The Family Preparedness Buyer’s Guide The Best Survival Gear, Tools, and Weapons for Your Skills and Budget Editors of Living Ready Living Ready Books Iola, Wisconsin LivingReadyOnline.com Contents Introduction CHAPTER ONE: SURVIVAL KITS 30 Items for a Home Survival Kit The Go Bag Defined Everyday Carry Gear Making Vehicle Kits Packing Car Kits for Temperature Variations Winter Driving Kit Checklist What’s in Your Ditch Bag Summer Survival Kit Checklist and Maintenance Reminders How to Evacuate without Losing It All Bug Out Gear Choose the Best Pack for Your Bug-Out Bag Buyer’s Guide to Backpacks Buyer’s Guide to Prepackaged Survival Kits Choose the Best But-Out Vehicle The Back-Up Bike CHAPTER TWO: EMERGENCY SHELTER, FIRE AND CLOTHING Sheltering in without Power in the Winter and Summer Woodstove Simplicity The Ultimate Firewood Stash The Essential Bug Out Fire-Starting Kit Dress for Survival Be a Turncoat Bug-Out Bag Shelter Options Buyer’s Guide to Tents Sleeping Bag vs. Space Blanket Buyer’s Guide to Sleeping Bags Buyer’s Guide to Sleeping Pads CHAPTER THREE: HYDRATION AND WATER PURIFICATION GEAR Your Personal Clean Water Act 3 Must-Have Water Containers for Your Bug-Out Bag 8 Water Storage Options for Your Home Ready-to-Drink Natural Water Sources Buyer’s Guide to Microfilters Buyer’s Guide to Water Bottles with Built-In Filters Buyer’s Guide to Water Filter Straws Buyer’s Guide to UV Light Water Purifiers CHAPTER FOUR: EMERGENCY FOOD AND COOKING GEAR Emergency Food Storage Basics Food Storage Purchasing Checklist Porkchops Unlimited The Buyer’s Guide to Pre-Packaged Food Seal the Deal The Ultimate Survival Cooler Build Your Own Earthen Oven 8 Powerless Cooking Methods Product Review: EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove Product Review: The Kelly Kettle Buyer’s Guide to Backpacking Stoves CHAPTER FIVE: LIGHTING AND POWER SOURCES 13 Emergency Lighting Options Make Emergency Candles from 5 Everyday Items The Golden Age of Illumination Product Review: Maxxeon Pocket Floodlight Buyer’s Guide to Lanterns Buyer’s Guide to Headlamps Generator Basics Product Review: PowerPot Portable Generator 3 Tips for Choosing a Portable Solar Panel Product Review: Bushnell PowerSync SolarWrap Buyer’s Guide to Solar Power CHAPTER SIX: MULTIPURPOSE TOOLS, FIRST AID & HYGIENE Medicine Cabinet for the Real World Tools for Ground Zero 50 Items that Disappear Before a Disaster 8 Overlooked Survival Items You Already Own Build the Perfect First Aid Kit Survival Hygiene Aids 7 Items for Survival First Aid Kits
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