A Navy SEAL's Bug-In Guide: How to Turn Your House into the Safest Place on Earth

My book arrived very quickly before expected arrival and covers a lot of topics! I haven't finished reading through the book yet, but am excited for new bug-in reading material and learning new things to secure my home in case a situation ever occurs! It features a lot of pictures and easy to read font. Thank you for creating a great in depth survival bug- in book!

PRO: Easy to read and understand. Beneficial information. Fairly complete.CON: Too much space spent on meal planning, which could have been used for shelf life of expendablesCOMMENT: The nuclear strike section should have instructions on how to protect from fallout: "Keep out of lungs and stomach. Dust off clothes, seal the house, etc. No Biological section, which could have stated N95 masks, gloves, and proper sanitation, will do the trick. No Chemical section, which could have pointed out protection from tear gas and noted that war gases are limited in deployment but deadly locally, and the only effective civilian defense is to stay away.

This is a terrific book, full of important info, instructions, and how-to photos. Much more detailed than I expected. You can never be too prepared in today's crazy world.

Great info source. We just wish they offered a spiral bound option. Also, we received 2 differnt books in the same package and both were crammed into a cardboard type envelope. The corner of the book is pretty smashed. Looks like they dropped it on its end. Other than that, it's good to go.

I own a dozen bug-out or bug-in guides, and they are all useful and contain a ton of information about various aspects of preparation and survival...but this is the first book I've read that covers EVERYTHING. It's well-written, easy to follow, and gives specific directions and information to accomplish specific things. Foods to stockpile...simple, healthy, budget-conscious meal ideas with ingredients and instructions...water storage and purification...home security...alarms...traps...firearms...generators...EMP protection ...communication...medication...outwitting those who might take your supplies...it's all here. And there's a lot of obscure knowledge too...this was the first time I'd heard that dead batteries aren't really fully drained and you can string some together to produce a little more power. Outstanding.

I believe this is an incredibly resourceful tool with valuable information I've not seen in other books claiming to be of the same nature. In fact, I purchased purchased 3 books on here about similar topics and this is the ONLY one I'll be keeping. While others were incredibly vague and basic, this author knows things and shares many aspects of the topics provided. While I do think he could have done a little better job with the organization of topics, I truly cannot complain about the information given here. And in case he sees this, I'm referring to all foods related topics not being together, and all water related topics not being together. That may just be my own personal preference. Aside from that, I was really impressed with how much I already knew, and how much I didn't, lol. You know, while writing this, I just realized there wasn't anything showing how to filter water with sand, charcoal, rock, grass, and fabric. Hmm.. interesting note and now I'll go add that in there myself, lol. Anyway - I took a handful of photos from the book just to show some of the things discussed. From security in and out of the house, to food storage in and out of the house, to building a greenhouse or a water well, there's a great deal of information. This will be a keeper for many people. I'm glad I ordered this. It was worth the extra $ and the extra time for shipping. Thank you for the tips and information, Joel.

As soon as I received the book , I has to start looking at it. It is everything that is said. There is so much information. The book is excellent source of informaton

I’ll start out with the good; lots of great common sense advice in this book. Nicely illustrated. Great picture of the author with a golden eagle on his fist, though I doubt he is a falconer. The real reason I’m nicking this book 2 stars is because he should’ve paid more attention to canning, and the small piece of advice he did give about canning is absolutely dangerous. On page 102 he gives a recipe for an Amish canned steak. Water bath. Now, he does give a mild disclaimer that the Amish have water bathed low acid foods for hundreds of years. Good for them. They don’t own microscopes. Look dude; I don’t care how the Amish do it. Unless you want to familiarize yourself with botulism, do not water bath low acid foods like meat.The other thing is that on page 99 he talked about buying 12 25 lb turkeys and dehydrating them for food storage. Dude! It’s great to buy a couple of turkeys around Thanksgiving, freeze them until after the holiday festivities are over, then defrost cut, and pressure can! You’ll have turkey for soup, enchiladas, rice, sandwiches, casseroles! Apparently, the Navy SEALS do not teach much about canning food. This book is about 1/3 devoted to food storage and yet there is virtually nothing about canning. Canning is a prepper’s best friend. Buy a pressure canner. Learn how to use it. And you will be able to can all of the wonderful beans and turnips and potatoes and stuff from your garden, and it’ll be shelf stable for years.A word in this books defense against some who say that the FEMA advice will be read by FEMA agents, and is therefore useless: the author does say that it will not be FEMA agents that will be coming after your stuff, really. It would be random looters who are not FEMA trained. So, much of his advice there is actually really good.In closing, this book has good common sense stuff that someone who is just starting to think about prepping can consider. But it is sorely lacking in some things about putting up food. If you are considering prepping, your best resources are going to be extension offices, and food preservation websites. They have more valuable information than this book contains.