Tips for the Beginning Prepper.
You’ve been watching the news too much. The housing market collapse left you wondering when the next steel-toed boot was going to drop on the American economy. Maybe you know someone who experienced a severe weather event. Perhaps you’ve had to scramble through an extended power outage.
No matter what worries are plaguing you, there’s a nagging thought that you’re not ready for what the world might send in your direction. You’ve been considering putting aside a little extra food, water and money, just in case.
You’ve been thinking about becoming a prepper.
I was worried about all of these things when I started prepping. Stockpiling was an investment that I could control. It wasn’t vulnerable to the ridiculous ups and downs of the stock market. It made me feel safer in a world that just ... isn’t.
Four years later, my family still thinks I’ve gone off the deep end. But last year when I was laid off, we lived on stockpiled food, stretching our budget until I went back to work. That stockpile of basement food for my family and pets helped get us through a rough patch.
The wheres and whats of stockpiling
If you’re taking the stockpile plunge, start with three questions:
1. Where can you store your stuff?
2. How much will you spend?
3. How will you keep track of it?
Most modern homes were built with storage space. If you’ve decided to add a few additional cans of tuna to your regular grocery list, then it will take awhile to outgrow the extra room in your cupboards.
This story is from the Spring 2017 edition of BugOut MAG!.
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Preparedness: An Overview
If you are reading this, you have probably already become concerned about future events and have begun to take responsibility for your and your family’s survival. You may be alarmed at the increasing number, variety and severity of disasters throughout the world, particularly in the United States. This is not your imagination. Things are getting more dangerous, and the infrastructure and emergency services are starting to break down. One disaster often contributes to another. Who can doubt that the immense costs of the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina contributed to the economic collapse? The shrinking economy reduces funds for infrastructure improvements, safety, emergency services and police; this then sets us up for further attacks and disaster. The eventual result of these combined and multiplying manmade and natural disasters could trigger a general world collapse sometime in the next twenty to one hundred years.
A Prepper's First Year
Tips for the Beginning Prepper.
Snakebit!
North America has its fair share of venomous snakes, including rattlesnakes, coral snakes and copperheads. According to a The U.S. Food and Drug Administration report, an estimated 8000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year. Roughly .2% of these people will die from these bites. The rest have to deal with the unpleasant effects the snakebites, which may include infections and amputations.
Hygiene in Emergencies
Whether a storm hits your home, a vacation goes awry, or you fall on hard financial times, there are some items you absolutely cannot do without. It is important to consider personal hygiene as much as good nutrition and first aid care.
Finding Clean Water Sources
Spring is in the air, and after a long, cold winter, there’s nothing like seeing the snow melting away. The warmth of the sun and rising temperatures are sure signs of better days to come. The birds are singing and all is right with the world, at least for the moment.
How Smart Are Smart Guns?
An Answer to a Question No One Should have Asked.
Survival Items
You Can Scavenge from Vehicles.
Surviving Winter's Icy Grip
I remember it all too well: the season that didn’t want to end.
Prepping With Pets
In today’s world, it’s not uncommon for the average individual to prepare for disaster.
Survive an Active Shooter
Active shooter situations are becoming more frequent. An “active shooter” is someone who initiates a shooting, and either remains at the scene or in motion shooting multiple rounds at multiple victims.
