ESSENTIAL PREPPING BOOKLIST
Everyday Essential Reading for Preppers
This list of essential reading covering aspects of prepping, homesteading and self-sufficiency. As we find and read more books (we only add ones we have actually read) we will update and add to this list to ensure that as much help as possible is available to help with your preparedness journey.
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1. The Badass Preppers Handbook
The Badass Preppers Handbook” is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preparedness and survival in today’s unpredictable world. It covers a wide range of topics, from basic survival skills to advanced strategies for long-term sustainability and survivability.
The book emphasizes the importance of a strong survival mindset, providing practical skills for both wilderness and urban scenarios. It also offers insights into resource management, community building, and customizable plans to suit individual circumstances.
Overall, it’s a practical and empowering resource for those seeking to become self-reliant and resilient in the face of adversity.
AUTHOR
James Henry
PUBLISHER
Skyhorse
ISBN
9781629148632
AUTHOR
John Seymour
PUBLISHER
Dorling Kindersley
ISBN
9780241352465
2. The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency” Embrace off-grid green living with the bestselling classic guide to a more sustainable way of life.
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency offers step-by-step instructions on everything from chopping trees to harnessing solar power; from growing fruit and vegetables, and preserving and pickling your harvest, to baking bread, brewing beer, and making cheese. Seymour shows you how to live off the land, running your own smallholding or homestead, keeping chickens, and raising (and butchering) livestock.
This book is an encyclopedia of self-sufficiency.
3. New York Collapse
New York Collapse: A Survival Guide to Urban Catastrophe” isn’t just a book; it is a two-fer. A gripping novel set in a post-apocalyptic New York City and an urban survival guide.
It’s a survival guide that reads like an urban prepper’s dream journal. This guide delves into the intricacies of navigating a post-apocalyptic New York City, offering a wealth of knowledge for those with a penchant for preparedness.
For preppers focused on urban survival, “New York Collapse” is akin to a bible. It offers insights specific to navigating the challenges of a densely populated, post-apocalyptic environment. From urban foraging to securing shelter, the guide addresses the unique needs of urban preppers.
“New York Collapse: A Survival Guide” is a gem for preppers, particularly those interested in urban survival scenarios. Its innovative format, practical advice, and gripping storytelling make it a valuable addition to any prepper’s library.
AUTHOR
Alex Irvine (Author), Melcher Media (Author)
PUBLISHER
Skyhorse
ISBN
978-1510722453
AUTHOR
John “Lofty” Wiseman
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins GB
ISBN
9780008417574
4. S.A.S. Survival Guide
SAS Survival Guide: How To Survive In The Wild, On Land Or Sea”. Of course no list is ever complete with out this book. The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the ‘SAS Survival Handbook’ is the complete companion for adventurers everywhere.
From security and resisting head-locks on the streets to making camp and finding food in the wild, be prepared in any city, land or sea.
Preparation – Understanding and assembling resilient, kit.
Navigation – Skills, technologies and techniques to get you through unfamiliar terrain.
Food and Health – Finding resources in your environment, feeding yourself and healing yourself.
Disaster Survival – what to do in the face of flash floods, fast spreading fires & other disasters.
Urban Safety and Security – Identifying dangerous situations & helping others.
Self-Defence & Terrorism – Laws, self-defence techniques and how to act when facing threats.
5. S.A.S. Urban Survival Handbook
SAS Urban Survival Handbook: : How to Protect Yourself Against Terrorism, Natural Disasters, Fires, Home Invasions, and Everyday Health and Safety Hazards”.
Written by SAS legend John “Lofty” Wiseman, author of the bestselling SAS Survival Handbook.
The SAS Urban Survival Guide advises readers to think practically about urban environments and offers tips and instructions on how to avoid hazards wherever one goes. From self-defense techniques to home security systems to coping with natural disasters, this book teaches readers to recognize danger, make quick decisions, and live confidently in the modern world.
AUTHOR
John “Lofty” Wiseman
PUBLISHER
Skyhorse
ISBN
978-1510722453
AUTHOR
John Haines
PUBLISHER
AFN Fishing & Outdoor
ISBN
9780648283775
6. Emergency First Aid
Australia’s best-selling interactive First Aid learner guide. Featuring over 30 videos throughout the book accessed by using QR codes, this book also becomes a video library making learning more enjoyable.
Author John Haines is an ex MICA Flight Paramedic with over 30 years experience in First Aid provision and teaching and this book is seen as the book for delivery of tuition in First Aid Australia wide.
Mapped to HLTAID011 Provide First Aid (Australian Nationally Accredited unit) for compliance, this book meets ASQA audit requirements.
7. The BushCraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering & Cooking In The Wild
The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering & Cooking in the Wild” is a guide to finding food and cooking it in the wild from bestselling author and wilderness expert, Dave Canterbury.
Canterbury makes certain you’re set by not only teaching you how to hunt and gather, but also giving you recipes to make while on the trail. Complete with illustrations to accompany his instructions and a full-color photo guide of plants to forage and those to avoid, this is the go-to reference to keep in your pack.
Dave Canterbury is the coowner and supervising instructor at the Pathfinder School, which USA TODAY named as one of the Top 12 Survival Schools in the United States.
AUTHOR
Dave Canterbury
PUBLISHER
Adams Media
ASIN
B01M65CRXF
AUTHOR
George Ivanoff
PUBLISHER
Puffin Books / Penguin
ISBN
9780143796572
8. The Australia Survival Guide
Australia is trying to kill you. This book can save your life!
The Australia Survival Guide is jam-packed with facts, stories and life-saving information about Australia’s most dangerous things – snakes, spiders, sharks, bushfires, floods, cyclones and more. There’s also a few cute and cuddly animals that might surprise you and some mythical creatures to consider.
This book will help you survive by providing knowledge specific to Australian conditions and animals (although relevant to other similar environments), whether in the bush, in the desert or even at the beach.
