The ArchiveOffline survival library: everything preserved on a SURVIVODRIVE

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook

The classic lay health-worker manual: examining the sick, first aid, common illnesses, medicines and doses (green pages).

Hesperian Health Guides, 2025PDFEmergency PDF

ATP 4-02.11 Casualty Response, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, and First Aid

Current US Army first-aid manual (supersedes TC 4-02.1/FM 4-25.11): bleeding control, airway, burns, fractures, heat/cold injuries.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2026PDFEmergency PDF

Clinical Guidelines – Diagnosis and Treatment Manual (MSF)

Concise symptom-to-treatment protocols with drug doses for austere settings; ideal companion to WTND for anyone with some medical training.

Médecins Sans Frontières, 2024PDFEmergency PDF

TC 4-02.3 Field Hygiene and Sanitation

Successor to FM 21-10: personal hygiene, safe water, waste disposal and field latrines to prevent disease in camp conditions.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2015PDFEmergency PDF

Medical Library

Field and emergency medicine book collection (austere and wilderness medicine manuals).

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WikEM

WikEM: emergency-medicine reference by ER doctors - triage, trauma, poisoning, doses, procedures.

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NHS' Medicines A to Z

NHS A-Z of common medicines: what they treat, how to take them, side effects, interactions.

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Military Medicine

US military medical doctrine and field manuals (combat casualty care, field sanitation).

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WikiMed Medical Encyclopedia

WikiMed: 360k Wikipedia medical articles with images - diseases, drugs, anatomy, procedures.

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A Book for Midwives: Care for Pregnancy, Birth, and Women's Health

Step-by-step guidance for pregnancy, normal and complicated births and newborn care when no clinic is available.

Hesperian Health Guides, 2026PDFEmergency PDF

ST 31-91B US Army Special Forces Medical Handbook

Classic austere-medicine reference: diagnosis, minor surgery, obstetrics, dentistry, veterinary and field lab work (image scan, no text layer).

US Army Institute for Military Assistance, 1982PDF

Where Women Have No Doctor

Women's health problems, pregnancy, family planning, infections and mental health in plain language.

Hesperian Health Guides, 2024PDF

Where There Is No Dentist

Dental first aid, tooth extraction, abscess care and prevention without a dentist.

Hesperian Health Guides, 2024PDF

Basic Emergency Care: Approach to the Acutely Ill and Injured

ABCDE assessment and stabilisation of trauma, breathing difficulty, shock and altered consciousness for first-line providers.

WHO / ICRC, 2018PDFEmergency PDF

Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children (2nd edition)

Triage and treatment of sick children (pneumonia, diarrhoea, fever, malnutrition) with weight-based dosing tables.

World Health Organization, 2013PDF

The Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea

Written for lay people managing illness and injury far from help; includes a medicine-chest list with uses.

US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 2003PDF

Essential Drugs – Practical Guide (MSF)

Drug-by-drug monographs (indications, doses, contraindications) for the essential medicines likely to be on hand.

Médecins Sans Frontières, 2026PDFEmergency PDF

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine): plain-language conditions, tests, drugs, herbs.

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WikiVet

WikiVet: veterinary encyclopedia - keeping livestock, working animals and pets healthy.

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Emergency War Surgery, Fifth United States Revision

Authoritative trauma-surgery reference (wounds, burns, amputations, mass casualties) for anyone with surgical skills.

Borden Institute, US Army Medical Department, 2018PDF

Hospital Corpsman (NAVEDTRA 14295)

Broad medic textbook: anatomy, nursing care, emergency care, pharmacy and preventive medicine.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 2003PDF

Surgical Care at the District Hospital

Practical surgery, anaesthesia, wound care and orthopaedics for low-resource hospitals.

World Health Organization, 2003PDF

Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth (2nd edition)

Symptom-based protocols for obstetric emergencies (bleeding, eclampsia, obstructed labour).

World Health Organization, 2017PDF

WHO Model Formulary 2008

Dosing, contraindications and side effects for every medicine on the WHO essential list.

World Health Organization, 2009PDF

mhGAP Intervention Guide for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders, v2.0

Flowcharts for depression, psychosis, epilepsy, self-harm and substance use for non-specialists.

World Health Organization, 2016PDF

International Medical Guide for Ships, 3rd edition

Self-contained medical manual for non-medical crews, with a ship's medicine chest list.

WHO / ILO / IMO, 2007PDF

Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers

How to support people (including children) in acute distress after a disaster.

WHO / War Trauma Foundation / World Vision International, 2011PDF

WHO Model List of Essential Medicines – 23rd List (2023)

Short reference list for deciding which medicines are worth stockpiling.

World Health Organization, 2023PDF

Travelers' Health

CDC Travelers' Health: infectious diseases, prevention and vaccines by region.

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Quick guides for medicine

Quick-reference medical guides from Surviving Residency.

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MDWiki Medical Encyclopedia

MDWiki: WikiProjectMed's curated medical encyclopedia (complements WikiMed).

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Medical Sciences Q&A

Medical sciences Q&A.

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Medicine LibreTexts

LibreTexts medicine and nursing textbooks.

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Psychology & Neuroscience Q&A

Psychology and neuroscience Q&A, including mental health.

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Technical Notes on Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies (all 15 notes)

Illustrated notes on disinfecting wells and tanks, point-of-use treatment, chlorine testing, water quantities and emergency latrines.

WHO / WEDC, Loughborough University, 2013PDFEmergency PDF

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water (EPA 816-F-15-003)

Two-page sheet: boiling, bleach and iodine dosing for making water safe to drink.

US Environmental Protection Agency, 2017PDFEmergency PDF

Water Treatment Library

Water treatment library: finding, filtering, disinfecting and distilling water.

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A Community Guide to Environmental Health

Building toilets, protecting and treating water, waste, sustainable farming and home building for village-scale communities.

Hesperian Health Guides, 2012PDF

ATP 4-25.12 Unit Field Sanitation Teams (with Changes 1–2)

Water chlorination and testing, latrine and waste construction, food sanitation and pest control for a group living in the field.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2025PDF

Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A Practical Guide

Shelter siting, water supply, sanitation, food safety, vector control and dead-body management after disasters.

World Health Organization, 2002PDF

SODIS Manual: Guidance on Solar Water Disinfection

How to disinfect water with sunlight and PET bottles when fuel and chemicals are unavailable.

Eawag / Sandec, 2016PDF

TB MED 577 Sanitary Control and Surveillance of Field Water Supplies

Detailed water-source selection, treatment (chlorine, boiling, filtration) and quality-testing guidance.

Office of The Surgeon General, US Army, 2010PDF

Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, 4th edition incorporating the 1st and 2nd addenda

Reference for water-safety planning, pathogen and chemical hazards and treatment effectiveness.

World Health Organization, 2022PDF

Wells Construction: Hand Dug and Hand Drilled (Manual M-9)

How to dig, line, drill and protect a well with hand tools.

US Peace Corps, 1982PDF

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

The tested, safe processing times for water-bath and pressure canning of fruit, vegetables, meat and pickles.

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture / National Center for Home Food Preservation, 2015PDFEmergency PDF

Food for Preppers

Food for preppers: preparing, preserving and storing food.

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USDA Guide to Home Canning

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning - the reference for safely preserving food in jars.

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Where There Is No Animal Doctor

Village-level veterinary care for chickens, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs and draft animals – keeping livestock (food) alive.

Christian Veterinary Mission (Maureen Birmingham & Peter Quesenberry), 2024PDF

A Guide to Seed Saving, Seed Stewardship & Seed Sovereignty (4th edition)

Plain-language seed saving for the main garden crops so a garden can keep going year after year.

The Seed Ambassadors Project, 2010PDF

Setting Up and Running a School Garden: A Manual for Teachers, Parents and Communities

Very practical beginner gardening manual: soil, compost, planting, watering, pests and harvesting.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 2005PDF

Storing Vegetables and Fruits at Home (EB1326E)

Root-cellar and cold-storage conditions for keeping harvests through winter without refrigeration.

Washington State University Extension, 2013PDF

Gardenology

Gardenology: 40k-plant garden encyclopedia - growing conditions, propagation, uses.

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Gardening & Landscaping Q&A

Gardening Q&A: growing food, soil, pests, propagation, seed saving.

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The Rabbit: Husbandry, Health and Production

Raising rabbits as a compact meat source: housing, feeding, breeding and health.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 1997PDF

Small Farm Grain Storage (Appropriate Technologies for Development Manual M-2)

Drying grain and building insect- and rodent-proof storage bins.

US Peace Corps / VITA, 1976PDF

Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management (Manual M-1B)

Building and stocking a small fish pond for a steady protein supply.

US Peace Corps / VITA, 1981PDF

Five Keys to Safer Food Manual

Core food-hygiene rules to prevent food-borne illness.

World Health Organization, 2006PDF

Vegetable Seed Saving for Home Gardeners and Small-scale Farmers (Guide H-262)

Isolation distances, pollination and seed processing details per crop.

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, 2022PDF

Soils, Crops and Fertilizer Use: A What, How and Why Guide (Reprint R-8)

Soil fertility, manures/compost and crop management basics for small farms.

US Peace Corps, 1980PDF

Family Nutrition Guide

Feeding a family well on limited foods: needs of children, pregnant women, the sick and elderly.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 2004PDF

Small-scale Poultry Production (FAO Animal Production and Health Manual 1)

Keeping village chickens: housing, feeding, breeding and disease control.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 2004PDF

Drying Fruits and Vegetables (FNH-00745)

Short how-to on pretreating and drying produce for storage without power-hungry freezing.

University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, 2024PDF

Cooking Q&A (Seasoned Advice)

Cooking Q&A: techniques, food safety, preservation, substitutions.

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Project Gutenberg Library

1,250 public-domain books on agriculture, livestock, forestry, beekeeping and fishing - low-tech methods.

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Public Domain Recipes

Public-domain recipe collection.

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Homebrewing Q&A

Fermentation and brewing Q&A.

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Pets Q&A

Pets Q&A: feeding, care and health of animals.

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FOSS cooking

Short, simple recipes.

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WikiCiv

WikiCiv: step-by-step manual for rebuilding technology from scratch (lime, charcoal, metal, glass...).

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Tools and Their Uses (NAVEDTRA 14256)

How to choose, use, sharpen and care for hand and power tools – useful for every family member.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1992PDF

Utilitiesman Basic, Volume 1 (NAVEDTRA 14265)

Plumbing, pipe fitting, pumps and water-treatment equipment – keeping water and waste systems working.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1998PDF

Builder 3 & 2, Volume 1 (NAVEDTRA 14043)

Seabee construction text: tools, drawings, site work, concrete, masonry and wood framing.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1993PDF

FM 5-426 Carpentry

Tools, joints, framing, roofs, stairs and doors – building and repairing timber structures.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1995PDF

FM 5-125 Rigging Techniques, Procedures, and Applications

Knots, splices, rope and chain strength, block-and-tackle and lifting heavy loads safely.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1995PDF

Appropedia

Appropedia: appropriate technology - low-cost building, water, energy, sanitation, agriculture.

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CD3WD Project

CD3WD: 900+ technical manuals for development work - farming, construction, water, energy, health.

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Home Improvement Q&A

Home improvement Q&A: wiring, plumbing, carpentry, heating, roofing.

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Woodworking Q&A

Woodworking Q&A: joinery, hand tools, finishing.

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Wood-Frame House Construction (Agriculture Handbook No. 73)

Classic illustrated guide to building a wood house from footings to finish.

USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 1955PDF

Builder 3 & 2, Volume 2 (NAVEDTRA 14044)

Roofing, interior/exterior finish, insulation, paints and preservatives, and heavy timber construction.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1994PDF

FM 5-428 Concrete and Masonry

Mixing, forming, placing and curing concrete; brick, block and stone masonry.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1998PDF

Self-Help Construction of 1-Story Buildings

Simple building methods (foundations, walls, roofs) for community self-build projects.

US Peace Corps, 1977PDF

Workforce LibreTexts

LibreTexts trades textbooks: construction, electrical, HVAC, welding, automotive.

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Engineering Q&A

Engineering Q&A: structures, mechanics, materials.

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Arts & Crafts Q&A

Arts and crafts Q&A: techniques and materials.

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Project Gutenberg Library

2,500 public-domain technology books: engineering, building, manufactures, crafts.

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Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series (NEETS), Modules 1–24

Complete self-study electricity/electronics course; modules 1–5 (DC, AC, protection, wiring, generators & motors) are the most practical, 10/12/17 cover radio.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center, 1998PDF

Lessons in Electric Circuits, Volumes I–VI (DC, AC, Semiconductors, Digital, Reference, Experiments)

Readable electricity and electronics textbook from Ohm's law to batteries, motors and practical experiments.

Tony R. Kuphaldt (ibiblio.org), 2023PDF

Construction Electrician Basic (NAVEDTRA 14026)

Practical wiring, motors, generators, power distribution and test equipment.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1998PDF

FM 5-424 Theater of Operations Electrical Systems

Building wiring, generators, distribution, grounding and electrical safety for small installations.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1997PDF

energypedia

Energypedia: practical renewable energy - solar, micro-hydro, biogas, cookstoves, mini-grids.

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Electronics Q&A

Electrical engineering Q&A: circuits, power supplies, batteries, motors, radio electronics.

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Photovoltaic Power Systems and the National Electrical Code: Suggested Practices

Safe wiring of solar panels, charge controllers, batteries and inverters (wire sizing, fusing, grounding).

Sandia National Laboratories (John Wiles, SAND2001-0674), 2001PDF

ATP 3-34.45 Electric Power Generation and Distribution

Planning generator power, load calculation and safe distribution for a camp or small community.

Headquarters, Department of the Army / USMC, 2024PDF

Micro-Hydropower Systems: A Buyer's Guide

Assessing a stream's head and flow and the components of a small water-power system.

Natural Resources Canada (CANMET Energy Technology Centre), 2004PDF

Small Wind Electric Systems: A U.S. Consumer's Guide

Sizing and siting a small wind turbine and how off-grid wind/battery systems fit together.

US Department of Energy (EERE), 2007PDF

Engineering LibreTexts

LibreTexts engineering textbooks: electrical, electronics, mechanical, civil.

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Sustainable Living Q&A

Sustainable living Q&A.

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Solar Powered LowTech Magazine

Low-tech Magazine: forgotten technologies and off-grid energy solutions.

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Raspberry Pi Q&A

Raspberry Pi Q&A: low-power computers for offline servers and radio projects.

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Arduino Q&A

Arduino Q&A: microcontrollers, sensors, automation.

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FM 24-18 Tactical Single-Channel Radio Communications Techniques

Radio propagation, siting and field-expedient antennas that extend the range of any radio.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1987PDF

National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) v2.02

Pocket reference of US emergency, amateur, marine, FRS/GMRS, MURS and weather-radio frequencies and channel plans.

US DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 2024PDF

Amateur Radio Q&A

Amateur radio Q&A: antennas, propagation, licensing, equipment, emergency nets.

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TC 9-64 Communications-Electronics Fundamentals: Wave Propagation, Transmission Lines, and Antennas

How radio waves travel and how to build and match antennas and feed lines.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2004PDF

Auxiliary Communications Field Operations Guide (AUXFOG)

Amateur-radio emergency procedures, band plans, message formats and net operations.

US DHS Office of Emergency Communications, 2016PDF

Pub. 102 International Code of Signals

Distress and urgency signals, flag and Morse codes, and medical signal codes understood worldwide.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2020PDF

Network Engineering Q&A

Network engineering Q&A.

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S2 Underground

Video: grid-down communications doctrine and radio tradecraft (YouTube archive).

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Restarters

Restarters wiki: how everyday devices work and how to fix them.

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iFixit in English

iFixit: 100k step-by-step repair guides - electronics, appliances, vehicles, tools.

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Motor Vehicle Mechanics

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Q&A.

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Bicycles Q&A

Bicycle maintenance Q&A - bikes are transport when fuel runs out.

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TM 9-8000 Principles of Automotive Vehicles

How engines, fuel, ignition, cooling, transmissions, brakes and electrical systems work – for diagnosis and repair.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1985PDF

Steelworker, Volume 1 (NAVEDTRA 14250)

Metals, oxy-fuel cutting, gas and arc welding – fabricating and repairing metal parts.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1996PDF

Construction Mechanic Basic, Volume 1 (NAVEDTRA 14264)

Gasoline and diesel engine principles, fuel and electrical systems, and maintenance of vehicles and small engines.

US Navy, Naval Education and Training Command, 1998PDF

ATP 3-50.21 Survival (formerly FM 3-05.70 / FM 21-76)

Current US Army survival manual: water, food, fire, shelter, navigation, survival medicine, ropes and knots.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2018PDFEmergency PDF

Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22)

Household emergency planning, supply kits, shelter-in-place and hazard-specific advice (fire, flood, storm, quake, pandemic, nuclear).

Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2020PDFEmergency PDF

Post Disaster Resource Library

Post-disaster resource library: emergency shelter, sanitation, recovery manuals.

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Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22, August 2004 full edition)

The older 204-page edition with far more practical detail on water and food storage, shelters, utilities shut-off and hazard-specific actions than the 29-page 2020 rewrite.

Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2004PDF

Nuclear War Survival Skills (Updated and Expanded 1987 Edition)

Expedient fallout shelters, ventilation, water and food storage, and a home-made fallout meter.

Cresson H. Kearny / Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (orig. Oak Ridge National Laboratory), 1987PDF

FM 3-25.26 Map Reading and Land Navigation

Map symbols, grid coordinates, compass use, terrain association and navigating without a compass.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2001PDF

Village Technology Handbook

Hundreds of hand-built devices: water lifting and wells, pumps, water filters, food preservation, tools, construction and soap making.

Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) for USAID, 1988PDF

CERT Basic Training Participant Manual (Community Emergency Response Team)

Neighbourhood disaster response: fire suppression, disaster medical triage, light search and rescue, and organising volunteers.

Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2019PDF

A Library of Knots

Illustrated library of knots, lashings, ladders and ropework.

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The Great Outdoors Q&A

Outdoors Q&A: camping, navigation, bushcraft, weather and wildlife safety.

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TC 21-3 Soldier's Handbook for Individual Operations and Survival in Cold-Weather Areas

Staying warm, cold-weather shelters, clothing layers, and preventing frostbite and hypothermia.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 2025PDF

Knots by Wikipedia

Wikipedia's knot articles with diagrams.

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Army Publishing Directorate

Every current US Army publication (8 GB): field manuals on survival, engineering, medicine, signals.

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ScoutWiki

ScoutWiki: scouting and guiding skills, games and activities.

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True prepper

TruePrepper: practical preparedness guides and checklists.

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Ready.gov

Ready.gov: official US disaster preparedness (floods, fires, storms, power cuts, kits, plans).

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Hundred Rabbits

Hundred Rabbits: low-tech living off-grid, documented by two sailors.

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Learning Self-Reliance

Video: Learning Self-Reliance - homesteading, beekeeping, foraging (YouTube archive).

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Wikipedia

Wikipedia: all 7 million English articles with images.

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Wikibooks

Wikibooks: open textbooks and manuals with images.

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CIA World Factbook - 2020

CIA World Factbook (2020): every country's geography, people, economy, infrastructure.

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Chemistry Q&A

Chemistry Q&A.

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Biology Q&A

Biology Q&A.

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Physics Q&A

Physics Q&A.

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Earth Science Q&A

Earth science Q&A: weather, geology, climate.

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Wikivoyage

Wikivoyage travel guide with maps and photos: towns, routes, local knowledge.

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Biology LibreTexts

LibreTexts biology textbooks.

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Chemistry LibreTexts

LibreTexts chemistry textbooks.

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Physics LibreTexts

LibreTexts physics textbooks.

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Vikidia

Vikidia: encyclopedia written for children aged 8-13.

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PhET Interactive Simulations

PhET interactive science and maths simulations.

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Wikipedia in simple English

Simple English Wikipedia with images: easier reading for children and learners.

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Wiktionary in Simple English

Simple English dictionary.

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Wikiversity

Wikiversity: free courses and tutorials, with images.

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Parenting Q&A

Parenting Q&A.

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Prunelle books

Interactive picture books for young children.

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K-12 Education LibreTexts

LibreTexts school textbooks (K-12).

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Offline map of your region

OpenStreetMap vector map: roads, paths, towns, landmarks - works without internet.

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