The Emergency-Disaster Survival Guidebook

by Doug King

Book Overview

Did you know that three out of five families will be affected by a disaster or a crime in the next five years? Did you know that most 72-hour kits lack a useable shelter and other vital necessities?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883736102
• ISBN13: 9781883736101
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: ABC Preparedness Co
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

By Far the Best Text on Emergency Preparedness EVER!

From Author Matthew Stein; "An incredibly valuable guide for such a small book, it is clear, concise, practical, easy to understand, and to the point." At 100 pages, Doug King has managed to place the essentials of emergency preparedness into a format that anyone can use in any conditions. I have learned so much from this tiny book that I've ordered them for all of my friends and will furinsh them to all my family members as well. Anyone concerned with personal/household emergency preparedness NEEDS THIS BOOK!

Emergency Disaster Survival Guidebook - A GREAT Little BooK!

Doug is very thorough in his effort to educate from basic to advanced emergency preparedness for all the main disasters. This book covers information from what to put in a 72-hour kit to how to live off the land. The Emergency Disaster Survival Guidebook is easy to read and understand. There are lots of good illustrations on making shelters, fires, gathering food, shutting off utilities, and much more. I would highly recommend The Emergency Disaster Survival Guidebook to anyone who is serious about being prepared. This is a great little book, but BIG on information.

Common Sense That Isn't Necessarily Common Knowledge

This book is chock full of information that might well be common sense. But are these things common knowledge? It's too late to hone your basic living skills after disaster has wielded it's blow. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, civil unrest .. these things can strike without a moment's notice. The practical, easy to understand and follow information in this book could one day save your life or that of a loved one. This book is right next to our First Aid kit, and it's been read by every family member. We hope we'll never have to use these emergency measures, but it certainly is a comfort to have this kind of organized information at our fingertips. Hats off to the author.

Why not? " Dig that well before your thirsty!"

THANKS to author Doug King for the excellent info. on preparedness! It's refreshing to find a factual guideline of information among all the printed "mystical- survival skill stuff" in todays market. For the price this book should be in everyones library.I highy recommend Mr Kings book for anyone interested in preparing for possible disasters. Having trained over 100,000 students worldwide in 30 years--I speak from experience. Proper-Prior-Planning-Prevents-P-Poor-Performance. W hy not be prepared? Sincerely, "Mountain Mel" Deweese, Ret. USN Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Instructor. Nature Knowledge programs-Colo.

Compact, but loaded with relevant info!

I think this book is great! While slim in size, it is BIG on information. Every page is jam-packed with information. I am amazed that the author was able to gather so many pertinent facts on so many varied subjects. Take water for example: there is storage; purification; sources; bodily needs; and how to locate it. There is information on shelters; food storage; an advanced preparation list, it's ALL there! It pays to think ahead, and this book does just that. A caveat: read and follow the suggestions NOW, before a problem arises. Don't wait until a crisis is upon you. I concur with outdoor survibal specialist Mel Deweese, THIS BOOK COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE! To conclude, this one volume boils down the facts to the essentials, and cuts right to the heart of the matter. As one who has actually lived in an alpine wilderness, and for a period of time had to forage for food and build a shelter, I recommend it highly!