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Be Ready for Anything: How to Survive Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Pandemics, Mass Shootings, Nuclear Disasters, and Other Life-Threatening Events
Will you be a ready for a dozen different kinds of disasters? You want to be prepared for whatever emergencies come your way. While prepping for a dozen different disasters may sound like a daunting task, there’s good news.
Preparing for a wide variety of disasters requires the same basic supplies as preparing for one or two. For each event, there will be some special steps, unique information, and precautions you need to take, along with a few additional supplies, but your essentials will be the same. Learn how to prepare
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Winter Storms
Wildfire Evacuations
Pandemics
Nuclear Disasters
Mass Shootings
Civil Unrest
Economic Crises
And More!
With directions, helpful appendices, checklists, and general guidance to getting prepped, this book will get you away from panic and straight to safety.
Preparing for a wide variety of disasters requires the same basic supplies as preparing for one or two. For each event, there will be some special steps, unique information, and precautions you need to take, along with a few additional supplies, but your essentials will be the same. Learn how to prepare
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Winter Storms
Wildfire Evacuations
Pandemics
Nuclear Disasters
Mass Shootings
Civil Unrest
Economic Crises
And More!
With directions, helpful appendices, checklists, and general guidance to getting prepped, this book will get you away from panic and straight to safety.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 11, 2019
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Daisy Luther
32 books29 followersDaisy Luther lives in a small village in the Pacific Northwestern area of the United States. She is the author of numerous books on emergency preparedness and self-reliance. On her website, The Organic Prepper, Daisy uses her background in alternative journalism to provide a unique perspective on health and preparedness, and offers a path of rational anarchy against a system that will leave us broke, unhealthy, and enslaved if we comply. Daisy's articles are widely republished throughout alternative media. You can follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.
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October 10, 2024
A comprehensive handbook on survival in variety of situations, including natural disasters and societal upheaval. The appendices have plenty of helpful lists. The author runs TheOrganicPrepper.com.
Notes
How to Survive a Tornado
If you don’t have a basement, go to most protected spot (lowest floor possible, close to center of home, without exterior doors or windows). Get in a bathtub if possible. Put mattress, something sturdy, or blankets over yourself.
If you're driving, and tornado is far away, try to drive away from it. If it's too close, get out of vehicle and lie face down in lowest point, covering head with hands. Cover yourself with blanket or coat if possible. If there are no low points, remain in car with seatbelt on, cover yourself with coat or blanket, tuck head below windows. Don't park under bridge or overpass.
If you're outside, get to a sturdy building. If that's not possible, lie face down in lowest point, covering head with arms. Stay far away from trees, cars, large objects.
How to Survive a Winter Storm
Little Buddy is small portable heaters considered safe for indoor use in 49 states. They attach to a small propane canister. Stock up on canisters.
How to Survive a Summer Power Outage
Store a 2-week supply of water (1 gal/person/day for drinking).
How to Survive a Mass Shooting
After a mass shooting, evacuate ASAP to avoid being hit in 2nd wave.
How to Survive an Economic Crisis
Do as soon as stock market crashes
• Take money out of bank
• Stock up on supplies
• Fill gas tank and extra cans
• Prepare for civil unrest
In addition to emergency fund, store tangible items for long-term, regional crisis.
There's a much higher chance of your family suffering from economic crisis than nuclear disaster, EMP strike, or natural disaster.
Appendix 1: Panic Prepping Basics
Cheapest packaged water is 1-gallon jugs.
Fastest, easiest way to build a food supply is to buy a food bucket for each family member, containing enough food for 1 month.
Consider storing protein powder, since a lot of emergency food is fairly low on protein.
Beans and rice require a lot of fuel to cook. Focus on foods that can be reheated or prepared in under 20 mins.
Washing dishes and laundry without power is a pain, so store disposable plates, cups, utensils, napkins, paper towels, cleaning wipes.
Special needs items
• OTC medications
• Antihistamines
• Lip balm
• Sunscreen
• Hand lotion
Appendix 2: Emergency Food Basics
Food list (to get through 2 weeks)
• Pasta
• Pre-cooked rice
• Marinara sauce
• Canned tuna
• Canned chicken breast
• Peanut butter
• Crackers
• Cereal
• Instant oatmeal
• Canned soup
• Canned fruit
• Canned vegetables
• Applesauce
• Flour tortillas
• Canned refried beans
• Salsa
• Granola bars
• Dried fruit
Additional foods (no-cook)
• Trail mix
• Nuts
• Jerky
Appendix 3: Emergency Water Basics
Store tap water in 2-liter bottles, water bottles, 5-gallon jugs, PETE or PET plastic containers after cleaning with dishwashing soap and water (sanitize plastic soft drink bottles with 1 tsp of non-scented liquid household chlorine bleach to a quart of water). Write date on outside of container.
Commercially bottled or canned water (sealed) is the best choice if you can afford it, as it lasts indefinitely without need for further purification.
Appendix 4: Power Outage Survival Basics
In most climates, you need a secondary heating system. If you have a chimney, clean it and get fireplace working. Have plenty of blankets, warm clothes, cold-rated sleeping bags.
Light sources
• Candles
• Candles
• Kerosene lamp and fuel
• Flashlights (with batteries)
• Hand crank or solar lanterns, flashlights
• Matches or lighters
• Oil lamps (recycle used cooking oil or use rendered fat)
Generators are only useful for a few days, unless you have renewable energy.
Appendix 7: Vehicle Emergency Kit Basics
• Escape tool that can break tempered glass and cut through seatbelts (keep within reach of front seat)
• Flares, mirrors, or whistles for signaling
• Flashlight (and extra batteries)
• A few gallons of water
• Water filtration device (e.g., Sawyer Mini, LifeStraw, Berkey-to-Go)
• Bandages, gauze, antibiotic cream, alcohol wipes, peroxide, rubbing alcohol
• OTC medication (pain relief pills, motion sickness medication, antidiarrheal medication)
• Basic automotive repair tools (heavy-duty booster cables, tow straps)
Appendix 8: First Aid Kit Basics
Basic kit
• Alcohol
• Bandages and gauze
• Calamine lotion
• Disinfecting sprays
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Instant cold packs
• Saline solution (for rinsing eyes)
• Thermometer
• Triple antibiotic ointment
• Tweezers
Additional first aid items
• Oral pain relievers
• Pain relief capsules
• Butterfly strips
• Elastic bandages/wraps
• QuikClot/Celox
• Tourniquets
Notes
How to Survive a Tornado
If you don’t have a basement, go to most protected spot (lowest floor possible, close to center of home, without exterior doors or windows). Get in a bathtub if possible. Put mattress, something sturdy, or blankets over yourself.
If you're driving, and tornado is far away, try to drive away from it. If it's too close, get out of vehicle and lie face down in lowest point, covering head with hands. Cover yourself with blanket or coat if possible. If there are no low points, remain in car with seatbelt on, cover yourself with coat or blanket, tuck head below windows. Don't park under bridge or overpass.
If you're outside, get to a sturdy building. If that's not possible, lie face down in lowest point, covering head with arms. Stay far away from trees, cars, large objects.
How to Survive a Winter Storm
Little Buddy is small portable heaters considered safe for indoor use in 49 states. They attach to a small propane canister. Stock up on canisters.
How to Survive a Summer Power Outage
Store a 2-week supply of water (1 gal/person/day for drinking).
How to Survive a Mass Shooting
After a mass shooting, evacuate ASAP to avoid being hit in 2nd wave.
How to Survive an Economic Crisis
Do as soon as stock market crashes
• Take money out of bank
• Stock up on supplies
• Fill gas tank and extra cans
• Prepare for civil unrest
In addition to emergency fund, store tangible items for long-term, regional crisis.
There's a much higher chance of your family suffering from economic crisis than nuclear disaster, EMP strike, or natural disaster.
Appendix 1: Panic Prepping Basics
Cheapest packaged water is 1-gallon jugs.
Fastest, easiest way to build a food supply is to buy a food bucket for each family member, containing enough food for 1 month.
Consider storing protein powder, since a lot of emergency food is fairly low on protein.
Beans and rice require a lot of fuel to cook. Focus on foods that can be reheated or prepared in under 20 mins.
Washing dishes and laundry without power is a pain, so store disposable plates, cups, utensils, napkins, paper towels, cleaning wipes.
Special needs items
• OTC medications
• Antihistamines
• Lip balm
• Sunscreen
• Hand lotion
Appendix 2: Emergency Food Basics
Food list (to get through 2 weeks)
• Pasta
• Pre-cooked rice
• Marinara sauce
• Canned tuna
• Canned chicken breast
• Peanut butter
• Crackers
• Cereal
• Instant oatmeal
• Canned soup
• Canned fruit
• Canned vegetables
• Applesauce
• Flour tortillas
• Canned refried beans
• Salsa
• Granola bars
• Dried fruit
Additional foods (no-cook)
• Trail mix
• Nuts
• Jerky
Appendix 3: Emergency Water Basics
Store tap water in 2-liter bottles, water bottles, 5-gallon jugs, PETE or PET plastic containers after cleaning with dishwashing soap and water (sanitize plastic soft drink bottles with 1 tsp of non-scented liquid household chlorine bleach to a quart of water). Write date on outside of container.
Commercially bottled or canned water (sealed) is the best choice if you can afford it, as it lasts indefinitely without need for further purification.
Appendix 4: Power Outage Survival Basics
In most climates, you need a secondary heating system. If you have a chimney, clean it and get fireplace working. Have plenty of blankets, warm clothes, cold-rated sleeping bags.
Light sources
• Candles
• Candles
• Kerosene lamp and fuel
• Flashlights (with batteries)
• Hand crank or solar lanterns, flashlights
• Matches or lighters
• Oil lamps (recycle used cooking oil or use rendered fat)
Generators are only useful for a few days, unless you have renewable energy.
Appendix 7: Vehicle Emergency Kit Basics
• Escape tool that can break tempered glass and cut through seatbelts (keep within reach of front seat)
• Flares, mirrors, or whistles for signaling
• Flashlight (and extra batteries)
• A few gallons of water
• Water filtration device (e.g., Sawyer Mini, LifeStraw, Berkey-to-Go)
• Bandages, gauze, antibiotic cream, alcohol wipes, peroxide, rubbing alcohol
• OTC medication (pain relief pills, motion sickness medication, antidiarrheal medication)
• Basic automotive repair tools (heavy-duty booster cables, tow straps)
Appendix 8: First Aid Kit Basics
Basic kit
• Alcohol
• Bandages and gauze
• Calamine lotion
• Disinfecting sprays
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Instant cold packs
• Saline solution (for rinsing eyes)
• Thermometer
• Triple antibiotic ointment
• Tweezers
Additional first aid items
• Oral pain relievers
• Pain relief capsules
• Butterfly strips
• Elastic bandages/wraps
• QuikClot/Celox
• Tourniquets
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