New book - Street Survival Skills

[ATCclears]

Amazon.com

This is from the fellow 'Ferfal' of The Modern Survivalist.

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[ATCclears]

I bought the book from Amazon (link above). A little bit is not relevant for me (e.g. how to hold a gun), but there were other useful sections that are nicely summarized.

A side bonus is my daughter saw it and wants to read it. Dad is all for that idea.

 

[CountryGent]

That does look interesting and I think I will pickup a copy. I'm familiar with his Internet content and have found his works insightful.

I remember correspondence with family down in Argentina when it all went to pot. They made it through pretty well, considering. Though one older member was very worried for a spell. (Parenthetically, my cousin Norberto has a "recession proof" business that, the last I heard, is still in operation. He runs a small chain of porn shops in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. And, no, I'm not joking, though his profession is a source of humor for many in the family. )

Thanks for the link.

 

[Resist_This]

It does look good after reading the summary. I probably won't get it so what's the cliffs notes version?

 

[Camelfilter]

It does look good after reading the summary. I probably won't get it so what's the cliffs notes version?

Don't be prey.

 

[jbett98]

Get out while you can. Just ask the Jews who left Germany.

 

[ATCclears]

The book is not about leaving Argentina or another country, but rather everyday skills. Hence the title "Street Survival Skills".

The index from his website:

Introduction…………………………………………9

Chapter 1: Survival Basics…………..…..……. 15
Survival Rule of Three……………..……………….16
Seven Circles of Preparedness……………..………..18
Mind and Body…………………..………….…….…20
Bugging Out……………………….…………………22
Politics and Media…………………………..………24

Chapter 2: Awareness ……………….…….….. 27
Awareness………………………………..…………28
Controlling Emotions and Body Language……….…30
Assessing Surroundings and Resources……….….….32
Suspicious Behavior………………………….………34
Awareness when Indoors…………………….………36
Estimating Distances……………………..…………38
Crowd Estimation……………………………..……40

Chapter 3: Gear…………..………………….… 43
Everyday carry Gear………………………..….……44
Clothing………….…………………….……….……50
Shemagh, Scarf and Tie………………………..……54
Home Survival Kit………………………………….56
Car Survival Kit………………………………….…..58
Firearms………………………………………….….60

Chapter 4: Security ……………………….……65
Home Security……………………………….……. 66
Avoiding Scams and Frauds…………….…….…… 70
Formation when Walking……………………..……72
Safety when traveling on Foot……….……………74
Stalkers and Creeps……………….……….……….76
Safety at the ATM…………………………………78

Chapter 5: Firearms and Self-Defense….…. 81
Firearms Safety….…………………….…….…..…. 82
Handgun Grip………………………………….… 84
How to Hold a Gun………………………….……86
Point Shooting……………………………………88
How to Draw a Gun………..……………….……90
Drawing from Concealment…….………..……….92
Extreme Close Quarters Shooting ….…….………96
Room Clearing……………………………………98
Moving and Shooting…………………………..…100
Using Cover……..………………………………..102
Gunfight Dynamics……………………..….……..104
What to do after a Shooting………..……….…….108
Ballistics……………………………………….….110
Force Multipliers………………………………….112
Punches and Gunshots: Reality vs Fiction……..….114
Using a Handgun as an Impact Weapon…………..116
Firearms Training…………………………..……..118
Firearms Training Tips……………………………120

Chapter 6: Bare Hand and Knife Fighting…. 125
Bare hand Fighting………………………….…….126
Self-Defense with a Knife………………………….132
Where to Strike………………………….…………136
How to Defend Against a Knife Attack………..….138
Handgun Disarm Technique……………………….140

Chapter 7: Improvised Weapons and Armor……… 143
Improvised Body Armor…………….….…….……..…144
Improvised Weapons………………………..…….…..146
Belt as a Weapon……………………………….…..…148
Flashlight as a Weapon………………..…….…………..150
Umbrella as a Weapon…………………………..…….……152
Chair as a Weapon…………………………….….……154
Making a Leather Coin Pouch…………….….………..156

Chapter 8: Defensive Driving………………..…….. 159
Awareness in Vehicles………………………………….160
Ram a Vehicular Roadblock………………..………….166
How to do a Bootleg Turn and Handbrake Turn ..……168
How to do a J Turn………………………….…………170
PIT Maneuver…………….……………………………172
Using a Car against an Armed Attacker…………..……174
Car Ambush……………………………………..…….176
Using a Car for Cover…………………………………..178

Chapter 9: Moving, Barricade and Gaining Entry… 181
Safety Roll……………………………………..………182
Step Vault………………………………..…………….184
Jump Landing………………………………………….186
Dropping……………………………………………….188
Going Over a Wall………..……………………………190
Lock Picking……………………………………………192
Door Breaching ……………………….………………..194
Barricade a Door…………………………………..……198

Chapter 10: Food and Cooking………………..….. 203
Start a Fire…………………………………….………..204
Filtering and Purifying Water……………………………206
Food Storage……………………….…….……….208
Recipes……………………………………….……210
Make a Can Stove………………………………….214
Thermos Cooking and Shopping Cart Grill……..…216

Chapter 11: First Aid and Sanitation……………… 219
First Aid and Home Remedies………………….…220
Fireman's Carry and Walk Assist ………….………226
Ranger Roll …………………………………….…..228
Homemade Hand Sanitizer………………..……….230
Washing Clothes……………………………..…….232
Drying Clothes………………………….…………234

Chapter 12: Improvisation and Practical skills…… 237
Power Outages…………………………………….238
Homemade Insecticide……………….……………240
Homemade Body Armor………………..…………242
Knife Sharpening…………………………………..244
Gun Cleaning………………………………………246
Gun & Ammo Modifications………………………..248
Detecting Counterfeit Money………………………..250
Detecting Counterfeit Silver Coins………………….252

Reality-Based Preparedness…………………………254

About the author……………………………………255
Bibliography……..……………………….…………256
References ………………………………………….257

 

[Legion489]

Looks interesting, thanks!