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The Essential Prepper’s Library: 25 Books Every Prepared Family Should Own

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E-books are a great way to store a lot of information in a teeny tiny space, but what happens when the grid goes down?

25 Books Every Prepared Family Should Own — Preppers tend to be information junkies. We surf the net, participate in forums, and download PDFs with abandon. You need to have some in a physical format.

Preppers tend to be information junkies. We surf the net, participate in forums, and download PDFs with abandon. But some things, you need to have in a physical format. This is particularly important for specific how-to information and medical information. You don’t want your Kindle to run out of juice while you’re in the midst of a complicated First Aid procedure.

Preppers tend to be relatively old-fashioned, and one thing that most of us have in common is a yen to own physical copies of information that we find valuable.

There are tons of other great books out there, so if your favorite isn’t included on the list, that doesn’t mean that I found anything wrong with it. The following list is of the books that I personally own and have found to be valuable.

Here are the 25 preparedness books that I recommend that you all have in your personal libraries.

The Essential Prepper’s Library: 25 Books Every Prepared Family Should Own

25 Books Every Prepared Family Should Own — Preppers tend to be information junkies. We surf the net, participate in forums, and download PDFs with abandon. You need to have some in a physical format.