There are a zillion books out there on various aspects of prepping, and I can’t recommend them ALL. But these are some I consider to be truly important, or they’re ones that have been recommended highly by others. I’m going to stick stuff in categories to help make it easier to look through.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
- The Perfect Bug Out Bag
- Emergency Food Storage and Survival Guide
- Best Guide to Disaster Readiness
- SAS Survival Handbook
- The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It
MED/FIRST AID
- SpecOps Forces Medical Handbook
- Where There is no Doctor
- PDR for Herbal Medicine
- Medicinal Plants of North America
- A Book for Midwives
- The Survival Medicine Handbook (TY Tom!)
SECURITY/SELF-DEFENSE
GENERAL SKILLS
- Encyclopedia of Country Living
- Basic Butchering of Livestock
- Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
- Wildwood Wisdom
- No-Grid Survival Projects
- The Way Things Work (TY CBMTTek!)
- 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive (TY Tom!)
CRAFTING/DIY
- The Barefoot Architect
- The Off-Grid Living Bible
- Make, Sew, and Mend
- How to Build a Moonshine Still
- Footwear Pattern Making
- How to Build Wind Turbine (etc)
- Wind Mills and Wind Motors
- Homemade Contrivances
FICTION
I am going to add one more.
The Way Things Work, by David Macauly
https://www.amazon.com/Way-Things-Work-Now/dp/0544824385/ref=asc_df_0544824385?hvadid=80814158255168&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=112198&hvtargid=pla-4584413735960738&psc=1
Too many people have no idea how or why things work the way the do. That is a detriment to survival. While this book does not teach any skills, it does provide a lot of information on how everyday things perform their jobs. Want to fix something? Know how it is supposed to work first. And, this book is a great way to learn that valuable knowledge.
I’ve added it! Ty for your addition.
Thanks!
It’s not a survival book, but it will help you survive, repair, and build the stuff we are all reliant on every day.
Plus it’s a fun, geeky read.
I like:
98.6, Keep Your Ass Alive & When All Hell Breaks Loose by Cody Lundin
Survival Medicine by Dr. Joe Alton
Good, practical advice.
Thanks! I’ve updated to include those!