One Book Every Survivor & Prepper Needs
The Foundation of a Good Prepping & Survival Library
If you’re a new prepper or survivalist, there’s an ocean of books for you out there, and not all of them are good. But there are some that have stood the test of time and useability. Some get recommended over and over again, and some are better left as doorstops. These days, the responsible prepper builds not only a paper library, or what I call the “dead tree version”, but also an electronic library. Many prepping resources can be shared among friends and the survivalist or prepper who has a tablet has many more options.
If you have to bug out, it’s far easier to toss your tablet in the top of your bug-out bag than it is to try and figure out how you’ll lug your library wherever it is you’re going. A micro SD card and your tablet’s onboard memory can hold hundreds of documents, audio files, videos, books and spreadsheets. You never know when this vast store of knowledge can save a life.
The cornerstone of any good survival/prepper library should be a good first-aid guide. All the survival and preparedness experts agree that the best is The Survival Medicine Handbook by Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP. There are a few editions out there. The newest is hefty, 670 pages, and all the editions were written for those of us who did not study medicine for most of our adult lives. Even older versions of the book are exceptional. The authors assume that you, the reader, are the last hope for your family and your community. They walk you through the resources needed for an IFAK (individual first-aid kit) and a community first-aid/medical station. They stress the importance of hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, mental health, infections, being medically prepared for just about everything and what to stock, altitude sickness, herbal helpers, stings, sprains and bites, amputations and chronic medical problems like diabetes, seizures and high blood pressure. There’s more to the book than just these topics, and it really is worth every dollar.
Get both an electronic and paper version if you can afford it. Sometimes, you can’t wait for your tablet to boot up, and you just never know who might need the information. If you have a retinal lock on your tablet, that’s not going to do someone else much good if you are the one needing first-aid! So have two copies if you can — one electronic and the other dead tree version. Not only because this terrific book is the cornerstone of any good survival or prepping library, but because you just never know when you might be able to save someone’s life.
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