The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a DisasterBE PREPARED BE SAFE From California earthquakes and Rocky Mountain wildfires to Midwest floods and Atlantic hurricanes, you can’t escape that inevitable day when catastrophe strikes your home town — but you can be prepared! Offering a simple DIY approach, this book breaks down the vital steps you should take into 101 quick, smart and inexpensive projects: #6 Make a Master List of Passwords #16 Calculate How Much Water You Need #33 Start a Food Storage Plan for $5 a Week #60 Make a Safe from a Hollowed-out Book #77 Assemble an Inexpensive First Aid kit #89 Learn to Cook Without Electricity #94 Pack a Bug-out Bag |
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
1 Getting Started | 17 |
2 Financial Readiness | 32 |
3 Water Needs | 44 |
4 Food Supplies | 64 |
5 Ready Your Home | 112 |
6 Personal Health and Safety | 143 |
7 When the Power Is Out | 166 |
8 When You Have to Get Out | 184 |
A Final Word | 203 |
Resources | 204 |
Acknowledgments | 211 |
About the Author | 213 |
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