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Name
  
Mike Oehler

Role
  
Author

Residence
  
Idaho, United States


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Books
  
The $50 and Up Undergro, The Earth‑sheltered Solar Gre, The Hippy Survival Guide to, One Mexican Sunday

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Mike Oehler (pronounced /ˈeɪlɚ/ [ay-lur]) was an American author based in Idaho. He was a proponent and designer of affordable and sustainable alternative forms of housing. He was born on January 2, 1938 in Chicago.

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Career

Oehler was a participant in the 1960s Back to the Land movement. Living on his 40-acre homestead in the Idaho mountains, he has written numerous books, as well as having appeared as a University lecturer, TV, and radio guest. He speaks on topics related to self-sufficiency and housing.

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In 1998 Oehler appeared in an episode of the Louis Theroux series 'Weird Weekends', where Theroux visited Oehler's underground home in the mountains. He also appeared in the follow up episode 'Weird Christmas', where Oehler met others who had appeared on Theroux's TV series.

Death

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David Michael Oehler died of natural causes in his home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho on February 2, 2016.

List of publications

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  • (1981) One Mexican Sunday. ISBN 978-0960446414
  • (1982) The $50 Dollars and up Underground House Book. ISBN 978-0442273118
  • (1999) The Hippy Survival Guide to Y2K. ISBN 978-1879628175
  • (2007) The Earth-sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book: How to Build an Energy Free Year-round Greenhouse. ISBN 978-0960446407
  • References

    Mike Oehler Wikipedia