Review: Practical and Helpful Advice for Preparing and Finding Unusual Weapons
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2013
I have to admit that I was initially put off by the chintzy and dark looking cover, but the title sounded promising and I am glad that I purchased it.This book is a veritable smörgsbord of ideas for possible defensive weapons. The author focuses specifically on weapons that aren't really weapons. I guess you could call them dual purpose tools. The author is constantly evaluating how these "weapons" would appear to the police if you were stopped somehow. He focuses on defensive tools that are societally acceptable to carry with you.The books starts with an introduction to fighting with impact weapons with an overview of why impact tools are superior to using only our bodies, proper targeting, angles, and quite a bit of "legalese" about the use of force. There are better books on the use of force and I would recommend that you pick up something by Rory Miller and skip this section.He then moves on to innocuous looking items that you can carry with you that will double as impact weapons in a fight. Then the author goes from room to room in the house and highlights the possible defensive tools in each room. The author wraps up the book with some content on edged weapons and how to find or create improvised versions of them.The book was properly formatted for my kindle and the photos worked very well with the text. It has a linked table of contents that is easily accessed from the "Go to..." menu and you can easily flip from chapter to chapter. The font was larger than usual.Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants the upper hand in an unexpected fight. For me, this book opened up a world of possibilities and got me looking at everything around me to evaluate how it could be used as a weapon.If you enjoy reading about personal security and tactics, I also recommendTactical Bible Stories: Personal Security Tips from the Biblefor more advice on keeping you and your family safe in dangerous times.If you enjoy reading about survival and prepping and want a slightly different perspective, I also recommendUltralight Survival: Make a Small and Light Bug Out Bag That Could Save Your Lifefor specific advice on creating the lightest and most efficient bug-out-bag possible.