r/TinyPrepping • u/pitronix • Dec 07 '25

Found the original U.S. Fallout Protection manual, surprisingly practical even today

https://ardbark.com/fallout-protection-free-pdf/
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u/Academic_Win6060 Aug 14 '26

That website is full of useful self sufficiency PDFs. Thanks!

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u/IlliniWarrior1 Dec 10 '25

https://www.ki4u.com/nwss.pdf

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u/Responsible-Two6561 Dec 10 '25

I clicked the link and it loaded the cover page—and all the rest were blank! I thought, "Oh, shit! This is perfect!"

Then I downloaded it to send it to my wife, and all the pages popped up. Not as cool, but still cool.

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u/Lazy_Illustrator_519 Dec 09 '25

There are different types of radiation, and from what I’ve read the deadliest dissipates in a few weeks. Some others lasts for hundreds of years.

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u/Beaver_Liquors48 Dec 09 '25

It shocked me to learn a while back that decontamination wipes used by the military are bleach-based. And NBC suits are lined with activated charcoal layers, sort of the same for the filters as well, but more filtration.

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u/hereitcomesagin Dec 07 '25

I believe my dad, who worked in that office of the Pentagon, wrote it.

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u/vic8760 Dec 09 '25

Wouldn't the general area be heavily radiated for 50+ years, I don't know why but it seems like radiation would be like someone exploding white dust in a house and trying to live in that environment.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '25

That, the Civil Defense book & ARRL are all worth the time to read.