As you are reading this, you have the biggest source of knowledge at your fingertips (literally): The Internet. Almost anything you want to know or need you can research or acquire through the web.

But what happens when a massive catastrophe knocks out communication and power? At that point all those information sources we have accepted as normal become unavailable. And when you are sitting in your bug in/out location and the emergency generator goes out, do you know how to repair it? Do you have the basic knowledge on how an engine works? You won’t be able to look up the repair manual on the internet or order the spare part if there is no power or all the communication lines are down, so you need an alternative.

Or can you tell the difference between the real flu (which can be deadly) and flu-like symptoms caused by the common cold? Do you know how to treat the symptoms with what you have at hand? We all have to admit that beyond our job and every day life skills, there is a world out there that is a thousand times more complicated than we can ever imagine, especially in an emergency scenario. And for the most part, what we don’t know only hits us once we need to know it.

What every prepper needs is a vast amount of knowledge at hand. You need the Internet in a pocket so to speak. But how do you carry a library around? If you are in the fortunate position to have space, you might be able to store books that contain the knowledge you need, but that is impractical for many reasons: inefficient use of space, lack of mobility and lack of workable search indexes just to name a few. The solution is an eReader. Note that I said eReader, not tablet, laptop or computer. While it can’t hurt to have all of these, it is the eReader with the black and white paper like display that makes it the perfect knowledge survival tool.

Let me explain why:

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