Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival

by Jack A. Spigarelli

This is the 2nd edition. A new and updated 3rd edition is available September 8, 2020. A complete guide to emergency preparedness for our uncertain times. Virtually an encyclopedia of food storage and personal preparedness, it covers topics from exactly how to design a food storage program tailored for your particular family to growing and preserving food, storing fuel, alternate energy, emergency evacuation kits, medical and dental, surviving biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism, communications, selection of firearms and other survival tools, and preparing for earthquakes. Dozens of detailed, expert checklists and tables with photographs and index. Extensive book and resource lists with regular and Internet addresses. An absolute must for those serious about preparing for and surviving during our dangerous times.

Genres: Survival, Reference, Nonfiction, Self Reliance, Self Help

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1984

Reviews

[Joey Brooks]

Awesome book on preparing for any personal or public disaster. Great advice on food storage. Must have for the coming collapse.

[AmericanArminian]

Perfect for things to do AT HOME. Not a book about surviving out in the wilderness or on the run. For prepping at home, this is an absolutely fantastic book in prep for tornadoes, hurricanes, power outages, and other disasters that can come to your front door.

[Keersten]

This book is a fantastic guide to preparing for an emergency. It is comprehensive and considers several different aspects and approaches to being prepared.

[John]

Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival by Jack A. Spigarelli (2002)

[Ann Michelle]

The Crisis Preparedness Handbook is a welcomed addition to my personal preparedness library. As a self-identified prepper, and as someone who has a background in emergency preparedness/services, I find Patrica’s compilation of both personal narrative and real world practice useful, especially for those who may be struggling to find “where to start” when it comes to a subject as large as this one. I love it that Patrica reminds us right off the bat that this is a handbook, not a novel, and so there is no need to read the entirety of the manual (which is extensive!), but rather take what you need to know as you go. I like Patrick’s writing style, which strikes me as similar in many ways to those of Tess Pennington, Daisy Luther, and Selco. I feel my biggest takeaway is the emphasis that underscores the book; this is all mental theatre until the action is called for, hence, why it is so important to rehearse now. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to know why they should care about this subject, and where to even begin.

[J.A. Stein]

One of the most down to earth books on being prepared that I've seen. None of that sensationalism, just "here's what you need" when there is no power or gas. I appreciate the many tables.