require much more power because they have to remain lit to view the data... but they do show color, which makes some diagrams a LOT more useful.
books, yes, but on a kindle, with a solar charged battery charger. better yet, on microfiche, with a hand held 24X magnifyer to let you read them., which can be used to start fires, on sunny days. With them on fiche, you can have 100's of books with almost no bulk or weight.
I read an article about these in the late Seventies but they seemed to disappear because of the cost of materials to be copied. Do you know of a source?
Missing would you know if the Foxfire series is on kindle? Other older and assorted like books too?
The newer Foxfire "Classic" editions (9-12) and several of their "Americana Library" series are available in Kindle format, and I believe the Foxfire Fund is currently working to publish the other volume in Kindle format as well.
A large number of older/historical books are available FREE in Kindle format and PDF (which can be viewed on a Kindle) from the California Digital Library archives, colleges & universities, and other online digital libraries.
There are a huge number of Storey publishing (Country Skills, etc) and other self-sufficiency and survival skill type books available in Kindle format for purchase on Amazon.
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Backup hardcopies in case of electronic failure is always an excellent idea; but electronic backup in case of fire, flood or immediate evac is also an excellent idea. My Kindle flew off the dashboard at 50 mph and bounced across the highway a few dozen times into a puddle of slushy mud... still works and still charges with my tiny portable solar panel. If the battery ever stops charging, I can still read with that panel while the sun is up because the B&W "digital ink" Kindles only take a teeny teeny amount of power to redraw the "ink" when you turn the page 
