Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide

A s we look at time from this side of 2020, it seems that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was a dividing line between past and present. On the other side of the line, things were fairly good, with occasional problems that we all dealt with. But once we crossed into 2020, problems became nonstop. These weren't just any problems either; they were disasters, which followed one after another. It seemed like each month had its own disaster, to the point where people were making jokes about "disaster pools" and asking who had guessed the right disaster for that month. The trend continued through 2020, 2021 and into 2022. At this point, nobody really knows how long it is going to continue. This could be the "new normal," totally replacing the normal that we all knew and loved. Granted, that normal had problems too; but not to the scale that this new normal does. Forward Introduction Short and Long-Term Disasters Choosing Where to Survive Developing a Survival Mindset Your Most Important Survival Needs CHAPTER ONE: #1 Priority Maintaining Your Core Body Temperature What Shelter and Clothing do for Us Your Home as a Survival Shelter Heating Your Home When there is No Power Finding Shelter in the Wild Building a Survival Shelter CHAPTER TWO: #2 Priority Clean Water to Drink Storing Water Finding Water Near Your Home Harvesting Water from Nature Finding Water in the Wild Purifying Water Filtration Chemical Purification Heat Purification CHAPTER THREE: #3 Priority Food for the Body Stockpiling Food for Emergencies Growing Your Own Food Cooking Food when the Power is Out Cooking with Solar Power Food in the Wild CHAPTER FOUR: #4 Priority Fire – Mankind's Oldest Tool How to Lay a Fire A Few Choice Fire Starters A Word About Accelerants Starting a Fire in Wet Weather CHAPTER FIVE: #5 Priority First-Aid & Personal Hygiene Building a Family First-Aid Kit Wound Treatment Broken Bones & Sprains Personal Protection Equipment Medical Tools Medicines Basic Wound Treatment Why Personal Hygiene is Important to Survival CHAPTER SIX: #6 Priority Defending Home & Family What Kind of Gun to Buy Pistols Long Guns Preparing Your Home Doors Windows Let's Talk Legalities Off-Grid Power Which is Better, Solar or Wind? The Battery Backup System How Much Power do You Need? Preparing for Bugging Out Your Bug Out Plan Where are You Going? Stash a Cache Plan a Route Building Bug Out Bags for Your Family Shelter Water Food Fire First-Aid & Hygiene Self-Defense Tools Going a Step Further What About a Bug Out Vehicle? Final Thoughts