LSG Book and E-Book

[Carrot Cruncher]

The "Ludlow Survivors Group" have published the first in a series of books about Survival/Prepping/Self Reliance with information taken from their forum over the years. I have the old version of their e-book which has a lot of detailed info from some very knowledgeable chaps

Hard Copy of the first book "Living off the land" is available here: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/h ... d/15717635

and the E-book version available here: http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/how-t ... d/15718264

£14.99 for the hard copy and £3.49 for the ebook

[scoobie]

Think I might purchase the e-book version... cheers for the linky CC

[WhiteWolf]

I have already got my hard copy, looks good so far

WW

[Carrot Cruncher]

The second LSG book is available now from various sources

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/h ... s/16801720

Ebook at http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Prepare-Eme ... 727&sr=8-2

Contents
INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PREPARATIONS
A Preparation Plan for Coping in an Emergency

CHAPTER 2 CHOOSING KIT
What Stove?
Rapijet Refillable Butane Gas Stove
Parts of the Axe
What knife to use for woodsman work, bushcraft and foraging?
What Multi-Tool?
Let there be Light
Crusader Cup System
Beginners guide to radio comms.
Modifying an Intek MT-5050

CHAPTER 3 FIRE
The Science and Art of fire
Flint & Steel Fire lighting
A Natural Accelerant For Wet Conditions Firestarting
Wet Conditions Fire Starting.
Trioxane: A Chemical Accelerant for Wet Conditions Fire
Charcloth
Birch Burl Papoose
Making A Complete Bow Drill Set Using Only A Small Knife
Two-Stick Hearth Board; Survival Friction Fire
One Hand Fire Starting Methods

CHAPTER 4 KNIVES, AXES AND SAWS
Re-dressing an Axe
Knife Sharpening ?
How to sharpen an axe
Making a Sheath Tutorial
Making a knife handle with hand tools
Re-handled SAK
Carry a saw to make a saw.....
Built A Bucksaw
Saw Sharpening

CHAPTER 5 GENERAL SKILLS
The Science and Art of Water
Flint Knapping
New go at heat treating and partial success

CHAPTER 6 KIT LISTS
Bug Out Bag
Possibles Pouch? Man Bag?
Belt Kit
First Aid & Medical Kit
Car Emergency Equipment

CHAPTER 7 ALTERNATIVE POWER
An Electrical Primer
‘Tims’ GUIDE TO OFF GRID POWER
Solar Charger Setup
12 Volt LED Lighting System
The Cheapskates Solar Power Set-up
Bio Diesel
Pedal Powered Generation!!
DIY Waterwheel Pictorial

CHAPTER 8 SHELTER BUILDING
Shelter Building
Shelter for you
An Improvised Emergency Shelter
A pictorial guide to hammocking
Making a hammock under blanket

CHAPTER 9 IMPROVISED HEATING/COOKING/LIGHT
Converting an old propane gas bottle into a Wood Burning Stove.
Cooking tripod
Fire-pit grill grate
Emergency cooker
Simple Pot Stand/Windshield
Lightening Bug
Candle Holder

CHAPTER 10 FORGING
Home made Forge 1
Home made Forge 2

CHAPTER 11 RELOADING
Running Lead
Reloading shotgun cartridges by Souter

CHAPTER 12 HOME CHEMISTRY
Making Tallow Soap and Wicks
Detergent and Cleaning Methods
Paraffin wax candles
Making Tallow
Soap Making - A Pictorial Guide
Bath Fizzies
Laundry Soap

CHAPTER 13 OTHER PROJECTS
Rosin ( Refined resin) tutorial
Swedish torch tutorial
Table / Bench tutorial
Bike cart
Moulded SAK pouch
Catapult Making Tutorial
Small shovel from a pipe
12 Volt Washing Machine
Ball mill grain grinder.

CHAPTER 14 TRAPPING
Primitive Trapping Techniques

CHAPTER 15 OTHER STUFF
Forum Abbreviations

Possible discount codes
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SUMMERBOOKS

[jansman]

Got both e books ok but the info they contain,frankly is freely available on the web.

[luxor]

Got both e books ok but the info they contain,frankly is freely available on the web.

yes the subjects covered are freely avaiable on the web.
but i would rather have it in a ready to grab book or e-book than carring out hours of searches and having reems of reems of printed pages lying around.
a book you can pick up and flip through,
try looking for something you printed off ages ago through a stack of pages 10 inches tall.

[hobo]

I have both (hard copies) and they're a great resource. Looking forward to seeing the third in the series. Highly recommended!

Hobo

[jansman]

Got both e books ok but the info they contain,frankly is freely available on the web.

yes the subjects covered are freely avaiable on the web.
but i would rather have it in a ready to grab book or e-book than carring out hours of searches and having reems of reems of printed pages lying around.
a book you can pick up and flip through,
try looking for something you printed off ages ago through a stack of pages 10 inches tall.

I agree totally!but as a prepper I thought I MIGHT see something new.The information contained should be understood before the event.

Also a lot of it is Amero-centric.We don't make jerky in this country,and what's the point in making soap?It's cheap as chips,easy to store forever.If you cannot get soap after the event,where will you get the chemicals?

Handle those chemicals wrong and you will have no skin to wash!

I have both volumes,and they both have their uses,but I would NOT call them comprehensive by any means.Nor would I recommend then to anyone who has been into prepping for any length of time.
That is MY opinion of course.

[the-gnole]

If you cannot get soap after the event,where will you get the chemicals?

Fat, Lye and water are the three ingredients needed, all easily obtainable.

And Lye is made using wood ash and water, just in case anyone is wondering
http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/soapm ... -Ashes.htm

I agree totally!but as a prepper I thought I MIGHT see something new.The information contained should be understood before the event.

I look forward to reading your books which will of course be full of NEW stuff that none of us has seen before, have you links to them?

Also a lot of it is Amero-centric.We don't make jerky in this country

A look at this forum might show otherwise http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/search ... id=2517131
A lot of people have dehydrated meats as snack foods when out on their wanderings, and making it is so much cheaper than buying it in low weight bags at exorbitant prices.

[scoobie]

I *love* peppered beef jerky.. YUM!