Studying books is undeniably one of the most important parts of any learning process. Gain the knowledge of the experts on the field with this list of books wisely chosen among the most recommended and the best reviewed on survival, prepping, security and homesteading.
Bushcraft 101 gets you ready for your next backcountry trip with advice on making the most of your time outdoors. Based on the 5Cs of Survivability–cutting tools, covering, combustion devices, containers, and cordages–this valuable guide offers only the most important survival skills to help you craft resources from your surroundings and truly experience the beauty and thrill of the wilderness.
Disasters come and go each year. It is through developing a self-reliant mindset, having the essential survival gear, and possessing a handful of critical skills that will enable you and your family to prevail in an urban crisis. Jammed with field-tested information from real-world applications, survival instructor Tony Nester covers how to prepare for both short-term survival ranging from 24-72 hours as well as long-term situations resulting from a grid-down emergency or pandemic.
If you had to deal with an injury or illness in a disaster, would you know what to do? The Survival Medicine Handbook is a 670 page detailed guide for those who want to be medically prepared for any disaster where help is NOT on the way. This book is written by Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P., two of the premiere medical preparedness professionals.
Would you be prepared if you needed to survive in the wilderness? Survival expert Creek Stewart shares his cache of practical, easy-to-follow tricks to help you transform everyday items into valuable gear that can save your life. Survival Hacks takes you step-by-step through transforming simple objects like soda tabs and plant leaves into essential survival tools.
Over a decade since its original publication, Laurence Gonzales’s bestselling Deep Survival has helped save lives from the deepest wildernesses, just as it has improved readers’ everyday lives. Its mix of adventure narrative, survival science, and practical advice has inspired everyone from business leaders to military officers, educators, and psychiatric professionals on how to take control of stress, and make better decisions under pressure.
A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Wild Edible Plants. Nature’s Garden follows the same award-winning format of Samuel Thayer’s first book, with in-depth chapters covering 41 new wild edibles. In this volume you’ll read about vegetables with a rich tradition of use around the world that are largely ignored in the wild food literature.
Revised to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, and covering new topics such as urban survival and terrorism, the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller SAS Survival Handbook by John “Lofty” Wiseman is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers
Does your disaster preparation plan include security measures? When civilization fails and the desperate masses begin looting, they will come for your food, water and life-sustaining supplies. This book shows you how to implement a complete plan for operational security and physical defense.
If you own a rifle for self defense, this new book is your best guide to using it responsibly and effectively to protect yourself, your family, and life on your homestead! Unlike most books written about the defensive rifle, Protecting Your Homestead looks at how to use a rifle beyond what is generally considered handgun range. Instead of teaching you how to use the rifle inside the home, this book shows you how to defend yourself and your loved ones at a distance, quickly and accurately.
Already a huge success in previous editions, this must-have field guide now features all the plants conveniently organized by season, enthusiasts will find it very simple to locate and identify their desired ingredients. Each entry includes images, plus facts on the plant’s habitat, physical properties, harvesting, preparation, and poisonous look-alikes.
Already a huge success in previous editions, this must-have field guide now features all the plants conveniently organized by season. Enthusiasts will find it very simple to locate and identify their desired ingredients. Each entry includes images, plus facts on the plant’s habitat, physical properties, harvesting, preparation, and poisonous look-alikes.
Surviving a disaster requires planning, preparations, and skills. Being prepared can save lives, but “getting prepared” can often seem like a daunting task. If you’ve ever wanted to protect yourself and your loved ones, but you just didn’t know where to begin, this Quick-Start Survival Guide is everything you need to help you survive a natural or manmade crisis. Think of it as urban preparedness made easy for everyday people.
Author Richard Duarte’s home was completely destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and he and his family hid from looters in a small closet. After that, he became obsessed with urban survival and wrote the ultimate guide to surviving an urban disaster. This book is the result.
Practical Lock Picking, Second Edition, is an instructional manual that covers everything from straightforward lockpicking to quick-entry techniques such as shimming, bumping, and bypassing. Written by Deviant Ollam, one of the security industry’s best-known lockpicking teachers, and winner of the Best Book Bejtlich Read in 2010 award, this book contains detailed photos that make learning as easy as picking a lock.
Here’s the book that won’t advise you to flee the city and set up a homestead to avoid potential disasters. With many other survival-planning resources emphasizing that approach, urban dwellers that plan to stay put in the city, no matter the circumstances, have been overlooked. Not only do 58 percent of Americans live in cities, but certain risks are higher in cities than elsewhere..
This edition of Cresson H. Kearny’s iconic Nuclear War Survival Skills (originally published in 1979), updated by Kearny himself in 1987 and again in 2001, offers expert advice for ensuring your family’s safety during a nuclear war. Chock-full of practical instructions and preventative measures, Nuclear War Survival Skills is based on years of meticulous scientific research conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
This should be in every home, one of the best books that your great grandparents knew and probably practiced everyday.
If disaster strikes and public services are limited, you want to know that your family will be taken care of. Learn how to inventory and rotate your food supply, pack an evacuation kit, maintain communication with loved ones, and much more. You’ll soon gain the ingenuity and resourcefulness to get your family through even the most unfortunate circumstances.
Assess. Respond. Protect. From break-ins to basement flooding to broken bones, in the Emergency Survival Manual you’ll find everything you need to be prepared for any emergency that comes your way. When you combine the author’s knowledge with that of the experts at Outdoor Life magazine what do you get? An epic book filled with lifesaving skills.
The next SHTF situation could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take to ensure survival in short- or long-term emergencies.
Modernizing the outdoor, survival industry with its innovative products, Pro force equipment is the choice of all levels of an outdoorsman.
Sadly, most people hide their valuables in all the wrong places and, shockingly, actually make it easier for thieves to find and steal their possessions. This book will show you how and where to really hide your valuables from snatch-and-grab thieves… from hiding valuables in plain sight to secret stashes, it’s all covered within.
The essential AR-15 training guide. With AR-15 Skills & Drills, learn Tiger McKee’s methods to develop and hone the skills you need to manipulate the AR efficiently and shoot it accurately.
Learn how to identify symbols for vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that.
Sergeant Mark Buschena has been a police officer for 36 years.He made this book to help you learn how to make a plan to keep yourself, your home, your family and your possessions safer and more secure from all the low-life scum bags that are just looking for an opportunity to make an easy score out of you!
Are you overworked and overcrowded? Do you dream of dropping off the radar? Do you crave the peace of mind that only nature can provide? Fitness and military intelligence expert Gary Collins has helped thousands of people roam free with firsthand advice shared on his popular website. And now he’s here to help you reclaim your independence.
Woodworking Basics presents an approach to learning woodworking that has proven successful for hundreds of people who have taken the author’s introductory course over the past 20 years. Peter Korn’s method helps new woodworkers learn the right techniques from the beginning. More experienced woodworkers can use it to master the classic furniture-making skills key to fine craftsmanship.
If your Power Wizard ever falters, its simple design lends itself well to inexpensive repair. You can save a bundle by doing it yourself. When the Sun shines, or Breezes blow, your dependable “Around-the-Clock” (24-hour) Power Wizard will always be hard at work – saving you Huge Electricity Dollars.