Review: Basic Starting Point
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
Confessions Of A Prepper: How To Secure Your Home, Protect Your Family, And Survive Any Disaster by BJ Knights goes over the basics of securing your home and protecting your family during a crisis. It is important to remember that even if you secure your home there is always a way to break in. You can take significant steps to make yourself a harder target but you will rarely eliminate all possibilities of being taken over especially if you have something of value that someone else wants. This fact should not deter you from beefing up your security but it is important not to develop unrealistic expectations.One aspect that I would have liked to see is the recommendation of specific products. For example, the author talks about using security surveillance cameras but fails to provide specific brands and other pertinent information. The chapter on communications has some inaccurate information. Relating to GMRS/FRS radios the author states, "These radios will work in a 25-35 mile radius, depending on how much interference and the terrain you are exposed to." Rarely, will anyone get a 25-35 mile range with GMRS/FRS radios. A more realistic expectation is 1.5-2 miles in an urban environment. In a rural environment your range will increase. You literally need a best case scenario to every get 25+ miles with this type of radio. Rarely, will you encounter the best case scenario. The author also fails to mention that the FCC requires a license to operate on GMRS radio frequencies. Again, when mentioning radios there are no specific recommendations provided. This information would be valuable to someone who is new to the subject matter.Overall Assessment:Confessions Of A Prepper: How To Secure Your Home, Protect Your Family, And Survive Any Disaster by BJ Knights at a minimum provides food for thought. It lays down the foundation of things that you should be thinking about to be safer and more secure during a crisis. The information is very basic and should be considered a starting point that will require significantly more research to implement many of the ideas proposed in this book.