Author: David Sterling
The Black Book of Survival
300+ Page Interactive Planner
Full Colour & Large Print
Build Your Own Systems for Power, Water, Food & Medical Outages
Author with 20+ Years in Emergency Response
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Eugene R.
No nonsense here.. just clear, practical advice you can actually use. This isn’t some wild doomsday fantasy. It’s a real-world field manual that covers everything from water and food to security, first aid, and mindset. I'm not new to prepping, but this is the first "book" I've bought that allows you to build your own plan.
Be Ready When It Matters Most.
The skills you need to keep you and your loved ones safe. No matter what the world throws at you.
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Before
The Black Book of Survival Journey Timeline
Chapters 1–4
The Grid Goes Down. The Water Runs Dry. Your Family Looks to You.
✓ Know your first move when the lights die, the taps stop and your phone becomes useless.
✓ Build and test backup power for essentials—including what your car can safely run.
✓ Calculate exactly how long your food and water will last. Find the gaps before your family feels them.
Chapters 5–8
When Help Can’t Reach You, Be Ready to Act.
✓ Prepare your home for lost heat, failed sanitation and the dangers that follow an outage.
✓ Know what to do during a nuclear warning or outbreak—and which mistakes make things worse.
✓ Learn clear first-aid steps and build a medicine plan before someone you love needs it.
Chapters 9–12
Empty Shelves. Dead Phones. You Still Need a Plan.
✓ Keep your family connected when phones fail and unrest cuts off your usual routes.
✓ Preserve food, grow useful crops and stop losing supplies to spoilage.
✓ Prepare for outdoor shelter, hunting and fishing—with a plan to bring food home safely.
Chapters 13–14
Know When to Stay. Know When to Get Out.
✓ Make shelter decisions for floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires before panic takes over.
✓ Build an escape plan around your actual family—including pets and anyone who needs extra help.
✓ Prepare for breakdowns, blocked routes and the risks waiting when you return home.
Projects & Household Drills
Hoarding Gear Won’t Save You. Skills Will.
✓ Follow hands-on projects for growing, repairs, food preparation and game handling.
✓ Use checklists, calculations and written plans to turn scattered supplies into a working household system.
✓ Run the drills. Find what fails. Fix it while a mistake is still a lesson—not an emergency.
Customer Reviews
Anne B,
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Verified Buyer
Spent decades working in emergency response but this book taught me new things. I am not new to prepping ... not at all. I was raised by preppers ( we didn't use to call them that). More than that, I spent decades working in emergency management.For me (a woman bumping into 60 with 50 years of this mindset and experience) the benefit of this book was updated practices and techniques. The world has changed a lot since the advent of the internet and AI, and this is your way to navigate it.
Michael W.,
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Verified Buyer
When hurricane season hit we lost power for seven days — this book was the only reason I could keep the power on and stay in touch with my daughter. I have bought several books like this. I have always tried to find one that acutally provides a step-by-step plan like this book provides. I love it has projects as well as sections you can fill out on your own. The projects in this book are not super complicated but are very useful.
Karen,
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Verified Buyer
I CRIED READING THE FIRST CHAPTER. I'm not even embarrassed to say it. The world has gone so crazy, and I've had to get off social media just to deal with it all. This has helped me so much mentally knowing I have a plan built for ME, when sh*t hits the fan. The main message I got from this book is that you odnt want to leave things till its too late. I've a;ready started building my water filtration ans I believe staying put where you are is the safest in the first 7 days (bugging in as they say)
Spent decades working in emergency response but this book taught me new things..
I am not new to prepping ... not at all. I was raised by preppers ( we didn't use to call them that). More than that, I spent decades working in emergency management.
For me (a woman bumping into 60 with 50 years of this mindset and experience) the benefit of this book was updated practices and techniques. The world has changed a lot since the advent of the internet and AI, and this you a way to naviagte it.
I cried reading the first chapter
I'm not even embarrassed to say it. The world has gone so crazy, and I've had to get off social media just to deal with it all. This has helped me so much mentally knowing I have a plan built for ME, when sh*t hits the fan.
Better than expected
I have bought several books like this. I have always tried to find one that acutally provides a step-by-step plan like this book provides. I love it has projects as well as sections you can fill out on your own. The projects in this book are not super complicated but are very useful.
The best workbook
This workbook contains a vast amount of procedures, tips, and knowledge, preparing and guiding you through almost everything.
I started reading it and found myself having several "aha" moments in each chapter. I am already putting post-it bookmarks on pages that I want to get back to.
Bugging vs bugging out
Just got it the other day and there are things in the book I want to try and things I already do. Great knowledge book new generations need to know this stuff.
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How is this different from other survival books?
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Most most books just give you a bunch of information that they know you won't use, or a bunch of fancy images. After 20+ years in survival scenarios, I've realised that, with these types of books assume that you're going to leave learning these skills until it's too late.
The Black Book of Survival is the first workbook that allows you to prepare your own plan for any disaster before it strikes.
Build the skills now, and thank yourself later.
- David Sterling
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3BAR means it can handle light splashes without damaging the interior pages. This does not mean waterproof. It will be able to withstand minor water exposure.
e.g., water being spilt on the table next to the book, or water seeping through your bug-out bag onto the cover.
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