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Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind
by
Michael Bunker (Goodreads Author)
Western Society is in confusion, the industrial world is teetering on collapse, and it looks like things could get worse. Agrarian Blogger, historian, and "plain" preacher Michael Bunker has been living off of the grid for many years, and he has some advice for those living in the industrial/consumerist economy …living an off off-grid life is achievable. It has been done f...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
February 27th 2011
by Refugio Publishing
(first published February 15th 2011)
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One of the most profound and thought provoking books I have ever read, Surviving Off-Off Grid became in instant favorite and reference book. Once I'd read the authors reasons for becoming more independent in living a life of true freedom, I was compelled to look deeper into my own life.
I didn't like what I found.
Most of my family (wife, older children who own Nooks) now have a copy of this book and we're reading it together. Changes for the better have already occurred in the way we shop, the wa...more
I didn't like what I found.
Most of my family (wife, older children who own Nooks) now have a copy of this book and we're reading it together. Changes for the better have already occurred in the way we shop, the wa...more
For years, I have thought that there is something wrong with the world I live in. After reading this book, I now know what it is. We are all too comfortable, living in an unsustainable environment. A perfect example of this is the Northeast that is recovering from the Hurricane that just went through the area. I have seen on TV people ranting about a government that is not doing enough to help out in this situation. If even a percentage of the people living in the area were living as this book o...more
It's all fun and games until someone starts quoting the Bible... Ok, so I'm not "anti Bible-quoting" per se, it's just definitely not what I was hoping for from this book. I was even pretty interested in some of the philosophy underlying why one might want to shift to on "off-grid" lifestyle (the double negative kind of killed me):
"The advent of specialization fractured the mind and caused man to focus on pieces of the puzzle instead of the whole picture. The urbanite doesn't allow himself to b...more
"The advent of specialization fractured the mind and caused man to focus on pieces of the puzzle instead of the whole picture. The urbanite doesn't allow himself to b...more
Apr 04, 2012
Colin Price
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This is a challenging book to review. No doubt because even the author expressed that it was difficult to write since he was trying to synthesize so many purposes into one piece of writing. Let me start by stating that I agree with many if not most of Bunker's ideas. I agree that the current system of industrialism/consumerism/agribusiness is fatally flawed and something must be done for the sake of us and our children. I agree (as a Christian) that there is an imperative for us to practice bene...more
I have no idea how to rate this book, because the thought-provoking things he had to say about our dependency on electricity, petroleum, the consumer economy, and the state in general were tempered by some blatant anti-Catholicism. Ignoring the anti-Catholic bits... the rest of the discussion in the book was challenging and echoes many of the same sentiments expressed by the Catholic Land Movement, in addition to providing some useful information about living on the land without being too depend...more
Read this book with a grain of salt. I enjoyed it a lot and learned a ton, but this guy is way over the top when it comes to his view of man's use of electricity. He believes it is pretty much evil, that city life is sinful, and that all civilzations who depend on electricity are doomed to the same fate as Rome.
I don't agree. Obviously, man has been able to learn, grow,share and advance in so many ways because of electricity. It is a blessing or a curse dpending on how it is employed. However, I...more
I don't agree. Obviously, man has been able to learn, grow,share and advance in so many ways because of electricity. It is a blessing or a curse dpending on how it is employed. However, I...more
This book is not a "how to" book. It's more of a "why to" book. It explains why you should look at living off off-grid with just a little bit of "how to" thrown in. I thoroughly enjoyed this book even though I was already convinced of the benefits of living off off-grid. There's a lot of good information in there. Also, I know that some reviews have been critical of the amount of religious talk in the book. However, being a Christian, I really appreciated his references to Scripture throughout.
Picked this book up without blinking, thinking it was just another survivalist how-to. Instead, this book revolutionized my thinking on success, prosperity, what I own, my views on our world, my job and even changed my views of my faith. This is an amazing book of the philosophy of living "off off-grid" beyond conventional survivalist ideas. It is a genuinely fantastic read.
Interesting book that is not easy to read.
Many rock solid ideas seem hampered by a defensive delivery that reads more like a draft than a final edit.
At one spot Bunker outlines if he were to homestead again what he would do differently - what improvements he'd make. Perhaps the book is like his homestead and would reach out and touch a reader better if rewritten today?
As an exploration of some of the reasons Agrarian living's merits should be a consideration in how we plan our lives the book's h...more
Many rock solid ideas seem hampered by a defensive delivery that reads more like a draft than a final edit.
At one spot Bunker outlines if he were to homestead again what he would do differently - what improvements he'd make. Perhaps the book is like his homestead and would reach out and touch a reader better if rewritten today?
As an exploration of some of the reasons Agrarian living's merits should be a consideration in how we plan our lives the book's h...more
Whether you agree with everything or not, it really can make you think about what's around you.
So far, excellent book. Not my belief structure, but well presented.
Feb 12, 2013
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Too much God talk, but has some interesting nuggets nonetheless
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