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Jack A. Spigarelli, "Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival (Updated 2nd Edition)"

A complete guide to emergency preparedness for our uncertain times. Virtually an encyclopedia of food storage and personal preparedness, it covers topics from exactly how to design a food storage program tailored for your particular family to growing and preserving food, storing fuel, alternate energy, emergency evacuation kits, medical and dental, surviving biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism, communications, selection of firearms and other survival tools, and preparing for earthquakes.

Dozens of detailed, expert checklists and tables with photographs and index. Extensive book and resource lists with regular and Internet addresses. An absolute must for those serious about preparing for and surviving during our dangerous times.

From the Back Cover

Will You Be Ready? We thought it couldn't happen, but it did. Now we know just how vulnerable we really are. What could be next?Biochemical terrorism

Nuclear attack or accidents

Earthquakes or other natural disasters

Economic upheaval and civil riots

Crop failures and famineThis handbook will help you prepare for our uncertain times by showing how to:Design a basic food-storage plan that fits your needs

Prepare your home for earthquakes

Survive nuclear attacks and accidents

Build your own free radiation meter

Put together a workable Emergency Evacuation Kit

Select appropriate firearms

Use communications so you'll know what's really going on

Take care of hygienic needs

Store fuel safely for the long-term... and much more.This best-selling guide will help you prepare for crisis. Why wait?

Reviews

"A first-class book, probably the best available."—Conrad V. Chester, civil defense expert and chief researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

"Many times I have referred to book... one of the few 'normal' books on survival."—George Guillery, manufacturer of nuclear survival products

"One of the best—well reasoned and complete—guides to personal preparedness."—Bruce Tippery, Remnant Review, Texas

Contents

& 8220;List of Tables

Introduction

 1 Security in an Uncertain World

  We Are Dependent

  We Are Vulnerable

  Consider the Possibilities

  Dangerous Times

  Majority Unprepared

  The Prudent Prepare

  The Time Is Now

 2 Make the Commitment

  An Achievable Challenge

  Develop Your Own View

  Anticipate Consequences

  Extent Of Crisis

  What It All Costs

  How To Get The Money

 3 A Framework for Total Preparedness

  Material Provisions

  Personal Preparation

  Table 3.1 Preparedness Skills

  Financial Resources

  Table 3.2 Material Provision Priorities

  Your Master Action Plan

  Keep Track and Update

  Trial By Fire

 4 Answers to Common Questions

Food and Water Stockpiling

 5 The Fundamentals of Successful Food Storage

  Store What You Eat—Eat What You Store

  Storage Life of Foods

  Rotating Your Storage

  Inventory Control

  Summary

 6 How and Where to Store

  The Storage Environment

  Storage Containers

  Storage Areas

  Local Problems

  Summary

 7 The Modes of Food

  The Basics

  Canned Goods

  Retort Foods and MREs

  SAP Foods

  Dried Foods

  Dehydrated Foods

  Frozen Foods

  Fresh Foods

  Summary

 8 Your Food Storage Plan

  Planning Methods

  The Perfect Plan

  Criteria for Adequate Plan

  Designing Your Own Plan

  The 7-PLUS Basic Plan

  The CUSTOM Advanced Plan

  How and Where to Buy

  Using Your Food Storage

  Test Your Plan

  Special Dietary Needs

  Household Animals

 9 Individual Storage Foods

  Salt

  Milk

  Cheese

  Fats and Oils

  Fruits

  Vegetables

  Sugars

  Animal Proteins

  Vegetable Proteins

  Adjuncts

  Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

  Concentrated Food

  Miracle Foods

  Table 9.1 Proximate Value of Food When Prorated Over 1 Year on a Daily Basis

 10 Food Preparation Equipment and Supplies

  Processing Tools

  Cooking Equipment

  Cookbooks

  Eating, Cleaning and Kitchen Supplies

  Special Needs

 11 Emergency Water Supply

  Water Storage

  Purification

  Backup Sources

  Emergency Reserves

  Conservation

Food Production

 12 Sprouting

  Food Value of Sprouts

  Sprouting Procedure

  Amount to Store

  Table 12.1 Sprouting Guide

 13 Growing Your Own

  Gardening

  Fruits, Nuts, Berries And Grapes

  Field Crops

 14 Raising Your Own

  Equipment

  Veterinary Supplies

  Books

  Specific Animals

 15 Finding Your Own

  Wild Edible Plants

  Hunting, Fishing and Trapping

Food Preservation

 16 Cold Storage

  Storage Conditions

  Preparation and Storage

  Table 16.1 Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables

  Storage Facilities

  Keeping Other Items Cool

 17 Home Canning

  Table 17.1 Comparison of Home Food Preservation Methods

  Canning

 18 Home Dehydrating

  Equipment

  Supplies

  How to Dehydrate

  More Information

 19 Other Food Preservation Methods

  Freezing

  Salt Curing

  Smoke Curing

  Sausage Making

  Further Information

Crisis Survival

 20 Emergency Evacuation

  The Emergency Evacuation Kit (EEK)

 21 General Survival Tools

  Firearms

  Knives

  Multi-tools

  Axes

  Saws

  Sharpening Tools

  Other Tools

Other Preparations

 22 Clothing and Bedding

  Clothing

  Bedding

 23 Energy Heat, Cooking and Light

  Heat

  Table 23.1 Fuels

  Cooking

  Light

  Hot Water

  Refrigeration

  Stockpiling Fuel

  Improvised Fuel

  Producing Your Own Electricity

  Storing Electrical Energy

  Making Your Own Fuel

  Conserve What You Have

  Spare Parts

  Fire Starters

 24 Medical and Dental

  Medical

  Dental

 25 Sanitation and Personal Care

  Sanitation

  Personal Care

 26 Preparing Your Home

  Repair and Upkeep

  Home Security

  Disaster Preparation

  Emergency Shelter

  Survival Home

  Retreating

  Table 26.1 Basic Tool Kit

  Table 26.2 Basic Supplies

  Table 26.3 Additional Woodworking Tools

  Table 26.4 Additional Blacksmithing-Metal Working Tools

  Table 26.5 Additional Masonry Tools

  Table 26.6 Additional Automotive Tools

  Table 26.7 Additional Supplies

 27 Terrorism and Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) Warfare

  Surviving Terrorism

  Assess the Risks

  Biological Terrorism

  Chemical Attacks

  Nuclear Warfare

  Other Terrorism

  Prepare Now

  Terrorist Survival Kit

  Safe Rooms and Shelters

  Nuclear Preparations

  Responding to an Attack

 28 Transportation

  Vehicles

  Non-Motorized Transportation

 29 Communications

  Radios

  Cell Phones

  The Internet

 30 Home Management

  General Functions

  Recreation and Entertainment

  Home Education

Resources

 31 Survival Library

  Sources

  Fiction

  General References

  Cooking and Recipes

  Growing Food

  Raising Animals

  Wild Foods

  Preserving Food

  Outdoor Survival

  Firearms

  Clothing and Bedding

  Heat, Cooking and Light

  Medical and Dental

  Terrorism and NBC Warfare

  Survival Home

  Communications

  Home Education

  Periodicals

  The Internet

 32 Sources Directory

  Preparedness Information

  General Preparedness Products

  Homesteading Equipment

  Storage Food & Supplies

  Oxygen Absorbers

  Diatomaceous Earth

  Silica Gel & Dessicants

  Grain Mills & Mixers

  Cheese Making & Cultures

  Water Purification

  Garden & Farm Supplies

  Animal & Veterinarian Supplies

  Canning Supplies

  Firearms & Ammo

  Airguns

  Knives, Axes & Saws

  Military Gear

  Outdoor Clothing & Equipment

  Clothing & Bedding Kits

  Leather Goods

  Bullet-Proof Vests & Body Armor

  James Washer

  Wood/Coal Heating

  Fuel Preservatives

  Non-Electric Refrigerators/Freezers

  Alternative Energy

  Medical

  Earthquake Protection

  Nuclear Protection

  Off-Road Trailer

  Radio Equipment & Supplies

  Shortwave Listening Web Sites

  Training Courses

Index& 8221;

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See Also:

Christopher Cooper & Robert Block, "Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security"

Michael Pollan, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto"

John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein, "Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms"

Matthew Stein, "When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival"

Kate Ascher, "The Works: Anatomy of a City"

Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht, "The Worst-Case Scenario Book of Survival Questions"

Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht, "The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, Extreme Edition"

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