Tim MacWelch Bücher

Der Outdoor-Experte Tim Macwelch hat mit diesem Band ein geschenkbuchtaugliches Handbuch für das Überleben in post-modernen Zeiten in lockerer Darstellung und mit ironischen Untertönen geschaffen. Das Werk ist aufgeteilt in drei Themenbereiche und erklärt dem Leser darin in Kapiteln mit Namen wie »Den Claim abstecken«, »Die Zicke im Haus«, oder »Sei dein eigener Arzt«, alles was er zum Thema »autark leben« wissen muss. Denn »Living off the Grid« (netzunabhängig/autark leben) ist nicht nur in den USA und Kanada ein Trend, der tatsächlich gelebt wird, er kommt auch der Idealvorstellung vieler europäischer Ausstiegswilliger und Prepper nahe.

Der Outdoor-Experte Tim Macwelch hat schon so manche brenzlige Situation gemeistert. In diesem äußerst unterhaltsamen Buch gibt er mit ironischem Unterton und attraktiven Illustrationen die wichtigsten Survival-Tipps für alle, die draußen nicht nur spazierengehen wollen. Aufgeteilt ist es in die drei Bereiche: Naturkatastrophen (von Überschwemmungen bis zum Vulkanausbruch), Verbrechen (von Straßen-Unruhen über Terrorangriffe bis zur Piraterie) und gesellschaftlicher Zusammenbruch (Ausfall von Strom- und Wasserversorgung, wirtschaftlicher Zusammenbruch, Epidemien bis hin zur gefürchteten Zombie-Apokalypse). Ein Lesevergnügen der Extraklasse!

Ein umfassendes Handbuch für den modernen »Jäger und Sammler« mit allen wichtigen Infos, wie man sich in der Wildnis mit pflanzlicher und tierischer Nahrung versorgen und diese draußen zubereiten kann. Gleich ob es sich um die Themen Jagen und Fischen, das Sammeln von essbaren Pflanzen oder Überlebenstaktiken in Notlagen handelt – dieses Buch weiß Rat und greift dabei besonders auf traditionelle Techniken und Fertigkeiten zurück. Tim Macwelch, erfahrener Outdoor-Experte der The Earth Connection School of Primitive Living Skills, verrät 221 erprobte Tipps für alle, die draußen nicht nur spazieren gehen wollen.

For anyone who has ever dreamed of leaving it all behind and heading for the hills, survival expert and three-time New York Times bestselling author, Tim MacWelch, makes that a reality with How to Survive Off the Grid. Concrete, useful hints cover everything from raising chickens in your urban backyard to going totally off the grid in your all-solar log cabin.A guide for the modern homesteader, this covers energy efficiency, finding and pumping your own water, keeping chickens, goats, bees, and other critters, and much more from a practical hands-on perspective. GET THERE Decide how far off the grid you want to get, choose your spot, and take the plunge (or adapt these hints to a more suburban or even urban lifestyle) Stake Your Claim Gimme Shelter Water or Life The Heat Is On Power Up LIVE THERE  Ensure you have enough to eat on a daily basis, and all year round. More than Meals Veggies for All Fruits and Nuts Amber Waves of Grain Backyard Critters Get Your Goat Have a Cow, Man Fish & Bugs   SURVIVE THERE Eat nature's bounty, build a safe house, and nurse yourself back to health  The Long Haul Hunt & Fish Level Up Safe as Houses Be Your own Doctor  Bug Out!  Into the Wild With high-quality design, amazing illustrations—this comprehensive lifestyle book is the perfect gift!

A manual for the modern hunter-gatherer that will teach you everything you need to know about foraging, hunting, and cooking in the wild. From finding wild edible plants to subsistence hunting, you'll learn how to live off the land while hunting like a caveman—and eating like a king. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover, this manual is the perfect addition to any outdoor enthusiast’s library. Whether you’re using modern tools, old-fashioned snares, or your own two hands, this book will show you the amazing range of hands-on (literally!) methods for catching and cooking your prey. Use the detailed field guides to gather edible plants, nuts, and mushrooms, then turn them into gourmet meals with field-tested camp cooking tips. And prepare for any emergency, whether you’re lost in the woods or surviving a natural disaster. This book demystifies it all, with simple hints and step-by-step illustrations to make you a self-sufficient survivor—in your backyard or in the wild.

Beyond Survival Have you ever wondered whether you could survive in the wild, with nothing but a knife and the clothes on your back? This book will tell you how, but that's only the beginning. In this practical, hands-on guide, survival expert Tim MacWelch shows you how to build fires, make shelter, find food, craft tools, and more, using little or no modern technology. Traditional Wisdom The skills in this book have been used for thousands of years by people all around the globe. That's how we know they work. Live off the Land Learn how to carve a snow cave, build a mud oven, disinfect water, keep tarantulas out of your hammock, and hundreds of other bushcraft essentials. For over 110 years, Outdoor Life magazine has brought the best in hunting, fishing, and wilderness survival expertise to millions of avid sportsmen and nature enthusiasts, as well as expanding their coverage to include insider tips on urban survival and disaster preparedness. This book reflects the best of both in one indispensable package. Book jacket.

This guide offers practical insights into achieving self-sufficiency, based on the author's personal experiences living off the grid. Readers will find valuable tips on sustainable practices, resource management, and essential skills for independent living. The book emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and provides inspiration for those looking to embrace a more autonomous lifestyle.

In this action-oriented book, a survival expert walks you through what to do in dozens of scary situations, from riding out a tsunami to surviving the fall of civilization. Fast-paced and remarkably practical, this latest book from best-selling survival expert Tim MacWelch breaks down the odds of your facing dozens of scary situations, from the fairly likely (getting lost in the woods or mugged on the mean streets, for example) to the unlikely but terrifying (being hit by an asteroid, attacked by zombies, or other sci-fi-worthy scenarios)--and provides concrete, doable strategies for how to improve your odds of survival. Each danger is rated with handy graphics that give an-at-a-glance idea as to how likely it is to befall you, how much you should worry about it happening, and how possible it is to increase your odds of survival. And then, in the pages that follow, he gives practical, step-by-step instructions, tutorials, and hints to help you beat the odds and live to tell the tale