The Urban Prepper's Guide

Name: The Urban Prepper's Guide
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SKU: 9781787398351
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How To Become Self-Sufficient And Prepared For The Next Crisis

By Jim Cobb

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The Urban Prepper's Guide by Jim Cobb is a practical resource for city dwellers keen to learn about preparedness. It provides essential strategies and tools for surviving unexpected events and emergencies in urban settings. The guide offers advice on food storage, security measures, and self-defence while focusing on maintaining a sustainable lifestyle amidst city challenges.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in learning practical strategies for urban survival and self-reliance. With expert advice on preparing for emergencies within a city environment, it’s a great resource for those wanting to feel more secure and self-sufficient amidst the challenges of urban living.

The Urban Prepper's Guide

The advice in this book is useful for both those who want to prepare for a future catastrophe (like a pandemic!), and for those who simply want to become more self-sufficient in their everyday life.

This is a step-by-step guide to simple and cheap preparations that you can make now to make yourself ready for the future. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of everyday life and there are more than 100 full-colour illustrations and photographs.

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Prepare for future worst-case scenarios while learning to be self-sufficient every day. It's become clear that even in the twenty-first century our comfortable lives can be disrupted at a moment's notice by events far beyond our control. Whether these are global disasters like a pandemic or a continent-spanning war, or local catastrophes like wildfires, floods, power outages or even food-and-essentials supply issues, you need to know how to respond to a wide variety of emergencies. Written by Jim Cobb, an authority on prepping and disaster readiness, The Urban Prepper's Guide will introduce you to techniques and strategies that can prepare your home and loved ones. These simple measures—designed specifically for urban and suburban dwellers who have tight budgets and limited space—include:

Water - how to safely store and purify water
Food - how to store, preserve, and cook food in an emergency
Shelter - how to shield yourself from the elements without power
Medical - how to be prepared for injuries and illnesses
Security - how to protect your house and valuables
Communication - how to stay informed in an emergency
Every Day Carry - how to be ready to handle problems wherever you are
Home Safety - how to protect against fire and other accidents
Financial Preparedness - how to start planning on a tight budget
Soft Skills - how to think clearly and communicate effectively in a crisis
Emergency Evacuation - how to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice
Mindset - how to develop a survivor's mindset, and all that entails
The First 24 Hours - how to handle everything when the worst happens

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The Urban Prepper's Guide by Jim Cobb receives high praise for its practical and well-reasoned advice on survival, especially in urban settings. Reviewers commend Cobb for his no-nonsense approach, field-tested expertise, and ability to provide logical, effective strategies for preparedness. His work is valued for cutting through unrealistic tactics, offering reliable, accessible information for anyone looking to enhance their disaster readiness skills.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787398351

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck

Illustration: 150 photos and illus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 212.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 224

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Jim Cobb Mindset & Self Help Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Jim Cobb is a professional prepping instructor and blogger. The author of a series of successful titles includingPrepper's Home Defense,Countdown to Preparedness,Prepper's Long-Term Survival, andThe Prepper's Complete Book of Disaster Readiness, he lives in the Upper Midwest of the USA.