Outdoor Life Prepare for Anything Survival Manual (71 page)

Faraday cage,
253

feed, for livestock,
158

fertilizer,
134
,
135
,
138
,
149
,
167

fire

emergency drills for,
10

prevention of,
16
,
118

signaling with,
243

starting,
14
,
56
,
88
,
101
–
104
,
304
–
307
,
317
,
335

types of,
17

firearms

basic skills for using,
88

safe handling of,
62
,
225

stances for shooting,
226

trigger control for,
227
,
228

types of,
61

first aid,
89
–
100
,
324
–
333
,
337

for allergic reactions,
322

as basic skill,
88

birthing,
321

controlling bleeding,
93

CPR,
96

in emergency camps,
242

first aid kit,
89
,
242

Heimlich maneuver,
100

improvised supplies for,
90

training in,
89
,
91
,
324

treating broken bones,
98

treating burns,
99

treating shock,
97

treating wounds,
94
–
95
,
323
,
325
–
327
,
330
–
333
,
337

fishing,
280
–
282
,
317

flares,
243

floods,
81
,
231
,
258

food supply

basic,
28

in BOBs (bug-out bags),
11
,
13

calories in,
35

canning,
170
–
179

carbohydrates,
30

dried food,
178
,
295
–
296

dried fruit,
178

in evacuation camps,
239

foraging for,
180
–
181
,
336

hardtack,
297

in hurricanes,
257

jams and jellies,
177

jerky,
186

luxury items,
31

nonperishable items,
12
,
21
,
84

pemmican,
298

pickling,
176

protein,
29

in residences,
21

sardines,
105

smoked foods,
183
–
185

storage of,
32
–
34
,
36
,
38

in vehicles,
84

See also
cooking; gardening

forges and forging,
310
–
311

fowl, raising,
149
–
158

fuel

biodiesel,
201
–
209

containers for,
71
,
73

extending life of,
72

homemade,
193

stockpiling of,
74

storing,
72
,
73

straight vegetable oil,
202
,
204

substituting,
75

types of,
70

gardening,
132
–
145

as basic skill,
87

best location for,
133

best soil for,
134

canning produce from,
175

containers for,
136
,
138
,
144

fertilizer for,
134
,
135
,
138
,
149
,
167

grow lights for,
136

hammer for,
55

of herbs,
31
,
143

pest control for,
142

plant choice in,
137
,
139
,
141

plant placement in,
135
,
141

raised bed for,
140

urban,
136
,
137
,
138

water for,
135
,
136
,
144

gasoline,
70
–
72

geese

hunting,
288

raising,
155

generators, power,
74
,
197
,
199
,
200

goat’s-milk cheese,
168

government collapse,
231
,
261
,
264
,
265

GPS,
88
,
243

gunpowder,
309

guns.
See
firearms

hammers,
55
,
84

handguns,
61

hardtack,
297

hazmat suits,
48

heaters and heating,
312
–
315

herbs,
31

medicinal,
143
,
146
–
148

Hill People Gear,
58
–
60

homes.
See
residences

home survival kit,
12

horse riding,
88

Hueston, Rick “Hue,”
180
–
182

hunting,
288
–
290

hurricanes,
44
,
117
,
123
,
257
,
260

insurance,
6

iodine, as disinfecting agent,
40
,
46

jams and jellies,
177

jerky,
186

jump-starters,
82

kerosene heaters,
315

knives

fighting with,
215
–
218
,
220

forging,
311

sharpening,
219

types of,
64

knots,
65
,
191
,
316

latrines,
239
,
241

leadership,
266
–
268

light sources,
192
,
194
,
195

livestock

breeding,
166

cattle,
168

fowl,
149
–
158

goats,
168

rabbits,
158
,
159
–
161
,
163
,
165

slaughtering,
153
,
163
,
164

Lombard, Kirk,
280

MacWelch, R.P.,
301

manual appliances,
251

maps,
88

martial arts.
See
self-defense

matches, waterproof,
15

mead, brewing,
188

medical care.
See
first aid

medicines,
318
–
320
,
322

mirrors, as signaling tool,
243
,
245

money

cryptocurrencies as,
67

for emergencies,
69

in foreign bank accounts,
67

gold,
67

hiding,
67
,
265

managing,
66

See also
economic collapse

nuclear war,
231

pandemic,
231

paracord,
63
,
85

pemmican,
298

PETE plastic,
32
,
33

pets,
105
,
125
–
130
,
145

pheasants, raising,
155

pickling,
176

plumbing, residential,
119
–
120

power supply

generators for,
74
,
197
,
199
,
200

hydroelectric,
199
,
200

outages in,
6
,
231
,
248
–
255

solar,
76

propane

heaters,
313
,
315

stoves,
77

protein,
29

PVC pipe,
221
,
229

quail, raising,
156

rabbits

hunting,
288

raising,
158
,
159
–
161
,
163
,
165

radios,
243
,
244
,
258
,
278

rainwater, collecting,
41
,
136
,
240
,
246
,
336

residences

basic maintenance of,
117
–
121

disaster-proofing,
22

plumbing in,
119
–
120

security for,
23
–
26
,
122
–
124

supplies for,
21

survival kit for,
12

rifles,
61

rule of threes,
234

safe rooms,
122
–
123

salmonella, avoiding,
157

sanitation

in bunkers,
276

in emergency camps,
239
,
241

sardines,
105

self-defense

as basic skill,
88

following social collapse,
265
,
334

using firearms,
61

using fists,
212
–
214

using improvised weapons,
230

using knives,
215
–
218
,
220

sewing,
87

shoes,
50
,
51

shopping for supplies,
27

shotguns,
61

signaling

with beer cans,
317

with mirrors,
243
,
245

situational awareness,
1
–
4
,
211

skills

basic,
86
–
88
,
302

sharing,
238
,
263

slaughtering livestock,
153
,
163
,
164

smoked foods,
183
–
185

social collapse,
261
,
265

sociopaths, spotting,
269

solar flares,
248
,
249

solar heating,
312

solar lightbulb,
192

solar power,
76

solar still,
111

solar technique, for disinfecting water,
42

space blankets,
246

squab, raising,
155

squirrels

cooking,
182

hunting,
288

survival kits,
12
,
13
,
52
,
105
,
243
,
245

SUVs,
79
,
80

swimming, as basic skill,
88