My dear friends,

It’s 4AM here and I’m dog tired.

I just finished uploading the book to lulu and it’s now available for purchase.

Visit there and you can take a look at the back cover and index.

For those that don’t know about it, Lulu.com is the world’s largest print-on-demand company so it’s pretty safe.

In the end it turned out to be a 250 page book, 98.000 words long.

At first I wanted to do a 50.000 word manual just with the basics and relating some personal experience but well, sometimes your creations take control of things and you just try to hang on.

These last few (months?) I’ve been just a holographic image in my house. Writing this book absorbed all of my time.

I remember when I said I’d try to finish the book by Christmas 2008 :)…

I’m sorry for all these delays. I never wrote a book before so I had no idea.

But well, thank God now it’s done.

Thanks for all the support and suggestions. I had lots of ideas thanks to you guys for a better cover but I just wanted to finish once and for all so I used what I had.

Read it several times but I’m sure there’s enough typo errors.

Given that English is my second language I did my best to make it as clear and error free as possible. Sill, when you have nearly 100.000 words it’s easy to make mistakes.

Other than that… the book rocks!:)

I know “parents” can’t be very objective but it’s the kind of book I wish I had found myself a long time ago, but never did.

I’ll nervously wait for the reviews but I think there’s a bit for everyone. Hard core survivalist, guy just getting started, or just for handing over to the girlfriend or wife.

Yes, I’m definitely not objective :) I’ll wait and see what you guys think about it.

I’ll leave the index here so you can have a better idea of what the book is about.

There are some things I use in the book that can be found in the blog as well. The Emergency bag, edc , and altoids kit I just copied the lists.

I also used the article on SHTF gun cleaning since I think is good to have in the manual.

Other than that and maybe a couple more pages where I found myself writing the same thing twice, its all original content that I’ve been writing for a long time.

The price is 29,95 . I know there are cheaper books but I’m doing the print on demand thing here. Less than that an honestly, I couldn’t have written the book. I took a huge risk just by dedicating so much time to it with the hope that people would like it and it would sell well.

Again, I’m sorry for the delays, as well as the unanswered emails and messages.

I’ll go get some much deserved sleep now.

Again, thanks everyone for the support. Hope you all have a nice Holy Saturday. God bless you all.

Index

Introduction

A little about the author………………………………….11

What happened in Argentina ……………………………12

Why did I write this book………………………………..15

What to expect from this book ………………………….19

How to use this book……………………………………22

Why prepare……………………………………………..25

Types of survivalists……………………………………..28

The Little House on the Prairie Syndrome………………30

Risk Assessment…………………………………………31

Getting your mind and body ready………………………32

Your Home

City or Country: Where to live?………………………….37

Home security…………………………………………...42

Your Security

At the house……………………………………………..44

Dogs…………………………………………………….45

On foot………………………………………………….49

Identifying threats……………………………………….51

Most common type crimes………………………………52

Your vehicle

Motorcycles, Quads and Bicycles………………………...55

Cars……………………………………………………...56

Defensive Driving: How to drive during tough times……60

Evasive Driving Techniques……………………………..64

Your Gear

Your gear………………………………………………..66

Home Gear……………………………………………...67

If you could go back in time... ………………………….72

Bug out Bag (BOB)…………………………………...………...73

Every day carry (EDC)………………………………………….78

The survival emergency kit (SEK)………………………………81

Your Food……………………………………………………... 84

What to store……………………………………………………87

How to cook it………………………………………………….90

Game to be found in the city……………………………………91

Your Water……………………………………………………...94

Storing water……………………………………………………94

How much water do you need…………………………………..96

Potable water……………………………………………………98

Treating water………………………………………………….100

Your Self Defense Skills

Hand to Hand Fighting………………………………………...103

The right instincts……………………………………………...103

Your Training………………………………………………….105

Some basic points on hand to hand fighting…………………....108

Self Defense for Women………………………………………112

The fighting Knife……………………………………..……..116

Choosing a knife for self defense………………………………117

Knife Fighting…………………………………………………122

Knife attacks…………………………………………………..126

Where to strike………………………………………………...129

Gaucho Knife Fighting Tricks…………………………………132

Spears………………………………………………………….135

Unconventional Weapons ……………………………………..136

Firearms……………………………………………………….139

Quick Firearms introduction…………………………………...143

The killer inside you…………………………………………....148

What should I get?……………………………………………..151

Self Defense Shooting………………………………………….154

Calibers and Stopping Power…………………………………..162

About Pistols and Revolvers………………………………………...164

Other Firearms………………………………………………...……166

Your firearms Battery……………………………………………….172

Tips and mistakes I made regarding firearms………………………...178

SHTF Gun Cleaning………………………………………………...180

After the fight……………………………………………………….182

You Finances, your money

Cash is King…………………………………………………………187

The importance of Precious Metals………………………………….190

Recession proof jobs………………………………………………....196

Making money……………………………………………………….199

Real Estate…………………………………………………………...204

Bartering: First steps into rebuilding commerce……………………...209

The Art of Bargaining and Haggling………………………………...213

Using gold or other forms of foreign currency after the crisis………..219

Networking and making new friends………………...…………...223

People to be Friends with…………………………………………....227

Your Government…………………………………………………..232

What to expect during and after the Economic Collapse……………234

A New Mentality……………………………..……………………240

Bribing……………………………………………………………...241

Riots and Looting…………………………………………………..243

Relocating…………………………………………………………..246

3 Countries: Plan A, B, and C……………………………….247

My Wife’s Advice……………………………………………251

Epilogue……………………………..…………………….253

FerFAL