survival

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes
$19.99
I grew up in a preparedness atmosphere, have tried my whole life to prepare for unforeseen circumstances, and have been involved with the Boy Scouts of America (motto: Be Prepared!)for 30 years. I have been taught things that don't work, things that are too complicated, and things that do not make a return on the effort. Many times, I have witnessed things go bad, and then the natural reactions dictated by human nature. My intention with this review is to highlight the strengths of the book. I own many food storage, survival, home skill, and disaster preparedness books. This one by far is my favorite. I found it to be very readable, entertaining, and informative. Mr. Lundin seems to be a lot further than I down the road of preparing in a simple manner. His wealth of experience certainly reinforces the lessons of my limited experience.
His books have helped me think through situations, how I would prepare for them,
and mitigate the problems. His list of great, multi-use stuff is worth the price of the book alone. I found that I had already purchased many of these things, so I gathered them in one place, and added what I was lacking. In short, it not only has the information, but it motivated me to act, to prepare. I purchased an extra copy to give away. I read the entire book, cover to cover, and enjoyed it. When was the last time that was possible with this kind of book?

Whistle Creek Survival Kit in a Sardine Can
$14.00
This is such a wonderfully nutty item suitable to buy for anybody on any occasion...but the survival kits are so cool that I suggest you buy at least two for each recipient - one to open and look through and one to keep intact!

SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation
$19.99
This book is really amazing, the best in his category, but I'm really disapointed with this revision edition. The book is the same than the older version. If you had the older one don't buy this one, it's the same. I can't find significative changes in this revision.

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
$15.95
I found this an amazing map of recovery from addiction/alcoholism. Forgive me, because I know it is considered a self-inflicted thing. But similarly, many of these incidents are indeed, self-inflicted. Regardless, Gonzales describes the deep feeling of being lost and the decision to survive; an abiding faith and the healing power of service. He analyzes the steps that lead someone who is on the brink of despair to enter into a life of recovery. He qualifies the ingredients that make a hopeless addict into someone of value who is a survivor. A must read for people in sobriety.