>>>>> MOTHER LODE - Big caches of free & legal survival/TEOTWAWKI/homesteading downloads <<<<< (Updated May 17 2013)

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Have you seen these sites? As far as I know, everything here is legal for downloading; nothing was shared without permission. Thou shalt not steal :-)

Do you have any other sites with legally-shared downloads?

[link to cd3wd.com] (ENORMOUS. Please use Torrent)
[link to ssrsi.org] (Even bigger, but not as easy to get all. Can buy DVDs.)
[link to www.pssurvival.com]
[link to journeytoforever.org]
[link to soilandhealth.org] (Rare/out-of-print/valuable books like "The Natural Way of Farming" by M. Fukuoka)
[link to builditsolar.com]
[link to practicalaction.org] (These are now in CD3WD above)
[link to www.appropedia.org] (Also in CD3WD)
[link to www.fastonline.org]
[link to www.energyconservationinfo.org]
[link to www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com] (You must sign up for the freebies. It's worth it.)
[link to www.agromisa.org]
[link to humanurehandbook.com]
[link to holmgren.com.au]
[link to www.freeselfdefensedvd.com]
[link to hesperian.org] (Home of the world famous "Where There Is No Doctor"/"Where There Is No Dentist")
[link to www.dft.gov.uk] (Ship captain's medical guide. Great for times when there is no doctor.)
[link to www.aprovecho.org]
[link to www.arizonaenergy.org] (Homemade batteries)
[link to www.ki4u.com] (Scroll down for the free books)
[link to www.thegreenhorns.net]
[link to www.midstatebeekeepers.com]
[link to www.beesource.com]
[link to www.woodworkersworkshop.com]
[link to www.pvcplans.com]
[link to attra.ncat.org (secure)]
[link to www.jumpjet.info]
[link to www.thesurvivalistblog.net] (Good list)
[link to preparedchristian.net] (Good list)
[link to www.equipped.org] (On the left side. Lots of free stuff, just gotta sort through the paid stuff)
[link to stevespages.com]
[link to www.wikitaxi.org] (Download all of Wikipedia)
[link to www.okawix.com] (Wikipedia offline alternative)
[link to aarddict.org] (Wikipedia offline alternative)
[link to code.google.com] (Wikipedia offline alternative)
[link to www.icsarchive.org]
[link to www.mediafire.com]
[link to courses.ncsu.edu] (Free 40 hour Permaculture college course videos, worth about $2000)
[link to www.green-trust.org]
[link to www.liberatedmanuals.com]
[link to ia700404.us.archive.org] (1909 Household Discoveries and Mrs Curtis's Cook Book)
[link to preparedchristian.net] (Click "General Preparedness" at the top.)
[link to yggdrasildistro.wordpress.com]
[link to www.twdb.state.tx.us] (Texas rainwater harvesting manual)
[link to modernsurvivalonline.com]
[link to www.thegreencenter.net]
[link to www.bushcraftliving.com]
[link to www.vintageprojects.com]
[link to laylowsbunker.com]
[link to www.rsarchive.org]
[link to www.pioneerhandbooks.com]
[link to www.tubebooks.org] (Radio books)
[link to www.permaculture-media-download.com] (This site is currently in flux but some items are available.)


Lots more on these threads:
Thread: 37 Survival Downloads and Handbooks – Pioneering, SHTF, Engineering, Urban Gardening, Defense, and More
Thread: Survivalist: Edible Wild Plants Foraging & Uses Info @ GLP (Note: I still recommend a few good books on this subject to avoid mistaking poisonous plants!)
[link to www.godlikeproductions.com] (Great thread! Plenty more!)

Here are some URLs I can't post because of autoban rules, but which are really good. Google them.
* Henriette's Herbal, then click on Classic herbal works.
* South West School of Botanical Medicine

Then of course there's these. Good survival info here, but also good fiction to pass the time.
[link to www.archive.org]
[link to www.gutenberg.org]
[link to books.google.com]
[link to www.instructables.com]
[link to www.manybooks.net]
[link to www.amazon.com] (Free Kindle books. NOTE: There are free Kindle apps for your computer/phone)
[link to www.planetebook.com]
[link to www.barnesandnoble.com] (Free Nook books. There are free Nook apps for your computer/phone.)
[link to www.thefreelibrary.com]
[link to www.tpub.com]
[link to www.readmassive.com]
[link to www.techsupportalert.com] (783 places for free ebooks online! Constantly updated.)
[link to www.nap.edu]
[link to www.booksshouldbefree.com]
[link to www.forgottenbooks.org]
[link to openlibrary.org]
[link to www.smashwords.com]


Not related to survival, but valuable in the midst of a crisis:
[link to www.desiringgod.org] (Unbelievably good. Will break your paradigms or your money back ;-) Start with "Essential Resources.")
[link to www.e-sword.net] (Once installed, launch+download oodles of extra content)
[link to www.faithcomesbyhearing.com] (Hundreds of different kinds/translations of audio Bibles)
[link to freechristianaudiobooks.com] (Mueller's testimony is applicable to hard times!)
[link to www.ccel.org]
[link to monergism.com]
[link to www.gty.org]
[link to www.truthforlife.org]
[link to www.sovereigngraceministries.org]
[link to www.marshillchurch.org]
[link to arkhaven.org]

I used [link to www.httrack.com] to download these entire websites. Be sure to test your download after it's complete. See my comments at the bottom of the second page of this thread for how to use another alternative.
[link to www.theplacewithnoname.com] (VERY good read)
[link to www.greenstone.org]
[link to survivalblog.com]
[link to www.motherearthnews.com] (Be patient, very large)
[link to www.alpharubicon.com]
[link to www.thesurvivalistblog.net]
[link to backwoodshome.com]
[link to homestead.org]
[link to www.permies.com]
[link to www.richsoil.com]
[link to botanical.com]
[link to www.h2ohow.com] (Currently offline but very useful)
[link to akvo.org]
[link to www.eattheweeds.com]
[link to www.pagat.com] (Card games)
[link to www.uga.edu]
[link to www.craftandfabriclinks.com]
[link to www.caes.uga.edu]
[link to www.hollowtop.com]
[link to www.natureskills.com]
[link to www.braintan.com]
[link to www.foodsaving.com]
[link to chrismolloy.com] (Ten free bushcraft books)
[link to www.eaudrey.com]
[link to www.captaindaves.com] (A good read)
[link to www.rainydayfoods.com]
[link to www.oism.org] (Not just for nuclear attack)
[link to www.wilderness-survival-skills.com]
[link to www.backwoodsliving.com]
[link to www.buildeazy.com]
[link to www.grandpappy.info]
[link to www.armourarchive.org] (Blacksmithing)
[link to www.thehomegunsmith.com]
[link to wildwoodsurvival.com]
[link to www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com]
[link to www.florilegium.org]
[link to www.zetatalk.com]
[link to www.endtimesreport.com]
[link to www.desertdomes.com]
[link to www.survivaliq.com]
[link to www.practicalsurvivor.com]
[link to www.kstrom.net]
[link to www.radioreference.com]
[link to foragersharvest.com]
[link to vandwellers.org]
[link to www.naturalbuildingblog.com]
[link to homestead.org]
[link to themodernhomestead.us]
[link to solarcooking.org]
[link to solarcooking.wikia.com]
[link to www.homemadetools.net]
[link to www.bushcraftliving.com]
[link to survivalacres.com] (Useful info on the left)
[link to www.nowthatsnifty.com]
[link to www.m4040.com]
[link to www.poleshiftprep.com]
[link to shtfschool.com]
[link to ferfal.blogspot.com]
[link to www.themodernsurvivalist.com]
[link to www.ruralsurvival.info]
[link to www.diyaquaponics.com]
[link to www.doomandbloom.net]
[link to chestofbooks.com]
[link to www.captainsjournal.com]


With this program, you can fetch YouTube videos. NOTE: Not everything on YouTube was shared with permission.
[link to download.cnet.com]


Here's some websites that don't fit into any category above. You can't really download them, they're just useful.
[link to allrecipes.com] (Bread starter recipes)
[link to www.primitiveskillslinks.com]
[link to www.khanacademy.org]
[link to www.makezine.com]
[link to hearth.library.cornell.edu]


Since it's not possible to read every resource listed, one use is to create an offline homesteader's library with a Google-based search engine. Search for "Google Desktop." It's no longer available from Google but it's still out there on other sites for download. Let it build an index, and your local files are just a quick search away.


You probably will want to get deeper-dive or more modern books on these subjects:
* Permaculture, to work smarter, not harder (Recommended: Gaia's Garden, Edible Forest Gardens, Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally, Permaculture: A Designer's Manual)
* Herbal healing (Recommended: The Medicinal Herb Grower, Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook)
* Buildings (Recommended: $50 Underground House)
* Seed saving, a surprisingly complicated process! (Recommended: Seed to Seed)
* Companion planting (Recommended: Carrots Love Tomatoes)
* Medicine (Recommended: Merck Manual Home Edition, PDR for Nonprescription Drugs, Dietary Supplements, and Herbs (check herbal interactions), Medicine for Mountaineering, Medicine for the Outdoors by Auderbach)
* Butchering animals (Recommended: Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game)
* Aquaponics (Recommended: Aquaponic Gardening by Sylvia Bernstein)


Of course there's no sense downloading if you're not going to read and practice :-) Print the important stuff in case of power loss/EMP/theft/alien invasion. Here's some free info on how to bind books:
[link to www.aboutbookbinding.com]

And practice, practice, practice. Thieves cannot easily take your skills away.

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Last Edited by cdevidal on 05/17/2013 11:16 PM