The First 72 Hours: Survival Mindset, Preparation & Packing (Forge Ridge Field Manuals)

By Dondi Young MIller

The First 72 Hours is an illustrated field manual for developing the judgment, preparation, and equipment systems needed during the opening phase of a wilderness emergency. Dondi Young Miller presents a practical approach to controlling fear, assessing hazards, setting priorities, and making deliberate decisions under pressure.

Readers learn how to prepare before trouble begins, select mission-appropriate equipment, organize a pack for rapid access, distribute weight, and maintain critical gear. This manual includes the Forge Ridge Packing Method(TM), a master equipment table, a 24-page Equipment Atlas, field checklists, mission cards, pullouts, and quick-reference cards designed for repeated training and field use.

Created for hikers, campers, hunters, overlanders, emergency-preparedness households, and outdoor leaders, this manual emphasizes knowledge, preparation, resilience, and responsible self-reliance.

Manual 01 in the Forge Ridge Field Manuals series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HG6W4MGZ
• ISBN13: 9798997567712
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: FORGE RIDGE ENTERPRISES LLC
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"