Countdown to Preparedness : The Prepper's 52 Week Course to Total Disaster Readiness.
Title:
Countdown to Preparedness : The Prepper's 52 Week Course to Total Disaster Readiness.
Author:
Cobb, Jim.
ISBN:
9781612433271
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (165 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- SECTION I: THE BASICS -- Week 1: Lists, Lists, and More Lists -- Week 2: Out with the Old -- Week 3: Basic Water Storage -- Week 4: Get Home Bags -- Week 5: Evacuation Kits -- Week 6: Talk to Your Immediate Family About Prepping -- Week 7: Bringing in Extra Income -- Week 8: Special Prep Considerations-Children -- Week 9: Special Prep Considerations-Pets -- Week 10: Calculating Food Storage Needs -- SECTION II: SPRING -- Week 11: Water FIltration and Purification -- Week 12: Planning Your Garden -- Week 13: Basic First AId Supplies and Training -- Week 14: Communications-Two-Way Radios and Cell Phones -- Week 15: Human Waste Disposal -- Week 16: Keeping Clean -- Week 17: Over-the-Counter and Prescription Medications -- Week 18: Staying on Top of Medical and Dental Issues -- Week 19: Networking -- Week 20: Making Fire -- Week 21: Entertainment -- SECTION III: SUMMER -- Week 22: Firearms -- Week 23: Alternate Modes of Transportation -- Week 24: Preparing Food Postdisaster -- Week 25: Hidden Storage -- Week 26: Hand Tools -- Week 27: Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice -- Week 28: Improvised Weapons -- Week 29: Ham Radio -- Week 30: Safety Equipment -- Week 31: Blades for Survival -- SECTION IV: FALL -- Week 32: Finding and Storing Firewood -- Week 33: Planning to Bug Out When Away from Home -- Week 34: Planning to Regroup -- Week 35: Nonfood Pantry Items -- Week 36: Crank Radios and Police Scanners -- Week 37: Site Security Survey -- Week 38: Structure Hardening Part I-Doors and Windows -- Week 39: Structure Hardening Part II-Alarms -- Week 40-Reducing Your Footprint -- Week 41: Practicing Situational Awareness -- SECTION V: WINTER -- Week 42: Planning for Postcollapse Excursions -- Week 43: Odds and Ends to Stock Up on -- Week 44: Vehicle Emergency Kits.
Week 45: Stocking Up on Barter Items -- Week 46: Building Temporary Shelters -- Week 47: Bulking Up the Pantry -- Week 48: Inventory-the Basics -- Week 49: The Survival and Preparedness Library -- Week 50: Emergency Lighting -- Week 51: Drills, Drills, and More Drills -- Week 52: Electrical Power -- How Did You Do? -- Appendix -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.
Abstract:
A COMPREHENSIVE, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO FULLY PREPARE YOUR FAMILY FOR ANY CATACLYSMIC EVENT Welcome to the most important class you'll ever take. In this dangerous world, there's no place where disaster won't find you. Your only option is to get educated. Presenting a straightforward 52-week course to becoming a full-fledged prepper, this book guides you step-by-step with everything from simple tools for storing food and water to advanced techniques for defending your family and property: Learn to stock, treat, use and reuse the most important survival item of allwater Store enough food to feed your family for three months without breaking the bank Develop the emergency skills to respond effectively to any catastrophic event Fortify and protect your home with affordable and manageable DIY projects Create a prepper savings account to ensure your family's well-being If you want to make it out alive, you can't rely on hope or help from others, you need to be ready to act on your own.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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