[Non-Political Post] Anyone know any good non-electronical technology resources?

submitted by MarkimusNational Socialist from self.debatealtright

Do you guys know of any books, documentaries, youtube channels (or other sites), websites that shows pre-industrial technology that you can DIY? Looking for non-electrical alternatives to everyday things as well as larger things that can built as hobby projects, or even for practical usage in the garden and such. I'm looking specifically for tutorial and educational kind of stuff rather than just displaying or showing something being built (like primitive technology and the endless Asian in the jungle youtubers), although those are fine too. Basically I'm looking for oldschool, or alternative solutions to things we use electricity, gas (jews are literally shoahing us in Europe!) etc for.

Here's an example of a cool site along the lines of what I'm interested in. Theirs is more just discussing and showing technologies, rather than tutorials although there is some instructional content. This is a good resource for people who are trying to decomplexify/de-gadgetify their lives and reduce their reliance on technologies they have no control over.

I'm also interested in stuff on the scale I wouldn't personally be able to build like medieval windmills, ancient hydraulic systems etc. If anyone knows of documentaries or anything about these kinds of things pls poast.

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[–]MarkimusNational Socialist[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Prepper/self reliance brahs, I summon thee. Maybe you guys will have some useful suggestions for me.

/u/send_nasty_stuff /u/JasonCarswell

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks for the ping.

May I repost/redirect to this in /s/Preppers?

I do watch for a lot of DIY and prepper stuff. Don't know why, but I hadn't considered focusing on "pre-industrial" content which makes a tonne of sense. Also, worth considering: post-apocalyptic (Mad Max-ish) and post-war (MacGyver survivalism) DIY stuff - as well as the post-crises community building with fair politics.

Off topic:
I wish /u/magnora7 would create a new "sub-filter" between "all" or "none" so that some popular subs (ie. DAR and TumblrInAction) wouldn't dominate /s/All yet also could be present and participate.

The Voluntaryist flag is backwards.

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

but I hadn't considered focusing on "pre-industrial" content which makes a tonne of sense

Yeah I think studying Amish (and similar communities) technology, techniques etc as well as just stuff people used up to right before the Industrial Revolution is a good idea, along with stuff people are still using today in less developed countries. I just can't seem to find any good resources, I just find a bunch of LARPing about how to build sustainable cities in the desert and shit rather than practical things normal people can either make themselves, or purchase to replace some gadgets they have or whatever.

I wish /u/magnora7 would create a new "sub-filter" between "all" or "none" so that some popular subs (ie. DAR and TumblrInAction) wouldn't dominate /s/All yet also could be present and participate.

Just subscribe and use the subscribed communities tab I guess.

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Electronical

This is what happens when you go to edit a title but don't delete the word you're changing. Never gonna make it.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Great word.

Great post.

Great food for thought. We may need MUCH more of this.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I used to follow a lot of those kind of lofi minimalist sites 10+ years ago.

I know of a few that might be good, but I don't recall their names, but will now keep an eye open.

Off the top of my head I'd consider looking up Amish, Mennonite, old Quakers, Pennsylvania Dutch (some of my heritage), and similar sects, along with homesteading, 19th century settlers, and survivalists with necessarily very different adaptive experiences depending on their/your region.

I love love love Earthships, but don't know of any that are "pre-industrial primitive". Now that might a novel experiment worth doing, documenting, and building new alt-communities around.

I could list a bunch of YouTubers doing it for themselves, including some of my faves 1 2 3 4 5 And more not on hand , but they're all too modern, renovating homes, tiny homes, living on boats, making furniture, etc., etc., etc,. When Kris Harbour, the first I linked, finishes his hydroelectric system build series I was going to compile and post them together. Not "simple" or decomplexified with a lot of math for max efficiency. Nor cheap.

I'm going to be asking all my local prepping groups for pre-industrial resources.

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Good looking out big guy

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Saw this efficient one last week:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=swedish+furnace

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

pre-industrial technology that you can DIY?

Not really except if you're talking about people just building shit out of mud and I'm sure you're familiar with the low tech YouTube scene (i.e. primitive technology). Lots of the low tech channels are scams and not worth your time IMO. Personally I like the more homesteading and salvage oriented stuff. Here are some suggestions in that realm:

This is basically a dead sub at this point but it was excellent when it was on reddit.

https://saidit.net/s/200acres

This is an outstanding book and worth having in physical form:

https://www.amazon.com/Back-Basics-Complete-Traditional-Skills/dp/1629143693/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=back+to+basics&qid=1664247997&sr=8-1

One cool old school power source is a gasifier system:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyTqo4mCUUY

These things use to be everywhere until the Jews bought up the patents and changed the laws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8un7W2QpZag

There are lots of great youtubers in this DIY and alt tech space as well:

https://www.youtube.com/c/Nighthawkinlight

https://www.youtube.com/c/RobertMurraySmith

https://www.youtube.com/c/WillProwse

https://www.youtube.com/user/homesteadonomics

This guy is also just incredibly motivating when it comes to fixing/repairing/reusing and re-purposing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZkucoq4RIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQa5wc5ZKVQ

I'm getting into HAM radio recently as well. This article has two good starter videos.

https://americanfuturist.net/basics-of-ham-radio/

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The back to basics book looks awesome, will prolly buy that. Homesteadonomics looks like something along the lines of what I want too. The others not so much, too much tech.

I recommend ctrl+f'ing Technological Slavery/ISAIF to the section titled 'Two Types of Technology' and read points 207-212 (this will take like 2 minutes, it's a few short paragraphs and well worth it to learn the conception and distinction of small-scale and organization-dependent technologies). I am essentially attempting to learn skills and build things that will be available regardless of what happens. For example with wood and simple metal tools, no electricity etc. Pre-industrial level of complexity and only basic materials that I could easily source myself if for example I was teleported to a desert island, or a SHTF situation etc.

These kinds of simple DIY projects also are meditative for me, whereas working with jigsaws and other power tools isn't. There's practical uses with them and I use them all the time for stuff, but I like the LARP feeling of using the kind of tools ancient, medieval etc people used. Also big agree on the primitive channels, they're somewhat entertaining sometimes but it's just useless entertainment. I'm more interested in tutorial kind of stuff that teaches cheap, effective, low/no tech ways of getting basic day to day shit done as well as slightly loftier stuff like how to build your home suited to your particular climate (this is a subject WrathOfGnon has gone into some detail on for example).

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am essentially attempting to learn skills and build things that will be available regardless of what happens. For example with wood and simple metal tools, no electricity etc. Pre-industrial level of complexity and only basic materials that I could easily source myself if for example I was teleported to a desert island, or a SHTF situation etc....I like the LARP feeling of using the kind of tools ancient, medieval etc people used.

I've got you covered fam. Thank me later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPf-y6DzwMQ&list=PLPVw8wSyPZsKc1v76FD6NgZzzArj3a2TY

I'm more interested in tutorial kind of stuff that teaches cheap, effective, low/no tech ways of getting basic day to day shit done as well as slightly loftier stuff like how to build your home suited to your particular climate (this is a subject WrathOfGnon has gone into some detail on for example).

Here's an easier that requires less skill investment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3XqNW3Bd10

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

/s/gardening/comments/8u92/survival_gardening_with_david_the_good_ice_age/

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm subscribed to this guy. A Portuguese Canadian who is insanely redpilled, he documents everything he does to survive a societal collapse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk9mtkLlWPs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dGynqsgNbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD_WwukceAM

[–]Fitter_HappierWhite Nationalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Boy Scout merit badge books probably have a lot of cool stuff. But the US Govt has put out a lot of survival manuals over the years.