You know I'm under the weather when I spend most of a day just meandering through what might turn out to be interesting blogs. On one such today, I found people talking about stocking up - and the thing that caught my eye was physical books.
My list would include:
- The Bible - I have a Douay-Rheims version, bought early in my marriage at an estate sale.
- My ham radio collection - some of which are in e-format, but many in hard copy. It was an accident - the physical books were given to me as a premium for buying stuff on the ARRL site.
- Home canning books - I was shopping at Lehmann's with my prep-minded sister, and was buying seeds and canning supplies. I decided that, should we absolutely NEED these, the 'Net might not be available, so chose to buy some hard copies of them.
- Recipe books (we have MANY, as my husband is an addict), as well as printed-out copies from web recipes that worked.
- Repair/maintenance manuals - car, household, appliance, etc.
- Home medicine books. Somewhere, I used to have several, but they have been outdated. Please, put some suggestions in the comments.
- Homestead-y type books - making soap, spinning wool, weaving techniques. How to convert an electric sewing machine to a human-powered one. Farming on a small scale. Planting a survival garden. Pesticides that work. Making pet food at home. Building a solar backup system for your home. Making candles. Add any more to the comments.
- Learning books for children - both good fiction, and useful skills. Also, some books that will help them learn math and science.
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