Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide: Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living
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Summary
Prepare your home and family for any life-threatening pandemic or natural disaster with this step-by-step survivalist guide filled with techniques， strategies， and DIY projects from a lifelong prepping expert
The preparation you make for a hurricane， earthquake or other short-term disaster will not keep you alive in the event of widespread social collapse caused by pandemic， failure of the grid or other long-term crises。 Government pamphlets and other prepping books tell you how to hold out through an emergency until services are restored。 This book teaches you how to survive when nothing returns to normal for weeks， months or even years， including:
Practical water collection for drinking and hygiene Storing， growing， hunting and foraging for food First aid and medical treatments when there’s no doctor Techniques and tactics for fortifying and defending your home Community-building strategies for creating a new society
The preparation you make for a hurricane， earthquake or other short-term disaster will not keep you alive in the event of widespread social collapse caused by pandemic， failure of the grid or other long-term crises。 Government pamphlets and other prepping books tell you how to hold out through an emergency until services are restored。 This book teaches you how to survive when nothing returns to normal for weeks， months or even years， including:
Practical water collection for drinking and hygiene Storing， growing， hunting and foraging for food First aid and medical treatments when there’s no doctor Techniques and tactics for fortifying and defending your home Community-building strategies for creating a new society
Reviews
Stephie
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The foreward really gives it away。 Not a book for the experienced prepper。 I already knew and had thought of quite a bit of the content， however there were several aspects I hadn't thought of or seen in my prepper groups。 An easy read; shouldn't take more than an hour and a half， tops。 The foreward really gives it away。 Not a book for the experienced prepper。 I already knew and had thought of quite a bit of the content， however there were several aspects I hadn't thought of or seen in my prepper groups。 An easy read; shouldn't take more than an hour and a half， tops。 。。。more
Darrell Keller
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Probably the best prep guide I've read。 It serves as a nice checklist for preparing for the unthinkable。 Quite honestly， if the proverbial crap hits the fan and the world breaks down for more than 21 days， we are in big trouble anyway。 Plan ahead and make sure your plan covers you completely for 21 days。 This book will help you do that and then some。 In short， have emergency food for 21 days， a good first aid kit， and warm clothing。。。 you already know you need firearms and ammunition to protect Probably the best prep guide I've read。 It serves as a nice checklist for preparing for the unthinkable。 Quite honestly， if the proverbial crap hits the fan and the world breaks down for more than 21 days， we are in big trouble anyway。 Plan ahead and make sure your plan covers you completely for 21 days。 This book will help you do that and then some。 In short， have emergency food for 21 days， a good first aid kit， and warm clothing。。。 you already know you need firearms and ammunition to protect yourself。 。。。more
Julia L Owings
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Should have bread before covidNot a gloom or doom。。。 Just facts about the end of life as we knew it。。。death plague。 Spanish flu。 Hurricanes。。。now covid。 Texas during a winter storm unprepared。 Good solid advice。
Kelley S
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This book falls somewhere between common sense and teaching enough to let you know how much you do NOT actually know。 Each section offers other books for follow up reading to get a better grasp on the topic being discussed。 In the beginning it claims to not be a very good book for beginners due to the 'advanced' content， but I think this is actually a fantastic book for beginners。 I gave this book 4 stars， because it is a great place to start your journey on becoming a prepper/survivalist， but r This book falls somewhere between common sense and teaching enough to let you know how much you do NOT actually know。 Each section offers other books for follow up reading to get a better grasp on the topic being discussed。 In the beginning it claims to not be a very good book for beginners due to the 'advanced' content， but I think this is actually a fantastic book for beginners。 I gave this book 4 stars， because it is a great place to start your journey on becoming a prepper/survivalist， but really fails to teach any one subject in any detail。 。。。more
Kevin Bradley
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Interesting， informative， and even pretty entertaining。 Loses a star with some blatant gun nuttiness and several unnecessary comments about women。
Ranranzi
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Although the content is a little bit advance for me to just get a startwith studying the field of first aid， I do find a lot of usefulreferences to continue my journey。
Elwin Kline
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Loved it！ Overall a very comprehensive prepper's book。 I would say for newcomers into the field and also more experienced and prepared folks will both benefit from this。 I myself am a newbie who is just getting started and have the basics for food， water， security， etc。 This book really helped me identify some areas that 'needs improvement'， especially a medical plan， medical supplies， hygiene items， and some tools to have on hand that I had not considered previously。 Fun， light， full of great i Loved it！ Overall a very comprehensive prepper's book。 I would say for newcomers into the field and also more experienced and prepared folks will both benefit from this。 I myself am a newbie who is just getting started and have the basics for food， water， security， etc。 This book really helped me identify some areas that 'needs improvement'， especially a medical plan， medical supplies， hygiene items， and some tools to have on hand that I had not considered previously。 Fun， light， full of great information。 I would highly recommend this book to any prepper or wannabe prepper just getting started。Only reason why I gave it -1 star was because of lack of diagrams/drawings/illustrations。 。。。more
Melissa Yeboah-Amoako
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A valuable guide of tips on how to survive a post-apocalyptic/economic collapse/etc。 scenario， presented in an easy-to-read and organized fashion。 I found it to be a contemplative and enjoyable read。
Devon Flaherty
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I enjoyed Prepper’s Long-Term Survival Guide by Jim Cobb WAY too much。 Part of me was curious when I put this on the year’s reading list， and part of me was being funny。 Guess there really is a latent Prepper inside of me， or maybe just a Boy Scout。 I love being prepared！ Or maybe it’s just shopping and hoarding that I love。 Or all three。This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is preppers-long-term-survival-guide。jpgImage from Amazon。comSo， really， I read this book because I started I enjoyed Prepper’s Long-Term Survival Guide by Jim Cobb WAY too much。 Part of me was curious when I put this on the year’s reading list， and part of me was being funny。 Guess there really is a latent Prepper inside of me， or maybe just a Boy Scout。 I love being prepared！ Or maybe it’s just shopping and hoarding that I love。 Or all three。This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is preppers-long-term-survival-guide。jpgImage from Amazon。comSo， really， I read this book because I started a Pandemic book club。 There are two lists running simultaneously for this club。 One of them is geared toward mental and emotional health and the other is toward practical and physical survival。 We began with a spiritual/Christian book about finding peace anywhere at any time， which I’ll get to reviewing in a sec。 As for the other list， I kinda laughed as I announced Prepper’s。 And kinda didn’t laugh， because we have been in a pandemic for ten months at this point， it seems to only get worse and worse， and have also been through periods of quarantine， panic， and resource deprivation。 Thankfully， the lack of resources hasn’t gone much beyond masks， hand sanitizer， disinfectant， and for awhile there， toilet paper and chicken （although， with hurricanes and winter storms here， I have also been through gas shortages， flooding， and many bread and milk famines）。 At this point， though， it’s not hard for me to imagine what a different event could have done to my supply chain and for how long。 What if I had no access to water？ Or enough food？ Or electricity？ Or transportation？ Or internet？ Or the government？ Or emergency services？ Or medicine？ Whatever。 My point is that if I lost access to even one of those things for a prolonged period—a situation I can now imagine pretty easily—I would be in some trouble。 So I thought we could start our “other” pandemic reading list with something very basic: a post-apocalyptic guide which might have come in handy last year。Let me say some good things about this book， as someone who has not read any other books in the field。 （Though I did choose this one because it came highly recommended。） Broken down by sections that covered each of your basic post-apocalyptic needs （water， food， medicine， hygiene， shelter， security， tools， currency， community， and even some entertainment）， it contained lots of easy and really low-cost or even no-cost ideas。 This is a practical book。 It doesn’t go deep enough to be your only book on the subject， if it interests （or concerns） you， but Cobb constantly points you in the direction of other resources: websites， books， classes， training， etc。 It would take someone a long time to build up their essential supplies， because it would take some cash and even more time。 （If you took it to the extreme， it would require some real life adjustments， too。） The point of this book is to give others access to the knowledge of the Preppers， without making you start from square one。 I found Cobb’s writing to be engaging， especially for something so chock-full of the nitty gritty and information。 I thought he was funny and even light-hearted， considering his topic。 He felt warm and inviting， while also gently telling me that I would for sure need guns to keep me from being killed， raped， etc。Yes， this is the side of the book （weapons， security）， and of Prepping， is what I suppose freaks a lot of people out。 The truth is， you don’t have to think there is going to complete fall-out to go ahead and stock up on the necessities in case of a situational catastrophe （like a major earthquake or terrorist attack or something very feasible）， but Preppers follow that line of thinking all the way to the very worst case scenario。 In that scenario—let’s face it—you would need to protect yourself and your family。 Let’s just hope it never gets to that。 If you’re a pacifist， fine， but you would have to figure out how to police the people around you without incarceration， law enforcement， a justice system， etc。 In the worst case scenario。 Cobb also warns that some people can go too far with their prepping， at least in an emotional sense， and l found his advice to be level-headed， calm， and to give options while expressing the cold， hard reality of a possible future。 Honestly， my studies of history let me know all the time what a privileged and cushy time we live in now。 Most the people of history did not have options when it came to empowering themselves or being taken advantage of。 I’m rooting for democracy。 Speaking of which，the other day， I saw a friend on social media refer to far-right Republicans as “Preppers。” Prepping may be from political motivation， but the hobby—or even way of life—is not political in nature。 It should run the scope of the political spectrum， though perhaps there are parts of the spectrum—the far fringes， mostly—that would more readily embrace this practice， would all but require it， considering their doomsday prophecies brought on by conspiracy theories， etc。 This does not mean that other people can’t guess that eventually the poo is going to hit the fan in one way or another and determine that they want to be a little or a lot prepared—thus “Prepper”—when whatever that is happens。 I mean， it kinda starts with an emergency kit in the car， a day bag for hiking， and a Bug Out Bag for Hurricane season。 （I also thought it was interesting that this same friend is a natural Prepper: very independent， constantly learning and diversifying herself， strong， and does things all the time like bake bread and raise goats。） Like I mentioned， I think that this year has driven home the idea that unexpected， unpredicted things will come。 I have always kept a weary eye out， just as that student of history， since all empires collapse without fail。 But when and how that will happen; well， it’s felt closer， lately， realizing that politics， disease， and/or an environmental crises or event could really mess with my way of life。 The result may not be as bat-poop crazy as our postapocalyptic canon portrays it， but if my family is without even one sector of what we need， I don’t think having a plan B in place would be a terrible hobby。 It doesn’t have to mean you're stocking up on firearms。 But a rain barrel and a garden count as forethinking while helping you ease off the environment-heavy grid and giving you some peace of mind。 How very independent and modern of you。Cobb says that this book is not really for beginners， but I didn’t have any trouble understanding what he was saying or keeping up。 If you are considering doing some prepping of your own， this seems like a resource you would want to have on hand and even work through。 There are checklists in the back as well as lists of sources， so I honestly think it’s a great place to start。 Each chapter begins with a fictional， ongoing account of a family surviving after an EMP strike that takes out all the electricity。 These sections are mildly interesting and written just fine， though it was the specific thoughts and advice that kept me riveted。 Yes， this could scare you and make you feel resentful， like he's making a big stink over nothing。 On the other hand， Cobb thinks that this is the time to do some things， some of them from items you already have around your house， to be proactive instead of reactive。 Yes， the book is sometimes stone cold in its estimation of things （though I’ll point out there is a whole chapter about establishing a representational and protective community with the neighbors you haven’t yet shot and also the hopeful conclusion that he believes in the resilience of humanity）， but it’s also realistic （considering this is only a possibly future） and chock full of factoids， exposing a way of life that I was interested in observing and thinking about in relation to my own life。A COUPLE QUOTES:“Yes， there exists the distinct possibility tht during your lifetime something may happen to turn the world， or at least your world， on its ear …。 Right now， at least， you have the luxury of being able to take steps， to make plans， so you’ll be able to take steps， to make plans， so you’ll be in a better position” （p20）。“The fewer the people who know anything about your preps， the fewer the number of people who may show up with their hands out later” （p96）。***REVIEW WRITTEN FOR THE STARVING ARTIST BLOG*** 。。。more
Travis Wordell
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3。75
Nick
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Has some good strategies for a SHTF scenario。 But this book is just a minimal introduction to survival prepping。 I was expecting more。
Peter
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This is not a how to book but rather one that describes what you should think about in order to prepare for longer term survival。 It is well written and breaks the planning up into many clearly defined sections。 It’s a good book for the beginner as long as you know what it is that you’re getting， namely a book about what to think about and not a detailed how to book。
Deanna
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Excellent Thorough Guide I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable in this area and I learned a ton of new information and ideas。 Great for true beginners as well。 As I write this （end of April 2020） the possibility of economic collapse is more real than I ever have experienced in my life。 However， it’s not too late read this book and get to work！
Dave
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Covers the basics， but doesn't really go into detail about a lot of things like food storage and home security。 Other books cover it in more detail。 Writing is solid。 Covers the basics， but doesn't really go into detail about a lot of things like food storage and home security。 Other books cover it in more detail。 Writing is solid。 。。。more
Gail Dede
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A good reference book on the preparing your household for short or long term emergencies。Nothing particularly new or unique about the ideas or preparations， but lots good reminders and how-to projects。
Daniel Westman
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This book must have ben written by a right wing American！ Not a word about collaboration but a lot of text on weapons， how to stop refugees and how to protect yourself from other people （everyone seems to be a potential murderer！）。 In addition， the author suggest that everyone should bring a bible - even people without faith！ Hell， I'd rather bring a good novel after the Apocalypse than reading that old bullcrap。 This book must have ben written by a right wing American！ Not a word about collaboration but a lot of text on weapons， how to stop refugees and how to protect yourself from other people （everyone seems to be a potential murderer！）。 In addition， the author suggest that everyone should bring a bible - even people without faith！ Hell， I'd rather bring a good novel after the Apocalypse than reading that old bullcrap。 。。。more
Sam
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Borrowed from the library， and skimmed over。 Some very good background about why prepping might be useful， some of different scenarios where being self sufficient might help you survive， or at least survive with less distress。 Overall， this seems like a generalist introduction to the topic， and there are two features which make it seem a bit silly （and perhaps more scary）。 That much of the assumed configuration around which the survivalism is based relies upon having a large farming block。 Seein Borrowed from the library， and skimmed over。 Some very good background about why prepping might be useful， some of different scenarios where being self sufficient might help you survive， or at least survive with less distress。 Overall， this seems like a generalist introduction to the topic， and there are two features which make it seem a bit silly （and perhaps more scary）。 That much of the assumed configuration around which the survivalism is based relies upon having a large farming block。 Seeing as I can not yet even afford to replace my rapidly ageing car， I'm not sure a 'hobby farm' is really a near possibility。 The other feature which worries me is the emphasis placed upon personal protection， particularly with firearms i。e。 hand gun， rifles， shot guns。 When push comes to shove all my political correctness may go out the window。。。 yes I would like have responsible firearm skills， but in the current climate it seems like the social and economic risks associated with firearm ownership outweigh the potential lifesaving benefits during some kind of civil strife i。e。 were home invasions to become a regular thing。 This is an American book （and an American moment in large part）。 There is good pioneering wisdom， but also some tinges of Yank insanity represented by this publication。 I watched a scene from an interesting documentary featuring propaganda from the early cold war， in which promoting the idea that we could survive nuclear holocaust was based largely upon the desire to fill our cold war opponents with doubt that a they could deliver a knock out blow before retaliation。 I don't swallow the criticism whole， but I suspect 'eeking' out a subsistence living on the edge of the desert year after year， after the collapse of civilisation would be pretty different than this product of Hollywood might suggest。 I hope I would have the courage to endure and persist in a changed world and not allow all my principles to be compromised by the threat that it might occur。 It is hard to determine which of my current principles are merely a luxury though。 A case of 'would like to be more self sufficient and resourceful' and will do what I can and take up one or two of the suggestions， but am not going to completely restructure my life in anticipation of the coming global economic and military conflagration。 。。。more
Clark
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As another reviewer noted， this is a shallow book at best。 The author really lost me when he started talking about expropriating property from local businesses。
Marsha
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I was over my head reading this book。 Wasn't quite prepared for all the information it threw at me （even though the book warned me ahead of time）。 My advise would be to read the back of the book。 It summarizes all of the prepping topics he goes over。 I was over my head reading this book。 Wasn't quite prepared for all the information it threw at me （even though the book warned me ahead of time）。 My advise would be to read the back of the book。 It summarizes all of the prepping topics he goes over。 。。。more
Debra Daniels-Zeller
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Beyond the first 72 hours 。 。 。 drama。 This book was interesting。 I read it for a character background study。 The beginning of this book discusses all things that can go so wrong that we are tipped into a wild west frontier scenario。 It supposes a society where every person is out for herself。 It's about how to stock up and get ready and each chapter introduction pre-supposes that the worst has already happened， the Zombie appocolapse or an economic collapse， pandemic or just some freak occuranc Beyond the first 72 hours 。 。 。 drama。 This book was interesting。 I read it for a character background study。 The beginning of this book discusses all things that can go so wrong that we are tipped into a wild west frontier scenario。 It supposes a society where every person is out for herself。 It's about how to stock up and get ready and each chapter introduction pre-supposes that the worst has already happened， the Zombie appocolapse or an economic collapse， pandemic or just some freak occurance。 The text reads like a person's diary after the societal collapse， but it so laced with fear of strangers， that at times reading it felt like I'd been punked。 For example， about being sneaky with what you have on hand it said: "If three months have gone by you don't want to be the lone person in the neighborhood who has actually gained weight while everyone else is starving。" Here's another: "What do I mean by funneling？ This refers to forcing intruders to stay out of certain areas and move into locations where they are better targets for you。" One side bar directs the reader to make "charity survival kits" as a sort of barter。 "Explain to them [strangers/intruders] in no uncertain terms that this is the only help they are going to get from you and should they approach you again， they will not enjoy the experience。" If you read this book， take it with a grain of salt， and add hydrogen peroxide and baking soda to your survival cache and be sure to read about how to build a society rather than how to retreat from one。 。。。more
Rob
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Easy enough to read and some decent thinking behind sustaining without electricity。
Edward Taylor
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Jim Cobb does an excellent job taking the mystique and mis-information out of long term （post 72 hour） preparedness。 Given the recent issues in Florida， Texas， and PR （especially Puerto Rico） and loss of power and basic services， this is a must for those who want to understand what they can do to help themselves and others。
Mc Biker
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Mike Benoit
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Come for the interesting technical advice and key details you might overlook， that side of the book is very solid and you are DEFINITELY not going to be sticking around for the poetics of this cheeseball libertarian。 An easy "would recommend" if you are interested in this stuff。 Come for the interesting technical advice and key details you might overlook， that side of the book is very solid and you are DEFINITELY not going to be sticking around for the poetics of this cheeseball libertarian。 An easy "would recommend" if you are interested in this stuff。 。。。more
Alexys
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lots of great information presented in a logical， non-threatening way。 beat feature is the checklists， which makes the information （and actual prepping） more manageable。 highly recommended！
Helen Guo
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A good introductory one。 Serves the purpose。
Maria Jansson
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The best survival book I ever read！ Everyone should read it， and have it for reference， in case of a state of emergency。 I'm not a person who indulge in disaster thinking， but I like getting the knowledge before I might need it。 "Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide: Food， Shelter， Security， Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living "， goes into a wide range of subject useful for anyone who wants to be prepared。 It's very hands-on realistic， and not a dooms book The best survival book I ever read！ Everyone should read it， and have it for reference， in case of a state of emergency。 I'm not a person who indulge in disaster thinking， but I like getting the knowledge before I might need it。 "Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide: Food， Shelter， Security， Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living "， goes into a wide range of subject useful for anyone who wants to be prepared。 It's very hands-on realistic， and not a dooms book。 。。。more
Curtis Evers
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Information is very shallow。 The book is basically an overview without enough detail to do anything。 This book might help you decide what you want to look into doing more research on but it is basically useless on its own。
dane d。 wilson
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Prepping 101 to be sureIf you're starting，read it。If you're already involved you'll probably not find much you don't already know， but I enjoyed reading（ and a lot of skimming） through it。 It's the basics in a very palatable format。 Prepping 101 to be sureIf you're starting，read it。If you're already involved you'll probably not find much you don't already know， but I enjoyed reading（ and a lot of skimming） through it。 It's the basics in a very palatable format。 。。。more
Carolyn F。
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