Note: Items in detailed checklists or assignments have not been indexed.
Air horns, 86
Alarms and alarm systems, remotely monitored, 108; structure hardening, 103–105
Allergies, medical supplies, 123
Ammunition, 69, 74, 123; and barter, 28; hidden storage, 75
Anaphylaxis, 49
Animals. See Pets
Arts and crafts projects, 65
Assignments. See specific topics
Asthma, medical supplies, 123
At-home income earning, 31–33
Attics, and hidden storage, 74
Automotive emergency kits, 62; safety issues, 47
Awareness, situational, 112–114; exercises, 39
Baby supplies, 99
Bags. See specific type (Duffel; Garbage; etc.)
Baking supplies: staples, 143; stocking up, 38
Bark strips, 93
Barter/trade, 61; and networking, 61
Base metabolic rate, 38
Basements, and hidden storage, 74–75
Bathtubs, and water storage, 20
Battery chargers, 13
Becker BK9 Combat Bowie knives, 88
Bicycles, 70–71; locks, 68; tools, 13; trailers, 70
Bleach, and water purification, 12–13
Board games, 34
Body sprays, 55
Boiling water, 72
Books, 6; purging, 16; recommended, 42–43
Bottles, and water storage, 12–15
Boxes, and hidden storage, 75
Bug Out Bags. See Get Home Bags
Bug out route planning, 96
Building/repair, recommended reading, 35
Bulk buying, 22
Bungee cords, 92
Buy-in, by family, 12
Calcium hypochlorite, 42
Calories, calculating, 22
Camp showers, 55
Camp stoves, 72
Can openers, manual, 118
Carbon monoxide detectors, 73
Card games, 65
Casement windows, 106
Cast-iron cooking equipment, 72
Cell phones, 51
Charcoal grills. See Grills and grilling
“Check your six” (awareness), 113
Chemical toilets, 53
Children, 31; education, 35; entertainment, 65; hygiene, 15; medications, 13; nutrition, 34
Chimney cleaning, 93
Cigarettes, and barter, 123
Clayton, Bruce, 147
Cleaning products, 82
Cleanliness, personal, 53
Closets: cleaning/purging, 15–16; and hidden storage, 75
Clothing: and Get Home Bag, 22, 62, 96; purging, 16
Coffee, and barter, 28
Coffee filters, and water filtration, 43
Communications, 51–52, 84, 97. See also Radios
Condiments, 80
Container gardening, 45
Cooking, 18; equipment, 77; methods, 44; practice, 63; safety issues, 19; from scratch, 80
Coolers, 118
Cooper Color Code, 112
Cooper, Jeff, 112
Cord (firewood), measurement, 72
Craigslist, 72
Crank-powered flashlights, 23
Crank radios, 101
Creosote buildup, chimneys, 93
Curtains, 82
Dead-bolt locks, 52
Debris huts, 126
Dental issues, 59
Diabetes, medical supplies, 48
Dice, 65
Digital scanners, 101
Dogs, 10, 36; and sanitation, 37. See also Pets
Doors, structure hardening, 103
Double-hung windows, 106
Drills, practice, 64
Duffel bags, 23
Ear plugs, 86
Education, for children, 35
Electricity, 55
Emergency kits. See specific type (Automotive; Evacuation; etc.)
Emergency shelters, public, and pets, 27
Entertainment, 65; 133; for children, 25 recommended reading, 42
Epipens, 49
Evacuation kits, 27; contents, 19; vs. Get Home Bag, 22; purpose, 20, 24; storage, 19
Evacuation plans, 37
Excursions, postcollapse, 116
Exercising, 39
Fall (Season Three), 46; assignments, 15, 18, 21, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 37, 40; bug out route planning, 20; communications, 51; firewood, 72; footprint reduction, 110; pantry items, nonfood, 100; regrouping, 97; site security survey, 104; situational awareness, 112; structure hardening, 103; 105, 108
Family buy-in, 12
Filtration of water, 42
Fire extinguishers, 86
Fire-making, 22. See also Firewood
Fire pits, 72
Firearms, 6, 68; cleaning, 20; practice, 63; recommended reading, 42; safety issues, 68;
Firewood, 72, 88; locating, 20; measurement, 38; stacking, 37; storage, 12; tools, 13; types, 13. See also Fire-making
First aid classes, 50
First aid supplies, 22; basic, 13; in Get Home Bag, 22; listing available items, 31; medications, 13; and pets, 20; special needs, 35
Food: and children, 48; in Get Home Bag, 22; inventories, 119, 130, 140; for pets, 27; recommended reading, 42; stocking up, 38; storage, 19, 29
Footprint reduction, 110
FRS (Family Radio Service), 51
Games. See Board games; Card games
Garbage bags, 99, 118; as toilet liners, 99
Gardening, 45
Generators, 61
Get Home Bags, 22; contents, 19; organizing, 46; purpose, 20; storage, 19; vs. evacuation kits, 27
Get Out Of Dodge (G.O.O.D.) Bags. See Get Home Bags
GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service), 51
Grills and grilling, 13
Groceries: final inventory, 29; overview, 148. See also specific grocery items (Food; Pantry items; etc.)
Guns. See Firearms
Hair spray “flamethrower,” 82
Ham radios, 84; clubs, 84; equipment, 12; licensing, 32
Hand lotion, 55
Hand tools, 13; automotive, 124; bicycle, 70; firewood, 72; listing available items, 31; safety issues, 68
Handguns, 68
Headlamps, 23
Heirloom seeds, 45; and barter, 45
Herbs, 79
Holiday sales, stocking up, 38
Home library, 132
Homeschooling, recommended reading, 35
Homesteading skills, recommended reading, 132
Horses, 70
Human waste disposal, 53
Hunting rifles, 68
Hurricane lamps, 135
Hygiene supplies: and barter, 28; for children, 25; listing available items, 31. See also specific items (Baby wipes; Toilet paper; etc.)
Income, extra, 31
Inventories: of basics, 119; final, 10; initial, 20
Jacks, automotive, 121
Kindling, 63
Kitty litter, 53; and human waste disposal, 53
Knives, 23; selection, 140; types, 13. See also specific knives
Krehbiel, Jane-Alexandra, 47
Ladders, 20
Lamps. See Lighting
Latrines, 53
Lean-to shelters, 126
Lighters, and barter, 25
Lighting, emergency, 12
Liquor, and barter, 28
Listmaking. See Inventories
Locks: bicycle, 70; deadbolt, 149
Log racks, 92
Log splitters, 92
Machete-type knives, 88
Maps, 23
Meal ingredients (spices, mixes, etc.), 25; baking staples, 79; condiments, 80; herbs, 57; spices, 38
Meal plans, 39
Medical issues, 13, 27; recommended reading, 42. See also Medical supplies; Medications. etc.
Medical supplies, 123; and barter, 28; basic, 49; in Get Home Bag, 22; listing available items, 31; medications, 13, 27; and pets, 20; special needs, 35
Medications, 13, 27; for children, 25; over-the-counter, 13, 22; prescription, 27, 48; rotation, 20; storage, 19, 25
Medicinal plants, recommended reading, 132
Milk jugs, 20
Month One (basics), 25; assignments, 15, 18, 21, 25; Get Home Bags, 22; listing available items, 31; purging, 16; totals, 15; water storage, 19
Month Two (basics) 142; assignments, 28, 30, 33, 35, 37, 40; buy-in, 12; children, 31; evacuation kits, 27; food storage needs, 29; income, extra, 31; pets, 27
Mosin Nagant rifle, 38
Motion lights, 108
Motorcycles, 70
Mouthwash, 55
MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), 22, 149
Musical entertainment, 65
Networking, 146
Nutrition, for children, 35
Oil lamps, 135
Organize Your Life website, 14
Outbuildings, structure hardening, 72
Outhouses, 53
Ovens, Solar-powered, 72
Over-the-counter medications, 13; 22
Pantry items, 100; nonfood, 100; stocking up, 38. See also Food
Paper goods (plates, etc.), 99; stocking up, 38
Paper towels, 99
Paracord, 23
Part-time work, 32
Pepper spray, 82
Pets, 27; carriers, 37; collars, 36; dogs, 36; 97; and emergency shelters, 27; food, 12; identifying, 127; medical supplies, 123; photos, 27; water, 12; waste disposal, 53
Phones, cell, 12
Plants, recommended reading, 45
Plywood, 105
Police scanners, 101
Pool shock, 42; and barter, 28
Power. See Electricity
Power tools, 13
Practice drills, 47
Preparation: basic, 22; financing, 25; year-long, 16
Prepper Savings Account: final inventory, 39; overview, 148
Prescription medications, 27, 48; for allergies, 46; for asthma, 49; for diabetes, 48
Purging of possessions, 16
Purification of water, 22
Radios: crank, 51; ham, 84; shortwave, 84, 101; two-way, 51
Rallying points, 97
Regrouping, 98
Resources: pooling, and networking, 61; recommended, 42
Revolvers, 68
Route planning for bug out, 19
Safety issues, 47; automotive tools, 124; candles, 128; cooking, 18; firearms, 68; hand tools, 77
Sales, seasonal, and stocking up, 38
Sanitation issues: for humans, 13; for pets, 27
Savings, overview, 9. See also Preparation, financing
Scanners, police, 101
Scarves, shemagh, 24
“Scouts,” post-collapse, 35
Seasonal planning/preparation. See specific season
Security, and networking, 146
Sewing materials, 118
Shampoo, 13
Shatter-resistant film, for windows, 105
Shelf life, of products, 42
Shelters: inventory taking, 119; public, and pets, 27; temporary, 23
Shemagh scarves, 24
Shortwave radios, 84
Shotguns, 68
Shutters, 106
Site security survey, and structure hardening, 103
Situational awareness, 112; exercises, 39
Skills, and barter, 31
Sliding windows, 106
Smoke detectors, 86
Snow caves, 35
Soap, 28
Soda can alarms, 108
Soda can weapons, 23
Solar-powered: battery chargers, 51; generators, 61; lights, 16; ovens, 72; panels, 140
Sounding boards, and networking, 61
Space blankets, 22
Spare tires, 121
Special needs, medical considerations, 13
Spices, 38
Spotlights, handheld, 135
Spring (Season One), 53; assignments, 117, 119, 122, 125, 127, 129, 131, 134, 136, 138, 140; cleanliness, 117; communications, 51; entertainment, 65; fire-making, 22; first aid supplies, 14; gardening, 45; medical/dental issues, 59; medications, 13; networking, 61; waste disposal, 53; water issues, 12
Square foot gardening, 45
Stockpiling/stocking up: pantry items, 38; barter items, 28
Storage: hidden, 74. See also specific items (Food; Water; etc.)
Structure hardening: alarms, 103–105; doors, 27; outbuildings, 106; site survey, 14; windows, 20
Summer (Season Two), 67; assignments, 69, 71, 73, 75, 78, 81, 83, 85, 87, 90; cooking, 18; firearms, 68; ham radio, 84; hand tools, 13; knives, 82; meal ingredients, 25; safety equipment, 77; storage, hidden, 19; transportation, 23; weapons, improvised, 82
Supplies, miscellaneous, 14; listing available items, 31. See also specific supplies
“Survival knives,” 82
Survival skills, recommended reading, 63
T-shirts, as wipes, 53
Tape. See Duct tape
Tarps, 92
Tasers, 82
Tasks, overview, 148. See also specific tasks
Taurus .357 revolver, 68
Tinder, 22
Tires, spare, 121
Tobacco, and barter, 123
Tools, hand, 13; automotive, 124; bicycle, 70; firewood, 72; listing available items, 31; safety issues, 47
Tools, power, 49
Toothbrushes, 13
Toothpaste, 13
TOPS B.O.B. (Brothers of Bushcraft) knives, 88
Totals: Month One (basics), 25; year, 16
Trailers, bicycle, 70
Transceivers, 84
Transportation, 70; bicycles, 70–71; motorcycles, 70; walking, 60
Trash bags, 111, 118; as toilet liners, 99
Turkeys, stocking up, 12
12 gauge shotguns, 61
22LR rifles, 68
Two-way radios, 51
Vegetables, canned, stocking up, 15
Vehicle emergency kits, 62; safety issues, 47
VHS movies, purging, 16
Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker knives, 88
WakaWaka Light, 51
WakaWaka Power, 51
Walking, 60
Wasp/hornet spray, 82
Waste disposal: for humans, 13; for pets, 27
Water, 13; boiling, 42; filtration, 22; final inventory, 119; in Get Home Bag, 22; inventory taking, 57; listing available items, 31; needs, 35; for pets, 27; purification, 77; storage, 19, 29, 74. See also Bottled water
Water BOB, 20
Water bottles (built-in purification), 12
Water heaters, and water storage, 12, 19
Water-purification tablets, 13
Weapons: defensive, 82, 110; improvised, 76; positioning, 82. See also specific weapons
Weekly assignments, overview, 9. See also specific tasks
Wilderness survival skills, recommended reading, 63
Windows, structure hardening, 103; types, 13
Winter (Season Four), 115; assignments, 117, 119, 122, 125, 127, 129, 131, 134, 136, 138, 140; barter items, stockpiling, 119; drills, practice, 55; electricity, 55; excursions, post-collapse, 116; inventory taking, 57; lighting, 82; pantry items, stocking up, 99; resources, recommended, 34; shelters, temporary, 23; supplies, miscellaneous, 13; vehicle emergency kits, 62
Wipes. See Baby wipes; T-shirts
Wood pallets, 93
Work boots/gloves, 77
Wound supplies, 47
Writer’s Market, 31