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Preppers Survival

25 Survival Strategies that Will Save Your Life

Table of Contents

Introduction

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Chapter 1 – Fire

Chapter 2 – Water

Chapter 3 – Food

Chapter 4 – Other Stuff

Conclusion

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Introduction

Welcome!

Whether you are new to being a prepper or a veteran at it, this book will give you 25 survival strategies that will save your life. Although being a prepper is a mental state, where you prepare yourself for any situation that may happen, there are skills which may help you be prepared for this time.

This book has been divided into four sections: fire, water, food, and other. Fire, water, and food are going to be the basic when it comes to survival. These sections will give you tips from different ways to create a fire to tips that will allow you find items that are needed for your survival. The other section will cover various survival skills which don’t fit in the other three area or covers specific emergencies, such as hurricane, fire, and others.

Remember that the number one survival skill in any situation, whether it is a fire, terrorist attack, or even winter weather emergency is to stay calm. Every emergency has different skills that are needed for them, but the one thing that crosses all emergencies is the ability to stay calm in the situation. When you are calm, you can remember the steps you need to take to survive, while also think clearly about what is happening.

Processes every situation is important also. Before taking any steps, you need to make sure you know all of the information involved. If you don’t you may get yourself in more trouble than you would have otherwise.

Hopefully this book will offer you some new ways to survive, or be a reference for when the time finally comes that you will need it.

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Chapter 1 – Fire

When it comes to fire, it is the primary survival skill that is needed in order to save your life. It covers so many bases from keeping you dry and warm to helping you boil water. Fire will keep you warm when there are changes of hyperthermia as wells as keep you from the illnesses that can happen when you consume certain raw foods.

It is recommended that you make sure you have at least 3 ways to start a fire when you are preparing for an emergency. But what happens if you aren’t prepared when an emergency happens? In this section we will help you start fires even if you weren’t prepared.

Survival Skill 1

When you are planning your fires, you should plan on having more than one. A number of small fires placed around the area you are at provide more heat than just creating one large fire. This can be important if you find yourself in an area that could lead to low temperatures. If you think about it, it makes sense to surround yourself with small fires so that the heat that comes off of them surrounds you.

Also plan your fires in a cleared area. The area you want to place your fire needs to be free of debris that will catch and spread. The last thing anyone needs is to have their fire roar out of control.

Survival Skill 2

When you begin selecting wood for your fire there is some things you need to look for in order to have a good, long fire. The first is that you need to find wood that is dry and dead. Dryness is the number one key or you won’t be able to have a blazing that will be needed for any survival.

Wet wood takes longer to start and won’t stay lit as long. Search the trees in the area you are in for dead branches. It is better to get them off the tree than from the ground, since they can become wet from soaking up the moisture that comes from the ground. Plus try to collect thicker branches that are at least a few feet long.

The best trees to burn are aspen, basswood, buckeye, cedar, cottonwood, juniper, popular, and willow.

Survival Skill 3

Here are some fire sources that typically wouldn’t be thought of when starting a fire.

Dandelion seed. When you have nothing else to use to start a fire, such as newspaper, dandelion seed is the perfect little burst of fire that will help you to catch the kindling on fire. You start by taking all the seeds off of the plant and rubbing them in your hand.

The oil from your hands will get on the dandelion, keeping them from blowing away. Then make them into a bunch and light them with whatever you have to light the fire. Make sure the kindling is close by because the seeds burn out quickly.

Tinder fungus. This charcoal colored mushroom grows on the side of birch trees and is a perfect fire starter. It will burn for hours so that you are sure that your kindling will start to burn, even in unfavorable conditions.

Plastic bags. Although burning plastic gives off poison smoke, it can really help to light the kindling you have placed in your fire. Place it on top of the kindling, allowing the melted plastic to fall onto the kindling and lighting it. Just make sure you don’t breathe in the smoke or cook on the fire until all the plastic is gone.

Human hair. Yep, if you are really desperate to get a fire started and have nothing else, using your hair will get a fire going. Hair is best if it is dried before using it in your fire. It is just like the dandelion seed, though. It will burn quick, so make sure the kindling is close by. Also remember that burnt hair gives off an unpleasant smell.

Tobacco products. Whether you are a smoker or not, you will typically be able to find at least a few cigarette butts around. Remove the actually tobacco from the butts and burn the filter. They are made to burn slowly, so it should give you enough time to get kindling on it.

Survival Skill 4

Petroleum jelly and cotton balls make a terrific fire starter. You basically take a cotton ball and pull it apart so that it is still connected, but loose. Then you cover the entire thing with a thin layer of petroleum jelly. Once this is done then compress it back into the ball. This cotton ball will hold a flame for a while so that you are able to get the kindling lit.

You have all the items to get a fire going, but you don’t seem to have any matches, lighter, or normal fire lighting tools. The next survival skills will help you to start your fire blazing with things you may have around you.

Survival Skill 5

The first fire making skill is the bow and drill. This is one of the basic skills that boy scouts learn and the technique can work no matter the weather or condition you are in.

Begin by getting all the following pieces together:

Fireboard. The fireboard is a board where you will create your coal. This can be any board with a flat bottom that is at least 12 inches long and two to four inches wide. Make sure it is also at least 1 inch thick. It can be made from any type of wood that is dry.

Drill. The drill will be a 8 inch long branch created into a tapered (pencil like) shape with a blunt end on the smaller side. This piece will be used to create the friction and heat.

Handhold. A handhold is a soap bar size piece of wood, which you will use to hold the drill from the top and allows it to move in the back and forth motion you need it to.

Bow and bowstring. Start by finding a branch that is close to the length of your arm and 1 to 2 inches around.  Make sure it is lightweight because this will be used to rotate the drill back and forth. You need to have six foot of quarter inch nylon rope or similar to create the bow string. Tie one end with a permanent not to the bow and then tie the other end with an adjustable knot.

Coal catcher. This part of the kit needs to be a thin, flat piece. Bark, stiff leaves, or even paper can work for this, although you need something thicker to keep the coals from burning through. A coal catcher helps to catch and collect the coal you will form when rubbing the drill into the fireboard.

Kindling. Use some of the earlier things such as the cotton ball or dandelion seed for this part. You need anything that you would typically use to start a fire before placing the wood you will burn on it.

You begin with a small hole being carved into the top of the fireboard, located around 1 inch from the edge of the board. Take your bowstring that you attached to the bow and wrap it around your drill once, tightly. It shouldn’t be easy to move the drill. Put the drill into the hole you created on your fireboard and then place the handhold on top. Make sure that you keep your drill straight and your bow parallel with the floor at all times.

Depending on which is your dominant hand, put the opposite foot on the fireboard close to where your drill is. This means that if you are right handed, you will place your left foot on the fireboard. Place your opposite hand (left if right-handed) on the handhold, placing it against your shin. Put your dominant side knee onto the ground and grasp your bow with your dominant hand.

Start moving the bow back and forth slowly. Start slowly and increase the speed until you see smoke coming from the drill. Stop and take the drill off of the fireboard.

Using a knife, carve a notch into the fireboard. The notch should be wedge-shaped from the drill in the fireboard to the edge, with biggest piece at edge and smaller piece where your burn mark is. This will be the place where you are creating coal. Put the coal catcher off to the side where your notch is at the edge so that your coals can spill onto it.

Now start to use the drill and bow again, beginning slow and going faster. Make sure that the drill is staying straight and the bow is going parallel to the ground. When you see smoke, go faster. Keep going until you can’t go anymore. If your coal on your coal catcher is dark, then you are doing well. If your coal on the coal catcher is smoking, then you are in even better shape.

Allow the coal to burn on the catcher for a little while, until you see it starting to glow orange. Carefully, move the coal catcher and your coal to the kindling pile. Slow and gently, blow on the coals until they create flames.

You now have fire!

Survival Skill 6

Having water is important for your survival, but did you think a bottle of water would be able to help you start a fire? Well, it can.

Make sure you have three sheets of paper with one having black print on it. Take the sheet with black ink on it and fold it half, then half again, and finally in half a third time, making sure the black ink is showing. Now take the other two sheets of paper and tear them in half and then fold them in half.

If you don’t have paper with black ink, this won’t work. The blackness of the ink increases the temperature from the sun and is what causes the fire to start.

Now make sure you take the label off of your water bottle and then use the convex edge of the bottle to focus the sunlight onto the black ink on the triple folded sheet of paper. You as basically using the water bottle like a magnifying glass. It won’t take long before you’ll see the paper start to smolder. Hold it there until you get a quarter size hole in your paper.

Now place the folded papers around the smoldering piece, making sure to have contact with the smoldering, but lose enough to allow air in. Do it one page at a time. Then slowly move the paper back and forth to get the air into the burning piece. Soon you will have a roaring fire.

If you don’t have a bottle of water, you can use a clear bag filled with water to do the same thing.

While trying to get the light just right through the bottle, start with the bottle close to the paper and slowly move it back until you get the beam where and how you want it to start the heating of the paper.

Survival Skill 7

How about using a soda can and chocolate bar to create fire?

Start by rubbing your chocolate bar on the bottle of an aluminum can. Now take a cloth or paper and rub the chocolate off, polishing the bottom of the can. Continue this process until you have the bottom of the can shining like a mirror.

Once the bottom of the can is ready, just stick it into the sun, creating a ray, like you do with a magnifying glass, onto some kindling. Before long, your kindling will be blazing. Don’t eat the chocolate after you use it on the can. It can have a toxic residue on it from the aluminum.

Chapter 2 – Water

Human bodies are created mainly of water so this means that you need to have water to survive. This section of survival skills will help you to get the water that you need in order to make it out of your situation alive.

It is recommended that you have a gallon of water per person a day in order to survive. Half of that water is to drink while the other half is used for cooking.

Survival Skill 8

Although a person can survive three to five days without water, it isn’t a good idea to wait until all of the water is gone to start the process of collecting water. Dehydration weakens the ability to think. No matter how thirty you are, never drink alcoholic beverages, urine, blood or water from the sea.

Although it has been told that you are able to drink your urine to survive, doing it more than once or twice will lead to a person becoming sick.

Survival Skill 9

If you happen to still be in your home, the water heater is a perfect place that is typically forgotten to get water when you are close to running out. The water is drinkable and depending on the time you get it, could still be warm.

If you know that you have plenty of water to drink when the situation happens, have everyone in the family take a quick shower since the water will still be warm and it could be days or longer before you can shower again.

Survival Skill 10

If you aren’t still around your house and need to find water, here are some small tips:

Animals. Look at the wildlife where you are. They also need to drink and they will help you find water that they and you can drink. Insects swarming are a sign that water is near since they need water even more often than other animals to survive. Just make sure that you following boiling or even disinfectant methods before drinking the water to keep from getting sick.

Muddy areas or moist soil. If you find an area that is moist or muddy, dig a hole that is about a foot deep and a foot in diameter. Wait a while and the water will start to bubble to the surface. Again, don’t forget to boil or disinfect the water.

Morning dew. Why waist all that water that is available first thing in the morning. Wrap some clean clothes that can absorb water onto your legs and go for a walk through the tall grass. You have gathered water with a simple act of just going for walk.

Okay, you’ve collected your water, but not sure if it okay to drink. You want to make sure it is by following the next few skills.

Survival Skill 11

If you put your water into clear bottles and allow it to sit in direct sunlight for at least a day, you will have disinfected water. This is a simple step which can produce drinkable water everyday with little hassle.

Survival Skill 12

Boiling water helps you kill most of the diseases that are dangerous to humans. It is recommended that you boil your water for at least one minute unless you are more than 1 mile above sea level and then boil it for three minutes.

If you don’t have a pot to put over the fire to boil it, then why not use some other holding container and use some stones to get the water boiling.

Gather stones that are smaller than your fist and completely solid. Stones that have cracks in them have a tendency to explode and this could be dangerous to everyone around the fire.

Put the well-cleaned stone along the side of the coals created by a fire. Once the stones are heated, then drop them, one at a time, into the water you want to boil. Make sure the container can handle the heated rocks. The more stones you add, the hotter the water and before you know it, the water will boil.

Survival Skill 13

Create a solar still that will help you collect ready to drink water. This method is a slower process, but can be helpful you start from the beginning to collect water.

Begin by creating a pit in the ground. This pit can be any size that you feel is necessary. To produce water faster, include some vegetation or even un-pure water that you have gathered. Place a small bowl into the center of the pit.

Cover the pit with clear plastic, securing the edges. Place some pebbles or sand in the center of the plastic, over the bowl.

Water will evaporate from the sun and condense onto the plastic, dripping into the bowl. Through evaporation and condensation you create drinkable water.

Chapter 3 – Food

Food is important, yet can also be something harder to carry with you if you need to evacuate, or even stranded in the middle of nowhere. Food is a staple in your life and needs to be considered if you are going to survive your situation.

Here are some tips of what foods to take or how to find food.

Survival Skill 14

Peanut butter is a perfect food to have with you in an emergency. It not only helps to raise low blood sugar, just a 40-ounce jar contains over 6,000 calories. A jar can last as long as 2 years.

Putting peanut butter on your emergency survival food list will allow you to survive as well as not be something so bulky you can’t carry it with you.

Survival Skill 15

Beans are another easily portable food that is great to have with you. They are a terrific source of protein and nutrients that is needed for the body. You can eat beans raw, cooked, or even breaded in flour. The long shelf life is also a plus.

Need to find food to survive on? Here are some skills for that.

Survival Skill 16

Insects and snails are easy to find and catch. Insects are everywhere you are. Typically this can be a nuisance, but in this case it is a blessing. Their bodies provide protein and fat that is needed to survive. Some of the best insects to eat are: ants, crickets, earthworms, grasshoppers, grubs, locust, mealworms, slugs, snails, and termites.

Survival Skill 17

Crustaceans, eels, frogs, lizards, mollusks, newts, snakes, salamanders, and shrimp are all animals you can find around or in water. These animals make a delicious meal that will help you survive if you would be located by water.

Survival Skill 18

Everyone is always told not to eat the berries you might find on bushes, but there may be a time when you just have to in order to live. There is a method that will help you to see if the berries you have found will make you sick or not.

Start by rubbing the berry against your skin. Wait and see if you have a reaction. If no reaction after a few hours, then proceed to rub against your lips. Again, wait a few hours to see if there will be a reaction. No reaction? Now take a small bite and again, wait for a reaction. When all these steps don’t produce a reaction, you can eat a serving of the berries.

There needs to be a warning about this method to see if you can eat the plants or berries in the area your are at. There are some plants that don’t show any reaction for a few days, such as poison ivy. Be very careful when you reach this stage of survival and only do it as a last resort.

Survival Skill 19

Meat from mammals that are cooked thoroughly can be a main staple in your life as a survivalist. Again, make sure that the meat is cooked all the way through so you don’t get sick.

Chapter 4 – Other Stuff

While fire, water, and food are important things to have in order to survive, there are some specific situations, which call for different skills. Knowing how to create a fire and collect water won’t help you if you are trapped in a collapsed building or in a tornado. Methods to handle situations like these will be discussed in this chapter.

Survival Skill 20

If you are involved in a robbery where someone is demanding your wallet or purse, don’t just hand it to the robber. Throw it away from you. When they go to get it, run as fast as you can toward safety.

Typically robberies where the person wants your money won’t involve them getting violent because they only want one thing. If you make this thing available to them, yet allow yourself to run from the situation, you more likely to survive.

Survival Skill 21

Being trapped in a building collapse can happen anywhere from a major city to a small town dealing with tornadoes. Knowing the following skills will help you make it out of the situation alive.

Start by assessing the situation. Don’t act until you have had time to look things over. This time will help you to find the best solutions to save your life. Think through the steps that will make sure you can either get out of the building or find shelter until rescuers can find you.

Check for stairwells that you can use. They need to be free of debris and fire. Never use an elevator. Elevators are the worst possible way to leave an area since they can get trapped before floors when power goes out.

If you are trapped in the area that you were in when everything happened or can’t go any further, then take cover under a sturdy desk or table to protect yourself from further falling debris.

If there is a fire in the building, make sure you stay low. Wet a piece of cloth or even your shirt to cover your mouth and nose. This keeps you from breathing in as much toxic fumes. When you are moving from one area to another, make sure you touch the whole door with the back of your hand to make sure there isn’t a fire on the other side.

Use a flashlight, lighter, or even your phone to show where you are located when you become trapped in the building. If rescuers are looking for you, this light will help them find you quicker. Plus, tap on the walls, floors or pipes that are surrounding you. The more noise you make, the more likely people will find you. They use their hearing to also help locate victims.

If you would get trapped under something, keep from making any unnecessary movements. The more you move, the more likely you will injury yourself and have the items on top of you shift.

Survival Skill 22

Let’s say you are having breakfast and before you know what is going on, the floors and walls start to shake. You are involved in an earthquake and there are some simple things you can do to keep yourself alive.

The first thing is to duck and cover under something that is sturdy. Never stand in the middle of the room without some cover. Things on the walls or not attached to the walls can start to fall. Plus, there is the whole building collapsing around you, if the earthquake is strong enough.

If you have nothing to be under, then stand in a doorway that is solid. This will keep debris from falling on top of you.

Never stand by windows or outside. Windows could explode and standing outside leaves you open to any buildings which might be losing pieces.

Survival Skill 23

Tornadoes can happen without much warning. When you hear the tornado sirens or get a tornado warning through your local weather station, you need to find shelter. A shelter can be a basement or even a specific shelter designed for tornadoes.

If a shelter is unavailable, then go to an interior room on the lowest level of the place you are at. Get under something sturdy, like a table or desk and cover your head.

Being outside or in mobile homes offers no protection during a tornado, so you need to get out and find shelter. In the event a shelter can’t be found, then you should lie flat in a ditch, covering your head.

Never go to an underpass or under a bridge. These areas aren’t as safe as a ditch. And never try to outrun a tornado. The tornado will win because they change directions in an instant without any warning.

Survival Skill 24

Finding yourself in a lightning storm can be a scary situation, but there are some things you can do to help keep yourself from getting struck.

The first thing is to see how close the storm actually is to your area. If you can count thirty seconds or less between the sight of a lightening strike and the thunder which follows, then you need to seek shelter. It means the storm is real close or already there.

Being stuck out in the open doesn’t mean you will get hurt. Like in a tornado, find the lowest spot and get yourself as small as possible. Lightening strikes things that are big and tall, which is why you never stand under a lone tree, but you can stand under a group of trees.

If you happen to be with a group of people, spread out. And if you are in your car during a storm, stay there. The rubber helps to keep you grounded.

Survival Skill 25

An animal attack can be scary, yet if you follow these tips you will be able to survive with minimal damage.

Use your normal voice the whole time. Raising your voice will make the animal think you are trying to be the dominant one. You don’t want that. What you do want is for the animal to think you are as big as you can be. Animals don’t like to deal with anything bigger than them Wave your arms slowly above your head to give the impression of tallness.

Never climb a tree and never play dead. If the animal decides they want to attack you, then you need to fight back with everything you can find. Rocks and sticks make great weapons when it comes to defending yourself against an animal.

Conclusion

Hopefully, these 25 survival skills have helped you be better prepared for whatever you may come across. It is best to be prepared and never need to use any of the skills that are mentioned in this book.

Fire, water, and food are the basic things you need in order to survive in any situation. Plus, it is nice to know what to do in specific situations. These survival skills are just the beginning in helping to be ready for any situation. The more you connect with other preppers or read about ways to survive, will help you be even more prepared.

Continue on your journey to be prepared and it will help you in the end.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1–Your home's weakest points

Chapter 2–Home Advantage against looters

Chapter 3–Firearms for Home safety

Chapter 4–If you can't go home

Chapter 5–Extreme weatherproofing

Conclusion

Copyright Notice

© Copyright 2015 by Alteroxity Development Inc - All rights reserved.

This document is geared towards providing exact and reliable information in regards to the topic and issue covered. The publication is sold with the idea that the publisher is not required to render accounting, officially permitted, or otherwise, qualified services. If advice is necessary, legal or professional, a practiced individual in the profession should be ordered.

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In no way is it legal to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this document in either electronic means or in printed format. Recording of this publication is strictly prohibited and any storage of this document is not allowed unless with written permission from the publisher. All rights reserved.

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Introduction

For most people your home is your shelter and you'll do your best to defend it. Often your home is simply not up to the task, many modern constructions are far from castles and cannot withstand much outside assault. The first thing you'll be doing is checking to see how well your home can withstand attack right now. If you're familiar with your geographic location you should know what environmental risks you face – extreme temperatures, hurricanes, tornadoes or natural disasters like earthquakes. Chances are you have already taken steps to make sure it stands up well to temperature with good insulation and double glazing.

Anyone living in a hurricane zone can tell you that the windows are the first thing that go. Flying debris, rocks, anything hurtling through the air is a risk to your glass. With your glass being the weakest point in the house how well would your house work without it? Probably poorly, that double glazing won't help much anymore. This is true in any situation weather or man. When defending your home you'll need to know your weak spots and you strengths.

You'll need to understand that no all locations are defensible, sometimes it's better to leave. Many preppers live outside of populated areas to avoid human risk but are still going to be vulnerable to the weather.  Many years ago people would shutter their windows but the custom has simply become a decoration now and no longer functional. Often when weather warnings sound people immediately go out to buy boards to cover their windows.  Being better prepared means anticipating this scenario before it happens. You'll want to have these materials on hand as well as a fully charged drill to get those boards up as soon as you can if you haven't got shutters.

Defending a home isn't just about buttoning down though, often simple deterrents can make people think twice about messing with you.  Making your home look like a barbed wire fortress might seem like a marvelous way of keeping people out, but when things go bad it will also make you an attractive target as someone who obviously has something to defend. This common mistake can be easily avoided with the right home improvements and materials.

Sometimes you can't go home again, weather especially has a sad habit of destroying homes. If you don't have a home anymore would you have a place to go? It's an important part of SHTF planning to figure out your alternatives so you don't end up without shelter. When emergency hits your neighbors and friends will be thinking about their own families so relying on them isn't an option.

Chapter 1 – Your home's weakest points

Your house stands up pretty well against the everyday but how would it stand up against intruders and severe weather? Your home defense tactics need to cover both eventualities if you plan on bugging in. Cameras and home security systems are expensive, and once the power is out fairly useless. Often extreme weather causes power outages and can damage structures. Recent earthquakes alone have shown how easy it is for the world to suddenly fall down around you.

Wherever you live the area is going to have it's own set of weather patterns. The three main areas to worry about are extreme temperature, earthquakes, and hurricanes. Some of the more committed and extreme preppers are also preparing for the Yellowstone Volcano to erupt, though it's a possibility the size alone of such a thing would generally mean prepping would be unnecessary since everyone in the continental US would die.

The best home preparations start with knowing your enemy, figuring out what you are at risk for can save you money as you prepare for disasters that are more likely to occur. You can often do much of your weather preparedness beforehand and get tax rebates doing so. Weatherproofing your house might seem like common sense but it's far easier than you think with just simple home improvement.

We mentioned earlier that your glass is your weak point so you'll want to have ways of reinforcing it. During WW2 people used tape diagonally across panes to reinforce the glass so that it wouldn't shatter with the vibrations or the shock impact from bombs. The method still works today so if you have warning of severe weather tape up your windows before boarding them for added protection.

When you do get adequate notice of severe weather so does everyone else. The problem with this is that it's now too late to prepare. What happens if there's no more wood at the hardware store, no more boards? You'll just have to hope nothing hits those windows. Preparing in advance means having enough materials on hand in the house that you don't need to worry about this. Measure your windows and have enough wood cut to fit them. 

You can also consider using metal roofing instead if you want them to be useable for a SHTF situation. Metal roofing is better at deflecting bullets than plywood for obvious reasons. It's also much lighter so it will need to be well secured in the case of bad weather. Consider cutting small slits so you can see out and for shooting back in the case of SHTF.

Permanent shutters are a great way of not having to worry about this however. There are plenty of companies who can construct shuttering for you, look at commercial buildings – many have shutters over the doors when they are closed. These might not be the most attractive but they are very secure and can often retract so that they aren't very noticeable.

The problem with having commercial metal shuttering however is that it really does stand out. It's also not very weatherproof when it comes to extreme heat or cold. You could consider having both however with metal backed wooden shutters. Many houses have decorative shutters that serve no real purpose so having wooden shutters installed that actually do work will be less likely to make you an obvious target. 

Obviously if you want to shell out the money for bulletproof glass your house will be very well insulated. This seems like a really marvelous idea until you look at the cost. If you can afford that you can also probably afford a second home in a safer location to go to when the time comes. 

Your doors are also weak points because they are another way that someone can enter your home. It's often said that you have about a 70% advantage if you can keep people out in the case of home attack. Many modern doors have lovely decorative glass in them, some are even made with huge glass panels. Though these are pretty they are also very impractical for SHTF. It's not just the locks you have to worry about. Consider buying a new door, you'll want something sturdy without windows if possible but that you can put a spyglass into. The spyglass will give you an advantage by being able to see out.

You can also get steel framed doors and steel inside that will help make them a little more bulletproof. You can also invest in a door brace for added protection. Door braces can be as simple as a heavy block of wood that sits across the door to prevent it opening inward or there are more modern alternatives that have cradles that sit on the floor to stop the door being pushed open.

When it comes to the lock on your door you'll also have to step up from that $30 latch from the home improvement store. A talented person can pick a lock in seconds, and that commercial lock isn't going to be any different. Consider opting for something more high tech that uses fingerprints and codes instead. The downside to these is that they will eventually have a finite battery life without power. Several locks per door are also a good investment. Having several locks is also a good delay tactic, it will take time for someone to go through all of those which will make it unappealing to looters who are just looking for a quick break.

Chapter 2 – Home Advantage against looters

Being on the defense is a good advantage against weather and looters. Look at the construction of your house, do you have one story or two? If you have one story you're much more at risk because once people are inside you'll have to deal with them then and there. A two story house gives you an advantage of being able to see people approach and create greater distance between them and your family. This is a simple advantage you probably never realized.

Probably the biggest advantage you have is that you know your home, you know if you turn left at the kitchen there's a bathroom, the intruder doesn't. Many years ago people would actively put fake doors into their homes to confuse unwelcome visitors, it's a good tactic but if you don't want to be looking at a door all the time there are other ways.

Knowing your home gives you power, spend some time familiarizing yourself with how many steps it takes to get everywhere in your house. This will help in many ways since you will be able to time and locate an intruder by steps and will let you know how fast they are approaching.

Since you know your home so well you can also set traps for  people. Simple traps can be as easy as tripwire and empty cans. Things like this will cause an intruder to freeze and notify you of their location. Some more high-tech traps include using old cell phones to ring when a button is pressed by an opening door. Ideally you'll want to keep them out as much as possible but you need to be prepared should they get inside.

Look at your house as if you were trying to break in, obviously we've talked about the weak points, if you were on the offense you'd want to get as close as possible before being spotted. Does your house have bushes to hide behind, decorative statuary? Anything like this surrounding the house should be considered as a potential cover spot for looters. As much as it may be tempting to remove everything within 100 feet of your house it's not always practical and rarely attractive.

A better way is to fool people into thinking they have cover. If you must use bushes find some that have lots of sharp thorns and spikes. These are especially great to put under windows since they stop anyone from standing or hiding underneath them.

You can also create fake cover. You know your home and it's layout, the same can be said for the land above it. If you were to take up a defensive position in your home you want to be high up so that you can see the lay of the land around you. This is great if you happen to have a house on a hill or an upstairs. From your position look around and see where looters could potentially cover while approaching the house. Remove these and replace with fake covers.

Fake covers are areas where a looter might think they were safe but are infact an easy target. A clever way of doing this could be to build a foam or polystyrene wall and top with sandbags. If the wall is painted right it will be camouflaged so that intruders will think they are behind a safe wall while in fact you can shoot straight through it from your vantage point.

Sandbags are a great thing to have around for many reasons. They're good for keeping flood waters at bay, blocking doors and windows, and for creating your own cover. Keeping sandbags handy is a cheap and easy way of digging in, you can buy it in bulk and bag it up yourself to save cost and moving time. If you're worried about flooding sandbagging the doors of your house will give you some protection from rising water. You'll need to be careful though as you don't want to become trapped. Make sure you still have enough room to escape if you are sandbagging doors and windows.

You're also going to need to look at how each room is organized, consider narrowing doors to make them into choke points and creating strategic small holes to shoot through at intruders. These could be as simple as drilling a hole in your breakfast bar under the counter. Your choke points are places where your attackers are forced to enter one at a time while you can have them flanked widely.

Incidentally you'll want to organize in advance so that while one person is shooting the next attacker is already under fire from another shooter. This will keep them confused and inferior in their position so that they will likely retreat rather than increase their attack.

If you're going to keep basic hunker down supplies you'll need some lumber (plywood, 2x4's etc), 1” and 3” screws and nails, a rechargeable power drill (that has a sustainable way of being charged), crowbars, hammer, plastic sheeting, ready-mix concrete, and a heavy ax.

There's plenty of other stuff you can add to this list dependent on your location but unless you have access to a hardware store you don't want to go overboard. Notice that there is no barbed wire or security equipment listed. Any area that is obviously blocked and fenced will make it a target, so you want to have simple but effective common supplies.

When defending your home the best tactic is preparation. Think about how you would break into your home with minimal equipment and with a more violent offensive. When looters come they aren't going to worry about hurting you, they're happy to see you and your family dead in many cases. Know your home, know your weak points, and prepare accordingly.

Chapter 3 – Firearms for Home safety

Preppers often use the phrase “if you can't defend it you don't own it”. There are people against having firearms in the house, but when crunch time happens those that are better armed have an advantage. The worry for firearm safety is not the firearms themselves it's their use in the hands of the untrained. You should not aim at anything you don't plan to kill, similarly you shouldn't try and kill unless you have to. The more familiar with a firearm you are the less trouble you will have using it, and in this case practice does make perfect.

You might panic at the concept of children with guns but forbidding them from touching simply makes the fruit more alluring as opposed to training them to be comfortable. Many people consider the .22 to be ideal for home safety since it's small and has little recoil. They also happen to make children's versions in small sizes. Some say it's too small of a caliber to be effective, but if you've practiced and trained then all you will need is one shot to be effective.

Probably the best choice for home protection is a shotgun, even in the hands of someone who is not the best marksman you can still easily destroy a target. 12 and 20 gauge are both good choices. These offer a generous spread of projectiles to intruders without having to be too accurate and ammunition is easy to come by. 2 ¾ shells are the most common you will come across and for a SHTF scenario 00 buckshot is a good choice since it offers both spread and power within a 50 yard range.

The only problem with this is that some varieties can pass through sheetrock which will both damage your shelter and potentially hit unwanted targets on the other side. No. 4 birdshot is a good compromise is you want to use the shotgun indoors since  it has a higher number of smaller pellets that still has decent stopping power.

Pistols are also a fairly popular choice for home defense, with widely available ammunition this is a big deciding factor for many. When ammunition becomes scarce you will be less pressed to find it if you have one of the popular calibers like 9mm, .40 or .45. Each of them has something to offer. The 9mm is the least expensive and usually has the least recoil. This makes it ideal for inexperienced shooters or children.

Recently many law enforcement agencies have swapped to the .40 cal since it has more stopping power, but it also happens to have the most recoil of the three..40 cal is right in the middle of the price range but not by much. .45  cal offers the most stopping power but it also comes in smaller magazines and has less penetration, while being the most expensive of the three options.

Both shotguns and handguns are ideal for close proximity engagement, i.e if the intruders have made it into the house. When it comes to engaging targets outside of the home you'll want something with more range. For targets in the 100-200 yard range an assault rifle is the best choice. As with handguns there is a huge selection to choose from, one of the most popular is the AR-15. 

This is essentially the civilian version of the M-16 carried by the military and is essentially a .223 caliber (another popular size). The recoil on the AR-15 is  much less than other assault rifles which makes it easier to shoot if you're inexperienced, however when shooting at less than close range practice is essential so you shouldn't have to worry about that.

There are also plenty of after market add-ons like scopes available and it's fairly cheap in comparison because of it's popularity. The only problem may be finding one as they are frequently out of stock because of this. An alternative that's popular is the SKS which is similar to an AK-47. The SKS uses standard 7.62 ammunition but is not as customizable as the AR-15, however it's also half the price.

For anything further in range you'll need a hunting rifle. These are good for 200 or more yards, even up to 1000 if you're a good shot. If you can neutralize targets this far out you won't have to worry about much getting close to the house. Long range rifles come in a variety of shapes and sizes, .308 is one of the most popular calibers though you can also find some .22 that are worth looking at.

The benefit of a rifle like this is that it can double for both protection and hunting if needed. You can find rifles in a bolt action or assault rifle style. The single action bolt is functional if you're a quick study and a good shot, while a model like the Armalite AR-10 can actually be used to stop an oncoming vehicle because it has more power. They're also far more expensive with prices usually above $1000 compared to around $300 for a basic bolt action model.

In addition to the weapons you'll need a good stock of ammunition. Each model has different magazines that can be used and each state has different laws regarding their capacity. If you're not sure if you can have high capacity magazines go ahead and check. As mentioned your ammunition can be a problem if you buy the wrong kind when looking at an inside the home situation. You'll want something that is strong enough to stop your intruders without destroying the house or injuring anyone else. You'll need to understand the difference between hollow point and full metal jacket to see which you need. Ideally you're still getting plenty of stopping power but it's less likely to injure an innocent.

Chapter 4 – If you can't go home

During civil unrest many choose to hunker down, while when facing extreme weather people flee like ants. Sometimes you won't be able to go home which is why you'll need to be able to survive on the go and have the means to stay safe. The most common part of staying safe outside your home is having a Bug Out Bag. These bags contain rations, medial supplies, clothes, and some form of shelter or means to make it; usually they address immediate survival concerns for the 72 hours following disaster.

There are many different “bag” recipes out there for what you need to put in them. Ideally you want a bag that isn't conspicuous or stuffed full so you look overly prepared. Things like this make you a target for the unprepared.

Shelter can come in many forms and needs to be adapted based on your location. For example living in a cold country and insulated tent is probably a good idea, while in warm areas you'll probably only need some sort of tarp for rain. No outside shelter should be considered wholly safe, but your familiarity with your surroundings and shelter will certainly help you. If you are planning on sheltering outside the first thing is to plan your escape route. During the day you are normally separated from your family so what would happen, where would you meet? Organizing a bug out location in advance helps this be a little less stressful.  Set a meeting place within easy reach and outside of the most populated areas.

Many other people will also be trying to leave so you want to avoid heavily populated areas and routes. Each person should have their own BOB and have knowledge of how to use everything inside it.

When setting up shelter you'll want somewhere concealed – this could be a tree line, or cave. You want to be invisible from passers by as much as possible. Also another reason to choose a green or camouflaged tent rather than hot orange. The most basic shelter would be a folded tarp over a line to create a tent. Simple shelters are not intended for long term use but are ideal for overnight or on the move.

A Ramada style structure is similar in that it has 4 “poles” to hold the tarp up. These are mainly useful for keeping sun off of you as they're not sturdy enough to survive extreme weather or cold. A wedge shaped tarp will also help redirect wind, stake two adjacent corners of the tarp down and then lift the opposite center with a pole or onto a branch. Tie down the remaining corners. This is an ideal way for catching water also. There are many simple tents you can carry but these will be very obvious while out and about so it's often better just to have a tarp and improvise so that you can stay inconspicuous.

The round lodge is a common design used by many survivalists that resembles the Tipi, however it has a solid doorway instead of just a flap. The hole in the roof allows you to have a fire inside for heat and cooking which gives this design a huge benefit over a simple tarp or solid roofed structure, the downside is that it also lets rain in.

The majority of rain will run off the structure however  but there's no easy way to collect it. You can thatch the initial wood structure with moss or woven mats. It can also be buried slightly to give better stability. A simpler on the go version would be to find several long straight poles and then cover with a tarp and tie down.

If you're unfortunate enough to be stuck in a cold snowy climate you can also build something known as a Quinzhee which is similar to an igloo. The Quinzhee is similarly built of packed snow, obviously this means you won't be cooking inside of it but it will shelter you from more snow and wind.

The construction is done by placing removable items (such as backpacks) into the area the size you wish the quinzhee to be. Cover the items with a tarp and then pack  snow over it with about a 2 foot thickness. Insert sticks that are about a foot in length randomly all over the dome until they are just at the surface of the snow. Dig a doorway into the quinzhee and remove the gear and tarp. From inside your snow mount carefully excavate snow until you reach the depth of the other end of your sticks, this will help give you a uniform thickness.

You will also want to add a ventilation hole at the top of your quinzhee about the size of a fist. In deep snow you can also expand this concept into a snow cave. These are dangerous though since they are at risk of collapse where you could become trapped.

If you have found a good defensible location, or reached a previously agreed on bug out spot then you can consider setting up a more robust shelter. Chances are you won't have a chainsaw handy but by using smaller branches and standing trees you should be able to create a sturdy roof. Putting a tarp over this will make it waterproof. You'll want the roof to have a slight lean so that any rainwater will run off rather than collect. You can even have this intentionally running into a water collection container.

Avoid man made structures if you are bugging out, these might seem ideal but everyone else will also have the same idea. These people may be hostile, better armed, and will certainly not welcome strangers into their space. If you are bugging out for long term you'll have to create your own anyway, and it will give you the advantage of choosing the best place.

Chapter 5 – Extreme weatherproofing

Here's a list of potential things you can do to your house to make it safer during extreme weather.

Install shingles rated UL 2218 or FM 4473 to protect from hail as they are proven to withstand storms better. By choosing dark colored tile you'll absorb heat in a cooler area while light colored tile will stay cooler in a hot area since it reflects heat. It is also possible to coat or paint your roof with a heat reflective coating that also adds added waterproofing.

Remove weak trees and branches that could fall or cause damage if blown away.

Replace gravel with mulch or shredded bark as this won't be as damaging if airborne from strong winds. Contrarily if you're in an area with wildfire risk rather than strong wings you'll want to do exactly the opposite.

Secure furniture such as bookshelves to the walls so that they won't topple over, store any outside furniture in a shed or indoor area to prevent it flying around.

Installing impact resistant windows can help with high winds and debris that could potentially cause damage inside your home as well. They are also effective against intruders and can increase how much heat or cool leaks out from your house. An additional bonus is that they also entitle you to a homeowners discount on your insurance once installed.

If you live in a flood risk area you'll want to raise the house or wet flood-proof to allow flood water to run through while minimizing damage. You can also dry flood proof areas for around 72 hours of waterproofing by adding watertight materials like concrete into any areas below the water table.

Buy and install a generator or alternative power source. In the case of extreme weather you're likely going to be without power, possibly for an extended time. Solar and wind are both popular alternative energies which simply adding a generator will give you some power during an outage. You can have one added that powers your house or a portable one that simply powers some things temporarily.

Conclusion

Preventative measures and planning are the most important parts of protecting your home from natural and man made invaders. Protect your home from weather by doing necessary home improvement and consider adding some tactical elements to protect against unwanted manpower. If you're lucky enough to get warning of severe weather it's often too late to get your necessary equipment so preparing early will put you ahead of many other people.

Some natural disasters can't be averted, and often you won't be able  to go home, in these situations it's a good idea to keep an emergency BOB with you at all times (maybe in the car) so that you'll always have the means to provide for your three basic needs.  Practice using this equipment so that you're familiar with it, a camping trip is a great way of planning what you might need on the go if you're not able to go home.

Preppers Blueprint

The Proven Preppers Guide to Get Yourself Ready for Any Disaster

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Family Emergency Plan

Chapter 2 –Shelter Strategies

Chapter 3 – Food and Water Storage Strategies

Chapter 4 – Tools and Supplies

Chapter 5 – Important Documents & Miscellaneous

Chapter 6 – Leaving your home

Conclusion

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Introduction

Getting yourself ready for a disaster can be a daunting task filled with unknowns.  The best way to get yourself ready may be to draw on past disaster experiences you have gone through or disaster stories you have witnessed by television.  Self-assessment of your current circumstances is the best place to start. 

By doing this you have a concrete idea of what is needed to prepare and what is not necessary and you won’t waste time or money.  Determine the emergency supplies needed and evaluate any plans you currently have or don’t have and make any additions or changes now while you still have time.

Preppers generally fall into three categories of their philosophy in preparing for a disaster:  prepared for a short term disaster with just enough to get by; prepared for any disaster with a lengthy inventory correlating with a multitude of possible scenarios; or, extremely prepared with elaborate evacuation plans which may include underground bunkers or a pre-arranged alternate location.

It is easy to get immersed and totally obsessed with the thought of a disaster occurring that can affect every aspect of your life.  By taking it one step at a time, and build upon each step, then sooner than you think, you will be stocked and ready for anything.  Just a little preparation and commonsense can help you when disaster strikes.  So take this time to get prepared before it is too late.

Chapter 1 – Family Emergency Plan

It has always been a good idea to have an emergency evacuation plan for your family.  In the past, basic family emergency preparedness consisted of how to evacuate your home in case of fire.  That was it! 

Today, our society faces challenges from all angles in regards to disasters.  Our modern emergency plans include more than how to get out of your house in a fire, but how to be prepared to live outside of the comforts of home.  As a kid, we learned how to “stop drop and roll”, crawling on the floor to avoid smoke; as adults, we must go beyond a simple fire evacuation plan and compile our own extensive emergency preparedness plan to survive and continue.

First, communication with family and friends is important during an emergency.  Choose an emergency contact person that resides outside your immediate area so each family member can contact that person for important information and whereabouts of other family members.  A good old-fashioned rotary phone or touch tone phone proved to be useful after the devastating tsunami some years ago.  Cell phones or even old fashioned phones may not be usable after a disaster.  Do not rely on computer networks which may prove to be unreliable in far reaching disasters such as widespread flooding or a forest fire. 

Nonetheless, establish a method for communication in case of separation from your family during the disaster.  Also, you may want to establish a spot to meet each other if you can’t communicate by other means.  Cell phones may not be able to display your phone contacts, so plan to have a hard copy of your contact numbers in case your contacts are unavailable.

Know your children’s school evacuation procedures.  We have seen many situations where children and parents are separated during an emergency, so know the facts to avoid confusion.

Learn first aid techniques and compile a family first aid kit with items such as adhesive bandages, ace bandage, sting and itch cream, tweezers, alcohol wipes, and other first aid essentials.  Consider the medications your family needs and include them in your kit.

Knowing evacuation routes for your location is a must.  Being able to leave the affected area in an orderly manner will quickly remove your family from immediate danger, so know the quickest way out.

GET READY ACTION STEP#1:  Devise family emergency plan

Chapter 2 –Shelter Strategies

Some disasters may require individuals and families to either remain in the home (sheltering in), required to evacuate to a shelter, or commanded to evacuate the area altogether.  It is best to be prepared for all the possibilities, because when the time comes, there won’t be time to debate, only time to act.  Each one of these shelter possibilities requires a different approach and preparedness.

Emergency Bug-Out

Everyone should have a backpack supplied with emergency essentials that one would need for a relatively short amount of time, around 72 hours.  Items packed should be ready-to-eat meals, snacks, medications, cash, emergency contact numbers, identification documents, small first aid kit, eye dropper bottle of bleach, emergency blanket, flash light, small rain poncho, pocket radio, warm clothes and any other items you may need in a crunch.

Sheltering In

In the case of a chemical, biological or radioactive contamination of the atmosphere, you may be required to “shelter-in.”  This term describes the act of staying where you are at the time of the emergency for your safety.  Depending on your location, certain steps are required.

If the emergency happens when at home, lock all doors and windows, turn off ventilation systems, close fireplace dampers, and if possible, stay in a room above ground as most chemicals are heavier than air and will settle to lower ground.  Use plastic sheeting to seal up around windows and doors with duct tape to prevent vapors seeping in. Keep an emergency radio handy to learn of any changes in the atmosphere and when you might be able to de-shelter.  Don’t leave your home until the authorities give the all clear.

If the emergency happens while at school, follow the specialized procedures for your school which are designed for a larger group setting and are similar to the at-home procedures.

Mobile Shelter or Camping

A possibility exists that you may not be able to return to your home.  In this case, being prepared with a tent and some bare necessity camping supplies would prepare you for such an instance.   A camp stove, cold weather sleeping bags, matches, cast iron skillet, cast iron Dutch oven, flashlights, and radio are some of the items needed for survival camping, and of course food to cook.  Learn a few ways to cook using dehydrated or canned items so when the time comes, you will be an experienced outdoor cook.  Lanterns and flashlights are a must if you are camping.

Evacuation to a Shelter

Some emergencies may require you to leave your home and go to a designated shelter or you may choose to stay with family or friends depending on the emergency.  Know the locations of area shelters and what items are permissible to bring, so your transition to the shelter will be easier.  Staying in a shelter, as we have seen in past emergencies, is stressful and each shelter has its own rules. 

Most shelters do not allow pets, so you will need to have a separate emergency plan for your pet.  Check with the local animal shelters for any information regarding your pets in an emergency.  It is wise for each family member to be “backpack ready” with their personal survival supplies, such as bottle water, medications, emergency food, important papers, and flashlight with extra batteries for easy access in an emergency.

GET READY ACTION STEP #2: Know evacuation routes, purchase duct tape, plastic sheeting, and basic camping supplies; know where your pet will go

Chapter 3 – Food and Water Storage Strategies

FOOD STORAGE STRATEGIES

Everyone on earth, from infants to adults, knows the importance of food for survival.  Hunger always comes.  Generally when a predicted disaster, such as a hurricane, flood, or massive forest fire occurs, the stores are overrun prior to the disaster and are not immediately re-stocked in the aftermath.  So food shortages are likely to occur, which in turn can cause civil unrest.   In the case of an unpredicted disaster (war, terrorism) our food distribution system will likely fail, so it is prudent to be prepared for unknown disasters too.

There are food storage strategies you can employ now and to use ongoing to prepare your food pantry in preparation for most short term disasters, and provides a great foundation for long term preparedness.  Most will be surprised that these strategies are fundamental survival techniques our parents and grandparents used for their food planning and storage; such as, home gardening, canning, dehydrating, and smoking meats. 

Today we can also add the convenience of alternative survival food purchases.  By utilizing one, all, or a combination of these techniques, you can manage your food storage not only for everyday use, but for crucial future needs.

Normal but Purposeful Grocery Shopping

One common sense technique that can be utilized immediately is in your normal grocery shopping trip.  You know the foods your family prefers, so just purchase more of it.  For instance, pasta and noodle products, canned goods, canned milk, powdered milk, sugar, syrups and cereals are good choices. 

You can purchase in case packs, or just pick up a few more of this and that for the pantry.  Be sure to use the oldest first, and keep rotating the stock as your purchase more along the way.  Using this strategy simultaneously with other strategies, you won’t be dependent on just one food storage technique for your survival.

Implementing a purposeful grocery shopping technique is the quickest way to build a 3-month emergency supply, and if this plan is used consistently, you will have built a long term food storage supply in a short period of time. 

By using, rotating, and constantly replenishing, this technique can be used year round, and a sure supply of food available for any emergency.  You don’t necessarily have to shop at bulk shopping stores to get the best deals or varieties; be familiar with weekly sales and take advantage of food deals and incorporate your food purchases into your food preservation plan.

Home Gardening

Cultivating a home garden with fruits, berries, and vegetables has become popular in non-traditional areas like high-rise apartment balconies, and some roof tops.  Know your growing zone and choose fruits and vegetables that are known to thrive in your environment and are easy to grow.  Some easy to grow vegetables are tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and green beans. 

If stored in a cool, dark and dry place such as under your house or in a root cellar, potatoes and carrots are a good choice because do well long term storage.   Plan to gather seeds from your spent garden plants, dry and store properly for use in next year’s garden.   Start your first garden with easy to grow plants, and preserve your produce by canning, freezing, and/or dehydrating. 

Sprouting Seeds

Sprouting seeds as a food source has gained popularity in the survival genre.  Simply put, you put 2 Tbsp. of seeds designated for sprouting (broccoli, chia, and other types) in a Mason jar, cover with water and place in cool spot overnight.  Drain. Place jar on its side overnight again.  Cover with water, rinse, drain. Continue this pattern until sprouts are to desired size and eat.   Sprouting seeds are an interesting complement to your food plan.

Farmers Markets

In addition to gardening and sprouting, another modern food gathering technique is shopping at farmers markets.  Obviously, summer is the optimal time to purchase fresh produce for canning and freezing; but, there are a variety of fall and winter crops available for purchase.  Check out the locations of area farmers markets, know the seasons for each type of vegetable to plan purchases, and put shopping at the farmer’s market routine. 

Canning

Canning is the most well-known technique used for decades.  Mostly used in rural areas, canning is seeing an upswing in interest among young and working class families as a way of stretching their food dollars.  Canning usually goes in conjunction with home gardening, but with the rise of farmers markets and food co-ops, purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables for the home canner is made easier. 

Instructions for canning fruits and vegetables are important to follow to ensure food safety and quality so find a good canning book to get yourself started in canning fresh produce.  Some ideal vegetables to can are green beans, tomatoes, and berries for jellies and jams; however, the possibilities are numerous.

Freezing

Freezing is an excellent way to preserve your garden or farmers market food for future use.  However, if widespread power outages occur, your frozen investment will literally melt and rot away and you will be left with nothing.  Use freezing as a component in your food storage plan, but not the only source of emergency food.

Dehydrating

Most fruits and vegetables are also candidates for dehydration in a home food dehydrator.  Dehydrating foods in the home is not a new concept, but has gained popularity as a food storage technique because it is easy and reduces storage space because the volume of the food is decreased once the water is removed.  The food is rehydrated when it is used in preparing a meal.  Dehydrated vegetables are versatile and are ideal for preparing soups, stews, and casseroles.   Practice and learn how to cook using dehydrated foods.

Interestingly, frozen vegetables can be dehydrated.  By purchasing frozen vegetables, you skip a step in preparation by eliminating pre-treating or blanching the vegetable prior to dehydrating.  Corn, green beans, and sliced carrots are good frozen vegetable candidates for dehydrating.

Some meats can be dehydrated.  Thin slices of marinated beef and venison can be dried into jerky.  Dried jerky stores well and can provide a large source of protein nutrition in small portions.

Fruits, such as oranges, strawberries, bananas, grapes and blueberries can be dehydrated.  Once dehydrated, oranges can be rehydrated in water to produce small amounts of juice; strawberries can be added to oatmeal and other cereals; dried bananas can be baked into breads, as well as dehydrated blueberries.

Smoking Meats and Fish

There are non-electric and electric smokers available which are used to preserve meats and fish by means of cooking slowly with smoke.  Some meats ideal for smoking include ham, bacon, venison, and fish are a few meats that can be preserved this way.  Before smoking meats, consult a food preparation guide before proceeding.  Smoked meats have along storage life.  Meats prepared this way taste different than what is normally encountered and takes some getting used to.

Alternative Packaged Survival Foods

Another strategy for food storage is purchasing pre-packaged, prepared survival food.  The marketplace provides many choices to the consumer.  Some choices are individual packet meals, family packet meals, bulk supplies such as flour, sugar, dried eggs, dried milk, dried margarine, and the list goes on.  Just about anything you can imagine, is probably available in a food packet.

These techniques and strategies are ways to consider your preparedness plan and depend on your circumstances and the type of disaster encountered.  Each one of these strategies has its advantages and disadvantages and may not be viable solution for all.  Apartment dwellers with limited space will likely choose dehydrating foods while a rural dweller might pursue gardening, canning, and smoking meats for food preservation. 

Explore the above techniques and possibilities to customize your food preparedness plan.  The choices of emergency foods that are prepared commercially are many, so take some time to investigate if this type of food will work for your plan.

WATER STORAGE STRATEGIES

Having fresh water after a disaster is one of the most challenging aspects in any disaster plan.  Community leaders admit this fact.  With that in mind, storing water for your personal use is just as challenging, but on a smaller scale. 

By the gallon

The general rule of thumb is one gallon of water per person per day.  Right away, this can be a problem when preparing for a disaster.  Buying gallon jugs of water to store takes up a lot of space.  One way to store water is in the bath tub by using of a liner.  Water can be stored by filling collapsible jugs, or heavy duty juice jugs you may have recycled from previously purchase products. There are also five-gallon water fountain type jugs available for water storage in a garage, outdoor storage building, or even in a closet. 

Long term

For water provision and long term planning, some rural residents have pre-existing wells that can be modified with hand pumping systems in the case of electrical power outages.  These hand pumps are designed to co-exist you’re your present pumping pipes, but have an independent hand pump to extract water from the well.  If this interests you, gather the technical information and decide if this option is suited for you. 

Water purification tablets or household bleach may be necessary when storing water long term. 

Water Collection

Water collection has become popular a popular choice among rural, city and suburban neighborhoods, as an economical way to irrigate flower beds and vegetable gardens. This same technique can be used for survival water, but you must use some science to in order to ensure your water is safe to drink.  Water purification tablets and bleach are popular choices today. 

However, for these two techniques to work, the water must not be muddy, or sandy.  For muddy or sandy water, other extensive steps must be taken to get safe drinking water.  Investigate all water purification techniques ahead of a disaster.

Water Heater water

Don’t forget you have clean water in your home water heater.  Use the same procedure for removing water from the tank.  The first amount of water will be murky or contain sediment since it is at the bottom of the tank, so be sure to filter the water before drinking.

GET READY ACTION STEP #3:  Start a garden, start a food and water storage system, investigate alternative foods, investigate water purification systems

Chapter 4 – Tools and Supplies

Prepping for a disaster and preparing for survival in the aftermath of a disaster will require some basic tools, some of which you may already have in your supplies.  Below is a list of basic items needed, which you can add more or less for your preferences and survival plan.

Cash: Plan to have an emergency supply of cash available since it is likely ATMs, banks, and convenience stores will be closed or possibly damaged.

Cookware and utensils:  Choose cookware essentials that are versatile and durable.  A good choice is cast iron cookware because you can cook with it over an open fire, on a camp stove or gas/charcoal grill.  Select cooking and eating utensils that you are used frequently to keep down your weight, in case you need to pack up and leave quickly. 

By all means, do not forget a can opener, paper towels or cleaning rags, hand soap, and dish detergent.

Pocket knife, hunting knife, or lightweight ax or machete: Having a good multi-tool pocket knife and hunting knife are must haves.  A lightweight ax or machete can be used to clear camp sites, or to use as a weapon, for chopping wood.

Personal protection: In the aftermath of a disaster, having a gun is going to be important for your personal protection against looters, thieves, and animals.  It is important to know how to operate a gun safely, so familiarize yourself with your gun before attempting to use it.  Pepper spray, bear spray, and a whistle are some items to consider.

First Aid Kit:  Every home and every survival plan should have a first aid kit.  You can build your own first aid kit by purchasing all the items at once, or build it with each shopping trip by adding one or two essentials as you go. 

Some recommended supplies include pain reliever, antiseptic sprays for cuts, bug bites and stings, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, cotton balls, adhesive bandages, and ace-type bandage, scissors, and consider thyroid tablets to use in case of radioactive fallout.  Customize your first aid kit with supplies you may want or need.

Personal hygiene and clothing

Don’t forget your personal hygiene items.  Pack toothpaste, toothbrush, toilet paper, paper towels, hairbrush, wipes, and other sundries; also, a change of clothes (be sure to pack some warm clothes).  Take clothing that is lightweight and is practical for layering.

Cooking and Fire-building: Always start building your wood pile in the spring or late summer so your wood will have time to dry out for good burning in the winter.  Have a supply of butane lighters, or matches stored in a water proof container for fire building, also some fire starting fuel, or just use kindling wood. Pine cones can also be used as starter fuel, but keep in mind, burning pine cones throw off sparks and can start a fire you don’t want. 

Plan to cook outdoors on a camp stove, with an iron grate over a fire pit, charcoal or gas grill using cast iron or copper cookware. Cast iron and copper pans work well over an open camp fire or grill flame.   Depending on your plan, a ready supply of propane for a home grill or camp stove, or charcoal will be needed for cooking.  Make sure you have a reliable way to extinguish your fire, such as an extinguisher, or a shovel for dirt.

Generator:  Generators can be used during a power outage to supply a limited amount of electricity to your home.  Most portable generators only generate enough electricity to power the essentials such as a refrigerator, fan, and a television.  Some power companies offer automatic generators that kick in when the power goes out; however, these systems are expensive to install.  

Be sure to safely store a few gallons a fuel for the generator.  Car batteries, if properly used with the correct cables, can be used to charge cell phones, and other portable electronic devices.

Fuel:  During a power outage, most gas stations will be unable to pump gas, so keep your cars filled and ready for an emergency getaway.  Storage of fuel at home or in a moving vehicle is dangerous; proceed with all safety measures if you plan on long term fuel storage.

Shovel:  Great to have for digging a fire pit, or digging out a stuck vehicle and many other uses.  A snow shovel may be needed for a snowstorm disaster.  Also works great as a weapon or makeshift hammer when pitching a tent.

Bleach or water purification tablets:  Water can be purified by using regular household bleach.  For one gallon of water, use 8-10 drops of bleach - approximately 1/4 teaspoon.  Use water purification tablets according to manufacturer’s directions.  Be sure the bleach used is regular household detergent and not concentrated and measure bleach carefully to correspond with the quantity of water needed to be purified.

Other items needed are a tarp and a supply of rope for an emergency outdoor shelter, or if sheltering-in, for cordoning off a room in your home for your family to gather so to conserve heat.  Tarps come in different sizes; you may want to purchase a couple of different sizes to be prepared to use as a tent or room containment; emergency radio for hearing news bulletins and reports; cold weather clothing and boots; a map, and compass. 

Most people today use their smart phones as a portable GPS device; cell towers may not be in service before, during or after a disaster, so it is important to know how to get around without depending on a GPS device.  Get familiar with all roads leading into and out of your neighborhood so you can choose the fastest way out in an emergency. 

GET READY ACTION STEP #4:  Gather emergency tools and supplies; learn how to read a basic road map

Chapter 5 – Important Documents & Miscellaneous

In a disaster, you may need important documents to prove your identity, to file an insurance claim, to file government assistance paperwork, or to re-enter your neighborhood.  Computer networks will be down, and being able to identify yourself will only be accomplished by hard copy documents. 

Gather your important documents and store them safely by using these two methods:  scan and copy to store on a portable device such as a USB flash, or to cloud storage.  Keep the hard copies in a water proof container and kept with your evacuation plan.  Some important documents to remember are:

Bank and credit cards

Homeowner or Renter Insurance policy and claims contact information

Car Insurance policy and claims contact information

Telephone contact list – always have your contact list in a hard copy form since it is fairly easy to lose all your contact on your cell phone

Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificates – possibly needed to replenish lost identification or to supplement your identification

Driver’s license and other official picture forms of identification

Car registration –to prove you are the owner

Last Will and Testament

Stock Certificate account information and contact information

Bank account information and contact information

Any other important documents you may need

GET READY ACTION STEP #5:  Gather important documents; scan and store remotely; keep hard copies with your emergency plan

Chapter 6 – Leaving your home

Being commanded by authorities to leave your home, leaving your home because it is damaged, or because your home doesn’t exist anymore, is devastating and stressful to say the least.  If you must leave your home, you need to know how to cut off the utilities that supply your home.  Check with the individual utility’s website for specific instructions to cut off the electricity, water, and gas. 

Usually the electricity to your home can be shut off at the breaker box by turning off the MAIN switch.  This completely disconnects your home from the power line coming into your house.  If you are not sure, then contact your power company for instructions.

Turn off the water to toilets, sinks, and washing machine.  The main water valve also needs to be turned off at the meter which is usually located near the street or somewhere between the house and the road.  Again, check with your water company to determine the proper way to shut off the water in an emergency.

If your home uses natural or liquid propane as fuel source for your stove, water heater or clothes dryer, it is best to shut off each one individually, if possible, and then shut off the main valve outside.  If you smell gas, leave the area, and call the gas company or emergency assistance because gas is explosive and any leaks should be handled by experts.  Be sure to check with your gas company about any specific cut off instructions.

GET READY ACTION STEP #6:  Check with all utilities to determine shut off procedures

Conclusion

In times of disaster, it will be apparent who is prepared and who is not prepared.  This book gives you a blueprint for planning and preparing a disaster plan.  The areas discussed in this book are intended to help you devise and implement strategies to keep you and your family safe. Our culture is so spoiled by modern conveniences it actually is a difficult task to sit down and contemplate scenarios that are out of our present reality.

Don’t put off planning.  By using common sense and planning, the techniques and strategies described in this book are designed to help you start building your food and water storage now, to help you know about sheltering possibilities, to help you know what supplies to gather, what documents you need with you, and how to leave your home as safe as possible by shutting off utilities.

Common sense food storage techniques and knowledge of subjects such as gardening, sprouting, canning, dehydrating and smoking will prove to be valuable in disaster preparations and for your survival.  Water storage solutions can be difficult and sometimes complex, so investigate the available techniques and choose the right one for your situation. 

Be prepared by having the proper tools and supplies and how to use them safely, gather and provide for safekeeping of your important documents, and know how to shut off utilities in case of emergency evacuation.  Keep alert to changing environments, keep a good supply of food at all times, and be prepared for the coming “storms.”

By using one or all of the described strategies and techniques will prove that you can get yourself ready for any disaster.  The time to start is now.  Practice once in a while at home with your food supplies, cooking tools, lanterns, camping gear for a “pretend” event so you will have gone through the steps of a mini-survival.

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