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The Preparedness Encyclopedia (TPE) – Version 8

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The seventh version of The Preparedness Encyclopedia has been released! You can find it at the link below.
Download TPE Here

If you’re not sure what it’s all about:
“The Preparedness Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and portable collection of crucial information designed exclusively to assist in your survival from any catastrophe that may arise, and to help in the rebuilding of society afterwards.”

I’ve been working on this personal preparedness guide almost every day since June 2017 when I started prepping and wanted a collection of information in a single document on my phone. It has grown substantially over time and now contains over 3.45 million words, so I decided to share it with the public. I designed the PDF to easily be put on a mobile device and forgotten until needed and can be searched for any particular needs during disasters.

Version 8 features the conversion of the rest of the guide to the new, larger and easier to read style. A title page was added to make it feel more like a book. There are also major updates to the INJURY, ELECTRICITY and LOCATIONS categories and a smaller update to the Pandemic section in MAN-MADE DISASTERS alongside lots of minor fixes and changes throughout the guide.

The guide is constrained to a size limit of 100mb but it’s currently well below that at about 55mb. It’s also designed to be fast and to be read on your mobile device by any PDF reader while you’re on the go, which will make it easy to use during any disaster (as long as you have power). It can be read on phones, tablets, laptops or desktops and easily be transferred between them based on your needs.

For details on what’s new in this version, see the “UPDATES” section in the guide.

The Preparedness Encyclopedia (TPE) – Version 7

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The seventh version of The Preparedness Encyclopedia has been released! You can find it at the link below.
Download TPE Here

If you’re not sure what it’s all about:
“The Preparedness Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and portable collection of crucial information designed exclusively to assist in your survival from any catastrophe that may arise, and to help in the rebuilding of society afterwards.”

I’ve been working on this guide almost every day since June 2017 and it has substantially grown from 10 categories to 82 and contains 25,700+ rows of valuable information. The PDF file is designed to be put on a mobile device and forgotten until needed and can be searched for your particular needs during disasters – but as preppers we should be practicing our skills on a daily basis to give us the best fighting chance.

Version 7 contains a COLOSSAL visual update to 70% of the guide converting most of the data from the ‘cell format’ to an easier to read ‘Word Document’ format. Sorry it’s taken so long! This should greatly reduce the need to zoom into it as much. Most of this update consists of the new formatting but there is also quite a bit of new content in many of the categories, but particularly in SHELTER and GEOGRAPHY.

The guide is constrained to a size limit of 100mb but it’s currently well below that at about 49mb. It’s also designed to be fast and to be read on your mobile device by any PDF reader while you’re on the go, which will make it easy to use during any disaster (as long as you have power). It can be read on phones, tablets, laptops or desktops and easily be transferred between them based on your needs.

For details on what’s new in this version, see the “UPDATES” section in the guide.

The Preparedness Encyclopedia (TPE) – Version 6

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The sixth version of The Preparedness Encyclopedia has been released! You can find it at the link below.
Download TPE Here

If you’re not sure what it’s all about:
“The Preparedness Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and portable collection of crucial information designed exclusively to assist in your survival from any catastrophe that may arise, and to help in the rebuilding of society afterwards.”

The guide is constrained to a size limit of 100mb but it’s currently well below that at about 43mb. It’s also designed to be fast and to be read on your mobile device by any PDF reader while you’re on the go, which will make it easy to use during any disaster (as long as you have power). It can be read on phones, tablets, laptops or desktops and easily be transferred between them based on your needs.

For details on what’s new in this version, see below or the “UPDATES” section in the guide.

Updates:

~
Fixed the broken text sizers
for Robinson Crusoe in
ENTERTAINMENT

~
Fixed multiple things picked
up by reddit users

~
Changed the subcategory
heading spacing

+
Added more Nonograms to
ENTERTAINMENT

+
Added Journaling to
ENTERTAINMENT

+
Added Seed Bank to
GARDENING

~
Updated various sections in
GARDENING

++
Updated Earthquakes in
NATURAL DISASTERS

~
Altered the headings in
NATURAL DISASTERS

+
Added Atmosphere to
WEATHER

~
Altered multiple
subcategories in NATURAL
DISASTERS

+
Updated Wildfires in
NATURAL DISASTERS

+
Updated Meteorite in
NATURAL DISASTERS

+
Added Monsoons to Flood
in NATURAL DISASTERS

+
Updated the layout in
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

+
Added Nutrients to
NUTRITION

+
Added Malnutrition to
NUTRITION

+
Added Eating Disorder to
NUTRITION

+
Added Obesity to
NUTRITION

+
Added Starvation to
NUTRITION

+
Added Global Nutrition
Challenges to NUTRITION

+
Added Intake to Vitamins in
NUTRITION

+
Updated the Minerals
section in NUTRITION

+
Added Famine to MAN-MADE DISASTERS

–
Removed Global Warming
from MAN-MADE DISASTERS

+
Added Discipline to
LEADERSHIP

+
Added Crimes to
LEADERSHIP

+
Added information to
WOODWORKING

+
Added text messages to
the page count generator.

+
Added Circulatory System
to MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Digestive System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Excretory System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Endocrine System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Integumentary
System to MEDICAL –
GENERAL

+
Added Exocrine System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Immune System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Lymphatic System
to MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Muscular System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Nervous System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Urinary System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Reproductive
System to MEDICAL –
GENERAL

+
Added Respiratory System
to MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Skeletal System to
MEDICAL – GENERAL

+
Added Haematopoietic
System to MEDICAL –
GENERAL

+
Added a title to the top of
the sheet

+
Added a lot of information
in the GEAR section.

+++
Recreated the whole GEAR
section for ease of reading.

+
Fixed the automated page
count formula.

+
Changed the Update
Marker text.

+
Added more recipes to
RECIPES

The Preparedness Encyclopedia (TPE) – Version 5

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The fifth version of The Preparedness Encyclopedia has been released! You can find it at the link below.
Download TPE Here

If you’re not sure what it’s all about, I developed a one sentence elevator pitch of its purpose:

“The Preparedness Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and portable collection of crucial information designed exclusively to assist in your survival from any catastrophe that may arise, and to help in the rebuilding of society afterwards.”

The guide is constrained to a size limit of 100mb but it’s currently well below that at about 40mb. It’s also designed to be fast and to be read on your mobile device by any PDF reader while you’re on the go, which will make it easy to use during any disaster (as long as you have power). It can be read on phones, tablets, laptops or desktops and easily be transferred between them based on your needs.

For details on what’s new in this version, see below or the “UPDATES” section in the guide.

Updates

~
Modified various small
things throughout the
document

++
Added words to multiple
categories in DICTIONARY

+
Added My Questions to FAQ

+
Updated The Rapture in
Mass Destruction

+
Added Solar Fire Starters to
FIRE

+
Added Spontaneous
Combustion to FIRE

+
Updated Various Sections
in FIRE

+
Updated Prepping Basics in
PREPAREDNESS

~
Reworked the CREDITS
section

+
Updated SHTF Planning in
PREPAREDNESS

~~
Made the subcategory
headings thicker
Updates

~
Fixed the row height issue
crushing text in the PDF

+
Added Darkness to LIGHT

~
Modified column B-D’s text
size

~
Changed the subcategory
heading text size and
spacing

+
Added Line Strengtheners
to Category Headings

~
Updated Complex
Concepts in ENTERTAINMENT

+
Added Audio to Electronic
Entertainment in
ENTERTAINMENT

+
Added Audio to
ENTERTAINMENT

~
Fixed the overflowing text
in Robin Crusoe

~
Changed the subsubcategory heading text
size and spacing

~
Fixed minor things
throughout the whole
document

~
Updated the Plan
Template in PREPAREDNESS

~
Updated various types of
gear in GEAR

~
Enlarged the update cells
markers in UPDATES

~
Enlarged Every Categories
Initial Text Size to 13

++
Added the Chinese
Character List to LANGUAGE

+
Added Language
Introductions to LANGUAGE

++
Added more Language
Translations to LANGUAGE

+
Added Active Denial
System to WEAPONS

+
Added Panic Level to Local
Disasters

~
Merged the LOCAL
DISASTERS category with
the GLOBAL DISASTERS
category

~
Renamed the GLOBAL
DISASTERS category to
DISASTER TIMELINES
Updates

+
Added and updated skills
in SKILLS

+
Added the Skills Analyser to
SKILLS

+
Added the Skill Training
Field to SKILLS

+
Added various sections to
PREPAREDNESS

++
Added Pandemic to MANMADE DISASTERS

+
Added Protest to MANMADE DISASTERS

+
Added Riot to MAN-MADE
DISASTERS

+
Added Civil War to MANMADE DISASTERS

+
Added Economic Collapse
to MAN-MADE DISASTERS

+
Added Strike to MAN-MADE
DISASTERS

+
Added Edibility Test to
FORAGING

The Preparedness Encyclopedia (TPE) – Version 4

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The fourth version of The Preparedness Encyclopedia has been released! You can find it at my website via the link below.
Download TPE Here

If you’re not sure what it’s all about, I developed a one sentence elevator pitch of its purpose:

“The Preparedness Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and portable collection of crucial information designed exclusively to assist in your survival from any catastrophe that may arise and to assist in the rebuilding of society afterwards.”

The guide is constrained to a size limit of 100mb but it’s currently well below that at about 38mb. It’s also designed to be fast and to be read on your mobile device by any PDF reader while you’re on the go, which will make it easy to use during any disaster (as long as you have power). It can be read on phones, tablets, laptops or desktops and easily be transferred between them based on your needs.

For details on what’s new in this version, see the “UPDATES” section in the guide which is the very last category.

The Preparedness Encyclopedia

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Since I first began researching preparedness I’ve been concatenating what I know into an Excel sheet to help refresh my mind when I need to remember what I’ve previously learnt. For example if I forget what ratio of Calcium Hypochlorite I need to add to water for the initial solution.

Preparedness Categories
Fig1. – The categories in The Preparedness Encyclopedia.

Each section seen above has a link you can click to jump to the section shown as well as subheadings when you get there to jump even further into the content you are looking for. An example being “Water > Acquiring Water”. The aim is to find any information you are looking for quickly and easily. Alternatively you could also use “Ctrl + F” to search for what you want if the wording is precise.

There are 11 columns of space of information, I chose this number because there are a lot of “10” row data fields and I usually add a description in the first column to give context about the row. There is also another 11 rows beyond the divider in the middle to allow for comments, discussion and answers which is used in the Entertainment section. Overall the column number goes to “AC” after which it’s then cut off to prevent unnecessary scrolling.

This document has slowly been growing over the past few months until now where it’s 10Mb. I carry this around on my phone at all times because you’ll never know when the information will come in handy.

As of today (2nd May 2018) there are 70 categories such as Water, Cooking, Barter, Foraging, Animal Identification, Homesteading, Gear, Fuel, Weapons, Medical and 60 more.

Each category has a percentage that it’s complete which I update as I fill in more information in that section. When every section is 100% the encyclopedia will be complete. I will however be disseminating the guide prior to completion as I will need assistance finishing it.

Up until now I’ve spent about 1573.25 hours compiling it which is calculated from the number of cells I have that contain information and using the assumption that each cell takes 1 minute to complete. Noting that that may be an overestimation I often come back to cells and edit the information and many of the cells take well over 1 minute to complete, so it averages out.

Unfortunately the document has been corrupted twice already in the past few months which is horrifying when it happens as I’ve spent so much time on this, but both times I’ve managed to recover it (or most of it). Therefore I now wish to blog my progress and upload parts of the guide so I always have an online backup to fall back on.

The first corruption I believe was due to it being saved incorrectly on my USB, which was fairly easily recovered by the built-in excel recoverer. After that terrifying moment I backed up the document 7 times as it was the only copy I had at the time. The second corruption I have no idea how it happened but when I tried to open it on my Windows 10 pc (As I usually edit it on a vista pc), it said it was unreadable and then proceeded to ERASE the file and ALL the 6 other backups I had on the USB. So now I’ve learnt my lesson to have off-USB backups as well. I had to use “Recuva” a brilliant program for recovering deleted and deep files from drives that are invisible to the eye.

After those panic attacks, I’m happy to say I now back them up online as well as on multiple PCs and USB’s, so I’d like to see it corrupt now. At most I can only lose one day’s worth of work.

Currently I’m working on the “Plant Identification” section which by far is the biggest with over 5,400 rows. I have recently added the name of every edible plant known on the planet and it’s scientific name. The next step is to find the information for each plant such as Physical Characteristics, Habitats, Known Hazards, Edible Parts, Medicinal Uses, Pictures and more. At this rate if I add 50 plants a day it would take 108 days to complete them all and it takes about 3 minutes to do a row. (That’s 270 hours to complete them all)

So that’s the simple introduction to TPE, if you wish to help add information to the article please let me know, although I’m not yet giving out the guide until it’s a little further along. I’m also unsure about the title of the guide, perhaps something without “The” at the start to use it more fluently in sentences.