Making the Best of Basics Family Preparedness Handbook: The Family Preparedness Guide for the 21st Century

by James Talmage Stevens

Family preparedness guide for the 21st century. With more than 800,000 books previously sold this book sets the preparedness industry standard. Given today's uncertainty whether caused by natural, man-caused (such as financial, economic, or political activity), or personal disasters you can't afford to be unprepared.

If you want the security of being able to live from your personal resources for as long as needed, regardless of external condition, Making the Best of Basics will guide your family in becoming prepared.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Survival, Food, How To, Gardening

750 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Yasjencon · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was great. a little more indepth than what i was looking for. explains in great detail canning, drying food, and all that.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good choice for family preparedness. If you only buy one book, this would be the one.

[Miss Lilli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, love this book. I started using it over twenty years ago to put together our family's emergency supplies. I still use it. The recipes are terrific. In fact, every time I bake bread, I use the recipe from this book. It is pretty much the only bread I eat. Also, the cracker recipes are family favorites.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is THE best home storage book I have ever seen...and I've seen so many boring ones, I could build a library on those alone.
This book is one that should be owned and I'm going to start looking for one to purchase. There are charts galore, ideas, tips, and information about so much.
Yes, if you believe in being prepared as far as home storage goes....this is the book to have.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Louisville Library carries this book, for anyone that cares. A really great resource if you are clueless to food storage. I'm sure it will have to be rewritten, now that the LDS church has changed their recomendations for storing food, but a great place to start reading regardless.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

great reference book

[Martha · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had some good stuff, including some I didn't know (like recipes for triticale), but also some stuff I don't foresee ever needing (like recipes for triticale).

[Patricia Kaniasty · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit complicated. Don't want to have to use it.