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Just in Case | 
 enlarge | Author: Kathy Harrison
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 209
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 1603420355
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.6
EAN: 9781603420358
Publication Date: July 23, 2008
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Product Description
When the power fails, prepared families settle in, stay warm, and eat well. With careful planning, organization, and a detailed assessment of the needs of each family member, it is possible for every household to survive at least several days with no outside services. A sensible home system will take over the work of providing warmth, shelter, and nutrition.
Author Kathy Harrison guides readers through the empowering process of setting up such a home system with her OAR method — Organize existing supplies, Acquire additional necessities, Rotate everything for freshness. Her comprehensive coverage of emergency preparedness includes food storage, alternative heating sources, personal supplies for every family member, entertainment ideas, toiletry and proper clothing, pet supplies, emergency family communication plans, and neighborhood cooperatives.
In addition to preparing the home for extended periods without electricity, Harrison also discusses evacuation plans — where to go, how to meet up with family, what to pack, and how best to protect all that’s being left behind. Self-sufficiency at home or in a temporary safe haven takes away much of the fear and helplessness associated with disasters. Just in Case puts the power back in the hands of individuals who are equipped and ready to take over when public services fail.
Disasters can strike an entire region or a single unlucky family. They can be brought on by weather (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, severe heat or cold, landslides) or by man (terrorism, acts of war, simple human error). Whatever the cause, these catastrophic events have the potential to disrupt routines and cost money and lives. Why not be one of the prepared few? Just in case . . .
Review
With the assumption that "many of us have a false sense of security... assuming that technology will prevail or that some government agency will bail us out in a crisis," this extensive guide gives detailed, down-to-earth advice on what to do when disaster strikes, be it a house fire, an ice storm or biological terrorism. Aided by charmingly retro illustrations vaguely reminiscent of a 1940s air raid brochure, Harrison (Another Place at the Table) presents her "OAR" system for preparedness—organizing, acquiring and rotating supplies—and techniques to safely and even comfortably survive any kind of emergency. She shows how to prepare for a short-term crisis: building a supply of food and water; preparing first aid and evacuation kits; planning communication and a family meeting place in times of crisis. She also presents long-term strategies for self-sufficiency: "eliminating debt and securing a supply of cash in your home"; planting a garden, canning food and making cheese; replacing an inefficient fireplace with a woodstove; building a solar oven. Harrison shows that learning to do it yourself, besides providing some security in an increasingly insecure world, brings less obvious but perhaps equally important benefits: "an incredible sense of self-sufficiency and independence." And pointing out that family preparedness can build community, she reminds readers, "crisis can bring out the best in people, or the worst. Strive to be one of the good guys."
(Publishers Weekly, August 2008)
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 Good Book December 10, 2008
This is a good book to have on hand " Just In Case " it teaches you how to be prepared for almost anything that could happen.
 Be Prepared October 5, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
A neat reference book for we mildly paranoid types by a cheerful OCD housewife who compiles lists of THINGS TO HAVE IN CASE!and has a well equipped home to prove her case. Is it useful? Well, consider what a collapse of the world economy might entail....
just what we need.. September 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
...just when we need it. No fear mongering, no need to build a bomb shelter in the back yard. Just good old common sense. Reminds me of what my grandparents used to tell us. Well written and easy to read with clearly marked sections that allow the reader to tune into what pertains to them and leave the rest for another time. No matter WHERE you are or WHO you are there is something aimed directly at you in this book.
A very good start September 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book and thought it was well worth it. I have been doing emergency preparedness for years as each new weather emergency showed me something I needed or wished I had on hand. Some web sources are heavy on the wilderness survival end, but I found this to be a very good basic book for how to prepare for sheltering-in-place or evacuation, and to begin a lifestyle of preparedness.
Teacher/Photographer's point was well taken about a lack of sources. I wonder if that was the publisher not wanting to imply endorsement? I could just about guarantee the author gets a lot of her food storage items from "Emergency Essentials," and a source for non-electric items is "Lehmans." Or, google (when did that become a verb?) "Emergency preparedness," and it will take you to any number of sources, including blogs and message boards that will be glad to offer advice about quality.
Profoundly Useful! September 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Kathy Harrison has written the definitive guide for family preparedness. This book is not only chock full of useful information, it is also a great read. She not only gives you information, she actually reveals a quality of thinking defensively which is often missing in similar books. A great read from a great writer. Buy this book now before you need it!
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