Lately, I've been impressed to compile a list of skills that one would need to live a self-reliant life. I certainly don't think I'll ever be able to learn all of these, but there are definitely many that I could focus on and broaden my horizon. I challenge those of you reading the blog to pick one on the list that interests you and start learning about it. Seek out books, look on the internet, make a new friend that can teach you and then, practice, practice, practice.
These are not all of my ideas, but a compilation from many from the yahoogroups I belong to. If you have others that you think should be added to the list, please let me know.
Preserving Food
Canning
Dehydrating
Root Cellaring
Fermenting
Meat Preparation
--cleaning preparing wild game/fish
Preservation w/out power
--smoking
--curing
Domestic Skills
Soap Making
Candle Making
Sewing
Knitting
Crocheting
Quilting
Laundering clothes/using a clothesline
Shoe/moccasin making
Grinding Grains
Bread making
Alternative ways to cook
Cooking
Baking Gardening
Sprouting
Planting
Soil Preparation
Irrigation
Mulching
Pest/disease Control
Harvesting
Seed Saving
Three season garden
Prep for winter
Medical Care
Pandemic/biological response methods
Disease control
First Aid
CPR
Burn & would care
Home nursing
Alternative Medicine (essential oils, herbs)
Outdoor Skills
Building shelters
Fishing techniques
Trapping/snaring
Hunting
Shooting
Foraging for wild edibles
Fire making
Collecting (downing/cutting/splitting) firewood
Animal Husbandry
Knife Sharpening/use of a chain saw
Mechanical Skills
Basic home repairs
Basic carpentry
Mechanic
Metal worker, including blacksmith
Electrical
Plumbing
Misc. Skills
Alcohol for fuel making
Windmill/wind generator & solar power
Water collection/purification/safety
Various sanitation disposal method
Communications (ham radio & other methods)
Firefighting and other safety techniques
Alcohol for fuel making
Scrounger/gatherer
A love for learning
Seeking God’s guidance
Bartering
Ham Radio
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