Written and published on 25 January 2015; revised

• SUBSISTENCE LIVING
• WATER LIFTS
• SOLAR STILLS
• HOUSING
• SANITATION
• DO-IT-YOURSELF BUILDING AND PROJECT PLANS
• PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY

Dear Ones,

Here is information on subsistence living that I found intriguing. For myself, I’ve printed what looked important out.

SUBSISTENCE LIVING

Link: “Subsistence Economy,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsistence_economy ..

Link: “Grit: Rural American Know-How” … http://www.grit.com/ ..

Link: “Mother Earth News” … https://www.motherearthnews.com ..

Link: “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” … http://www.almanac.com/ ..

WATER LIFTS

Link: “Archimedes Screw,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_screw ..

Link: “Egypt’s Nile Valley Basin Irrigation,” by Sandra Postel … http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/nile/t1.html ..

Link: “Noria,” a water lift, in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noria ..

Video: “Wooden Water Wheel in Europe,” [Noria], by epSOS.de, 24 April 2015 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VxMgfRcgp8 … Notice the shape of the buckets, which may be important to the function. 

Link: “Sakia Water Pump,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakia ..

Link: “Shadoof,” a counterpoise lift, in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadoof ..

SOLAR STILLS

Image: “Solar Still,” by Solar_still.svg: Daniele Pugliesi, retouched, no date given, from Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puits_Solaire.jpg … CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic, and 2.0 Generic 

Here is a variant on this, using a tub, a water glass, a sheet of heavy duty plastic, twine or tape, and plastic tubing …

Image: Homemade, High-Output Solar Water Still … https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cf/a4/46/cfa4461e2f7578c34b3e9dae5ba24e9c–water-still-camping-survival.jpg ..

Here are more references on the topic:

• Link: “How to Build a Solar-Powered Still to Purify Drinking Water,” by Rich M … http://www.offthegridnews.com/grid-threats/how-to-build-a-solar-powered-still-to-purify-drinking-water/ ..
• Link: “Solar Still” … http://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Solar_still.html ..
• Link: “Solar Still,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_still ..

HOUSING

Link: “Hut,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hut … See also the links at the bottom of the page.

Link: “These Quonset Inexpensive Kit Homes Start at Less than $8,000” … http://buildinghomesandliving.com/metal-buildings/these-quonset-inexpensive-kit-homes-start-at-less-than-8000 ..

SANITATION

Link: “Simple Pit Latrines,” WHO … http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/emergencies/fs3_4.pdf ..

Link: “Appropriate Technologies on Low-Cost Toilet Technology,” Gramalaya – Tiruchirapalli … http://www.gramalaya.in/pdf/appropriateLowcost_toilet_technology.pdf ..

DO-IT-YOURSELF BUILDING AND PROJECT PLANS

• Link: “Guide to Do-It-Yourself Projects,” by Mother Earth News … http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/directory-of-diy-plans-zl0z1404zswa ..
• Link: “Projects and Plans,” by Popular Mechanics … http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/ ..

PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Link: “Primitive Technology,” a youtube series … https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA ..
• Link: “Primitive Skills,” a youtube series … https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8DNFOxYen3kuj87aWKG9g ..

In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

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