The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance

The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance

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  • Author：Clint Emerson
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Summary

Become self-reliant， live off the land， and be prepared for the unexpected in this modern guide to self-sufficiency and homesteading from New York Times bestselling author， retired Navy SEAL， and survival skills expert Clint Emerson。

"Add The Rugged Life 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 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Hand

Clint Emerson is the go-to expert for surviving the first minutes， hours， and days of a crisis。 Now， in The Rugged Life， he works with modern homesteading experts to show you how to thrive over the long-term--for months， years， or even a lifetime--by being prepared and self-sufficient。

You can live the Rugged Life completely off-the-grid by farming your own food and using the waste from your toilet for compost。 Or， you can live it by adding solar panels to your suburban home and keeping chickens and bees in your backyard。 You can even live the Rugged Life in a city by simply gathering the salad for tonight's dinner from your 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。

- Be your own homesteader: Make your own shampoo and face creams; pickle and ferment food; make natural bug spray and cleaning products; smoke meat; tan a hide
- Be your own protector: Create a last-resort emergency plan; gather medicinal plants; protect against dangerous animals and threats; understand survival first aid
- Be your own provider: Hunt for game; make a gillnet; set snares; forage for wild foods; build a rabbit hutch; ice fish; butcher a pig; keep bees
- Be your own builder: Retrofit a van; set up solar， microhydro， and geothermal power; create a water catchment and filtration system; build a shipping container home
- Be your own farmer: Grow 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

With hundreds of step-by-step， illustrated， self-sustaining skills and projects， The Rugged Life is for everyone who feels they can use more adventure， freedom， and choice in their life--everyone ready to get out of their comfort zone and try new， hard， profoundly rewarding things。

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Reviews

Mags ，

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 ，

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 ，

I received an ARC of， The Rugged Life， by Clint Emerson。 If you want to know how to live off the grid or land， this book is for you。 From how to build a chicken coop， how to ferment， and how to make honey， among many other how to's。 I received an ARC of， The Rugged Life， by Clint Emerson。 If you want to know how to live off the grid or land， this book is for you。 From how to build a chicken coop， how to ferment， and how to make honey， among many other how to's。 。。。more

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