1.
I made this book small enough to fit in the pocket,
the glove compartment of your car, in your Grab-
n-Go bag, and your kitchen drawer. Here it is next
to my well-worn Ranger Handbook.
It also makes and excellent and thoughtful gift.

2.
I keep a copy in each of our Grab-n-Go
bags.
One in each vehicle.
And one in the kitchen.
Because knowledge is the most important
survival tool we need to have.

3.
Why Now?
A record breaking hurricane season.
A record breaking wildfire season.
Record breaking drought.
A once in a century pandemic.
Rising temperatures.
Rising sea levels.
These, and more, are realities of our
present.
It’s not going to be better in the immediate
future.
Are you prepared?

4.
80% of Americans live in a county that has
been struck by a weather related disaster since
2007.
There are many types of dangers, disasters
and emergencies.
But 60% of Americans have not practiced what
to do in a disaster.
By the way, all the images at the bottom are
from free slideshows on my web site.

5.
Only 39% of Americans have an
emergency plan.
55% think they can rely on local
authorities to rescue them.

6.
44% have no first aid kit.
48% have no emergency
supplies.
53% do not have a 3 day supply
of food and water which is the
bare minimum.

7.
52% have not designated an Emergency
Rally Point.
42% do not know the phone numbers of
immediate family members.
98% of people agree that first aid saves lives,
but 64% don’t know basic first aid.
It goes on, but I’ve got good news!

8.
I’ve done considerable survival training, taught
survival, and have studied many manuals and
books on the subject. I wrote this book to focus
on what someone needs right away.
My A-Team above 10,000 feet in winter on deployment

9.
I am a former Green Beret who commanded an
A-Team and was an Instructor/Writer for many
years at the JFK Special Warfare Center and
School, which trains Special Operations and
includes the SERE School (Survival, Evasion,
Resistance and Escape).
I was part of the cadre who designed the new
Special Forces Assessment and Selection
Course (SFAS) and the Special Forces
Qualification Course (Q-Course).
I wrote this book for the civilian who needs to
know where to begin and how to proceed in a
time and cost-effective manner. I have been
interviewed in the Wall Street Journal, NY Times,
Forbes, Psychology Today, Sports Illustrated,
the Discovery Channel, the SyFy Channel and
more.

10.
The Flow
First Five Things To Do In An Emergency
Key Phrase To Remember: Survival
First Aid
Breathing Bleeding Broken—Bone and Joint Injuries
Water and Heat First Aid Cold Weather Injuries
Bites and Stings Personal Hygiene
Water Procurement

11.
The Flow
Food Procurement
Building Shelter & Starting a Fire
Navigating and Tracking
Specific Environments
Cold Weather Desert Tropical Water

12.
The Flow
Urban Environments
Burglary, Robbery, Car-Jacking Civil Unrest and
Riots Terrorist Attack
Active Shooter Power Outage
Specific Man-Made Threats
Car Plane Crash Train Crash Boat, Ferry,
Cruise Ship, etc.
Tall Building Fire Firearms Nuclear Weapons
and Accidents
Infectious Diseases, Pandemic and Biological and
Chemical Weapons and Accident.

13.
The Flow
Specific Natural Threats
Tornado Hurricane
Heat Wave and Drought
Wildfire Blizzard
Earthquake Tsunami
Volcano Mud Slide/Land Slide
Dams Flood Solar Flare

14.
The Flow
Bugging Out and the Hide Site and Caching
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The Bug Out Hide Site (BOHS)
Caching
Stockpile, Scavenge, Sustain
What Can Cause the Collapse of Civilization?
Scavenging

15.
S - Size up the situation, your surroundings, yourself, and your
equipment.
U - Use All Your Senses; Undue Haste Makes Waste
R - Remember Where You Are
V - Vanquish Fear and Panic
I - Improvise
V - Value Living
A - Act Like the Natives
L - Live by Your Wits, But for Now, Learn Basic Skills
In Special Forces we’re taught that the word
SURVIVAL provides you with the first letters
of the keys you need

16.
More Free Information
If you want to go directly to a document with live
links to all free apps, gear, library, and Jeep stuff,
use your camera on this QR Code. Or copy and
paste:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vwgilkne2vsq4jrhkp
gic/GEAR-
LINKS.docx?dl=0&rlkey=i858w1e2zd3irup2lcvhvlb
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17.
More Free Information
Since Slideshare no longer supports links,
I’ve also put all the links to free apps, gear and web
pages on my web site at
www.bobmayer.com
Use the pop up from the following image there and
scroll through for what you want:

18.
New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and
former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the
#1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis.
He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has
traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island
off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and
other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts.
They haven’t caught him yet.
www.bobmayer.com