Prepper's Chemical Survival Guide (230 page hardcover) PRE ORDER

Estimated ship date is early October. Pre-orders include a FREE 29 page Chemical Compounds Field Guide (instant download). 

Turn 33 cheap, common compounds into the water, food, first aid, and household supplies you'll need when the shelves go empty. 

Most of what carries a household through a hard week comes down to a handful of inexpensive, long-lasting compounds you can buy today and store for years. Pool shock. Baking soda. Lye. Iodine. Vinegar. Salt. The problem has never been the ingredients. It's knowing exactly what to do with them, in what amount, and how to stay safe doing it.

This book is that missing instruction manual. It takes 33 everyday compounds and turns them into 138 step-by-step recipes across every corner of a prepared home: purifying water, preserving food, treating wounds, cleaning and lighting a house, growing and protecting a garden, and keeping tools and gear running long after the power goes out.

It is a reference you keep on the shelf and reach for when it counts, not a book you read once and forget.

More than two years to get it right

This was not written in a weekend. It's the result of more than two years of research, testing, cross-checking, and rewriting. Every dose, dilution, and shelf-life figure was verified against reference sources and reconciled so the numbers actually agree from one page to the next. Every safety warning was written to be read before something goes wrong, not after. The result is a guide you can trust with the decisions that matter.

What this book is for

You do not need a chemistry background, a bunker, or a big budget. You need a small, smart stockpile of the right compounds and clear directions for using them. This guide is built to:

• Give you clean, safe drinking water from almost any source
• Preserve, cure, and store food so it lasts for years
• Handle everyday first aid and hygiene when the pharmacy is closed
• Keep a household clean, disinfected, lit, and repaired
• Grow more food and protect every harvest
• Keep tools, vehicles, and gear working off-grid

One shelf of cheap supplies. Hundreds of practical answers.

What's inside

33 essential compounds, each with its own chapter covering what it's good for, how to store it, real shelf life, and the recipes that use it:

Activated Charcoal, Ascorbic Acid, Baking Soda, Beeswax, Bentonite Clay, Borax, Boric Acid, Calcium Hydroxide, Calcium Hypochlorite, Camphor, Castile Soap, Citric Acid, Cornstarch, Creatine, Diatomaceous Earth, Electrolytes, Epsom Salt, Ethanol, Glycerin, Honey, Hydrogen Peroxide, Isopropyl Alcohol, Lugol's Iodine, Lye, Paraffin Wax, Petroleum Jelly, Potassium Nitrate, Potassium Permanganate, Salt, Sodium Nitrate, Sulfur, Vinegar, and Washing Soda.

138 step-by-step recipes across six use areas:

• Water & Food: disinfect any water source, then preserve, cure, and can food to last for years
• Body & Health: antiseptic wound washes, rehydration and electrolyte salts, sore-throat and mouth rinses, first-aid ointments, and everyday hygiene
• Home & Shelter: heavy-duty cleaners, disinfectants, and degreasers, plus laundry and dish soap, candles, lamp fuel, fire starters, and quick repairs
• Storage: the right container for every compound, desiccants and oxygen absorbers, and a simple rotation plan
• Land & Garden: balanced fertilizers, soil-pH corrections, natural fungicides, pest controls, and safe produce washes
• Tools & Energy: rust removal, long-term metal protection, penetrating lubricants, stored fuel, reliable fire starters, and emergency smoke signals

Every recipe gives you the specifics that matter: exact measurements, real shelf life, and the safety warnings you need before you start.

10 field-reference appendices that turn the book into a fast lookup tool:

• A. Compatibility & Reactivity: which compounds must never be stored or mixed together
• B. Quick Reference Table: all 33 compounds at a glance, with shelf life, container, and main uses
• C. Conversions & Dosing: measure anything without a scale, plus solution-strength tables
• D. Emergency Scenarios: find your situation, the compounds to reach for, and the exact recipe
• E. Sourcing Guide: match the grade and read the label so you buy the right product
• F. Cross-Reference Index: find a recipe by what you need to do
• G. Storage, Shelf Life & Inventory: store it right, track it, and know when it's spent
• H. Tools & Equipment: the everyday gear the recipes call for, and what each is for
• I. Tincture Herbs: a grouped quick reference for 23 useful herbs
• J. Garden Uses: the right recipe for soil, plants, pests, and harvest

Why you'll be glad you own it

• Buy once, use for years. The compounds are cheap and common, and the knowledge never expires.
• No guesswork. Exact doses and dilutions mean you get it right the first time, not by trial and error.
• Real self-reliance. When the supply chain stalls, you already have what you need and know how to use it.
• Safety built in. Clear warnings and a compatibility guide keep you and your family out of trouble.
• Covers the whole household. Water, food, health, home, garden, and tools in one place.
• Works with no power and no signal. A hardcover reference that opens flat on the counter and never needs a battery or a login.
• Fast to use in a crisis. The appendices take you from a problem to the right page in seconds.

Who it's for

Preppers and homesteaders, rural and off-grid families, budget-minded households, and anyone who wants to be ready for storms, outages, shortages, and the everyday problems that come up when help is far away. If you would rather be the person with answers than the person in line, this book is for you.