Review: Yet another survivalism book failure
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2013
There seems to be a rash of "prepper" or survivalism books being released that are written by people who have no real clue as the reality of surviving a catastrophic event. This book is another failure. It has contradictory and in some cases dangerous advice. It misses some of the most vital points essential to long term survival and labors on about inconsequential nonsense. For instance it recommends purifying water before drinking by adding drops of bleach while completely ignoring the fact there are many different kinds of bleach - some of them poisonous. Chlorine (sodium hyperchlorate) bleaches won't harm, but ammonia or some acidic or industrial bleaches can kill. He recommends a cellphone for communication even though cell towers are some of the first technology to fail. A compact solar chargers plus UHF CB with the emergency channel, marine, and air channels are what you need. The list of essential supplies to be carried if you have to abandon your home is ludicrous. The list of foodstuffs to store isn't much better. He doesn't focus on foods that are light, nutritious, calorie dense, store indefinitely, and DON'T NEED COOKING! Look to some of our Asian neighbours for clues. (But he does make mention of Ice Cream sandwiches among your survival rations.)Not a book that I would recommend,