Re: Speaking of disaster preparedness

[Guest guest]

This is the one my 24-year-old son recommends. I haven't read it, but you could

check it out and let us all know what you think!

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/When-All-Hell-Breaks-Loose/Cody-Lundin/e/978142\

3601050/?itm=1 & USRI=when+all+hell+breaks+loose

Kari

Speaking of disaster preparedness

Does anyone recommend a good book or source for how to prepare for a disaster?

There are many sources, and I am not sure which one is very good and which ones

are wacky. I want to know exactly what I need, how to store it, how to prepare

it, etc. Any ideas? I know I need some method of water collection and

purification, and some source to cook, as well as food. But beyond that I am

unsure.

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[Guest guest]

The best way to prepare for a distaster is to arm yourself with knowledge. I

feel basic foraging, shelter building and matchless fire should be taught to

every child. With those three skills anyone can survive, if not thrive under

pretty well any reasonable circumstances. Unless the natural world has been

totally destroyed (in which case there's not much you can do anyway) then all

the food, water and shelter you could possibly need is out there waiting for you

to collect and make use of it. This goes a long way in maintaining good

psychology as well, if you feel like you can provide for yourself from your

mental tool kit then the shock of a catastrophe should be greatly reduced, thus

giving you a better outlook in the scenario.

I can recommend any of Tom Brown's books. Or any other books on bushcraft.

You can certainly store up supplies, but those will by nature be temporary

buffers until you adapt to the post catastrophe circumstances. They are not

meant to last you forever, only to help you through the initial shock.

[Guest guest]

I'd like the titles of your favorite Tom Brown books! I think this would be

awesome ideas to learn, as well as to teach my kids! What a fun project to

start this time of year (not that it wouldn't have been good to know this winter

when we lost power for over 30 hours in the bitter cold and couldn't get out of

our driveway, either!). I need to take baby steps! Ha ha!

Heidi

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children.

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grammar. "

From: ryan2645@...

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:05:25 +0000

Subject: Re: Speaking of disaster preparedness

The best way to prepare for a distaster is to arm yourself with knowledge.

I feel basic foraging, shelter building and matchless fire should be taught to

every child. With those three skills anyone can survive, if not thrive under

pretty well any reasonable circumstances. Unless the natural world has been

totally destroyed (in which case there's not much you can do anyway) then all

the food, water and shelter you could possibly need is out there waiting for you

to collect and make use of it. This goes a long way in maintaining good

psychology as well, if you feel like you can provide for yourself from your

mental tool kit then the shock of a catastrophe should be greatly reduced, thus

giving you a better outlook in the scenario.

I can recommend any of Tom Brown's books. Or any other books on bushcraft.

You can certainly store up supplies, but those will by nature be temporary

buffers until you adapt to the post catastrophe circumstances. They are not

meant to last you forever, only to help you through the initial shock.

[Guest guest]

Here are a couple sites:

http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/

http://thesurvivalmom.com/category/the-basics/food/

It's a good time to look ahead!

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> Does anyone recommend a good book or source for how to prepare for a

disaster? There are many sources, and I am not sure which one is very

good and which ones are wacky. I want to know exactly what I need, how

to store it, how to prepare it, etc. Any ideas? I know I need some

method of water collection and purification, and some source to cook, as

well as food. But beyond that I am unsure.

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> Sent from my iPad

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