No holds barred guidebook to surviving the coming Mini Ice Age. Covers best locations, heating, storing and growing food and herbs, water collection and filtering, health preservation, retrofitting for cold, raising chickens, rabbits, goats and other small livestock, home defense and firearms, solar and alt energy, psychology of survival and much more. Included are multiple "from scratch" recipes for bread and beer starter cultures, making wines, tanning hides, and how to calculate how much to plant for your group. Wide ranging and comprehensive, the book is drawn from the author's five decades of experience and education.