The Urban Prepper's Guide: How to Become Self-sufficient and Prepared for the Next Crisis by Jim Cobb PDF

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The Urban Prepper's Guide: How to Become Self-sufficient and Prepared for the Next Crisis by Jim Cobb PDF

The Urban Prepper's Guide teaches you how to become more self-sufficient while also preparing for any impending worst-case scenarios.

Recent events have shown us that our comfortable lives can be disrupted at a moment's notice by global events far beyond our control. Written by Jim Cobb, a survival expert, this book explains how you can make simple preparations now - without great expense or consuming precious living space - that will allow you to be ready the next time global disaster strikes, and can help you live more economically and self-sufficiently now.

Prepare for future worst-case scenarios while learning to be self-sufficient every day.

It's become clear that even in the twenty-first century our comfortable lives can be disrupted at a moment's notice by events far beyond our control. Whether these are global disasters like a pandemic or a continent-spanning war, or local catastrophes like wildfires, floods, power outages or even food-and-essentials supply issues, you need to know how to respond to a wide variety of emergencies.

Written by Jim Cobb, an authority on prepping and disaster readiness, The Urban Prepper's Guide will introduce you to techniques and strategies that can prepare your home and loved ones. These simple measures – designed specifically for urban and suburban dwellers who have tight budgets and limited space – include:
Water – how to safely store and purify water
Food – how to store, preserve, and cook food in an emergency
Shelter – how to shield yourself from the elements without power
Medical – how to be prepared for injuries and illnesses
Security – how to protect your house and valuables
Communication – how to stay informed in an emergency
Every Day Carry – how to be ready to handle problems wherever you are
Home Safety – how to protect against fire and other accidents
Financial Preparedness – how to start planning on a tight budget
Soft Skills – how to think clearly and communicate effectively in a crisis
Emergency Evacuation – how to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice
Mindset – how to develop a survivor's mindset, and all that entails
The First 24 Hours – how to handle everything when the worst happens


"Jim Cobb is perhaps the most well-respected author in the preparedness community." -- Joe Alton, MD, author of The Survival Medicine Handbook.

Reviews
Jim Cobb is the voice of reason and experience with all things survival. If he says something works then you know you're getting solid, field-tested information from a respected leader in the survival industry who is constantly applying his skills and incorporating what he teaches into his daily life. Jim is the go-to guy for learning how to prepare for an urban disaster so you and your family can prevail through an unexpected emergency.
--Tony Nester, Author of the Knife-Only Survival Book

Jim Cobb is an encyclopedia of disaster readiness knowledge. This book is a must-have for anyone's reference material, including my own.
-- Craig Caudill, Director, Nature Reliance School

Jim is the author you read when you want no nonsense preparedness and survival. You won't find myths and unproven tactics in his writings, just practical advice you can put to good use!
--Todd Sepulveda, host of The Prepper Website Podcast

Jim Cobb is one of the most practical, no-nonsense preparedness authors around. You can always count on him to cut through the nonsense of unrealistic advice and boil it down to logical, down-to-earth steps that will work for anyone. The survival world sincerely needs a book that was written for preppers living in urban and suburban areas and this book promises to offer solid gold advice.
--Daisy Luther, Founder of TheOrganicPrepper.com

Jim Cobb is a master at what it takes to survive in the city or anywhere. He provides you with the basic skills and knowledge for handling challenging situations ethically, with the big picture in mind. Jim gives you the tools and the knowledge for finding your path of self-reliance, for surviving with a smile when others are panicking.
--Christopher Nyerges, author of How To Survive Anywhere

About the Author
Jim Cobb is a professional prepping instructor and blogger. The author of a series of successful titles including Prepper's Home Defense, Countdown to Preparedness, Prepper's Long-Term Survival, and The Prepper's Complete Book of Disaster Readiness, he lives in the Upper Midwest of the USA.

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