Book
Prepping 101 : 40 steps you can take to be prepared : protect your family, prepare for weather disasters, and be ready and resilient when emergencies arise / Kathy Harrison.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612129570 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 175 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Create a preparedness binder -- Assess your lighting -- Calculate your water needs -- Look at long-term water needs -- Calculate your food needs -- Design a food storage program -- Store food for the long term -- Build a first-aid kit -- Build a basic tool kit -- Stock up on batteries -- Prepare your car -- Prepare your home -- Review your financial preparedness -- Protect your electronics -- Prepare your kids -- Prepare your pets -- Keep communication open -- Take care of your head, hands, and feet -- Shop for the best buys -- Buy in bulk -- Grow a little garden -- Learn to preserve food -- Cooking in a crisis -- Plan a day of emergency meals -- Ensure food safety -- Deal with garbage -- Keep pests at bay -- Connect with your community -- Plan for entertainment and celebration, too -- Dealing with sanitation -- Dealing with personal hygiene -- Dealing with laundry -- Think about protection and security -- Create a safe room -- Keeping warm -- Keeping cool -- Make an evacuation plan -- Survival hacks -- The prepared bookcase -- Ready, set, practice! -- Afterword: what if it lasts longer? -- Resources -- Recommended reading. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Emergency management > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Preparedness > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Survival > Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 613.69 Har | 31681010109171 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Offers a realistic approach to disaster preparedness, including instructions on how to calculate food and water needs, build a took kit and first-aid kit, and prepare children and pets. - Baker & Taylor
An author and national spokesperson for family preparedness offers a guide describing the practical steps your family can take to deal with unexpected, long- and short-term emergencies, including creating a preparedness guide and collecting rainwater. Original. - Grand Central PubThis accessible and methodical guide will help you organize and prepare for unexpected emergencies and weather disasters, with the essential details presented in 40 straightforward tasks.
- Grand Central PubThis friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take to ensure survival in short- or long-term emergencies.
The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. Critical information is presented in 40 achievable tasks, ranging from simpler ones such as creating a preparedness notebook and repackaging store-bought food for storage to more involved preparations like learning to collect rainwater and building a solar oven. - Workman Press.The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take to ensure survival in short- or long-term emergencies. The critical information is presented in 40 achievable tasks, ranging from simpler ones such as creating a preparedness notebook and repackaging store-bought food for storage to more involved preparations like learning to collect rainwater and building a solar oven.
