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\pard\sb100\sa100\kerning0\fs24 The Survivalist \b0 book series by Jerry Ahern was one of my favorite reads as a teenager. My favorite part that I remember was a \ldblquote shelter walk-thru\rdblquote . You see \endash  the main character had a hidden underground shelter that after the first several books \endash  he finally makes it to. Upon entering \endash  the book describes the contents of the shelter in great detail. One of the parts of the shelter that I remember most was the library. It contained many different types of books including thosethat could be used to teach his 2 young children. The idea behind the shelter was to have everything necessary to survive pretty much anything \endash  and keep civilization going.\par
With this in mind \endash  I am going to describe some things that I have put together as far as a \ldblquote survival library\rdblquote  as well as additional plans I have.\par
\b First \endash  the purpose: \b0 The purpose of my library/information system is to secure valuable information that can be referenced after a TSHTF situation \endash  whatever it may be.\par
\b Second \endash  materials needed/used: \b0 Electronic information systems such as a tablet({\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1Uf1JQH"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul iPad}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 /{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1LDuq2a"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Android}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 ), {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1ibO3ou"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Kindle}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 /{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1NPKCji"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Kindle Fire}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 , {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1ibOpeE"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Chromebook}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 , and of course the {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1NPLgNy"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul laptop computer}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  can store massive amounts of information of various types. The media can range from pictures (maps, directions, reference charts), books/manuals/guides in PDF format, as well as full motion video. Although the grid may very well be down after TSHTF \endash  all of these electronic devices require very little power and should be satisfied with almost any backup power source.\par
Additionally \endash  regular paper books should be stored in the event that electronic media becomes inoperable.\par
\b Third \endash  Content: \b0 As I described initially\b  \endash  \b0 electronic media is a major component of my information preps. However \endash  I am going to describe paper-based media first.\par
\b Paper Media:\b0\par
Good old fashion books should is the mainstay of my preparedness library.\par
Right now I have a large collection of magazines such as \b Mothers Earth News, OFF GRID, and American Survival Guide\b0 . I purchase a decent number of magazines related to gardening, guns, and general preparedness. I save all my back issues as many of these issues provide some great reference material related to homesteading and gardening.\par
I have a number of survival & preparedness books right now. Most of them primarily involved with pre-SHTF preparation. I need to obtain more \ldblquote reference\rdblquote -type books \endash  on things like plant identification, first aid, primitive shelter construction, and so on.\par
Right now \endash  here is a picture of about half of my \ldblquote survival\rdblquote  books:\par
Here is a list of books that I plan to purchase (with links built in so you can get more info):\par
\pard{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}{\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf2\pnindent360{\pntxtb\'B7}}\fi-360\li720\sb100\sa100{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395988144?ie=UTF8&tag=worlcomprepbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0395988144"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976626608?ie=UTF8&tag=worlcomprepbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0976626608"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul The Forager\rquote s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1602391483?ie=UTF8&tag=worlcomprepbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1602391483"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Primitive Skills and Crafts: An Outdoorsman\rquote s Guide to Shelters, Tools, Weapons, Tracking, Survival, and More}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418472077?ie=UTF8&tag=worlcomprepbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1418472077"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Light Infantry Tactics}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://amzn.to/1LDzXWt"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Bushcraft 101}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://amzn.to/1LDzTGa"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Wilderness and Travel Medicine}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615166547?ie=UTF8&tag=worlcomprepbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0615166547"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Green Eyes and Black Rifles: Warriors Guide to the Combat Carbine}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086571553X?ie=UTF8&tag=worlcomprepbl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=086571553X"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=worlcomprepbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1598699873&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul The Everything Canning and Preserving Book: All you need to know to enjoy natural, healthy foods year round}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24\par
\pard\sb100\sa100\b Electronic Media:\b0\par
Due to the storage capability of electronic media devices \endash  I have incorporated a massive amount of survival & preparedness digital articles, books and video\rquote s into my preparedness information system.\par
Right now my primary devices for accessing this information is a Chromebook computer and a {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1LE1HdD"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Samsung Galaxy Tab 4}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  tablet (redundancy). My data is spread out among several media storage devices such as USB flash drives, external hard drives, SD cards and mini-SD cards. All data is duplicated and backed up among several storage devices \endash  just in case.\par
I am in the process of trying to organize all of this information. I have it broken up into the following categories:\par
\pard{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}{\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf2\pnindent360{\pntxtb\'B7}}\fi-360\li720\sb100\sa100 General Survival \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Gardening \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Food Storage \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Homesteading \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Military Manuals \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}First Aid/Medical Books/Manuals \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Civil Defense/Nuclear, Biological & Chemical \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}EMP \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Bugging Out/Evacuation \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Hunting/Fishing \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Movies \endash  Entertainment \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Urban Survival \par
{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}Weapons\par
\pard\sb100\sa100 I have approx 20 gigabytes of this information organized. In addition to that I have another 60 gigabytes that needs to be gone through. By the way \endash  much of this organized information in available right here \endash  located in the {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://modernsurvivalonline.com/survival-database-downloads/"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Survival Downloads Section}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 .\par
One other awesome resource that will likely go down after SHTF is the Internet. Well \endash  I \b backup several large websites\b0  so they can be accessible offline. I have written about this {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://modernsurvivalonline.com/how-to-back-up-a-website/"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul before}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24 .\par
The above is what I have right now. My preparedness library is far from complete. Planned \b possible\b0  addition to my electronic media capability include the following:\par
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://amzn.to/1Kw9dbZ"}}{\fldrslt{\cf1\ul Kindle Fire 7\u8243? Multimedia Tablet}}}\cf0\ulnone\f0\fs24  \endash  this thing is cool. A high quality book reader \endash  I really want one of these as it is very easy to download the books I want at a cheaper price than buying the paper version. Another method of storing, retaining and backing up information.\par
\b Summary:\b0  Information after the SHTF will be important. I am trying to increase my skills and knowledge now to better prepare myself and not be as reliant on \ldblquote books\rdblquote .\par
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