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The Ark 4 — When the Lights Go Out
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The Ark 4 — When the Lights Go Out

70+ systems that give your family light, water, heat and food, whatever happens

  • 10 chaptersin the book
  • 71 topicsin the book
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Sections: light, water, heat, food, comms.

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Contents71

01The First 24 Hours: Safety6
  1. Carbon monoxide: detectors and rules
  2. Fire safety at home
  3. First-aid kit and a month of medicines
  4. Protecting your home from break-ins without electronics
  5. Staying clean without plumbing: body, dishes, laundry
  6. A composting toilet with no sewer
02Light and Electricity9
  1. Energy audit: where the power goes
  2. Low-voltage LED lamps
  3. A small solar power station: from calculation to switch-on
  4. Batteries from the scrapyard
  5. A solar station in a backpack
  6. Generator and inverter: backup done by the rules
  7. Pedals instead of an outlet
  8. A wind turbine built on an old motor
  9. Micro-hydro on a stream
03Water: Find It, Clean It, Use It10
  1. Rain from the roof into a barrel
  2. A sand filter in a barrel
  3. Drinking water for a family: chlorine, UV, ceramic
  4. A driven (sand-point) well, do it yourself
  5. A pump from PVC pipe
  6. A hydraulic ram: water uphill with no motor
  7. Solar pump and water tower tank
  8. Drip irrigation from a tank
  9. Graywater: a plant filter and irrigation
  10. A septic tank from IBC totes
04Warmth and Coolness7
  1. Insulating the house: roof, floor, windows
  2. A stove that holds heat until morning
  3. Wood stove: installation without CO
  4. Firewood: cutting and drying
  5. Hot water from the sun
  6. A solar air collector on the wall
  7. Summer coolness without air conditioning
05A Kitchen Without an Outlet8
  1. Wood-fired kitchen range with an oven
  2. A rocket stove from brick
  3. Hay box: finish cooking without fire
  4. A solar parabolic cooker
  5. A bread oven and tandoor of clay
  6. Gas from food waste
  7. A barrel smokehouse
  8. Summer kitchen under a canopy
06Garden and Greens7
  1. A 10 m² garden and perennial plantings
  2. A greenhouse of pipe and film
  3. Compost and worms
  4. Seeds from your own beds
  5. Fruit trees in tubs
  6. Fish and vegetables in one loop
  7. Greens and mushrooms all year round
07Livestock and Stores10
  1. Chickens: housing and care
  2. Quail in a shed: eggs in five weeks
  3. Rabbits in a small space
  4. Dairy goats: shelter, milking and care
  5. An apiary of two hives
  6. A cellar under the ground
  7. Icehouse: ice from winter to August
  8. A refrigerator from a chest freezer
  9. Grain in barrels
  10. Hand mill: grain into flour
08Workshop and Building7
  1. A workbench from old boards
  2. A kit for every occasion
  3. A sharp tool
  4. Arc welding for beginners
  5. A simple forge: hearth, anvil, hammer
  6. Soldering and repair of small electronics
  7. Brick from clay and straw
09Communication Without a Network6
  1. A receiver with no batteries
  2. An antenna for long-distance reception
  3. Two-way radios and amateur communication
  4. Meshtastic: messages with no network and no towers
  5. How to find your people without a phone
  6. Offline library: maps and knowledge on a flash drive
10The 12-Month Master Plan1
  1. An independent home in a year

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