A Navy SEAL's Bug-In Guide: How to Turn Your House into the Safest Place on Earth

My book arrived very quickly before expected arrival and covers a lot of topics! I haven't finished reading through the book yet, but am excited for new bug-in reading material and learning new things to secure my home in case a situation ever occurs! It features a lot of pictures and easy to read font. Thank you for creating a great in depth survival bug- in book!

I own a dozen bug-out or bug-in guides, and they are all useful and contain a ton of information about various aspects of preparation and survival...but this is the first book I've read that covers EVERYTHING. It's well-written, easy to follow, and gives specific directions and information to accomplish specific things. Foods to stockpile...simple, healthy, budget-conscious meal ideas with ingredients and instructions...water storage and purification...home security...alarms...traps...firearms...generators...EMP protection ...communication...medication...outwitting those who might take your supplies...it's all here. And there's a lot of obscure knowledge too...this was the first time I'd heard that dead batteries aren't really fully drained and you can string some together to produce a little more power. Outstanding.

PRO: Easy to read and understand. Beneficial information. Fairly complete.CON: Too much space spent on meal planning, which could have been used for shelf life of expendablesCOMMENT: The nuclear strike section should have instructions on how to protect from fallout: "Keep out of lungs and stomach. Dust off clothes, seal the house, etc. No Biological section, which could have stated N95 masks, gloves, and proper sanitation, will do the trick. No Chemical section, which could have pointed out protection from tear gas and noted that war gases are limited in deployment but deadly locally, and the only effective civilian defense is to stay away.

This book has amazing tips on survival. I do not consider myself a doomsday prepper, however, in today's political climate I think the advice in this book is very timely. It covers pretty much every kind of situation from "soup to nuts" as the saying goes. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is I thought it went a little overboard on the recipes section. That's just my opinion. Do I think it's something everyone should have in their library? Definitely.

Large part of the book covers food but if SHTF then food is a huge part of getting by. Lots of important information and well worth the investment. Make sure you don't order a knock off.

This is a terrific book, full of important info, instructions, and how-to photos. Much more detailed than I expected. You can never be too prepared in today's crazy world.

I recently purchased the Bug-In book by Joel Lambert and am really enjoying it. Whether you are prepping for a disaster or just want advice on stocking up/storing food and home security, (me) this is a good book to read. He gives a lot of useful, solid advice based on hard earned knowledge. It also gives insight into what goes through the mind of a seasoned vet. Very interesting.

I’ll start out with the good; lots of great common sense advice in this book. Nicely illustrated. Great picture of the author with a golden eagle on his fist, though I doubt he is a falconer. The real reason I’m nicking this book 2 stars is because he should’ve paid more attention to canning, and the small piece of advice he did give about canning is absolutely dangerous. On page 102 he gives a recipe for an Amish canned steak. Water bath. Now, he does give a mild disclaimer that the Amish have water bathed low acid foods for hundreds of years. Good for them. They don’t own microscopes. Look dude; I don’t care how the Amish do it. Unless you want to familiarize yourself with botulism, do not water bath low acid foods like meat.The other thing is that on page 99 he talked about buying 12 25 lb turkeys and dehydrating them for food storage. Dude! It’s great to buy a couple of turkeys around Thanksgiving, freeze them until after the holiday festivities are over, then defrost cut, and pressure can! You’ll have turkey for soup, enchiladas, rice, sandwiches, casseroles! Apparently, the Navy SEALS do not teach much about canning food. This book is about 1/3 devoted to food storage and yet there is virtually nothing about canning. Canning is a prepper’s best friend. Buy a pressure canner. Learn how to use it. And you will be able to can all of the wonderful beans and turnips and potatoes and stuff from your garden, and it’ll be shelf stable for years.A word in this books defense against some who say that the FEMA advice will be read by FEMA agents, and is therefore useless: the author does say that it will not be FEMA agents that will be coming after your stuff, really. It would be random looters who are not FEMA trained. So, much of his advice there is actually really good.In closing, this book has good common sense stuff that someone who is just starting to think about prepping can consider. But it is sorely lacking in some things about putting up food. If you are considering prepping, your best resources are going to be extension offices, and food preservation websites. They have more valuable information than this book contains.