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How to Prepare for Everything
There are an endless number of disasters to worry about. Preparing for every possible disaster leaves you with a long, disorganized list of things to buy or do, which may not match personal needs. Preparation can seem unattainable. We check off the first few items from our list, give up, and hope the zombies eat us first.
It's time to start preparing with one simple change: Prepare for disruptions, not disasters. It doesn't matter whether a power outage was caused by a flood, backhoe, or grandma backing into a pole. Just prepare for the power outage! Preparing for a few disruptions will prepare you for any disaster. You really can prepare for everything.
We prepare better when we prepare together. How to Prepare for Everything gives you a simple, step-by-step approach to prepare yourself and your neighbors for emergencies, accidents, adventures, and life's ups and downs.
This book will give you:
More hope for the future.
A personalized preparation plan, gap analysis, and 72-hour kit plan.
A healthy way to talk about preparation, without fear.
Stronger relationships and a list of people in your support system.
Plans to not just survive, but to help your neighbors.
Training to share a community preparation workshop.
Prepare for disruptions. Prepare together. Prepare for everything.
It's time to start preparing with one simple change: Prepare for disruptions, not disasters. It doesn't matter whether a power outage was caused by a flood, backhoe, or grandma backing into a pole. Just prepare for the power outage! Preparing for a few disruptions will prepare you for any disaster. You really can prepare for everything.
We prepare better when we prepare together. How to Prepare for Everything gives you a simple, step-by-step approach to prepare yourself and your neighbors for emergencies, accidents, adventures, and life's ups and downs.
This book will give you:
More hope for the future.
A personalized preparation plan, gap analysis, and 72-hour kit plan.
A healthy way to talk about preparation, without fear.
Stronger relationships and a list of people in your support system.
Plans to not just survive, but to help your neighbors.
Training to share a community preparation workshop.
Prepare for disruptions. Prepare together. Prepare for everything.
270 pages, Paperback
Published June 28, 2017
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September 5, 2017
I really liked this preparedness book; instead of getting me ready for a zombie apocalypse or the downfall of civilization, it focuses on the power outage that lasts a couple of days or the tornado heading towards town. Do you know what to grab when you need to leave home immediately? Do you know how to cope without power in the middle of winter? Aaron Titus wants you to think through all the scenarios you can imagine and figure out ways to deal with them! He encourages gathering a group together and brainstorming solutions to possible scenarios. By including worksheets and LOTS of story examples, he has provided a wonderful resource for any community. I am going to donate a copy to my local library!
September 4, 2017
Pragmatic advice that fosters community response
Disclaimer: Received a free copy through LibraryThing
What we are dealing with here, is basically a labor of love, a passion of the author towards helping others, and organizing communities to face disasters and their consequences, that is, disruptions on several fronts.
The level headed, non-alarmist tone is extremely useful to prepare with the minimum amount of anxiety. In a way, instead of preparing for every possible disaster and scenario, it deals with the interruption of the vital flows that provide daily support for our individual and community lives: power, communication, water, shelter, food, financial and physical security. Rather than focusing on the precipitating event, the book goes along the lines of highlighting how these lifelines can be interrupted, for how long, as well as coming up with short, medium and long term disruptions.
It does not seem that this book is for the rugged survivalist who pictures him or herself in a bunker, waiting for the reconstruction of civilization. On the contrary, it emphasizes the need for a support network, and the fostering of community, both in preparation and response.
A good part of the book deals with managing community workshops in order to prepare. If you are of the rather shy persuasion, this might not be your cup of tea. I feel a little like reading a book on a new religion and instructions to proselytize, all under 200 pages. The rest is rounded out with numerous examples and real scenarios seen by the author in diverse circumstances, that might inspire new ideas about your own preparedness.
Disclaimer: Received a free copy through LibraryThing
What we are dealing with here, is basically a labor of love, a passion of the author towards helping others, and organizing communities to face disasters and their consequences, that is, disruptions on several fronts.
The level headed, non-alarmist tone is extremely useful to prepare with the minimum amount of anxiety. In a way, instead of preparing for every possible disaster and scenario, it deals with the interruption of the vital flows that provide daily support for our individual and community lives: power, communication, water, shelter, food, financial and physical security. Rather than focusing on the precipitating event, the book goes along the lines of highlighting how these lifelines can be interrupted, for how long, as well as coming up with short, medium and long term disruptions.
It does not seem that this book is for the rugged survivalist who pictures him or herself in a bunker, waiting for the reconstruction of civilization. On the contrary, it emphasizes the need for a support network, and the fostering of community, both in preparation and response.
A good part of the book deals with managing community workshops in order to prepare. If you are of the rather shy persuasion, this might not be your cup of tea. I feel a little like reading a book on a new religion and instructions to proselytize, all under 200 pages. The rest is rounded out with numerous examples and real scenarios seen by the author in diverse circumstances, that might inspire new ideas about your own preparedness.
October 15, 2020
A true work of art. This book really changed my life. I wasn't very prepared for anything and I live in a hurricane prone area. I didn't understand just how unprepared I was in the event of a very bad hurricane. Thank you Aaron Titus for opening my eyes to new window of my life.
May 4, 2023
Better than the usual preppers' guide because it avoids zombie apocalypse thinking. Good point that in typical disasters, most people work together rather than trying to kill each other for food. Lot of emphasis on how to set up emergency support groups. Not anxiety provoking.😊
February 25, 2024
Important and useful. Provides a new way to think about disasters: emphasizes preparing for predictable disruptions (power, water, shelter, etc.), rather than trying to anticipate every possible disaster.
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