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  1. 11-26-2016, 10:20 PM #1
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    Default Self Reliance Illustrated...Worth a look?

    Hey all, its been a long while since I spent any time on the forum. However, since I recently just joined the 21'st century and got internet hooked up at my home, I plan on being around a little more. not that I've been missed.

    Anyway, I just received a notification that its time for me to renew my Backwoodsman magazine subscription. Given how much I enjoy this publication I thought I'd look around and see what other offerings there were along the same lines. I have several issues of American Frontiersman that, although not as good (in my eyes) as Backwoodsman it was still a nice read. A quick search told me that this publisher is no longer in business.

    Which led me to Self Reliance Illustrated. Also no longer in print, but the option to buy all the issues in PDF for very little money is tempting, so my question is this...Is it worth it? I'm not at all familiar with it, but I knew just where to go to get an opinion on the subject.

    Also, if anyone knows of a magazine that falls into what I'm looking for I'd love to know. (I'm already familiar with Modern Pioneer, basically an attempt at Backwoods Home)

    Thanks.
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  2. 11-26-2016, 10:59 PM #2
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    Welcome back.....

    Available on PFD for like $4.00
    .....what can you lose?
    https://www.selfrelianceoutfitters.c...strated-on-pdf

    How much are the hard copy..
    Also looks like these are from Pathfinder LLC......Dave C.....?
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    Welcome back! I did miss you! I would suggest that given the very reasonable price, why not. Information is never a waste.
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    welcome back i too was gone for some months
    as i lost my internet connection.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Welcome back.....

    Available on PFD for like $4.00
    .....what can you lose?
    https://www.selfrelianceoutfitters.c...strated-on-pdf

    How much are the hard copy..
    Also looks like these are from Pathfinder LLC......Dave C.....?
    22 issues for 3.99 is not bad at all, they are just like the paper magazines but digital, a lot of information and even the same color pages as the magazines.
    Thanks Hunter for posting the information. Now I got something to read on rainy or snow days, best part is I don't need a bookshelf to store them and the price is right.
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  6. 11-30-2016, 07:06 PM #6
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    Yeah I bought the Mother Earth News CD set awhile back.......but have all the paper magazines as well...
    Don't have a Kindle....LOL...
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Yeah I bought the Mother Earth News CD set awhile back.......but have all the paper magazines as well...
    Don't have a Kindle....LOL...
    You don't need a kindle if you have a computer to read Kindle books, you can use your computer or laptop.
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    Yeah I know....Really do like the paper version, though....
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    I went ahead and bought the digital versions, now to find the time to read them!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Yeah I know....Really do like the paper version, though....
    I'm old fashion and like to turn pages, everything in life is a trade-off, digital price $3.99 and get it in an instant but can not feel the texture of paper; real magazines Subscription is $26.00, you have to wait for it to come to your mailbox - maybe on time unless your mailman likes to read your magazines, or buy one issue for $7.99 and you still have to wait http://www.self-reliance.com/shop/ba...s/winter-2016/ buy 22 paper issues and pay a fortune have to pay for shipping and that will cost you an arm and leg and hope you get them in one piece. This is a good deal.
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    I find it hard to read much of anything longer than couple of paragraphs on a screen........But that just me.
    That said...you are correct....shipping for back issues or an archive collection... really make that expensive.

    Agree PFD's...or even CD/DVD are the way to go.
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    Hunter, we are off by a year on age (I'm 69 years old), I used to wear glasses but I love shooting/target practice and with bifocal glasses it was a pain in the rear so I went with contacts, and I'm sorry I didn't do that years ago. You must be working out of a computer or laptop of some sort, what I did was about tree years ago I bought a TV that I was able to connect my laptop to it via USB port, so if you have a TV with a USB port you have it made. F4 (top row of keys) will get you on the TV screen, mine is 38" TV screen and there is no small print that you can not see, you can see this forum or do any Kindle books (including the free ones) without the need of a kindle and you can read any books with real ease, and you can see anything in color if that is the format not like the Kindle black & white.
    My apologies for getting off the topic but maybe someone may benefit from the above information.
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    Yeah, Thanks.......Have to look into that.

    Actually having a problem with my laptop that I am using right now......
    I losing my "V", "N" ad "H" unless I hit them a couple of times.....Guess the crumbs got under the keys....LOL

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    ery iterestig. I'll bet you ae a ery ard time wit typig ery ice ats
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    ery iterestig. I'll bet you ae a ery ard time wit typig ery ice ats
    I was surprised to see how many times you use N,V,H......BUT seeral oter letters that spell cuss words....still work.

    Wonder why te "B" still works?......In between te V ad N.....?

    Thougt I was havig a stroke or something......
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    I wonder how many folks just looked to see if the B is between the V and the N.
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    LOL....Thought of that after I saw the post come up.....with the "H" in-between.. above....sorta on the N side....

    Everyone stop and check.......
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    I wore out a bunch of letters on my keyboard and thought I was going to need a new lap top.

    $20 for a new keyboard put me right back to like new.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    I wore out a bunch of letters on my keyboard and thought I was going to need a new lap top.

    $20 for a new keyboard put me right back to like new.
    How/where do you find a new keyboard for a laptop?
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    Amazon has them, here is a load of them to pick from https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&pag...top%20keyboard and if you don't want to wait or pay shipping and you have a Walmart near by, they have them too.
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