The Ultimate Prepper’s Guide How to Make Sure the End of the World as We Know It Isn’t the End of Your World PDF
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ISBN: 978-1-62873-705-9 eISBN: 978-1-62914-130-5 Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Be Prepared Where to Start Getting into the Prepper’s Mindset Preparing Your Family for an Emergency The Right Tools Who Needs a Tactical Knife? First-Aid 101 Preparing for a Medical Emergency Stocking Up Water Storage Planning Your Long-Term Storage Pantry The Specifics of Food Storage Have Access to Alternative Energy Sources Home Security and Self-Defense Survival Retreats Reinforcing Your Home Home Defense Firearms Defending the Home with a Firearm Self-Defense Carrying a Concealed Firearm Part 2: When Disaster Strikes Immediate Concerns How to Recognize the Arrival of Day One Managing a Disaster Personal Requirements for Disaster Survival Shutting Off the Utilities Emergency Heating and Cooling When the Power Goes Out Water Communications Medical Assessment System Emergency First-Aid Shelters, Evacuations, and “Bug-Out-Bags” Shelter and Evacuation Know When To Go Evacuating Building the Ideal Bug Out Bag Specific Events Earthquake Fire Hurricane Tornado Winter Storm Flood Thunderstorm & Lightning Chemical Spill Biological Infection or Outbreak Nuclear Event Terrorist Attack Civil Unrest Part 3: Surviving Without Much Survival Basics Conditions Affecting Survival Ropes and Knots Basic Knife Skills Shelter Clothing Field Navigation Food and Water Finding Drinking Water Basic Food Survival Rules Edible and Medicinal Plants Basic Tracking and Stalking Techniques Snaring and Trapping Guide to the Hunting Rifle Fishing Simple Methods for Cleaning and Cooking Fish Field Dressing a Deer Skinning: Six Quick and Easy Steps Preparing Small Game Fire Starting The Primal Gourmet Health and Hygiene Hygiene in the Field Boots and Foot Care Wilderness First-Aid Specific Environments Jungle Environment Mountain and Arctic Environment Desert Environment Ocean Environment Part 4: Becoming More Self-Sufficient Sustainability Creating a Personal Sustainability Plan Powering Down Water Gathering and Farming Stills and Wells Green Solar-Powered Water Barrel How Mini-Farming Works for You Planning to Grow Seed Starting Getting the Most Out of Your Vegetables Greenhouse from Old Windows Canning Old-Time Jerky Making Energy Sufficiency Leaving the Grid: Energy Geothermal Energy How I Built an Electricity-Producing Wind Turbine Build a 60 Watt Solar Panel Contributors and Their Works Introduction JAY CASSELL The well-known Scout Motto is “Be Prepared.” But what is it to prepare in this day and age? It is not about being paranoid that everyone is out to get you. Instead, it is understanding that even in a country where we might take our safety and comfort for granted, things can and will go wrong. Both history and current events show us that catastrophe and upheaval can occur anywhere and to anyone. Whether it’s an unavoidable natural disaster, an unfortunate accident, or a planned attack, it pays to take steps to ensure the safety of your family. Spending just a little extra time and effort to think about what to do when the unthinkable happens can mean the difference between serious injury or even death, and escaping unharmed. Preparation also means having the knowledge of how to survive when you are cut off from all the resources that we may take for granted. When the worst happens, and our normal lives are swept away, being prepared means being able to fend for yourself in even the harshest of environments. Before modern conveniences, humans spent centuries living off the land with few resources, finding water, food and shelter with little more than their hands and intelligence. These skills are still applicable today in helping people become more self-reliant and therefore more able to deal with any kind of disruption to their normal lifestyle. Most people have experienced some kind of emergency, even if it’s just a power outage during a storm. Usually these disturbances are fixed within a couple of days. But what if something more serious happened that meant being without electricity or, even worse, running water for an extended period of time? What if you find yourself stranded or lost far from civilization? Or what if civilization as you know it is somehow upset? Many of us might not have good answers for these questions, which is where this resource comes in.
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