Reddit reviews How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times

I'd going to answer in two posts here, this one will link stuff to websites or amazon for physical books. The other will be more discussion based. (e.g. this is just a raw data dump.)

I have used some google foo and I'm willing to post links, note that many of these will overlap (that is they have the same free PDFs or HTML pages etc.) Others are a bit further out there, e.g. magnetic pole reversal etc.

You get the point though people compiled whatever they though the world might need after aliens, the clintons took your guns, or trump and putin nuke everybody, global warming, plague, etc. Since it takes a massive amount of work to put these together and most people are not dedicated enough to do so, they all have the flavor of whatever the person building them thought was most important.

Here is a list, use from it what you can. Including in the list are things like RACHEL, hardware hotspot for wifi that any computer can connect to, like a library box or pirate box. Many of these resources are focused on and in use in 3^rd world nations. things like the one laptop per child might be a perfect resource to allow some technology designed cheaply but ruggedly to have to access this stuff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD3WD

https://worldpossible.org/rachel

http://librarybox.us/

http://one.laptop.org/

http://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia

http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/INDEX.HTM

cd3wd torrent magnet link. 2012 version

dropbox link for torrent files for the above if the magnet or trackers aren't working.

http://oer2go.org/

Pole shift library magnet link

Need 55 gigs of wikipedia offline? get it at this link

http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/borden/Portlet.aspx?ID=cb88853d-5b33-4b3f-968c-2cd95f7b7809

http://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/

https://modernsurvivalonline.com/survival-database-downloads/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061992860

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452295831

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570618402

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933392452

https://graywolfsurvival.com/3083/documents-need-bugout-bag/

https://www.opensourceecology.org/gvcs/

Fierce_Fox is right. FM manuals such as FM-217-76 Survival.....may be somewhat outdated but the information is reliable.
As a Medic/EMT my prepping focuses on my skill set with everything else falling close in line. I have a lot of information in digital format; both on USB and a small external drive. I have a small tablet that is in my BoB for reading documents and such.
At a minimum, here are my suggestions:
FM 21-76 Survival - Department of the Army
https://archive.org/details/military-manuals
SAS Survival Guide - https://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Guide-Collins-Gem/dp/0061992860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496552&sr=8-1&keywords=sas+survival+guide
The Pocket Prepper's Guide - Bernie Car
https://www.amazon.com/Preppers-Pocket-Guide-Things-Disaster/dp/1569759294/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496827&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+Pocket+Prepper%27s+Guide+-+Bernie+Car
The Complete Disaster Home Preparation Guide - Robert Roskind
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Disaster-Home-Preparation-Guide/dp/0130859001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496881&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Complete+Disaster+Home+Preparation+Guide+-+Robert+Roskind
How To Survive the End of the World As We Know It-James Wesley,Rawles
https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496952&sr=8-1&keywords=How+To+Survive+the+End+of+the+World+As+We+Know+It-James+Wesley%2CRawles
Bug Out - Scott B. Williams
https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Out-Complete-Escaping-Catastrophic/dp/156975781X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483496991&sr=8-1&keywords=Bug+Out+-+Scott+B.+Williams
When There Is No Doctor - Gerard S. Doyle, MD -
https://www.amazon.com/When-There-Doctor-Challenging-Self-reliance/dp/1934170119/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483497054&sr=8-2&keywords=When+There+Is+No+Doctor
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide - Joseph Alton, MD & Amy Alton, ARNP - https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Survival-Medicine-Guide-Preparedness/dp/1629147702/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483497109&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+Ultimate+Survival+Medicine+Guide+-+Joseph+Alton%2C+MD+%26+Amy+Alton%2C+ARNP
Last, but not least, The Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks
https://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483497158&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Zombie+Survival+Guide+-+Max+Brooks
The last one is more humor but it does have many great points and ideas.
A library that covered everything would be very heavy and take up a bit of space. For the minimum, at least 1-2 books on everything one will need to survive will still be a lot. These books should be read, reread, and read again. We can't memorize everything, but having this to go back on when needed is a great addition. There's tons of information online and downloadable for free.
Depending on one's skill set, then they may not need as much. Teach others in a group is a must. Can't have one person be the ONLY one who can do 'this' skill. IMO, research should always be the first step. So much information out there and it's free.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268968252&sr=8-1

In that book, the author suggests that when the shit hits the fan, you live/go someplace 300 miles from cities populated with more than 300k people. Of course, the mileage represented is "as the crow flies".

The best book I've read on the subject urban survival is How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It.

For wilderness survival go for The SAS Survival Handbook.

As for growing crops, first aid, things like that, I find its best to learn those skills from a non-survival oriented book. You can apply the skills you learn in them to your personal situation (geographical location, financial restraints, likely local disasters, etc).

That being said, the best books on growing food and livestock are The Encyclopedia of Country Living and The Backyard Homestead.

Finally, while it's technically not a book, The Survival Podcast has a priceless wealth of informational podcasts on different subjects pertaining to modern survivalism.

1. Do thorough first aid course.
   
   
2. Read How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times
   
   
3. Subscribe to subreddits /r/collapse, /r/survival and /r/zombies
   
   
4. Break any addictions if you have them
   
   
5. Get fit and healthy

I live in Los Angeles and I've learned/realized from reading this book that if a serious collapse happens, a big city is the worst place to live. I'm not going to quit my whole life here relocate thinking one day there will be a collapse, but I'm now aware that if I can get out early, I will.

I live in NYC and was around for 9/11 and the blackout, and both times, through all the chaos, I met up with friends and random people and pooled our money together and bought beer and hung out on rooftops - so I'm not sure how I would handle a long-term scenario (both of these 'disasters' were very localized and pretty much had things go back to semi-normal within a day or two).

But it did get me to realize that disasters happen like this and got me thinking. Recently, I bought and read these books and subsequently followed some of their advice to get a little more prepared.

Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family



How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times



TL; DR: Every time I've been in a disaster scenario, I got drunk. But it made me realize I'm unprepared so I bought some books about it.

Look up this book.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0452295831?pc_redir=1408456095&robot_redir=1

I reckon it covers most everything

My only issue is that all of the books listed are all geared towards surviving in the wild. There is definitely a place for that and we should all be ready to bug out if it is necessary. If I have to bug out then my first half dozen plans have all failed.

If your goal is to bug in and survive for as long as you can in a world gone mad I recommend starting with How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times. Once you have started to work your way through Rawles advice and started building your lists of lists my next suggestion is The Encyclopedia of Country Living.

Once you get through those two books then you should have a pretty good idea of how you're going to want to prioritize those lists you should have already made.

Picked one up yesterday: How To Survive The End Of The World As We Know It. So far so good.

I think this would be too much for one book. Having different books written by experts in their respective fields makes the most sense.

I think the book (How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It)[http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831) by James Rawles does great as an overview and from there he recommends many different other books that focus on specific things like growing crops and preserving food.

The point of my post is that its going to take a library to survive.

The owner of that blog wrote a fantastic book that got my husband and I started. That man thinks of everything!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452295831?ie=UTF8&tag=survivalcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0452295831

I can't recommend this book enough - it's a fantastic resource. We've purchased it and are following his advice in most aspects.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269304557&sr=1-2

I was at the bookstore the other day and this started playing. I had this book in my hands at the time. Friggin' plotzed.

Guns and ammo. Lots of both.

Worth more than gold in an apocalypse.

You can't defend yourself with gold :)

But you can't go all guns and bullets, otherwise you'll just end up stealing from others and killing to survive. You have to have food, water, tools, camo as well.

If you're really interested, here's a good book by James Rawles:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831

Please note, this guy does survival for a LIVING. So you're not going to get as prepared as he is. It's just a good guide on what questions you should be asking yourself about your situation.