Review: A Beginners Guide That Isn't A Lot of Hot Air
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
While I didn't have hopes for a great deal of new information, I was surprised that this ebook had a lot of good information, with pictures, etc.  There are links to gear sold on Amazon.com (a shamless plug for Amazon?), but since I felt that the items were overall good for a person just learning about survival skills, I can overlook marketing.  I was impressed that the author stressed physical fitness.  If you are caught in an emergency situation, your fitness level will be questioned and not being able to do things without electic devices or machinery will be your down fall.  I remember a tornado that hit our community and power was out for almost a week.  Only one gas station had a backup generator that was working, and the lines to buy gas for cars, chainsaws, etc. was quite long, especially since it was one of the hottest weeks we had that year.  Many people were overcome by the heat, some due to not being able to handle the physical activity necessary to  take care of the debris left by the tornado.  Not all survival is about "Doomsday" predictions- even a tornado can be a survival scenario if you are not properly prepared!If you need a good start on survival, I believe this is the book for you.  If you have been preparring for months or years, you problably won't get alot out of this guide, but it still is a good read.