Best Survival Books and Prepper Guides
80+ of the best survival books for offline learning or building up your prepper library. Read more
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Best Survival Books and Prepper Guides
CERT training: Community Emergency Response Team
Want to learn some prepping basics or volunteer to help your community and local first responders during a crisis? FEMA offers a free, 20-hour course that many preppers love. Read more
Survival fishing 101
An easy introduction to the 80-20 basics. Read more
Ways to preserve food
Beginner's guide to the common ways to preserve food, both in daily life and when SHTF. Read more
How to start a fire
One-page roundup of the best fire starting tips and tricks. Read more
Physical fitness for preppers
Fitness experts (who're also preppers) put together this one-page guide for any average person to become "survival fit." Read more
Beginner’s guide to survival gardening
Learn the basics to survival gardening in this one-page guide. Read more
How to find, buy, and store garden seeds
Seeds 101, recommended vendors, and tips for long-term storage. Read more
How to make, store, and eat hardtack
Cheap, easy to make food that lasts a hundred years. Good for go-bags, vehicles, and home supplies. Read more
How to suture or close a wound
Learn the techniques and why forced wound closure is a last resort. Read more
List of training centers near you
Because sometimes you just want to get out of the house and learn in a group setting with like-minded folks. Read more
Beginner’s guide to amateur (ham) radio for preppers
How will you communicate when the grid is down? Ham radio! Don't let the technical jargon confuse you. We break it down so you can get started quickly. Read more
How to read maps
Summary: Scale is how zoomed in or out a map is, such as one inch equaling one mile. The first thing you should look at in a road atlas is the legend, which explains what lines and symbols mean. Other important atlas features: the index, which gives page numbers for all major locations and tables Read more
How to clean a wound
Survival medicine experts with 80 years of experience share this free one-page lesson on how to care for and clean wounds in an emergency. Read more
How to dress and bandage a wound
Learn how to dress a wound and when to use different types of bandages. Read more
