18 Vital Reference Books for Preppers

A good reference library is essential to a prepper.  There is no way any one person can remember everything they need to know so I compiled a list of 18 Vital Reference Books for Preppers.  There just isn’t enough time to learn it all.  I own all the books below, and have already reviewed most of them, so I feel comfortable recommending them to you.

If I had to “bug-out” I would try my best to fit in some of my reference library, and while I can not fit every book I own in a car, these 18 Vital Reference Books for Preppers would definitely be the first ones packed.

KJV Bible

Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition

Ball Blue Book of Preserving

Boston’s Gun Bible

Cooking’ with Home Storage

Don’t Shoot the Bastards Yet

First Aid — (American Red Cross Handbook) Responding To Emergencies

LDS Preparedness Manual

Making the Best of Basics – Family Preparedness Handbook

Nuclear War Survival Skills

Principles of Personal Defense

Storey’s Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance

Survival Guns

The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Tenth Edition)

The Gift of Fear

The Tiger’s Way: A U.S. Private’s Best Chance for Survival

Where There is No Dentist

Where There is No Doctor

I have hundreds of other reference books, but these 18 Vital Reference Books for Preppers are the start of a great reference library.  I’d recommend that you read each one of them. I use the knowledge found in gift of fear at work (in the prison) quite a bit.