Disaster prepping

"Fires, earthquakes, power outages--disasters happen every day, but are you ready when one strikes? In Disaster Prepping For Dummies, engineer, F-18 pilot and disaster expert David Stevens shows you how to measure the risks you and your family face and exactly how to prepare for those risks with str...

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Main Author: Stevens, David E., 1959- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2026]
Series:--For dummies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Preparing for prepping. Preparing for the worst...or something less
  • Identifying the top potential global disasters
  • Identifying local disasters and their impacts
  • Avoiding personal disasters
  • Part 2: Surviving--basic life support. Breathing when the air is toxic
  • Drinking when the faucets run dry
  • Eating when the grocery stores shut down
  • Pooping when the sewer stops working
  • Treating injuries and illness without emergency medical services
  • Part 3: Sheltering. Sheltering in place
  • Connecting without the networks
  • Powering without the power grid
  • Protecting yourself during civil unrest
  • Defending with firearms
  • Fixing stuff
  • Part 4: Evacuating. Evacuating when you can't stay home
  • Traveling during a disaster
  • Funding during a disaster
  • Part 5: Next level disaster preparation. Developing independence from municipal water
  • Developing independence from the power grid
  • Creating a survival retreat destination
  • Creating your own shelter
  • Finding the right vehicle
  • Preventing global disasters
  • Part 6: The part of tens. Ten fun things to do while claiming to prep
  • Index.