CONTENTS

       Foreword

       Introduction

       How to Use This Book

SECTION I: THE BASICS

     Week 1: Lists, Lists, and More Lists

     Week 2: Out with the Old

     Week 3: Basic Water Storage

     Week 4: Get Home Bags

     Week 5: Evacuation Kits

     Week 6: Talking to Your Immediate Family about Prepping

     Week 7: Bringing in Extra Income

     Week 8: Special Prep Considerations—Children

     Week 9: Special Prep Considerations—Pets

     Week 10: Calculating Food Storage Needs

SECTION II: SPRING

     Week 11: Water Filtration and Purification

     Week 12: Planning Your Garden

     Week 13: Basic First Aid Supplies and Training

     Week 14: Communications—Two-Way Radios and Cell Phones

     Week 15: Human Waste Disposal

     Week 16: Keeping Clean

     Week 17: Over-the-Counter and Prescription Medications

     Week 18: Staying on Top of Medical and Dental Issues

     Week 19: Networking

     Week 20: Making Fire

     Week 21: Entertainment

SECTION III: SUMMER

     Week 22: Firearms

     Week 23: Alternate Modes of Transportation

     Week 24: Preparing Food Postdisaster

     Week 25: Hidden Storage

     Week 26: Hand Tools

     Week 27: Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

     Week 28: Improvised Weapons

     Week 29: Ham Radio

     Week 30: Safety Equipment

     Week 31: Blades for Survival

SECTION IV: FALL

     Week 32: Finding and Storing Firewood

     Week 33: Planning to Bug Out When Away from Home

     Week 34: Planning to Regroup

     Week 35: Nonfood Pantry Items

     Week 36: Crank Radios and Police Scanners

     Week 37: Site Security Survey

     Week 38: Structure Hardening Part I—Doors and Windows

     Week 39: Structure Hardening Part II—Alarms

     Week 40: Reducing Your Footprint

     Week 41: Practicing Situational Awareness

SECTION V: WINTER

     Week 42: Planning for Post-Collapse Excursions

     Week 43: Odds and Ends to Stock Up on

     Week 44: Vehicle Emergency Kits

     Week 45: Stocking Up on Barter Items

     Week 46: Building Temporary Shelters

     Week 47: Bulking Up the Pantry

     Week 48: Inventory—the Basics

     Week 49: The Survival and Preparedness Library

     Week 50: Emergency Lighting

     Week 51: Drills, Drills, and More Drills

     Week 52: Electrical Power

       How Did You Do?

       Appendix

       Index

       Acknowledgments

       About the Author