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The Nautical Prepper: How to Equip and Survive on Your Bug Out Boat (Preppers) Kindle Edition

by William E. Simpson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Everything you need to know to have you and your boat ready to survive on the water in case of a terrible disaster.

When a catastrophic disaster strikes and lawless looting puts land-based shelters at risk, escaping on a boat is absolutely the best way to keep your family together, self-sufficient and safe.

Perfect for novice and expert sailors alike, The Nautical Prepper includes everything you need for surviving—and thriving—on the water, including:

• Information on choosing the best boat

• Lists of crucial supplies to stockpile

• Plans for specific disaster scenarios

• Critical sailing terminology, principles and techniques

• Instructions on using weather forecasting tools
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Capt. William E. Simpson a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer with decades of boating and expedition sailing experience. He has successfully survived long-term off the grid at remote uninhabited desert islands with his family using sailboats that he equipped. Capt. Simpson is an avid inventor and in addition to his wide array of industrial arts skills, he is a commercial airplane and helicopter pilot and PADI certified DiveMaster. He was recently featured on an episode of the popular television show Doomsday Preppers.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00E25809W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulysses Press (September 17, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3954 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
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Capt. William E. Simpson II is a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer with decades of boating and expedition sailing experience, having logged more than 150,000 miles at sea. Capt. Simpson has successfully survived long-term 'off the grid' at sea and at remote uninhabited desert islands with his family for years at a time. In early 2013, Capt. Simpson appeared on National Geographic's hit TV show DoomsDay Preppers (Season-2 'A Fortress At Sea') and received the highest score ever given for disaster preparedness and survival, earning the title of 'Best Prepper'. He holds a U.S.C.G. 500-ton captain's license for commercial-inspected passenger vessels and he is also a commercial airplane and helicopter pilot.. In 1987 Capt. Simpson received a commendation from the U.S. Coast Guard Honolulu Sector for his assistance in the successful rescue of two sailors lost overboard at sea. In 2010, Capt. Simpson was again instrumental in the successful rescue operation of an American sailor lost over-board in the Sea of Cortez in hazardous seas. Capt. Simpson is also an accomplished writer covering disaster preparedness. His work has been featured and republished via numerous magazines and websites and he has been a featured guest on various disaster preparedness radio talk shows.

William spent his formative years growing up on the family’s working ranch in the mountains of Southern Oregon, where horses were an integral part of the daily life. William left the family ranch to attend college, which turned out to be a stepping stone into a bizarre lifestyle that led him around the world on an entrepreneurial quest. An adventurer at heart, Simpson and his best friend and wife Laura, spent many years at sea during two sailing expeditions (1991-1994 and 2008-2011) where they experienced some of the many wonders and mysteries of nature. Since retiring, Bill and Laura have changed lifestyles and are once again engaged in a new adventure; living an off-grid lifestyle in the remote wilderness of the Siskiyou Mountains, where they enjoy coexisting with herds of wild horses, along with a myriad of other unique and amazing wild animals. The staggering beauty of the local mountains and valleys is awe inspiring and has influenced Bill to frequently write on subjects related to wild horses as well as wild and domestic horse advocacy, rescue and sanctuary.

http://www.williamesimpson.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars What to really do in a disaster scenario
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
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The authore describes with great competence what is the best strategy when SHTF because you have to flew away as a result of a maximum menace like atomic fallout, zombie apocalypse, global blackout and so one.
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Robillard
4.0 out of 5 stars bug-in at sea!
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2014
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An excellent guide to using a boat as a survival platform. You can think of it as the ultimate bug-out vehicle, that intrinsically enables security through physical isolation, while also allowing you to reach unaffected regions for subsequent land-based survival. You can also think if it as a more practical and feasible form of "bug-in" strategy, compared with a bunker death trap, since it is a highly mobile living quarters.

This book provides not only an in-depth compendium of practical advice, but also an overview of some of the potential disaster scenarios, with appropriate responses tailored to sea-assisted survival.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For Any Nautical Bookshelf
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2013
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The most durable cultures in the world are nomadic, and nomads are the ultimate survivors. They can react to changing conditions, conflicts, and crisis like no other people can. Few people are more sustainably nomadic than those nomads who live upon the sea. The Sea Gypsies of Burma are an example of this.

A bluewater sailboat, by it's very nature, rivals the best prepared prepper retreat in self-sufficiency, and it exceeds any land based form of transportation in terms of mobility, regardless of whether it's a truck or a camel.

Those sailors in the modern sub-culture who live upon these ocean capable boats take such matters as part of their day to day business. Sailors are both avid readers and avid writers, and hence there are many well written books on the nautical or 'cruiser' lifestyle of the modern sea gypsy.

However, while there are a great many books written upon the subject of outfitting and sailing a modern ocean capable boat, there has been a serious lack of books, almost none until now, dealing with taking the advantages of an ocean capable boat to it's real capabilities as the ultimate survival retreat in the event of a severe, long term crisis.

Capt. Simpson's book has done much to fill in that gap. He has actually done lengthy retreats on an ocean capable, family sized boat. That, plus his background both in sailing and a career as a professional mariner in the merchant marine make this a book worth having for anyone who either has a sailboat, or is considering getting one.
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David L.G. Crawford
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book with some decent ideas, but take it with a grain of salt and learn elsewhere too
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016
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It is an okay book... not great, but okay. It gives some good ideas. I found the author to be rather biased in his reasoning, and not always the best decision (in my opinion). For example, he recommends only getting steel hulled boats. His argument is that when colliding with something a fiberglass boat will be holed while a steel hull will be dented and can carry on. The problem is that in a long term survival situation steel needs to be repainted and that may get hard to find. Without paint steel WILL rust through in salt water. A fiberglass hull will lose it's shine without wax but will remain solid for decades. Plus, repairing a fiberglass hull is something anyone can do if they bring supplies and a how-to book, but welding a steel hull repair takes a lot more skill.
He also recommends taking firearms. If your country collapses and you leave it on your boat, other countries still may be functioning (semi) normally and will have problems with you bringing firearms into their country. The whole idea is you LEAVE dangerous areas and run away, not stand and fight (or you'd stay in your house).
I also found some errors. For example, he mentions emergency beacons are called "AIS" units. No, they aren't. They are "PLBs", Personal Locator Beacons. The AIS is Automatic Identification System and transmits ship name, bearing, and speed to other local vessels to avoid collisions.
Overall the book gives some decent advice though, and some great ideas. The most important point is not to buy a boat and set it up and let it sit, but to USE it.
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Simon F.
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for learning about the ultimate survival plan
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2013
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This book is an amazing resource for anyone who has an interest in survival and owning a boat for said purposes.

I'm an experienced nautical prepper and own and operate a fully prepared sailboat for long term offshore survival. I can say from my extensive experience on this subject that the author nails every aspect of this subject in every way.

This book is a must read for experienced sailors as well as novices considering buying a sailboat to protect their family or simply to just own a wonderful asset that provides a tremendous store of value and peace of mind in a world fraught with a multitude of tail risks that could dramatically alter society and ones personal health, wealth and security.

The author highlights the mistakes many survivalists make regarding fight or flight strategies. The most experienced survivalists know that flight is by far the better option of fight and knowing how to operate a blue water sailboat is by far the very best solution.

You don't need to be a millionaire to accomplish the ultimate nautical survival plan and the author walks you through the process in an way that anyone can understand.

If you care about your future and love your life and family, you should read this book. It might just save your life one day!
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Elizabeth Chrissian
1.0 out of 5 stars Farce
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014
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Anyone who knows rudimentary sailing would know the information in this book. The author purports to be instructional but there is not one shred of useful information regarding preparedness for diaster or catastrophy beyond what the average sailor already knows. I also thought the authors style was a self back patting, pompous..... I wasted money buying this book.
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Jaye Jay Curry
4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2015
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The book contains lots of good information. Some ideas were new to me, and caused me to consider some ideas I held. Some I disagreed with, but not strongly. Those things I disagreed with were few and far between, like confronting pirates armed with RPSs and Kalashnikovs with very light weaponry. But overall, I would recommend this for nautical preppers as food-for-thought.
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mick
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2017
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This would be my dream to own a large yatch then me and my girlfriend and close family sail off when England destroys itself through immigration, the government, greed or world war with North Korea e.t.c. good survival tips on what you need to live on the water for a long time. Tips on power, food and water, sanitation and legal requirements. After all any disaster could happen and a boat is the best way to get away and live. I might just do it anyway when I can afford it just to get away from the rising cost in the UK, all the corruption here and every bugger from the middle East settling and taking over.
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Adolfo Arquimbau Ballester
4.0 out of 5 stars A. Arquimbau
Reviewed in Spain on April 9, 2015
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Un buen libro, no sólo para apocalipsis, sino también para una travesía larga
La única pega, empieza con un nivel muy alto. No todos podremos construirnos un 50-60 pies de acero para nuestras travesias
Repleto de buenas ideas y sigerencias
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mark watson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2014
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Priceless knowledge.. Great read, would recommend this book. No matter the skills anybody has, one can all's need some more..
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