A DIY disaster kit. A twelve part series to make your own kit.

Discussion in 'General Survival and Preparedness' started by DKR, Feb 27, 2017.


  1. Brokor

    Brokor Live Free or Cry Moderator Site Supporter+++ Founding Member

    You can upload to the resources yourself if you're making it into a .pdf, but if the information contains copyrighted material, just follow the laws for quoting or using footnotes. When Do You Need to Secure Permissions? | Jane Friedman or if it's something that can fall under fair use, then you can cite that when paraphrasing. The 'Fair Use' Rule: When Use of Copyrighted Material Is Acceptable Otherwise, I'm not certain you can upload copyrighted material here, but feel free to ask an Admin.
     
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  2. DKR

    DKR Raconteur of the first stripe

    It is original content, I am the author. Any other material is either linked, fully attributed or from the FedGov and by law, is not considered to have a copyright.

    I
    l'll work up the pfd and make the ToC active, so folks can click to read.
    Thank you.
     
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  3. Merkun

    Merkun furious dreamer

    You can upload copyrighted material without restraint as long as YOU hold the copyright. If you wish to restrict use, including reproduction for distribution you need to say so; that is, make sure that the rights you are granting are clearly stated along with any limitations you want to impose. Sales, in particular, should be addressed. Admittedly, I have not read the thread, I was waiting for it to be published, then to buy a copy.

    Bear in mind that if the work contains other's copyrighted material, things will get complicated in one damn hurry. BYKT.
     
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  4. Brokor

    Brokor Live Free or Cry Moderator Site Supporter+++ Founding Member

    Yes, linking to an externally hosted site in the thread will work, I sometimes use Mediafire.

    Yes. We don't need any troubles when it comes to copyright.
     
  5. DKR

    DKR Raconteur of the first stripe

    The DIY Disaster kit pdf Ver 1.0 upload. Has many more photos in the Capstone section. TOC is active.
     
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  6. Motomom34

    Motomom34 Monkey+++

    Excellent resource @DKR so glad to have it in pdf, I just downloaded it.
     
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  7. DKR

    DKR Raconteur of the first stripe

    As I get more time, I'll tweak the photo part at the end and true up the images
    When converting to a pdf, some images tend to wander.....a bit : )

    The ToC works, which is the important part. Thank you for the kind words.
     
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  8. JohnFallis

    JohnFallis Neophyte Monkey

    Very solid/complete list. Added tweezers to my kit. Should have done so when I pulled a tick off my neck last week, but this is a good reminder.
     
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  9. GrayGhost

    GrayGhost Monkey+++

    Having read this thread several times, I continue to get more useful information from it. Thanks again, @DKR .
     
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  10. Alanaana

    Alanaana Monkey++

    You are a really good writer. It was easy to read and follow and I feel like I've already learned a lot from what you wrote here. Looking forward to reading more!
     
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  11. DKR

    DKR Raconteur of the first stripe

    You are most kind. As a professional technical writer, it was a fun project.
     
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  12. Alanaana

    Alanaana Monkey++

    What a great way to branch out and also share such useful information too. The kind of info that never goes out of style!
     
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  13. Prepsteader13

    Prepsteader13 The Original 'Prepsteader'

    Oh no, it's definitely "of interest". I'm following the thread even though I consider myself a veteran prepper, there's a!ways things to learn, tips, hacks and tricks. You cover each topic thoroughly so I don't have much in the way of suggestions but I will say I am enjoying what I've read so far.
     
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  14. arleigh

    arleigh Goophy monkey

    On the subject of water, I have a recommendation.
    Most hope to find water at the surface but not all parts of the country are so generous.
    I was once on a fire crew dealing with a fire at Bakersfield California up in the hills.
    Every one had run out of water and were parched having worked all night and day. I found a green spot in a small narrow valley and began digging and found water right away. I continued digging and provided an area for the water to clear and we all had more than we needed. Though we had fire readily available no one brought cooking equipment. but no one got sick. This area had not been used for cattle grazing.
    One of my preps is a good shovel and a pump that if necessary I can bring water up from several feet down. One could use one of those Jigglers for transferring gas harbor freight sells.
     
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