Review: Suffers from a Fatal Flaw
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2013
Bug Out Bag Essentials: What Does a Prepper Take When Disaster Hits by Peter Skyler is a very short book covering the following topics: Food, water, shelter, electronics, what type of bag to use?, weight, weapons, filling the bag, bug out scenarios, and summing up. Most of the information provided is readily available for free on the internet and there is no insight provided. Additionally, this book suffers from what I call a fatal flaw when it comes to the topic of weapons. The author states, “What I know now is that a handgun is not really all that useful a tool.” This is pure ignorance. Having been a former law enforcement officer I completely disagree with this statement. Skyler then goes on to say, “Overall, there are probably far better choices in your bag or on your body than a handgun.” Yet, he fails to say what will serve you better than a handgun. History has demonstrated time and time again that weapons, specifically firearms, are the great equalizer for the weak. Those without weapons become victims and statistics. For me, Skyler has poisoned whatever good information that he may have provided in this book with is inaccurate information on handguns. Clearly, the author has not visualized what a disaster, civil unrest, a breakdown of society, or violence looks like otherwise he may reconsider his stance on weapons.Overall Assessment:Bug Out Bag Essentials: What Does a Prepper Take When Disaster Hits by Peter Skyler suffers from a myopic viewpoint and a fatal flaw which derails anything positive that the author is attempting to get across with the other information that is provided. Skip this book as you can get better and more relevant information for free on the internet.