Practical Projects for Self-Sufficiency: DIY Projects to Get Your Self-Reliant Lifestyle Started

Got this for a family member for Christmas. We live in a rural area on the family farm. Most of our relatives that knew how to "live off the land" have long passed. We had the idea of trying to relearn some of the things they knew. Proper gardening, raising livestock, and becoming less reliant on outside sources. We aren't preppers, but we would like to know how to take care of ourselves if we can't run to the market.Enter Mr. Peterson's book. It has many projects for those like us who want to learn how to do things for themselves. The title says it all. The projects are not too difficult, could be done in a weekend, and seem to work well. It has easy to follow directions with helpful diagrams and color pictures.Neat and useful projects. Would recommend.

This book has a lovely design for a back-yard laundry drying T-post that is much nicer than the standard ho-hum post. It has trellis incorporated. Of course, you need two of them to string your clothesline on, but it's much nicer. I also like their manual laundry washer tool. You think that's overkill? I'm tired of bending over a wash bucket to do those odd-ball things that I don't want to put in the washing machine. Like the throw rug that the dog did it's business on... Great book!

Interesting book with many ideas and projectsGreat quality photos that show what you need to see.I found I was doing several things wrong so the book not only showed me a better way but also helped repair a number of things with their information

I like the ideas in this book, however you can find many of the plans online in other sources. That said, I'm a book person more than an electronic media person so having a physical book is a bonus to me, and allows for quick reference.

I ordered this book thinking it would have instructions for inexpensive, useful projects for the small farmer. The photos were good,and the instructions were good, but as another reviewer said, the cost of materials would be more than the cost of buying the item already made. One of the difficulties of setting up a small farm is the cost involved, and I found these projects just too expensive.

Not what I was expecting. But for anyone that's handy and knows how to build it's a great book. Perhaps, I'll eventually learn to build each project in the book.

Some ideas have many pages of detials, but the chicken coop one was to short with not enough info. Loved all the ideas, great book.

Absolutely wonderful and eco friendly projects with easy to read instructions and how to make each one to your liking! Tells you the types of wood that you can use, and even how to tell whether a pallette has been heat treated or chemical treated! I can't say enough good things about this book, and I learned a lot!

Excellent images that include blueprints and step by step instructions. Easy to follow. Useful and practical projects. Everything you would want or need for self sufficiency is in here.

I can`t wait to try some of this ideal

Some ideas could be midified