Review: The Prepper's Pocket Guide

The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do To Ready Your Home For A Disaster
Written by Bernie Carr

I had recently kicked this over at Barnes & Noble and in a thirst of knowledge scooped it up. Shelf price is gonna run you $12.95, online you'll save a couple dollars. I almost must point out that it says it's a pocket guide; it fits in a standard cargo pants thigh pocket.

Bernie sets this up by simple subjects with numbered headers. It starts with Getting Started that involves organizing and de-cluttering your home, planning, and easy things to do on a daily basis. The guide goes through that onto financial planning, procuring water, food, budgets, simple kits, and even recipes for home-made solutions such as water filters and disinfectant spray.

Bernie makes quite a few great points that after long nights and group conversations I would have never thought of. One of my favorite headers is under Chapter 3: Water Needs: 19. Learn to Empty Water Heater. Your home water heater could contain up to 30 gallons of clean drinkable water. I know you already know this but I'll reiterate, that's enough water for 3 people for 10 days with no additional space being taken up for preppering supplies.

Also, the writer makes lots of great points that aren't necessarily headers such as: Be selective about announcing your plans. Don't broadcast your activities or plans on social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook. While you may trust your friends and family, you don't always know who else may be checking you out online. Personally, I found that very simple statement to be incredibly helpful and often overlooked by young preppers.

This was clearly written for natural disasters not terrorist attacks or zombies. The subject of weapons is only grazed and moved over very quickly. Don't look to this book for zombie advice or to solve the question of whether you should buy and AK or AR.

All in all, your $12.95 is going to a great book that really should be read over and kept handy. If will be a great addition to your library.



5 out of 5 - Small, cheap book, tons of knowledge.

Well done, Bernie.