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# 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