SURVIVAL PDF LIBRARY

The definitive military survival manual covering survival psychology, planning, basic needs, water procurement, food procurement, firecraft, field-expedient tools, navigation, signaling, and more. Written for soldiers but invaluable for any serious prepper.

Updated version of the Army survival manual with expanded sections on SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) techniques, urban survival, and modern threat environments.

Specialized survival manual for cold weather and mountain environments. Covers hypothermia prevention, snow shelter construction, avalanche survival, cold-weather navigation, and winter food procurement. Highly relevant for Montana.

FEMA's comprehensive citizen preparedness guide covering natural disasters, technological hazards, emergency planning, supplies, shelter, and community resilience. Free from FEMA.

Alternative edition of the Army survival manual with extensive sections on survival medicine, field-expedient first aid, wound management, fractures, burns, and environmental injuries. Essential for any serious preparedness library.

The most widely used health care manual in the developing world. Written for community health workers, it covers diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses, maternal health, nutrition, and preventive care. Legally free from Hesperian Foundation.

Practical dental care guide for situations without professional dental care. Covers tooth extraction, treating infections, making dental tools, and preventing dental problems. Free from Hesperian Foundation.

The authoritative guide to safe home canning. Covers water bath canning, pressure canning, pickling, jams and jellies, and all major food categories. Updated with current safety standards. Free from USDA.

Comprehensive guide to saving seeds from vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Covers isolation distances, seed maturity, cleaning, drying, and storage. Essential for food sovereignty and self-sufficiency.

Comprehensive guide to growing mushrooms organically, including oyster, shiitake, lion's mane, and medicinal varieties. Covers substrate preparation, inoculation, fruiting conditions, and using mushrooms to remediate contaminated soil.

Foundational text on permaculture design principles. Covers food forests, water harvesting, soil building, and designing regenerative systems that work with nature rather than against it. Aligns perfectly with Swartz's Organics' philosophy.

Practical guide to designing and installing solar power systems. Covers panel selection, battery banks, inverters, charge controllers, and system sizing. Includes free online solar calculator. Updated annually.

Free solar resource maps and data from the US government's renewable energy lab. Includes solar irradiance data for every location in the US — essential for sizing a solar system in Montana.

Comprehensive guide to designing rainwater collection systems. Covers catchment area calculation, storage sizing, filtration, treatment, and legal considerations. Freely available from the state of Texas.

Written by a former SAS soldier, this is one of the most comprehensive wilderness survival guides ever written. Covers all climates and environments, with detailed illustrations. The civilian counterpart to the Army manual.

Regional guide to edible and medicinal wild plants of the Northern Great Plains — directly applicable to Montana. Covers identification, harvesting, preparation, and traditional Native American uses.