| Acknowledgments, xiii
Introduction, xv
Section I: Essential Elements
1. Under the Umbrella of Preparedness, 3
2. Planning Principles: Knowledge, Practice, and Lists, 7
3. Money Matters!, 11
4. The Pantry System: Finding a Place for Everything, 19
5. Keys to Storage: What to Do with It when You Get It, 35
6. Pyramid Planning for Preparedness: Nutrition in a Nutshell, 47
Section II: Principles for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios
7. If Worse Comes to Worst, 51
8. Bare-Bones Basics, 55
9. Bare-Bones Basics: Complements, 77
10. Bare-Bones
Basics: What Do I Need and How Much Is Enough?, 85
11. Sprouting: Greens from Grains, 91
12. Indoor Farming: The Answer for Year-Round Produce, 95
Section III: Principles of Provident Living
13. Living Providently, 105
14. The Pantry Principle, 107
15. My Pantry: What Do I Need and How Much Is Enough?, 113
16. How Can I Store a McDonald's in My Cupboard?, 117
17. Growing Your Own Groceries: Mighty Mini-Gardens, 119
Section IV: Principles for Dealing with Disasters
18. Emergency Preparedness: Getting Started, 127
19. Shelter: A Storm Shelter, a Safe Room, or a Safe Place, 133
20. Just Add Water: When the Well Runs Dry, 139
21. Makeshift Meals for Tumultuous Times, 151
22. Staying Warm without a Furnace, 159
23. Dealing with the Flame Factor, 165
24. Fuel Storage Guidelines, 169
25. Emergency Cooking-Stove Options, 177
26. When the Light Switch Fails, 183
27. Emergency Heating Options, 189
28. Transportation: Getting from Here to There, 193
29. Communications: "This Is a Test . . .",
195
30. Sanitation, 199
31. Doing the Laundry the Nonelectric Way, 205
32. First Aid or Worst Aid: You Do Have a Choice, 211
33. Personal Care, 215
34. Morale Boosters: Games and Goodies Are Essential Ingredients, 217
35. If Your Family Is Separated During an Emergency, 223
36. Neighborhood Care-in-a-Crisis, 227
Section V: Principles for Emergency Evacuations
37. It's Time to Plan . . . Not Panic, 233
38. Create a Kit: Your Mini Home Away from Home, 237
39. Meals from a Kit, 245
40. Water: A Critical Kit Component, 255
41. Shelter, Light, and a Security Blanket, 259
42. Short-Term Sanitation, Hygiene, and First Aid, 267
43. Important Miscellaneous Items, 271
44. Getting It Together and Keeping It Together, 275
45. Care-in-a-Crisis Evacuation Plans, 279
46. Guidelines to an Emergency Evacuation, 283
47. A Final Note, 289
Appendices
A. Building Pantry Solutions, 291
1. Shelves above the Washer and Dryer, 291
2. Shelves in a Closet, 292
3. Shelves on Backs of Doors, 293
4. Shelves on the Wall of a Room, 294
5. Storage Room Shelves and Shelves as a Room Divider, 295
6. Shelves under a Sink, 296
7. Shelves in the Stairwell under the Stairs, 297
B. Meals Solely from Foods in Your Pantry, 299
C. Possible Garden Layouts for Small Plots or Patios, 303
D. Directions for Building a Stack Garden, 305
E. Getting Algae out of Water Barrels, 307
F. The Thermos: A Common Yet Unique Piece of Emergency Preparedness Equipment, 309
G. Adapting a Blanket into a Temporary Blanket Rope, 311
H. Making Newspaper Logs, 313
I. How to Fill and Use an Oil Lamp, 315
J. Using a Fire Extinguisher, 317
K. How to Shut Off Your Gas in an Emergency, 319
L. What to Do With Your Refrigerator and Freezer When the Electricity Is Out, 321
M. Preparing for Specific Natural Disasters, 323
N. Preparing for Terrorism, 349
O. Sheltering in Place, 353
P. Important Papers to Include in Your 72-Hour Emergency Kit, 355
Index, 357
Author, 365
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