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The Ark 1 — No One Is Coming
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The Ark 1 — No One Is Coming

220+ skills that will save your family: fire, water, first aid, repair and people

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  • 222 topicsin the book
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Sections: fire, water, first aid, repair, garden.

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Contents222

01The first 72 hours16
  1. The emergency call: what to tell the dispatcher
  2. The go-bag and the pocket tin: what to pack ahead
  3. Three shutoffs and the panel: where to turn off the house
  4. The house is burning: the way out through smoke
  5. Earthquake: the shaking and the three days after
  6. Rising water: what to do in a flood
  7. Tsunami: the signs and running uphill
  8. Fire in forest and grassland
  9. Squall and hail: house, car, family
  10. Volcanic ash: the house, the water, your breathing
  11. Caught in the open in a thunderstorm
  12. Stranded on the highway: the car as shelter
  13. Getting out of a car: water and a jammed body
  14. Splitting water and food when the stock runs down
  15. A battery-powered radio
  16. A Faraday cage from what you have
02The body and first aid33
  1. The first-aid kit: what belongs in it
  2. Bleeding: hands, pressure, tourniquet
  3. A wound: rinse, cover, watch
  4. A burn: cool it and put nothing on it
  5. Choking: adult and infant
  6. The heart has stopped: CPR step by step
  7. Unconscious but breathing: the recovery position
  8. Drowning: pull them out and revive them
  9. Anaphylaxis: the auto-injector and the first minutes
  10. An asthma attack: what to do
  11. Hypoglycemia: blood sugar has dropped
  12. Stroke: recognize it in seconds
  13. Heart attack: how to recognize it
  14. Seizure: don't restrain, protect
  15. Fainting
  16. Concussion and head injury
  17. A broken arm or collarbone
  18. A splint and a sling from what you have
  19. A twisted ankle: cold, rest, elevation
  20. Carrying an injured person with two helpers
  21. Heatstroke: cool them before you transport
  22. Hypothermia: warm up gradually
  23. Oral rehydration: a solution of salt and sugar
  24. Poisoning: food, chemicals, medicines
  25. A chemical in the eye: flushing
  26. A speck in the eye: flush, don't rub
  27. A nosebleed: lean forward, pinch, wait
  28. A splinter: take it out the way it went in
  29. A blister: leave it, lance it or cover it
  30. Bee, wasp, spider, scorpion
  31. Snakebite: keep still and get to a hospital
  32. A dog bite: soap, water, doctor
  33. Ticks and mosquitoes: protection and removal
03A home without power, water or gas26
  1. A home without electricity: the plan and the kit
  2. The first hours without power
  3. What happens to the fridge: times and ice
  4. A fridge without a socket: pots and a buried bin
  5. Food for a long outage
  6. Light without electricity, safely
  7. Charging a phone without an outlet
  8. When the power comes back: protect appliances
  9. A generator without poisoning
  10. Carbon monoxide in winter
  11. The smell of gas in the house
  12. A solar oven from a box
  13. A stove from cans
  14. Keeping warm without heating
  15. Staying cool without air conditioning
  16. Water from the tank and the water heater
  17. How to save water in an outage
  18. A water reserve: how much, where, how to renew it
  19. Boiling: how long it really takes
  20. Chlorine from bleach: drops per liter
  21. A filter of bottle, sand and charcoal
  22. Sun and bottles: SODIS
  23. Desalting: a still from a basin
  24. Rain into a tank: buckets, tarp, barrel
  25. Water from fog and dew
  26. A toilet without water
04When something breaks at home32
  1. Dripping faucet: replace the washer
  2. Replace a mixer cartridge
  3. Flexible supply line: replace it without leaks
  4. Clogs: sink and toilet without chemicals
  5. Toilet tank leaks: find the cause
  6. Silicone around the tub: remove it and reapply
  7. Leaking pipe: a temporary clamp
  8. Frozen pipes: thaw them without a burst
  9. Leaking roof: a temporary patch
  10. Outlet and switch: replace with the power off
  11. Tripped breaker or RCD: find the cause
  12. Lamp socket: replace it safely
  13. A door that rubs and squeaks
  14. Loose handle: tighten and secure it
  15. Drawer sticks: clean and lubricate
  16. Holes in a wall: fill and skim
  17. A shelf or picture on wall anchors
  18. Roller shutter: jammed, strap torn
  19. Stiff lock: lubricate without the gunk
  20. Rusty cast-iron skillet: strip and re-season
  21. Knife and scissors: sharpen on a stone
  22. Glue broken crockery back together
  23. Wobbly chair: take apart and reglue the joints
  24. Stripped screw head: how to get it out
  25. Rusty tools: remove the rust and protect them
  26. Damp and mold on a wall: cause, cleaning, drying
  27. Painting a wall without patches or streaks
  28. Stop window drafts: find the gaps and add weatherstripping
  29. Flat tire: find the puncture and patch it
  30. Car wheel: changing a flat on the roadside
  31. Jump-starting a dead battery: the order of the cables
  32. Oil, coolant, tires: three monthly checks
05Forest, field, road29
  1. North by the sun: a stick and a watch
  2. North by the stars
  3. A needle and water instead of a compass
  4. Map and compass
  5. Lost: what to do, in order
  6. Smoke, fires and distress signs
  7. Mirror and whistle
  8. Weather from the sky
  9. A branch shelter
  10. A tarp and a rope
  11. A night in the open: keeping warm
  12. Frost and snow
  13. Heat with no shade
  14. Fire: ferro rod and striker
  15. Fire without matches: a lens, a can, a battery
  16. Tinder from cotton and petroleum jelly
  17. Fire with wet wood
  18. Teepee and star: fires for the night
  19. The Swedish torch
  20. The Dakota fire hole
  21. The bowline
  22. Knots for tying on and tensioning
  23. Rope from grass
  24. An aggressive dog
  25. Snakes: recognize and avoid
  26. Spiders and scorpions
  27. Cougar, wild boar, bull
  28. Swarms of bees and wasps
  29. Rivers and lakes: fords and hidden dangers
06Food from the wild12
  1. Wild plants: the golden rule
  2. A hand line and a homemade hook
  3. A bottle trap
  4. Reading tracks
  5. A snare for small game
  6. Dressing a hare and a partridge
  7. Cooking without a pot
  8. A solar dryer
  9. Hunting within the law
  10. Legal firearms
  11. Firearms: four rules and storage
  12. Your first shooting range
07Garden and windowsill18
  1. Planting calendar
  2. Potting mix
  3. Seedlings in egg cartons
  4. Watering: how much and how
  5. Compost and worms
  6. Wood ash and eggshells
  7. Balcony and vertical beds
  8. Tomatoes in a pot
  9. Potatoes in a bag
  10. Lettuce all year
  11. Herbs on the windowsill
  12. Dwarf trees in a tub
  13. Cuttings
  14. Saving your own seeds
  15. An edible fence from a pallet
  16. Companion planting
  17. Aphids
  18. Snails and slugs
08The yard workshop12
  1. Fire ring and clay oven
  2. A bench and table from wood
  3. Shelves and an organizer
  4. A toolbox
  5. A raised bed
  6. A greenhouse from bottles
  7. A chicken coop
  8. A winter dog house
  9. A summer shower
  10. A bottle lamp
  11. Candles from stubs
  12. A hand pump
09People and caution24
  1. Listening so people open up
  2. How to apologize
  3. Stopping an argument
  4. Answering disrespect
  5. No without guilt
  6. Boundaries with family
  7. The narcissist
  8. Manipulation: the signs
  9. The feeling of guilt
  10. Lying: what works
  11. Phone scammers
  12. The pushy salesperson
  13. Haggling
  14. Asking for a raise
  15. A complaint to a company
  16. Speaking in public
  17. Confidence: posture, gaze, voice
  18. Anxiety: breathing and grounding
  19. Being followed on the street: how to notice and get away
  20. Self-defense: break free and run
  21. A home invasion: how to behave
  22. An alarm: your own, from what is at hand
  23. Hidden cameras: how to find them
  24. A zip tie on your wrists: how to get free
10Home and hands20
  1. A tidy home in 15 minutes a day
  2. Keeping a to-do list that works
  3. A deep clean without harsh chemicals
  4. Cleaners from baking soda and vinegar
  5. Removing a stain: what works on what
  6. Washing by hand without a machine
  7. Ironing a shirt in 5 minutes
  8. Storing clothes by season
  9. Caring for leather shoes
  10. Gluing a sole back on
  11. Darning a sock and a sweater
  12. A button, a hem, a patch
  13. Zipper: repair
  14. Sewing a straight seam on a sewing machine
  15. Hemming curtains to length
  16. Making soap from scraps
  17. A household budget on one sheet
  18. Building an emergency fund
  19. Sharpening scissors
  20. Passing a skill to a child

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