The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster

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Simon and Schuster, 12 jul 2011 - 218 pagina's
Stay safe and be prepared for any disaster with this DIY guide featuring 101 easy prepper projects and practical survival skills.

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. With the Prepper’s Pocket Guide, you’ll learn to:

#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
 

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Title Page Dedication Introduction Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE Getting Started 1 DECLUTTER YOUR HOME
GET CREATIVE ABOUT STORAGE SPACE
3 RETHINK YOUR MINDSET
MAKE A WRITTEN EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST
MAKE A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN
MAKE A MASTER LIST OF PASSWORDS
ASSEMBLE A 72HOUR SURVIVAL
START YOUR OWN SEEDS
START A GARDEN IN A SMALL SPACE
CHAPTER FIVE Ready Your Home 56 TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT PREPPING
DONT FORGET ABOUT THE PETS
KEEP YOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IN ONE BINDER
SECURE YOUR FAMILY PHOTOS AND KEEPSAKES
MAKE A SAFE FROM A HOLLOWEDOUT BOOK
ASSEMBLE A CAR EMERGENCY

AVOID COMMON PREPAREDNESS MISTAKES
CARRY THESE IMPORTANT ITEMS DAILY
CHAPTER TWO Financial Readiness 10 CREATE A PERSONAL ECONOMIC DISASTER PLAN
START AN EMERGENCY SAVINGS FUND
PAY OFF DEBT WITH THE SNOWBALL METHOD
REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE
KEEP AN EMERGENCY CASH STASH IN YOUR HOME
15 CONSIDER INVESTING IN PRECIOUS METALS
CHAPTER THREE Water Needs 16 CALCULATE HOW MUCH WATER YOU NEED
START COLLECTING WATER FOR EMERGENCIES
FIND HIDDEN BACKUP WATER SOURCES IN YOUR HOME 19 LEARN TO EMPTY YOUR WATER HEATER
FIND WATER OUTSIDE YOUR HOME 21 KEEP CONTAMINATED WATER FROM ENTERING YOUR HOME
LEARN TO FILTER WATER 23 MAKE A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE WATER FILTER
LEARN TO PURIFY WATER
LEARN TO DISTILL WATER
LEARN TO BUILD A SOLAR STILL
LEARN TO BUILD A VEGETATION STILL
LEARN TO DISINFECT WATER WITH SUNLIGHT 29 CHOOSE A COMMERCIAL WATER FILTER
CONSERVE WATER IN AN EMERGENCY
CHAPTER FOUR Food Supplies
TRACK WHAT YOU
LEARN BASIC COOKING SKILLS
START A FOOD STORAGE PLAN FOR 5 A WEEK
BUY WHAT YOU EAT EAT WHAT YOU STORE
STOCKPILE FOOD
ROTATE YOUR FOOD SUPPLY 37 KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPIRATION DATES
CONSIDER STORING MREs
STORE DEHYDRATED AND FREEZEDRIED FOOD
DECIDE HOW MUCH FOOD TO STORE
BUY STAPLES IN BULK
OVERCOME THE ENEMIES OF FOOD STORAGE
LEARN TO SPROUT SEEDS AND BEANS
LEARN TO COOK LENTILS AND BEANS
LEARN TO MAKE HOMEMADE YOGURT
LEARN TO MARINATE VEGETABLES
LEARN TO MAKE FREEZER
LEARN BASIC CANNING METHODS
TRY SAMPLE CANNING RECIPES
DRY HERBS AND PEPPERS WITHOUT A FOOD DEHYDRATOR
MAKE YOUR OWN BEEF JERKY
LEARN TO MAKE BREAD FROM SCRATCH
START AN INEXPENSIVE CONTAINER GARDEN
ASSEMBLE A DESK EMERGENCY
ASSEMBLE A MINI SURVIVAL KIT IN A MINT
STOCK UP ON MULTIPURPOSE ITEMS
MAKE A CAN ORGANIZER FOR YOUR PANTRY
PREPARE FOR AN EARTHQUAKE
PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO
PREPARE FOR A FLOOD
PREPARE FOR AN ICE STORM
CHAPTER SIX Personal Health and Safety
FOLLOW THE NUMBERONE SAFETY RULE 72 PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CRIME
KNOW BASIC FIRE SAFETY
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM GERMS
LEARN TO MAKE A DISINFECTANT CLEANER FROM EMERGENCY KIT ITEMS
TAKE A FITNESS REALITY CHECK 77 ASSEMBLE AN INEXPENSIVE FIRST AID
ASSEMBLE AN EMERGENCY DENTAL
MAKE AN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION 80 LEARN TO MAKE A GEL PACK FOR MUSCLE PAIN RELIEF
LEARN TO MAKE A SALINE SPRAY FOR A STUFFY NOSE
GET BY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
LEARN TO MAKE A TEMPORARY TOILET
LEARN TO DISPOSE OF WASTE MATTER
CHAPTER SEVEN When the Power Is Out 85 ASSEMBLE A POWER FAILURE
KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A POWER OUTAGE
CONSIDER BUYING A GENERATOR
LEARN TO STORE GASOLINE SAFELY
89
LEARN TO COOK WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
LEARN TO BUILD AN OUTDOOR PIT OVEN
KNOW DIFFERENT WAYS TO START A FIRE
CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE LIGHTING
LEARN TO MAKE A PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER EIGHT When You Have to Get Out 94 PACK A BUGOUT
DETERMINE WHETHER YOU SHOULD STAY OR
MAKE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN ADVANCE
FIND EXIT ROUTES FROM THE CITY
HAVE THE RIGHT FOOTWEAR FOR WALKING
KEEP PARACORD ON HAND
LEARN TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT A COMPASS
LEARN TO SIGNAL FOR HELP IF YOU ARE STRANDED
A Final Word
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Bernie Carr has had extensive experience with surviving natural disasters and keeping her family safe. She writes The Apartment Prepper’s Blog and resides in Houston, TX with her family.

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