The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance
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- Author：Clint Emerson
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Summary
A modern guide to self-sufficiency， homesteading， and building an independent life， from New York Times bestselling author， retired Navy SEAL， and survival skills expert Clint Emerson。
Clint Emerson is the go-to-expert for surviving the first minutes， hours， and days of a crisis。 Now， in The Rugged Life， he moves beyond mere survival to explain how to thrive over the long-term--for months， years， or even a lifetime， by being self-reliant。 And it starts with learning how to be a modern homesteader。
Modern homesteading applies purposeful living and pioneering knowhow （efficient home building， gardening， raising animals， hunting， being handy， situational awareness） to the challenges of today。 It's about pushing yourself a little （or a lot）。 Whether you decide to farm your own food and use waste from your toilet for compost， or retro-fit your home with solar and keep a chicken coop in the backyard or simply grow the salad for your dinner from your windowsill garden in a city， it's up to you。 You can homestead and a live a rugged life in a suburb or in the middle of your twenty-acre sanctuary。 It's all on the same spectrum。
With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated pioneering skills and projects， The Rugged Life is for everyone who feels they can use more adventure， freedom， and choice in their lives and is ready to get out of their comfort zone and try new， hard things。 Taking on the Rugged Life means thinking about how you want to live and what you want for your family--and then being curious， confident， and committed enough to take on whatever is thrown at you。
Clint Emerson is the go-to-expert for surviving the first minutes， hours， and days of a crisis。 Now， in The Rugged Life， he moves beyond mere survival to explain how to thrive over the long-term--for months， years， or even a lifetime， by being self-reliant。 And it starts with learning how to be a modern homesteader。
Modern homesteading applies purposeful living and pioneering knowhow （efficient home building， gardening， raising animals， hunting， being handy， situational awareness） to the challenges of today。 It's about pushing yourself a little （or a lot）。 Whether you decide to farm your own food and use waste from your toilet for compost， or retro-fit your home with solar and keep a chicken coop in the backyard or simply grow the salad for your dinner from your windowsill garden in a city， it's up to you。 You can homestead and a live a rugged life in a suburb or in the middle of your twenty-acre sanctuary。 It's all on the same spectrum。
With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated pioneering skills and projects， The Rugged Life is for everyone who feels they can use more adventure， freedom， and choice in their lives and is ready to get out of their comfort zone and try new， hard things。 Taking on the Rugged Life means thinking about how you want to live and what you want for your family--and then being curious， confident， and committed enough to take on whatever is thrown at you。
Reviews
Mags
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A compelling look at how to thrive in different difficult situations。 Resilency and ingenuity are mainstays of this work of non-fiction。 Many creative and ingenious ideas are presented。 Well worth the read。
Richard Propes
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Retired Navy SEAL turned New York Times bestselling author Clint Emerson is geared toward what he calls "the rugged life，" a life of self-reliance and self-sufficiency and it's that natural instinct toward survival that comes alive in his latest book "The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance。" "The Rugged Life" is a primer in what could easily be described as rather extreme independence and self-sufficiency， though I have the feeling Emerson himself likely feels there's nothing that pa Retired Navy SEAL turned New York Times bestselling author Clint Emerson is geared toward what he calls "the rugged life，" a life of self-reliance and self-sufficiency and it's that natural instinct toward survival that comes alive in his latest book "The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance。" "The Rugged Life" is a primer in what could easily be described as rather extreme independence and self-sufficiency， though I have the feeling Emerson himself likely feels there's nothing that particularly extreme about what unfolds within these pages as he very intentionally directs these instructions toward both those who wish to go off-the-grid and those who fully intend to keep their feet fully planted in something more resembling ordinary daily life with greater discipline and greater intentionality。 Emerson is recognized as a go-to expert on surviving the first minutes， days， and hours of a crisis or emergency。 "The Rugged Life" is an introduction into the world of personal thriving while surviving and becoming more self-reliant and in control of one's own destiny。 "The Rugged Life" approaches a wide variety of topics on how to be your own homesteader， how to be your own protector， how to be your own builder， how to be your own provider， and how to be your own farmer。 In each area， Emerson offers relatively simple and step-by-step instructions along with graphic illustrations on how to handle the basics in these areas though， let's be honest， if this kind of lifestyle is new to you simple may very well not be simple enough。 However， "The Rugged Life" is truly an introduction into this life and not necessarily an in-depth exploration of it。 While each section is quite in-depth， the topics within each section are relatively brief and occasionally surrounded by an aura of obviousness。 As I was reading， I occasionally felt the presence of Emerson going "C'mon folks， this is easy。" If you've never done it， it's probably not going to be easy。 To be fair， I am most likely not the target reader for "The Rugged Life" though I enjoyed it quite a bit。 As a paraplegic/double amputee， I'd imagine a good amount of what unfolds here would be difficult to achieve and certainly difficult to achieve with the desired self-reliance。 I'm not saying this would be true of all paraplegics/amputees， but on more than one occasion I found myself mumbling "Nope。 Not happening。 Ever。" But， I still found myself intrigued by it。 I also greatly appreciated how Emerson worked to make this material accessible。 This feels like introductory survival and it's clear that Emerson sort of made the effort to turn this into a paint-by-numbers journey into self-reliance but gave us enough that our curiosity would likely take us deeper into each of these topics。 "The Rugged Life" is most certainly not for everyone。 For some， this will prove undeniably intimidating and I picture some folks readily speedily through the pages and going "Nope。" For others， however， I can even picture the material here not being deep enough - in some areas， Emerson really only skims the surface of how to master a more self-reliant life。 For the truly curious， however， "The Rugged Life" offers enough of an introduction and strong enough examples that one will easily figure out if this life should be explored more fully and it offers a roadmap for actually starting the journey。 "The Rugged Life" pushes us out of our comfort zones and into a new way of living。 It does so in a way that is well-informed and more than a little encouraging。 While I don't picture "The Rugged Life" starting a whole new wave of self-reliance， for those seeking a more disciplined， self-determining life "The Rugged Life" is a fantastic place to start the journey。 。。。more
Sheila
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