Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You’re on Your Own

✍ Scribed by James Wesley Rawles

Publisher: Plume
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 233
Edition: Illustrated
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Essential survival advice from a former U. S. Army Intelligence Corps Officer and the world’s preeminent expert in preparedness. For years, James Wesley, Rawles has lived a self-sufficient lifestyle along with his family on a property surrounded by National Forest. In his earlier bestselling nonfiction book, How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It, Rawles outlined the foundations for survivalist living. Now, he details the tools needed to survive anything from a short-term disruption to a long-term, grid-down scenario. Here, Rawles covers tools for every aspect of self sufficient living, including: • Food preservation and cooking • Welding and blacksmithing • Timber, firewood, and lumber • Firefighting • Archery and less-than-lethal defense tools • And more. . . Field-tested and comprehensive, Tools for Survival is a must-have reference for anyone who wants to know how to prepare for the worst.

✦ Table of Contents

About the Author
Title Page
Copyright
DISCLAIMERS
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BEFORE WE BEGIN
INTRODUCTION: YOUR TOOLS FOR SURVIVAL
CHAPTER 1: SETTING UP SHOP
CHAPTER 2: FOOD PRESERVATION AND COOKING TOOLS
CHAPTER 3: GARDENING, FARM, AND RANCH TOOLS
CHAPTER 4: SEWING AND LEATHERWORKING TOOLS
CHAPTER 5: SHOP TOOLS AND TOOL MAKING
CHAPTER 6: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS TOOLS
CHAPTER 7 : MOBILITY AND COUNTERMOBILITY TOOLS
CHAPTER 8: WELDING AND BLACKSMITHING TOOLS
CHAPTER 9: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIREFIGHTING TOOLS
CHAPTER 10: TIMBER, FIREWOOD, AND LUMBER TOOLS
CHAPTER 11: RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, AND HANDGUNS
CHAPTER 12: ARCHERY
CHAPTER 13: MEDICAL AND SANITATION TOOLS AND SUPPLIES
CHAPTER 14: KNIVES AND TRADITIONAL HAND TOOLS
CHAPTER 15: LIFELONG LEARNING AND SKILL BUILDING
APPENDIX A: YOUR RETREAT LIBRARY
APPENDIX B: RECOMMENDED GUNSMITHING SERVICE PROVIDERS
APPENDIX C: THE PRE-1899 ANTIQUE GUNS FAQ
APPENDIX D: USEFUL FORMULAS
GLOSSARY
INDEX

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