# Contents

### Syllabus:
- Handout with full outline
- Expanded syllabus (paragraph for each section) - "ebook"
- Reccomended reading/links
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#### Survival
- **Shelter/Air** (NBC/CBR protection)
- Review basic protection for CBR threats per FEMA guidance
- HEPA filtration -- references
- Fallout protection -- references
- Tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood
- Fire preparedness
- Evacuation planning
- Bug-out-bag: concept, limitations, simple list
- "Where to" plan
- **Food**
- Food Storage
- Basic evaluation--what do you eat?
- Deep pantry concept, FIFO
- Types of food storage:
- Everyday foods
- Maximize pantry space and build a deep pantry
- Shelf life of regularly used items
- Relatively short shelf life
- Only the items you regularly use
- Bulk, whole foods
- Rice, oats, grits, pasta
- Beans, peas, lentils
- ~1 year shelf life, so should be in regular rotation
- Canned goods
- Tuna, chicken, spam
- Peanut butter
- Jams, fruit
- Vegetables, tomatos, beans
- ~2 year shelf life--plan to use them up eventually
- Dates marked on cans are conservative
- Shelf stable convenience foods
- Ideal for short term emergencies
- High waste potential
- Canned soups, chilis,
- Portable/dehydrated/freeze-dried foods, MREs
- High cost
- Ultra-long-term storage foods
- Oxygen-absorbed whole grains
- Frozen/refrigerated storage
- Huge increase in storage life, taste, and nutrition
- Power supply is critical (backup electric, or propane)
- Food groups
- Fruit & vegetables
- <6 months for root cellar/refrigerated fresh storage
- ~18 month for high-acid canned goods
- Grains & legumes
- Flours, pastas
- Oatmeal, grits, etc
- Whole grains
- Beans, lentils, peas
- Nuts, fats & oils
- Peanut butter
- FIFO/rotation is critical, ~6 month shelf life
- Some oils are marginal quality from the beginning
- Freeze or refrigerate as only long term storage
- Olive oil plastic bottles to freeze 4+ years
- Meat
- Frozen, buy in bulk from local rancher
- Beef, chicken, fish
- Canned chicken and tuna
- Nuts
- ~6 month FIFO, rancidity is always an issue
- Dairy
- Micronutrients
- Dietary restrictions (gluten, dairy, vegetarian, etc)
- **Water**
- Sources
- Optimal a privately owned perpetual source (e.g. spring, well, or surface water)
- Civic water supply
- Collection sources
- Rainwater
- Storage
- Short term: cases of bottled water, water in jugs (replace annually)
- Medium term: 55 gallon drums or IBC totes or home cister(and the means to transport them filled!)
- Large storage tanks (brand new plastic septic tanks are NSF marked and foodsafe!)
- Limits of storage capacity, expected household usage
- Purification
- Bleach (chlorine)
- Proportions, type of bleach, storage
- Boiling (near boil, 190 deg+ for 10 minutes or 20 if cloudy)
- Filtration
- Berkey filter
- Backpacking filter--Sawyer or other high-capacity filters
- Biosand filter
- Basic filtration/collection overview
- Collection and transportation methods
- Prefiltration
- Treatment
- **Defense**
- Definitions
- Opportunistic/indiscriminate crime
- Premeditated/tagreted crime
- Tyranny
- Why the 2nd amendment matters
- Exercise of self-defence
- Hand-to-hand (need to take an in-person contact course)
- Firearms--for all modern situations
- Firearms basics
- Safety (personal)
- Family gun safety
- Basic familiarity
- Classifications
- Firearm selection
- Pistol (sidearm)
- Pistol (concealed carry)
- AR-15: classic, modern, pistol
- MBR
- Shotgun
- Scoped rifle
- Alternatives for nanny states
- Antique (cartridge guns, Pre 1899)
- Muzzleloaders
- Archery
- Firearm accessories
- Ammunition
- Magazines
- Sling
- Holsters
- Tactical gear
- Body armor
- Practical clothing
- Warbelt, ruck, etc
- NVE - more important than additional guns
- Capability
- Cardiovasulcar conditioning
- Weight training
- Trigger time
- Tactical shooting training
- **Communication**
- Shortwave radio (battery powered)
- Backup power for modem & router
- 2-way radios (Baofeng, MURS)
- Ham radio license and basics
- AmRRON network, ARES, RACES
- Local emergecy frequencies to monitor (digital mode scanner)
- **Mobility**
- Practical vehicle selection ()
- Get-home-bag
- Footwear, hats, weather gear
- Mobility tools (saw/chainsaw, comealong, chain, bolt cutters/battery-powered grinder, shovel)
- Lighting
- Food and water
- Sleeping bag
- Paper maps
- Basic vehicle tool kit
- **Energy: Fuel, Heat, Cooking**
- Fuel supply chain overview
- Propane (cooking, heat, etc)
- Grill
- Camp stove
- Indoor safe heater
- Quantity to store
- 100# DOT tanks or stationary tank
- Gas/diesel
- Stabilizer
- Rotation
- Quantity to store
- Firewood
- Shortest supply chain (except in regions with other natural fuel resources)
- One of the few viable locally sourced fuels
- Heating
- Unless you will switch to wood heat, expect to deal with a lot more cold.
- Thermals, cold weather gear, sweaters, blankets
- Home insulation
- Generator may be able to run furnace blower
- Note on propane burners creating moisture
- Cooling
- No cooling without abundant electricity
- Live downstairs or in basement
- Siesta during hot weather
- Maximize natural ventilation and nighttime cooling
- Cooking
- No oven
- Gas stove/grill
- **Energy: Lighting and Electricity**
- Critical use for electricity: refrigeration, lighting, communication, central heat
- Portable generator, with extension cords for critical loads
- Standby generator, with transfer switch
- "Solar generators" e.g. Jackery -- preferably Titan, but only almost all commercially produced solar generators are toys for RVers for short term use and small loads
- LED lighting (rechargeable battery operated or DC)
- Resources on going fully off-grid
- **Sanitation**
- Importance of maintaining hygiene (almost all modern improvements can be directly connected to hygiene)
- Cleaning
- Disposable paper goods (no one wants to do dishes!)
- Stock up on basic cleansers
- Personal hygiene
- Wet wipes are invaluable for short-term events
- Old fashioned routines
- Shower bag/outdoor shower
- Sanitary waste
- Care of spetic system for extended use
- City sanitary sewer fails--time to go!
- Outhouse construction
- Garbage
- Save and reuse as much as possible, compost food waste, burn paper waste, collect and haul remainder
- **Medical**
- Family first aid kit
- Medical references
- "Overseas travel" medications
- Outdoors/travel medical kit
- GSW medical kit (Israeli dressings, TQs)
- References on herbal and traditional medicine
- Medical training: 1st Aid, 1st responder, WFA/WFR, combat medical training
- **Tools**
- Household tool kit
- Battery-operated tools + 12V charger
- Hand tools
- Hardware
- Lumber
- **Personal**
- Personal gear
- Practical clothing & footwear
- Outdoor/weather layers
- EDC
- Gloves, safety glasses, dust mask
- Mindset
- Hobbies

#### Growth
- **Purpose and vision**
- Faith
- Gospel hope
- Liberty
- Heritage of thousands of years
- (reference address given that crosspolitic shared)
- Earth
- God's good creation
- Community
- Belonging, rootedness, backup
- **Household productivity**
- Home business
- Multiple streams of income for periods of deep econ recession
- Insourcing
- Why? Cashflow in hard times, better outcomes, get out of the rat race
- What?
- Childcare and education
- Elder care
- Medical care
- Food production, processing, and preparation
- Fitness and hobbies
- **Financial security**
- Economic threats
- Inflation
- Market collapse
- Confiscation/predatory taxation
- Diversification
- Tools, materials, training
- Tangibiles
- Cash, bank accounts
- Index funds, stocks, bonds
- Precious metals
- Bitcoin
- Real estate
- Financial sovereignty
- Get out of debt (or keep it small as possible)
- Physical cash and precious metals
- Self-custodied, no-KYC Bitcoin
- Impact of sovereign digital currencys
- Local economy (alternative/parallel economy)
- **Education (children)**
- Have kids!
- Get out of public school!
- Alternatives:
- Homeschool
- Co-op
- Private, classical christian
- Online school
- Children as future & your legacy & mass inflation hedge
- **Community**
- Absolute necessity of community
- Church
- Personal recommendation: conservative presbyterianism or reformed baptist traditions
- For those of other persuasions, LCMS lutheran, non-denominational, and conservative catholic and orthodox congregations.
- Vetting:
- Lockdown, mask, vaccine requirements (and will they back dissenters?)
- Standpoint on social justice, sexual identity, etc
- Views on Church, state, and citizenship
- Conforming or confronting culture, building or retreating?
- Social organizations
- Educational/sports/scouting
- Emergency services
- Charity/service
- Political
- Professional
- Neighborhood, local community
- Find ways to meet and build relationships with neighbors
- Extended family
- Distinguish between reliable and trustworthy and untrustworthy and self-seeking relatives
- Don't count on "retirement" or adequate care being available--may need to support or shelter older family members
- In a severe economic downturn, it may be necessary to double up and help another struggling household
- **Self-employment**
- Independence from "cancel culture"
- Locally marketable skills
- **Food production**
- Possible Aims
- As part of normal diet and lifestyle
- To supplement food storage
- As business/source for others
- For self-sufficiency
- Possible avenues
- Vegetable garden
- Perenials, forest gardens
- Fruit/nut trees, berries
- Staple crops
- Chickens
- Pigs
- Goats/sheep
- Dairy cow
- Beef cattle
- Considerations
- Learning curve--expect a couple years of total loss or very limited production
- Sourcing hay/feed for livestock
- Water, power, supplies needed
- Scale for complete supply
- Processing and preservation capabilities
- Can't do it all--build a local network
- **Education (personal)**
- Tactical shooting/self-defense
- First aid (FR, WFA/WFR, STB,)
- Ham radio (Tech online, Gen class)
- Homesteading, gardening, animal care
- Butchering, canning, food processing/preserving