Your Guide to Emergency Home Storage [Paperback]

Alan K. Briscoe (Author), Cedar Fort (Editor), Inc. (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2009

In this complex age, unexpected events can suddenly disrupt the lives and well-being of families, communities, and even nations, placing people in danger and at risk for extended periods of time. In such circumstances, it is crucial that every family should have an emergency readiness plan. Your Guide to Emergency Home Storage is designed to answer basic questions and give sound advice in many facets of home storage and emergency preparedness.

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Horizon Pub & Dist Inc; 2 edition (February 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882906607
• ISBN-13: 978-0882906607
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,745,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Beginners, January 1, 2009

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Sine (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Guide to Emergency Home Storage (Paperback)

I found this book just adequate, good for someone just starting to get interested in Home Storage. Found a few errors in facts and proofreading errors. I would suggest better, more in depth books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beginner's Guide to Food Storage, July 21, 2010

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UtahMomof7 "UtahMomof7" (Utah, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Guide to Emergency Home Storage (Paperback)

Alan Briscoe has done a lot of research. He shares various plans for food storage which is helpful since there is not one plan that will work for all people. I was able to look at all of the plans, and create a unique one that works for my family. His lists helped me think of items that I had not considered before. I love how he encourages the gathering of small cannned goods and boxed packaged food items, as well as medical supplies. There is also a great building plan for can rotation food storage shelves on pg. 49. A great book to have on hand as a resource if you are serious about beginning your food storage.

3.0 out of 5 stars All right for people getting started., January 12, 2011

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E. Kerby (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Guide to Emergency Home Storage (Paperback)

If you follow the suggestions from this book, you will be much better off than if you do nothing.

However, there are many better books on emergency preparedness. The author quotes many other preparedness books extensively. Quotes go on paragraph after paragraph, for pages.

What this book is:
- Basic information about food storage.
- A list of 8 food storage plans.
- Basic discussion on on rotating food, buying produce in bulk, and related topics.
- MINIMAL discussion on other emergency preparedness topics: heating, lighting, gardening, clothing, and medical supplies.
- Many lists of things to buy and charts; one diagram (building plans for food storage shelves).

What this book is NOT:
- A cookbook.
- A book about survival or survival tips.
- A book about homesteading.
- A book about making and "emergency plan".
- A book about gardening.
- A first-aid book.
- There are no pictures or illustrations.

This book is all right for people just getting started. It is pretty choppy and contains some bad information (about water storage, for instance), and it seems to really try to sell other books by the same publisher.

A lot of the information is enough to convince readers that something should be done, but not enough information to really feel like you can go do something. For example, the author mentions using a #10 can as a cooking heat source, and briefly describes the method but does not provide any diagrams or practical instructions on how to actually do that. The author talks about how important it is to have a plan, but never discusses making a plan. Many of the suggestions are not very practical: how many people REALLY plan on sewing clothes for their kids? But that's basically the only discussion on clothing. For a book that was published in 2009, I'm disappointed with the contents.

One advantage is that this is a pretty short book, so it does not seem intimidating. The food storage rotations shelves look useful. Some of the charts are useful.

This book does contain some useful information, but there are many better alternatives.