Prepper Supplies & Survival Guide: The Prepping Supplies, Gear & Food You Must Have To Survive

167 Pages·2013·2.71 MB·English

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INTRODUCTION
Preparing House and Mind
Mental Supplies
What Would Mrs. Miniver Do?
How Much Does It Cost?
CHAPTER 1
Preparation Basics
Basic Steps to Be Prepared
Your Go-Bag
Your 72-Hour Kit
CHAPTER 2
Water
Supplies You’ll Need: Water
How to Purify Water
CHAPTER 3
Food
Food Plan A
Food Plan B
Supplies You’ll Need: Food and Storage
CHAPTER 4
Shelter
How to Shelter in Place Outdoors
How to Shelter in Place During a Chemical or Biological Emergency
Supplies You’ll Need: Sheltering in Place
CHAPTER 5
First Aid
Supplies You’ll Need: First Aid
How to Create Your Emergency First Aid Kit
CHAPTER 6
Light and Power
Intrinsically Safe Flashlight
Supplies You’ll Need: Light and Power
Bonus Items
CHAPTER 7
Fire and Fuel
Fire as a Threat
Supplies You’ll Need: Fire as a Threat
Fire as a Tool
Supplies You’ll Need: Fire as a Tool
CHAPTER 8
Communication and Navigation
How to Create a Family Communication Plan
Supplies You’ll Need: Communication and Navigation
How to Extend the Life of Your Cell Phone Battery
CHAPTER 9
Hygiene and Sanitation
Supplies You’ll Need: Hygiene and Sanitation
How to Make an Emergency Toilet
CHAPTER 10
Heating and Cooling
Cooling Down
Supplies You’ll Need: Cooling
Warming Up
Supplies You’ll Need: Heating
CHAPTER 11
Protection
How to Protect Your Home
Supplies You’ll Need: Protection
Animal Encounters
CHAPTER 12
Pet Safety
Pet Safety Before, During, and After a Disaster
Supplies You’ll Need: Pet
What to Include in Your Pet’s Go-Bag
CHAPTER 13
Auto Preparedness
Supplies You’ll Need: Car
What to Put in Your Car Kit
CHAPTER 14
Workplace Preparedness
Things Your Employer Needs to Know
Supplies You’ll Need: Workplace
APPENDIX A
Guidelines for Food
Plan A: Food Storage Guidelines
Plan B: Food Supplies
APPENDIX B
Additional Resources
Government Resources for Preparedness and Emergencies
Non-Government Resources for Preparedness and Emergencies
Emergency Services
Acknowledgments
Preparing House
and Mind
hy bother being prepared for a disaster? Typically, we Americans
navigate our daily routines as smoothly as we drive our cars. But
Wmuch of our confidence comes from the nature of routine itself, from
living day to day and year to year in fairly predictable circumstances—intact
homes, functioning hospitals, running water, stocked supermarkets that
open on schedule, and everyone where they should be when they should be
there. It’s natural to take for granted that we have things under control.
But when disaster strikes—as anyone who’s lived through it knows—the
fantasy of control collapses, along with the infrastructure that makes our
lives normal. When the unthinkable occurs, our perceptions change along
with our surroundings; we become viscerally aware that we can’t control
outside events—and that to stay alive we must act quickly in unfamiliar
circumstances.
Thankfully, we can survive disasters. History demonstrates that in the
face of catastrophic threats, we humans instinctively act to preserve life
—both our own and the lives of others. To do so effectively, however, we
need the right tools. This book is your guide to those tools, not the least of
which are mental tools.