The following handouts go along with their respective class. They will help you better learn the material presented and become better prepared under any circumstances.
FOUNDATION
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Mental Preparation for Disasters (sub-titled, What’ll it be, Gloom, Doom, Panic, Denial, or PEACE), Foundation class #1008— Getting your emotional mindset in place before a disaster is critical to making it through tough situations. There are many great books to help you understand the process of developing mental and emotional resilience. Here are the eight that I use to guide people through the process in several of the classes that I teach.
Your 72-Hour Kit Could Kill You (audio overview)— Recorded in front of a live audience at a Civil Defense training meeting in April of 1997 (40 Min). This is additional background material to help people understand the issues and limits of nearly all commercial 72-hour kits, and is provided as support material for two full classes taught by Jim Phillips: Your 72-Hour Kit Could Kill You, Foundation class #1107, & An Evacuation Kit to Live By, Foundation class #1220, available on DVD at JimsWay.com.
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A Roadmap for Core Learning and Preparation as it stands as of April 21, 2023. This image will be updated each time an item is completed until the final goal is achieved (see next). The Final Goal is to be achieved as quickly as possible. Downloadable Roadmap as of 3/15/23 Final Goal Roadmap FOUNDATION 1009- A Roadmap for Core Learning and Preparation (44min class, with 23min Q&A at the end). FOUNDATION 1001.1- Emergency vs Disaster vs Catastrophe (12min class). | ||||
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FOUNDATION 1001.2- The Worst Risk You Face (24min class w 21min Q&A).
If you knew what the worst possible event we face is, wouldn't that be of benefit? If you knew in advance, you could do something about either avoiding it all together, or at least reducing the affect on you and your household. This future event is not a matter of if, it's a matter of when and how you are prepared to respond. The eventual outcome for yourself is now up to you. You decide if it is real, what you will do in the meantime, and how you will be prepared to deal with the aftermath. Choose wisely. THE FOUNDATION - Your True Needs and Priorities This DVD was originally published in 1999, with an update in 2007. { Foundation Class 1101, 1hr 55min, presented in 4 segments.} As the foundation class, this is the best place to start whether just starting to get prepared for future events or if you are already very experienced with Provident Living. Refer to the “Roadmap for Core Learning and Preparation” above to understand its important role in moving forward. The principles presented in this class have a profound effect on everything else you need to learn and practice. FOUNDATION, Segment 1 FOUNDATION, Segment 2 FOUNDATION, Segment 3 FOUNDATION, Segment 4 |
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FOUNDATION 1008, What'll It Be - Gloom & Doom, Panic, Denial, Apathy of PEACE. – Physical Preparations Are Very Important, Yet Without the Correct Mental Preparations, the Material Things Will Fail to Sustain Life. {FOUNDATION #1008, 62 min, presented in 3 Segments} When the importance of storing supplies against a time of scarcity sets in, it’s usually based on intense fear. Such feelings likely motivate people to act in one of two ways: 1) Being catapulted into frantic activity trying to do everything possible to resolve the issues and alleviate the fear, >> or 2) Being shielded by a state of denial based on beliefs of why it cannot happen here, at this time, to them, etc., or alternately through soothing the emotions by being immersed in mind-numbing distractions of play, sports, video games, vacations, adventures, material possessions, chemical substances, etc. So, where are you in this emotional dichotomy of fear or reality avoidance? Could there be another choice? Learn of a third option that is comfortable, positive, and effective. FOUNDATION 1008 Segment 3 |
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It’s what you don’t know that will kill you (or get you sick, lost, scared, hurt, or kill someone else). Since you don’t know what you don’t know, how do you figure out what you don’t know—should you even bother to worry about it. You need a way of looking at things and asking searching questions to uncover the answers to the questions you don’t know to ask. You'll also need an organized structure for what you should Learn, Do and Have to face the future with hope and confidence. {1hr 17min video} |
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Get In the “Box” (14 min)
Plenty of unpleasant and worrisome things are going on in the world around us. Many people are experiencing great angst and downright fear over things happening or about to happen. They want these feelings to go away, they want peace and certainty. There is a “box” you can build around yourself and your family that will greatly reduce worry, anxiety, and fear once you have fully completed the construction. You already have part of it done, now strengthen and finish the work as quickly as you can. You will also benefit by helping other people do the same. |
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Foundation Library, Part 1- Intro and Get Started (28min) A library of printed books and other media is a critical part of your Provident Living program in preparing to meet the future with hope and confidence. In this series on the Foundation Library we'll explore some of the most important publications to have in a variety of media and formats.
Part-1 (of the nine) lays the framework for this process, then each one of the eight that follows builds on the ones before it. |
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Foundation Library, Part 2 (18min) |
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Foundation Library, Part 3 (13min) |
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Foundation Library, Part 4 (28min) |
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Foundation Library, Part 5 (58min) |
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Foundation Library, Part 8 (32min) Foundation Library, Part 9 (55min) |
CLOTHING
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Yah, Disasters Happen in the Winter Too (Overview for Winter Without Utilities) — People Are Truly Unprepared to Live Comfortably and Safely in Winter Without Utilities and/or Shelter (1hr 32min)
Most people tolerated winter as a seasonal inconvenience while staying inside a “warm box” most of the time (homes, buildings, vehicles, etc.). Some go outside in winter to work or play for a few hours, some even a few days, but all have the firm expectation of coming back to a warm shelter and avoiding long-term exposure to winter conditions. When things go wrong and that warm-up expectation is not met on schedule, discomfort and misery are at hand. Serious injury and even death can follow shortly for the ignorant and unprepared. When utilities are off, vehicles are stuck or broken down, when you cannot get back from an outside excursion, or when the “perfect storm” of events happens in winter at home or away, you may find yourself seriously threatened by the cold. Being really cold is very unpleasant, and being cold for any extended period seriously impacts one's attitude and performance at any task. You must be prepared to not just avoid discomfort in winter but to prevent it from progressing to any level of the different cold injuries that can be fatal. The common answers universally taught are critically flawed—downright wrong, however, there are realistic and reliable answers for emergencies in winter when heat is not available for any number of reasons. |
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Correct Clothing Is Personal Portable Shelter — It’s not about style, price, looks, or name brand, rather it is about performance, safety, and comfort. (Clothing 2100, DVD – 2 hrs. 20 min., presented in two parts)
Generally, people just think of clothing as something to wear, just because we do. In reality, and especially during a challenging event, what you wear is your most immediate and personal protection from the elements. Most people are very poorly prepared to live out in the elements on their own for any length of time, but what if you have no choice? Most especially winter, snow, and extremely cold conditions are feared, cursed, and avoided. In this class, you will learn that not only is it possible to survive outside in winter, but you can actually be comfortable. In fact, winter, cold, snow, and extreme cold can be your ally. You will learn about approaches, techniques, materials, and practices, in use since the early 1960s, that outperform anything you have ever used. The history and experiences are eye-opening and mind-changing. The broad depth and types of experiences you will learn about include winter in the high Rocky Mountains, January on Mt. Washington–NH, winter above the Arctic Circle in Alaska and Canada, a record-setting balloon flight, and Apollo 13 Mission Commander James Lovell at the North Pole. I began presenting the forerunner to this class in January 1984. In October 1999 we recorded this version live in Pleasant Grove, Utah, and issued it on VHS in January 2000. My oldest son James and I jointly produced this program, he was the camera operator and video editor. Later in 2007, James authored the DVD version. It’s no longer available on DVD but is now available as a streaming video here. |
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PALS Winter Footwear Development and Production Program (69 min + 15 min Q&A). This explains the process I’ll use to bring the warmest and most functional cold and extreme cold weather boot in the world, back into production.
If you have ever had cold feet while working, playing, or living in cold conditions, this footwear is the answer. Please consider watching this video, participating in the program, and being an important part of making this happen. Want to learn more, watch the video just above, The PALS Footwear. |
Winter Without Worries, Part-0 is the introduction and overview to the class series Winter Without Worries that will be available online for the first time at JimsWay.com. It is Very Important to Watch This Introduction to Understand the Structure, Order and Process for This Class Series to be Successfully Taught Online. The Winter Without Worries Class Series, with Over 20-Hours of Instruction and a 180+ page Class Manual, Is on JimsWay.com in the Members Only Library.
In 1984 I taught the original version of the class titled Without Fire of Shelter (WOFOS), which 20 years later was changed to Winter Without Worries™. WOFOS went through five editions, WWW is now in its seventh. I taught WOFOS for the first time in Provo, Utah one night a week over six weeks starting March of 1984, with the 17 students paying $35 each to cover classroom rent and printing of the manual. Later we had to charge up to $150 each to cover auditorium and printing costs.
From this humble beginning came a 10,000 sq-ft manufacturing plant in Orem, Utah that delivered several million dollars of unique extreme cold weather clothing and footwear making its way to the North and South Poles, mountain peaks in Alaska, the Andes, and Antarctica, 50-states in the U.S., the Pakistani Military, U.S. Navy Seal Teams, U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Marines, and even the Soviet Union’s Submarine Service, just to name a few.
From 1984 thru 2018 all classes were presented live, in person. The full 28-hour WWW class has been given to over 1,000 students, with the dozens of classes derived from the original winter course being taught live to well over 10,000 participants. The published and online versions of these other classes have gone to even more.
The Winter Without Worries™ classes in the past required me to bring a small moving van full of boxes and bags with samples and examples to illustrate the items being presented.
For years I’ve dreamt of properly recording and publishing this class in detail to the world. For this attempt, it will be the poor man's approach. The intent is to one day soon have the resources to make it better, and significantly shorter through illustrated details and animation.
This first WWW, Part-0 installment will share the structure, process, difficulties, and what you can do to get the best winter safety and comfort in the most extreme conditions possible. To make this happen I’ll have to take approaches and use methods I’ve never attempted before. Your participation and understanding are very important to make this work for both of us.
In 1984 I taught the original version of the class titled Without Fire of Shelter (WOFOS), which 20 years later was changed to Winter Without Worries™. WOFOS went through five editions, WWW is now in its seventh. I taught WOFOS for the first time in Provo, Utah one night a week over six weeks starting March of 1984, with the 17 students paying $35 each to cover classroom rent and printing of the manual. Later we had to charge up to $150 each to cover auditorium and printing costs.
From this humble beginning came a 10,000 sq-ft manufacturing plant in Orem, Utah that delivered several million dollars of unique extreme cold weather clothing and footwear making its way to the North and South Poles, mountain peaks in Alaska, the Andes, and Antarctica, 50-states in the U.S., the Pakistani Military, U.S. Navy Seal Teams, U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Marines, and even the Soviet Union’s Submarine Service, just to name a few.
From 1984 thru 2018 all classes were presented live, in person. The full 28-hour WWW class has been given to over 1,000 students, with the dozens of classes derived from the original winter course being taught live to well over 10,000 participants. The published and online versions of these other classes have gone to even more.
The Winter Without Worries™ classes in the past required me to bring a small moving van full of boxes and bags with samples and examples to illustrate the items being presented.
For years I’ve dreamt of properly recording and publishing this class in detail to the world. For this attempt, it will be the poor man's approach. The intent is to one day soon have the resources to make it better, and significantly shorter through illustrated details and animation.
This first WWW, Part-0 installment will share the structure, process, difficulties, and what you can do to get the best winter safety and comfort in the most extreme conditions possible. To make this happen I’ll have to take approaches and use methods I’ve never attempted before. Your participation and understanding are very important to make this work for both of us.
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Winter Without Worries, Part-0 is the introduction and overview to the Winter Without Worries class series.
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Self-Reliant Living Show — 1/6/2015 — FAQs About FoamClothing™ Part 1 PLEASE NOTE, this is an unedited broadcast from 2015 AND all references about Safe Harbor Alliance and where things can be found no longer function. In the future, this program will be edited to correct this.
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Self-Reliant Living Show — 1/13/2015 — FAQs About FoamClothing™ Part 2 PLEASE NOTE, this is an unedited broadcast from 2015 AND all references about Safe Harbor Alliance and where things can be found no longer function. In the future, this program will be edited to correct this.
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Self-Reliant Living Show — 12/16/2014 — Barbara Housley, First Time at SnoCollege 101, Winter Comfort Without Utilities PLEASE NOTE, this is an unedited broadcast from 2015 AND all references about Safe Harbor Alliance and where things can be found no longer function. In the future, this program will be edited to correct this.
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Self-Reliant Living Show — 1/24/2012 — Cheneys, Living in Winter With Little or No Heat PLEASE NOTE, this is an unedited broadcast from 2015 AND all references about Safe Harbor Alliance and where things can be found no longer function. In the future, this program will be edited to correct this.
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Self-Reliant Living Show — 12/30/2014 — Ed Schenng, Experiences with PALS Technology PLEASE NOTE, this is an unedited broadcast from 2015 AND all references about Safe Harbor Alliance and where things can be found no longer function. In the future, this program will be edited to correct this.
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Living In Winter Without Heat with Jim Phillips and Ken Kutac was recorded Friday, January 1, 1999 in an igloo overlooking Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado.
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This article (which you can link to at the right) was written for Jack Lawson (author of "Civil Defense Manual"). Jack asked me to write it on the premise of what totally unprepared people should do for a winter emergency at home without any heat or power (as happened in Texas, February 2021). Most of the online advice is very misleading, impractical, and/or hazardous on what you need to do to keep your house warm in such a situation.
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WATER
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Strategies for Harvesting & Using Roof Top Water, WATER Class #3002
I was asked by one of my followers if I had any advice on rain barrels. She said there was so much information on them that it was confusing, and did I have a recommenced product or design? Having been asked similar questions about harvesting roof-top water, I decided to use it as a topic for my regular Wednesday night Zoom class, then post it on my webpage and YouTube for everyone. DROUGHT- Impacts/ Issues/ Strategies WATER Class #3005 Far-Reaching Effects on Sanitation, Culinary Water and Food Production. Take action now before outside forces and draconian regulations make life miserable. Help those around you to do the same, or we'll all suffer. Currently, our area is in the midst of an "exceptional" drought. At the moment our friends and neighbors in the agricultural business are experiencing significant difficulties with their livelihood. For the typical residence, it is not yet seriously affecting or threatening lifestyle. However, should this continue for an extended number of years it will spell big trouble for everyone. What should you be doing now to reduce the impact? More importantly, how should you be preparing for the possibility of this situation continuing and worsening over the next few years. At some point, the effects will be unmistakable and will affect your water availability for sanitation, culinary uses, and food production/ availability/ cost The time to head off the worst of such impact is now. The responsibility lies with all of us, not some government bureaucrat who won't get the memo until it's to late to respond ahead of the issues, and then won't do the right things anyway. |
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TLOL Temp Update- This class was presented on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, giving updates on some of the water issues. The recording opened with a discussion in progress before class with one of the attendees on practicing an off-grid sanitation skill from the 4-hour class “The Hidden Deadly Disaster”.
The water update began with an idea about the need and process of priming the Berky countertop drip filters in grid-down conditions where there is no clean water as discussed in the company’s literature. Next is the issue of the countertop drip filter plugging prematurely when filtering very contaminated waste and how to prevent it. Then an update on The Liquid of Life Off-Grid Portable Water Sanitizing System we’ve been developing. Followed by the class Q&A period. |
SANITATION
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The Twin Sisters of Misery, Disease & Death Two overlapping and Sinister Purveyors of Misery, Disease, and Death (Class #4030 1hr 4min) (Parts-1, 23 minutes)
These two always show up after major disasters, and if you're doing everything right, but others around you are not, your ability to stay well is drastically diminished, could even be totally negated. These killers go hand in hand with disasters of significant magnitude and duration - failed sanitation, and limited access to sanitary water. This deadly combo will sicken, cripple, and kill people far more quickly than starvation or most other issues. The solutions are not hard, but they are more complex than is generally taught, this is especially true about producing sanitary water from highly polluted sources. Be prepared to overcome them before they overcome you and your household. (Parts-2, 26 minutes) (Parts-2, 16 minutes) |
NUTRITION
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Get Out and Get Growing, Part 1 of 2- Just how important is it, really? Is it truly worth the pain, effort, and expense? What should you produce, how much to produce? What about weather/climate/drought/floods/frost/etc.? How do I find practical solutions when I’m so flipping busy?
You might discover (after it’s too late) that you really have no choice, so now is the time to practice and get ahead of the learning curve. The time may come when you will only be able to eat what you and your community (tribe) can produce. |
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WELLNESS
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Hypothermia via The Dehydration Black Hole, The Huge Missing Link for Body Warmth During Emergencies (and the Good Times Too). (1hr 18min)
Most people teaching preparedness do not recognize the vital part water consumption plays in keeping warm. They do not understand the laws of nature (physics, chemistry & physiology) involved and therefore are unable to explain the critical need for drinking copious amounts of water. Typically in teaching about cold weather emergencies when there are no utilities at home or in a car, the focus goes: 1) Shelter, 2) Heat, 3) Food, 4) Clothing, 5) And, by the way, you need to have water and drink fluids. In reality, the exact reverse order is correct—which is The Law of Wilderness Wisdom. The need for you to stay well hydrated in cold weather is critical for your strength, warmth, and survival. Dehydration does not just have a minor effect on the body nor do you have to go days without water to feel the impact. It’s very important to understand—in depth—why this is true and what to do about it. |
TOOLS
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Module-8, TOOLS, Practical Solar-Electric Options, a Three-Part Series (TOOLS Class #8280.1, .2 & .3)
Practical Solar-Electric Part-1, The Reality, Risks, Options & Your Commitment Electricity is the Magic Genie of Our Modern Life. It’s possible to live without it, but very impractical. Just how vital is electricity to our governmental, industrial, commercial, communal, and individual lives? Almost no one thinks about being without power for an extended period. In our lifetime it’s always been there within easy reach in some form. When it’s been lost, we just expect (demand?) that someone will fix it ASAP, STAT, right NOW! In today’s world, electric utility power—the power grid—is the most vulnerable part of our modern, very comfortable, safe, powerful, convenient lifestyle. Most people are oblivious to how easily the mass-electrification of our whole society could be lost for decades; how totally dependent our society and our safety are on power being available all the time. Don’t fall victim to that thinking, a very seductive and dangerous dependence that ubiquitous utility power is somehow a fundamental right to which you are entitled. There are practical options you can have; in this class, we’ll explore the solar option the most. You’ll understand the true performance reality of becoming your own power company using solar electric generation, along with cost and value expectations. The intent is to keep you from spending big bucks and then fail to get the results the literature and/or salesman wants you to believe. You’ll understand what you can expect for the price you pay along with being able to realistically decide what you need vs what you want. | ||||
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Practical Solar-Electric Part-2, PV Basics, the Needs, Wants, and Your Reality |
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Practical Solar-Electric Part-3, A Modest Cost Emergency PV Power System |
SUPPLIES
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The Truth About Emergency Alcohol Can Heaters
These things are fun to look at and people think they are a real solution, however, most people do not understand the reality of what they will do, and will not do. DOWNLOAD and Read My Full Reply to a Query I'd Received Years Ago | ||
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Module-9, SUPPLIES, (Class #9101) Fuels for Grid-Down Living Presented in 6-Parts Part-1, Introduction (7 min 40 sec) Part-2, The Liquid Fuels (20 min 24 sec) Part-3, The Gaseous Fuels (11 min 35 sec) It is important to understand the fuel options to have on hand for the variety of needs when the normal flow of utilities, services, and supplies is disrupted. You should understand and be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of each type of fuel, as well as the different safety considerations for each and how to store them. No single fuel does it all, so it will be necessary to have the various fuels to match the jobs to be done and the equipment or appliance you’ll be working with. For personal safety and the protection of the tools you’ll use, be sure to recognize the synergism between fuels and equipment/appliances. Each appliance will dictate the proper fuel to be used, just as the fuel will determine the type of appliance/equipment it’s designed to go with. It is also important that you know the reliability and storability of each fuel without compromising the safety of each during handling, storage, and use. During times of high stress—especially when people are forced to live a totally different and unfamiliar lifestyle—ignorance and inexperience with the hazards of unfamiliar and seldom used appliances/equipment/tools and their related fuels can turn deadly in an instant. The key to comfort and safety in a new and unfamiliar world is to learn, practice, and properly prepare ahead of time! Part-4, The Solid Fuels (8 min 48 sec) Part-5, The Alternate Fuels (5 min 53sec) Part-6, Fuels Safety & Conservation (13 min 53 sec) |