Post by Gaz on Aug 18, 2020 15:28:25 GMT 10
Gaz on Preparedness 2020
The world governments, to enforce home detention for people have used the Corona Virus. And have you all in fear.
All you freedoms are gone. Police are enforcing and punishing those who don’t isolate.
People have become selfish and even turning each other into authorities.
And you think this will be over soon.
Well you all thought wrong. This is the tip of what is to come, the trial run if you would. The world governments are just puppets to the New Word Order and I am afraid for all who are not prepared!
So I ask you:
What do you stand to gain when you are prepared?
There are so many benefits of preparation, some of them are:
1. It helps in starting well: when you prepare well, starting well is easy, because you have put some measures in place before starting.
2. It helps in understanding those things you need to do: when you prepare well, you have an understanding of several things that is needed for a particular goal or course of action. With these, you are able to identify some key things to modify or replace.
3. It helps in knowing the strengths and weaknesses of something: when you prepare well for something, you have an understanding of some of the strengths and weaknesses of that thing you are preparing for. In addition, you have an idea of how you can use the strengths to your advantage, as well as the weaknesses.
However, it is important to note that it is not enough to prepare, but preparing well is also important. So how do we prepare well?
Here are some tips on preparation:
1. Give yourself enough time to prepare: start preparing early enough.
2. 2. Note all the things you need to do: what are the things required for you to do? Note them down.
3. 3. Set SMART goals: set Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely goals for what you want to do.
4. 4. Be disciplined about it: you need to be disciplined about whatever it is you have set out to do.
How do you answer these questions and how do you prepare?
Prepping can seem overwhelming. And to make matters worse, there’s a lot of crazy “loud minority” junk out there that pollutes rational preparedness with extremism, dangerous info, or silly internet debates that don’t actually matter.
The whole point of prepping is to reduce the chances of major life disruptions and to better recover from disruptions when they do happen. That’s it!
Even something as simple and common as a fire extinguisher in your kitchen counts — the vast majority of prepping has nothing to do with bunkers and bullets!
Don’t just look for a single checklist and skip the reading. You will save yourself a lot of wasted money and time, and be better prepared, if you take a little bit of time to learn from others instead of making the same mistakes most beginners make when they try to “skip the vegetables” — the real trick to prepping well is knowledge and following the right path, not putting a bucket of gear in your closet.
The basic steps to prepping:
Build a solid personal finance and health foundation
Get your home ready for 6-12 months of self-reliance
Be able to leave your home with only a moment’s notice (“bug out bags”)
Prepare for emergencies that happen away from home (“get home bags” and everyday carry)
Learn core skills and practice with your gear
Share and recruit while continuing to learn and going beyond the basics
Tips and common beginner mistakes.
Many of these are fleshed out in the sane prepper rules.
To highlight the most common:
Don’t buy off-the-shelf kits. 98% of them are not worth buying.
You can’t predict when an emergency will happen, so a good prep is always ready.
You cannot predict what’s going to happen, so be diligent about finding and avoiding assumptions in your preps.
Stay realistic and practical. Avoid zombie and Rambo fantasies. Focus on the things that matter most and remember that simpler is better.
Don’t let prepping overwhelm or defeat you.
It’s important to enjoy the good life now and not go down a dark spiral of doomsday depression or blow your life savings on supplies.
You can prepare without giving up, just like how buying health insurance doesn’t mean you’ve given up on your health.
Ignore the noise and extremism that tries to take over prepping from the fringes.
Unfortunately, many of the related blogs, forums, and Facebook groups are riddled with junk.
Speak up or go somewhere else.
Prepping is better when you connect with like-minded people. Try to connect with others through prepper websites.
Avoid “double dipping” your gear. It’s tempting to pick stuff out of your bug out bag for a camping trip, for example. But then life tends to get in the way,the gear stays scattered, and that creates windows where an emergency might strike and you’re unprepared.
If you’re on a budget, it’s better to buy fewer high-quality things than cheap stuff that will fail when you need them most. You can prep without much money,but it looks more like DIY and second-hand type of purchases, less so the dollar store.
Don’t just buy some gear, throw it in a closet, pat yourself on the back, and move on. You are not prepared unless you practice with your supplies and plans.
A bug out bag is not simply for bugging out to a predetermined location along a predetermined path. It’s the one bag you grab first when you need to leave your home.
It’s wrong to think “my plan is to bug out” or “my plan is to shelter in place at home” — emergencies don’t care about your plans, and a good prep means being able to do both.
So not to get too involved here I will put up some sites with helpful information for you.
www.silvercoins.com/preppers-survival-checklist/
www.skilledsurvival.com/preppers-checklist/
mdcreekmore.com/preppers-food-checklist-what-foods-should-a-prepper-store/
secretsofsurvival.com/survival-stockpile-1-year-stockpile/
www.happypreppers.com/First-aid.html
survivalistprepper.net/first-aid-medical-skills-preppers/
www.booktopia.com.au/survival-medicine-first-aid-beau-griffin/book/9781519093271.html
storageprepper.com/medical/