Susan K. Stewart’s Family Preparation in the City and Suburbia dispels the myths that preppers are sequestered away from society in underground bunkers. She shows how even families living in a high-rise apartment building can be ready for any type of emergency. An emergency can be anything from an extended illness to a natural disaster to economic downturns. With her trademark practical solutions, Susan offers advice to every family to be ready for any unexpected event.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • How does one begin a preparedness lifestyle?
  • Finding Our Beginning
  • Where Do We Live?
  • Type of Housing
  • Climate
  • Medical Needs
  • Other Considerations
• Water, Water, Everywhere?
  • Where to Store Water?
  • Other Water Sources
  • Conserving Water When Water Isn’t Everywhere
• When It’s Cold Outside
  • For Starters
  • The Next Step in Warmth
  • On to a Heat Source
  • Real Emergency Heating
  • Prepare Now
• Food
  • How Many Beans Can You Eat?
  • What to Store
  • Where, Oh Where Should My Food Be?
  • Financing a Year’s Worth of Food
• When the Lights Go Out
  • What Is Really Needed?
  • I Need Electricity for That?
  • Alternative Power Sources
• Health and Well Being
  • No Cars, No Elevators
  • Vices?
  • Be Prepared
  • The Health Care System
  • Other Health Related Issues
• Money Matters
  • How Much Is Enough?
  • What If You Can’t Get Your Lunch Money?
  • Where Is the Money Coming From?
  • Prepare to Barter
  • All That is Golden
• E3 +
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Plus
• Beyond the Four Walls
  • Gathering the Family
  • Around the Neighborhood
  • What is Our Responsibility?
  • Give unto Others
• The Lighthouse
  • Be a Starter
  • What’s a Church to Do?
  • No One Is Listening
  • If There’s No Crisis
• Forms
  • Situation Assessment
  • Where Has All The Power Gone?*
  • Document Tracking System
  • Items for Barter