{"product_id":"the-rugged-life-the-modern-guide-to-self-reliance","title":"The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance: A Survival and Homesteading Guide (Spiral Bound)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eClint Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired Navy SEAL with twenty years of service with the Special Operations community. He served as a SEAL operator at SEAL Team Three, the NSA, and SEAL Team Six. He is the founder of Escape the Wolf, which focuses on crisis management for global companies both large and small. He's the bestselling author of the 100 Deadly Skills series. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rugged Life\u003c\/i\u003e is not for everyone. But if you think you are up to the challenge of living a more self-sufficient lifestyle, this book is a great place to start.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Bill Rapier, retired Navy SEAL, founder of American Tactical Shooting Instruction, and self-reliance expert\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rugged Life\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone wanting to get in touch with nature and live a life that's a little more healthy, sustainable, and free. Drawing on his expertise as a retired SEAL, Clint Emerson meets aspiring homesteaders where they are and empowers them to succeed in their particular circumstances, whether that means going completely off the grid or raising a few chickens in the backyard.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Mike Ritland, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and host of the Mike Drop podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The past two years have reminded us that society is fragile. As citizens it is our responsibility to be as self-reliant as possible. Add \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rugged Life\u003c\/i\u003e by former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson to your library today and get on the path to independence and self-sufficiency. It's on my shelf. Make sure it's on yours!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jack Carr, Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn an era of escalating crises, what would you do \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e disaster struck? Are you prepared to keep yourself and your family alive for a month? A year? What about a lifetime? \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Add \u003ci\u003eThe Rugged Life\u003c\/i\u003e by former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson to your library today and get on the path to independence and self-sufficiency.\"--Jack Carr, Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClint Emerson is the go-to expert for surviving the first minutes, hours, and days of a crisis. Now, in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rugged Life, \u003c\/i\u003e he works with modern homesteading experts to show you how to thrive over the long term by being prepared and self-sufficient. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can live the Rugged Life completely off-the-grid by farming your own food and using the waste from your toilet for compost. You can also live it by adding solar panels to your home, keeping chickens and bees in your backyard, or starting a windowsill garden. Each of these homesteading and prepper long-term survival skills stand on their own, and taken together, they can help you design the independent life you want for yourself and your family. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Be your own protector: \u003c\/b\u003eCreate a last-resort emergency plan; gather medicinal plants; protect against dangerous animals and threats; understand survival first aid \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Be your own provider: \u003c\/b\u003eHunt for game; make a gillnet; set snares; forage for wild foods; build a rabbit hutch; ice fish; butcher a pig; keep bees \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Be your own builder: \u003c\/b\u003eRetrofit a van; set up solar, microhydro, and geothermal power; create a water catchment and filtration system; build a shipping container home \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Be your own farmer: \u003c\/b\u003eGrow a victory garden; build a greenhouse; waffle garden to save space and resources; build a root cellar; can, dry, and store crops; operate a tractor \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Be your own homesteader: \u003c\/b\u003eMake your own shampoo and face creams; pickle and ferment food; make natural bug spray and cleaning products; smoke meat; tan a hide \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith hundreds of step-by-step, illustrated skills and projects, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rugged Life\u003c\/i\u003e is for everyone who wants to become more self-reliant, live off the land, and be prepared for anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerson, Clint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodale Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e May 10, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e House \u0026amp; Home|Sustainable Living|Sports \u0026amp; Recreation|Outdoor Skills|Self-Help|Safety \u0026amp; Security|Survival \u0026amp; Emergency Preparedness|Family \u0026amp; Relationships|General|House \u0026amp; Home|Safety \u0026amp; Security (See Also Headings Under Self-Help|Safety \u0026amp; Security)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Self-reliant living|Sustainable living|Frontier and pioneer life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593235195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e B0B1KZPD8HISBN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780593235195\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51085925810454,"sku":"SP-9780593235195","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593235195_spiral.png?v=1774949078","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rugged-life-the-modern-guide-to-self-reliance","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}