Put a digital survival library at your fingertips
Not even the smartest survivalists in the world know everything. If they suddenly found themselves in a survival situation, there would certainly be something that came up that they wouldn’t be sure how to handle. They’d need to do some research to figure out what to do, but out in the wild they wouldn’t be able to plug in a computer.
Bug-out bags barely have room for all of the essentials we need, let alone a heavy stack of 50 books on a wide variety of survival subjects that we might need. So, what’s the answer to this problem? How about a Kindle loaded with a survival library that you could grab at a moment’s notice?
Having a digital survival library at your fingertips would be pretty nifty, right? Among the many books you might want to consider downloading to your Kindle, as recommended by ArtofManliness.com, are How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter, and Self-Preservation Anywhere by Bradford Angier; Wilderness Survival by Gregory Davenport; U.S. Army Survival Manual FM 21-76; Back to Basics by Abigail Gehring; the Basic Safe Travel and Boreal Survival Handbook by Mors Kochanski; Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olsen; and the U.S. Air Force Pocket Survival Handbook.
Of course, if you had to bug out, you’d use up a lot of batteries in a short period of time with a Kindle. If you know anybody who works for the company, tell them to create one that’s solar-powered. Then you’d really have a winner.
Do you have a Kindle in your bug-out bag? If so, do you have anything on it that might help you in a survival situation? Let me know. Thanks.
How do i begin collecting this FREE INFO? I have Kindle Fire & Dell Inspiron cmputer? Does anybody have links or web addresses to these items/books?
I would be eternally greatful if someone can help me, i’m a registered nurse & have some knowledge medically, but i want to get something that treats virtually everything with Herbs to actual on hands Surgery. I have assisted in some minor surgery but need something i can put on Kindle Fire or Dell computer that covers minor & major surgeries. I have a drug book, but i want it in digital. I also want a digital & DVD COPY of simple way of building low cost Aquaponics for food source. So if any of you know where & how i can get these items in this comment FREE or minor cost i would appreciate it because i’m on Disability from a patient that got up out of bed while i was gone to get his meds, he was not to be up & as i came in his he is doddling so i ran over to try to get him to fall his bed, instead he (400lbs.) fell on me injuring my back so i can’t physically practice. I can be up only short periods pain to great. So please let me know what ya’ll know on getting this info digitally that i can save onto zip drive. THANKS & God Bless!!!!
RE: COMMON SENSE “SUGGESTION(S)
1- REMOVE BATTERY from Device(s) that u DON’T want “ENP-fried”…
2- An EMP “Blast” 2 miles above ground would render a large area powerless, to some extent; however, the subsequent “cascading” effect of the Power Grid is what will eventually affect EVERYBODY…
3- Research how to make your OWN FARADAY CAGE and/or Bags…
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go to amazon dot com and get kindle for pc, it is free. then search for kindle books by subject and sort by price. the zero cost ones are first. or search for free at the kindle store on amazon. lots of books for free on amazon. do a google search for free ebooks, you will find more than you can you can possibly download.
download to cloud first, and add them to your kindle later. there is free software to remove drm from ebooks of all formats so you can read on diffrent devices. if they are at the cloud you can download them onto your pc then transfer to micro sd cards i have them that hold 64 gigabits each. we have some tablets that have android system that we read on.
I have an Android tablet loaded wit all sorts of info in my bug out bag, along with a solar charger made for smart phones and tablets. I’ve tested the charger and it works, also have a hand crank charger/led flashlight that does the job too.
Have you included a (ferraday) cage to protect against your equipment against em pulses ()maybe misspelled
This is great !!!! I’m hearing some good stuff. Well, If the SHTF and the government putts out an EMP Bomb All our electronics will be fried. Even the old tub type. But the reality is, they would need to spread EMP Bombs through out the US in order to cripple every body which I don’t think they would do. It’s like shooting a fly with a 44 magnum totally over kill. They might use one or two in the extreme event. I think the government has the man power to police everybody in the states and put us all in camps, just like the Nazis did the jewish people, I think the best thing you can do is have yourself a little self supporting community which you can rely on which they have the other parts you would need to survive on. like who has the water and food ? where can you go in case everything falls out. The Gangs down the street are going to be the first to try and sack you and even kill you. The women will probably be sex toys unless they can shoot there aggressors. So, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones with a working set of radios? OK great. That’s all you’re going to have. You need to find yourself (1) survival manual. (2) Medical encyclopedia which will cover everything from cuts to childbirth with natural medicine (3) herbalist manual to identify the plants that are edible. (4) weaponry (5) Building tools for digging, cutting, nailing….etc., Sorry if you want to read Don Juan and his horse for get it. You’ re going to be watching out for marauders. But you can have solar chargers and electronic equipment if they are not destroyed by EMP. The different Linda has a great idea. Use a Memory stick for all other stuff. :)
If there is an EMP from nuclear or solar flare the Kindle would be rendered useless, what I think is most useful in a go bag is a deck of cards with survival info on them you could carry several decks without adding a lot of weight , in fact, I have several of these covering different subjects, like edible plants, and basic survival skills.
I have a Surface Pro3 with over 60,000 books on it. Of those, roughly 98% of those I obtained FREE via Amazon where they provide FREE books 24/7. I have several thousand books on survival and prepping alone. I have dozens of sections on my Kindle app from music,medical, history, computers, SciFi/Horror/Fantasy, gardening etc. Among those is my Survival/Prepping section. I have been collecting these books for nearly five years and thus my library is large and varied.
As for an EMP. You folks are making it sound as if one EMP is going to fry the entire world. So you are telling me you are not going to even bother getting these books on the off chance you getb hit with an EMP. What if your area does not get hit? What about a Hurricane, eartthquake? How about a monetary collapse (you know, those do happen)? As for power, I have a JOOS solar panel. Skip McDonalds for a few weeks and you can afford one easy.It’s just a matter of priorities… a portable solar charger or a burger stuffed in your face. Your choice.
Many of you think the books can no longer be accessed if the grid is down. All books are stored at Amazon. But, you can also download the books onto your computer. Clearly, with the amount of books I have I won’t even pretend to have them on my phone. But my tablet has tons of storage built in along with the storage capacity of the optional SD card I have installed.
Prettymuch what I am hearing from a majority of people here is an excuse to not download books out of 1) Laziness 2) Finances As I said, Amazon provides massive amounts for FREE so it all comes down to laziness (or apathy).
The article has value within it’s free advice. Take heed of it’s message and quit looking for ways to not do what in your heart you know needs doing. -Koa-
You really need to listen to this man. He knows what he is talking about. With his help I have gotten a huge number of free or practically free eBooks. Thanks, Koa.
I also got several books via Amazon for my Kindle. I have 2 solar chargers for it, and you only have to have a foil bag (like they ship computer components in) it keep your Kindle and your charger in to protect them. Mine are in one all the time unless I’m using them. Easy peasy!
I have 2 books on herbs and one on medical emergency treatments. I have one on shelters and another on all the various types of habitats and situations that may come up in a survival situation. The SAS manual is great. I have one on homesteading that is full of wisdom on long term survival. Most of my books were free or very low cost.
I also have other reading materials so that boredom doesn’t sneak in and panic rule. It’s easy to get lots of resources in a very compact size this way. It just makes total sense.
I have a lot on my Kindle, but I thought they were really on the Kindle. When I select the book I want to read, it opens instantly, not like it has to be downloaded. This is not correct? I can read it anywhere even without wifi so I thought they were really stored.
Hi Frank,
Thanks for the recommended books— however I would NOT purchase them as digital downloads— if there’s an EMP they would be useless… I prefer to buy an actual book, or else download and print. Just saying…
Just remember that these devices can pinpoint your location.
I don’t have a Kindle or any other item that I have to have electricity to run. I want something that I can actually read, like a book. I have a book called “Darkest days” which is a good manuel, but even it is not completely up to
date. I would recommend it to someone who want to only have one reference book. It has 177 pages, front and back sheets.
May God bless all of those who are trying to prepare to survive the future.
have you seen bugoutbook4patriots.com?
If you really believe that you will be able to access anything after the sky falls then you are another I dont have to worry about.
It is all great until the cell towers go down and you can’t access the information. Or perhaps the batteries die and you didn’t get your backup from Frank Bates, http://www.patriotpowergenerator.com So what are you going to do? Read, take notes, and practice, practice, and practice your skill sets.
I have Frank Bates “Survival101: How to Bug Out and Survive the First 72 Hours.” I also have FM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual and “Complete Survival Manual” by Michael S. Sweeney. You can pick up these books from your large book store.
I know the Army manual frontwards and backwards the other two I am still learning. As I read, I make notes which I put into a binder for future reference. I would like to suggest that you do the same. You can even add any other notes that you may feel that are important to your survival. For example, I have most of my canning recipes in there. I also have my soap making recipes, and just plain food recipes, and survival recipes. This is for my knowledge; but it is also for my family knowledge just in case I’m not around. You have to plan for the future. So how are you going to tell your wife how to set a snare if you are not around to show her?
But for kicks and giggles, I also have this information downloaded on a computer stick. With my lap top, I can down load this information and have it on hand as long as my solar generator holds out.
Well, I’m afraid your computer doesn’t just depend on your solar generator (or any other generator) holding out. When things go down, they probably won’t be at your end but will go down everywhere. No more computer availability even if you have a computer and a generator. We may have communication here and there, but it’s doubtful that all computer sites and servers will be up and running.
Different Linda here….
If you have a memory stick, you don’t need internet connectivity on your computer. You can store a massive amount of information on a memory stick. I have a solar charger that will take care of my computer. One has to believe that you’ll be spending most of your time surviving – not surfing – so the amount of electricity needed will be minimal for the time you spend on your computer finding the vital info you need.
Linda, With a solar generator i can power not only my appliances in my home but my computer as well. Now you are thinking that I will not be able to connect to the world wide web, AKA the internet< because the carriers may also be down. Well lets say for kicks and giggles that is true. With my "computer stick" acting as my back up for all my files, books, and information it would be as if I was still connected to the internet. That is why it is so important that you and everyone else that reads this blog back up their information on a computer stick so that they can retrieve their important information and have the ability to take it with them where ever they go.
Oh, FYI, the World Wide Web is always up and running. It is just a matter of accessing it, if you know how and have the means to do so. That is for another time to explain, "How To…"
How about an Earl Backcountry Survival Tablet? http://www.meetearl.com
Oh. I like. ….of to talk to the wife about trying one out….
Pretty spendy and GPS won’t work then, most likely
Where can anyone buy a solar charger. That’s a must have item.
Thanks
http://www.patriotpowergenerator.com of course. :)
Keep in mind Amazon / Kindle can erase your account at any time. Back it up, air gap your electronics, and remember to actually read them. The time to learn is NOT when your life is possibly on the line.
I have the free Kindle application on my smart phone and iPod touch. I just have to get a solar charger. I have Locusts on the Horizon by Plan B Writers Alliance on mine.
I think people who rely on their electronic devices are going to be in for a rude awakening in a SHTF scenario. There’s a great possibility that time will be set back 50 years or more. Blackouts all over the place. Electronic communications will not be reliable. Maybe not horse and buggy days but certainly not cell phone, kindle and computer days. Servers could go down and internet just a dream of what was.
Ham radio will always work, maybe not the repeaters but simplex will work. I have 3 dual band handhelds that I keep in a Faraday cage along with AA battery packs for each of them. Lots of low discharge re-chargeable batteries and a solar battery charger. Also have a portable solar panel attached to my 72 hr pack.