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Build the Perfect Survival Kit

Build the Perfect Survival Kit



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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.0289
EAN: 9780873499675
ISBN: 0873499670
Label: Krause Publications
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2005-04-05
Publisher: Krause Publications
Studio: Krause Publications

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Summary: Build the Perfect Survival Kit
Comment: Excellent book. A lot of great information for building your own survival kit.The book is worth the price charged.

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Summary: Survival Kit
Comment: The author put a lot into this book, which illustrates many, many survival kits, from individual small kits for the day hiker, to large vehicle type kits. Definitely an interesting book to read and take into consideration for your well-being.

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Summary: THE Survival Kit Bible
Comment: If you buy only one book to help you prepare your own disaster/emergency/survival kit, pick up a copy of Build the Perfect Survival Kit by John D. McCann, published in 2005 by Krause Publications. This book does an excellent job at breaking down the "what" and "why" for kits of different sizes, ranging from a mini-kit to keep in a pocket or purse to a large kit to stick in a small airplane in the event of a crash over the wilderness.

His category breakdown is Fire & Light, Water & Food, Shelter & Protection, Knives & Tools, Medical, Multipurpose, Miscellaneous. He gives advice for finding the right container for your kit from big to small and then tips for assembling and maintaing the kit. He also provides easy-to-use checklists and great resource lists and websites to help you get prepared.

Even if this book inspires you to keep a few emergency supplies into your vehicle or carry a mini-kit in your purse, it would be worth giving it a read. Once you're done though, you'll find yourself wanting to assemble a small fannypack kit or a medium backpack kit to throw in the car.


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Summary: Survival Kit Review
Comment: Excellent book. Well written. Great information. Lots of great ideas & websites & other books the Author refers to. Easy to follow pictures too so you can build YOUR OWN Survival Kit instead of buying a Pre-Made one.

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Summary: Best book out there for anyone wantinag to know how to put a kit together
Comment: Thought it was a great book and it was exactly what it said it was. Gave a ton of great suggestions and goes over the necessary basics for a survival kit, multi-use items and what to pack them in from mini to large car survival kits.


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An emergency can arise anytime. Now everyone from the average commuter to the risk-taking sportsman can benefit from these just-in-case kits that may just save a life. Build the Perfect Survival Kit offers a number of kits, from very basic pocket-sized ones with just the essentials to elaborate ones designed for weeks of surviving in the wilderness.

The book advocates careful advance planning and building a personalized kit specifically tailored to each outing or possible emergency that may be encountered. Readers will learn about the eight categories of gear: Fire and Light, Signaling, Water and Food, Shelter and Protection, Knives and Tools, Multi-purpose Items and Miscellaneous Items, and what to pack into a kit for their pocket, glove box, four-wheeler, trunk, small plane, backpack, and more.

-Each kit is described with a list of components, a picture of the finished product, and a discussion of each component and its value -Gives instructions on how to use each component -Not just for hardcore outdoorsmen--this is valuable information for anyone who drives a car, walks in the woods, etc.


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