SCHOOL OF SELF-RELIANCE
"OTIS' GENERAL STORE"
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Here you'll find books, booklets, and DVDs on survival and self-reliance. Plus, we have fire-making tools, herbs, knives, knife-sharpeners, water purifiers and more. LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC NEED!
You can call our office at (626) 791-3217, or mobile at (323) 605-7283
Please first check our SPECIALS, and then scroll down to see our other products. Thank you for visiting!
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SPECIAL OFFER THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER:
Purchase the DVD called "Survival Foods,"where we see Huell Howser interview Christopher and Dolores Nyerges in downtown Los Angeles -- and choose a free copy of Enter the Forest book, OR a magnesium fire starter.
ALSO, any order over $100 will get a free copy of Shiyo Miller's "The Winds Erase Your Footprints,"the true story of life on the Navajo reservation during the Great Depression. (see description below).
PACKAGE SPECIALS
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2 NYERGES PLANT DVDs SAVE $6 WHEN YOU BUY "EXPLORING EDIBLE WILD FOODS" DVD AND "SURVIVAL FOODS" VIDEO. $44 if purchased individually, purchase them both for $36.
BOTANY PACKAGE SAVE $8 When You Buy the Botany Package $75 if purchased individually, buy them all for $67. NYERGES LATEST BOOKS SAVE $10 For $35 you receive |
RON HOOD DVDs SAVE $15 WHEN YOU BUY ANY 5 DVDs $110 if purchased individually, you get all 5 for $95 NOTE: You must tell us in the Note section of Paypal WHICH 5 DVDs you wish to receive.
ALL 3 NYERGES DVDs SAVE $16 3 DVDs "Exploring Edible Wild Foods," a one hour DVD filmed in Hahamongna Watershed Park, where Christopher shows you how to recognize and use wild edibles; "Survival Foods," a Huell Howser public TV production, where Christopher and Dolores Nyerges explore the wild spots of downtown L.A. and talk about the "old ways" with Huell Howser "Survival Skills," a one hour collection of Christopher’s segments for a national TV show, demonstrating 39 survival skills.
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3 NYERGES BOOKS SAVE $10 WHEN YOU BUY 3 GREAT BOOKS BY CHRISTOPHER NYERGES.
Purchased individually, these 3 would cost $52. Buy all 3 for $42.
FIRE PACKAGE SAVE $10 When you buy the Fire Package we give you the magnesium fire starter (carry it with you all the time!), a flint and steel kit, a bow and drill, and a hand drill. Purchased individually, these will cost $65; buy them all for $55
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DVDs
USEFUL PLANTS OF THE U.S. Take a walk with plant expert Christopher Nyerges as he shows you how to identify and use common wild plants found anywhere in the U.S. Closeups of each plant are included, as well as useful facts. Join Christopher Nyerges as he explores a wild area and shows you common edible and medicinal plants. Some poisonous plants are also shown, as well as plants used to make fire. Filmed by Alan Halcon. One hour DVD.
$22 DVD
Click Here for a sample of the Useful Plants of the U.S. DVD
SURVIVAL FOOD VIDEO
In this highly-entertaining public TV program, Christopher and Dolores Nyerges show host HUELL HOWSER how to gather a wild food meal in downtown Los Angeles. This was filmed near the original Yangna Indian village site, now right next to the freeway. The show, called "SURVIVAL FOODS," was produced by Huell Howser, as part of his "Visiting" series for public TV.
You and your family will enjoy this for years to come!
$22 DVD
SURVIVAL SKILLS on the streets of Los Angeles
Here is a solid hour of Christopher Nyerges demonstrating wilderness survival skills in the urban wilderness. You’ll see skills such as wild foods, soap-making, skinning a snake, catching a fish, making a snow cave, net-making, fire-making, and more. These were all filmed on the streets of Los Angeles for a now-defunct TV show, where Christopher demonstrated the skills as if he were in the woods, oblivious to the suits and cars passing by. All bona-fide skills shown, and great entertainment.
$22 DVD
Click Here for a sample of the Survival Skills DVD
HOW TO BUILD AN IGLOO: $17
This DVD was filmed by Rick Maschek as he conducted an igloo-building class in the Angeles National Forest. This is the raw footage as Rick explains how to site the igloo, how to cut and place the snow blocks, how to build the entryway, etc. You get to see it from start to finish, as all of the students crawl into the finished igloo. It's a real treat to watch the excitement of students inside an igloo for the first time. Approximately an hour and a half of viewing.
$17 DVD
RON HOOD DVDs Ron Hood shares many of the basic skills in these DVDs FIRE BY FRICTION $22 WILDERNESS SHELTERS $22 TRAPS AND TRAPPING $22 $22 NAVIGATION $22 DESERT SURVIVAL $22 
Learn the basics of making fire with a bow and drill – no details are left out. You’ll start with dead willow wood and see the entire process all the way to a flame. You'll also see how to use flint and steel, the metal match, the magnesium fire starter, a flashlight, and more. You learn by watching.
What do you do if you’re lost in the woods, or snow? How do you protect your body’s core temperature? These are methods, old and new, for staying alive all night by using what nature has provided and what you have provided. Ron will show you how to find makeshift shelters, how to choose a shelter location, how to make a fire-bed,a nd much more.
An excellent summary of figure 4 deadfalls, snares, and various traps. Hand-fishing, the Ojibway bird trap, and trapping ethics included. Some ingenious and effective methods are shown that are seldom depicted. Not for the squeamish-- there is some footage of trapped and dead animals. If you've ever wanted to actually be able to make such a device to capture an animal for an emergency meal, you will see all the details here, step by step.
PRIMITIVE WEAPONS
Learn how to make arrows, a quick atlatl, a sling, a fastibal (sling variation), a throwing stick, a throwing star, and more. This is the DVD where you'll learn how to make the Vietcong crossbow. We referenced this when we wrote about how to build such a crossbow from scratch in a past issue of Wilderness Way magazine. This is a very useful video, with details that you generally can’t get in books.
You’ll learn about the many primitive, as well as modern, methods to tell direction. Discover how to use the stars for navigation. Included is how to make a sun compass, and the shadow method for telling direction. How to use an analog watch is included, and practical travel tips. In this DVD, Ron also shares some of the basics of flint-knapping.
Learn some of the tried and proven methods for getting water from the desert, such as using cactus, or a solar still, and a transpiration bag. You’ll learn some practical methods for determining where to find water, and considerations about shade and shelter. See how to clean a rattlesnake. Considerations on choosing a knife.