While there are warnings for many types of potential disasters, many emergencies and disasters occur without any warning. Since you can’t predict where you will be for disasters, it is important to have plans and supplies for the locations you and your household go to regularly. Planning ahead will ensure that you and your household
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What’s a Bug OutTo leave for a more secure position. i.e. Survival Retreat, Neighbors, etc. Bag? Most people who have a basic understanding of survival and preparedness understand the need for a good Bug OutTo leave for a more secure position. i.e. Survival Retreat, Neighbors, etc. Bag. It’s probably one of the most talked about
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One of the most important parts of any hike or backpacking adventure, is your Pre-Trip Planning. Planning will help ensure your trip goes smoothly, and will allow you to account for any dangers that you may face on your adventure. Here are the first things I do before planning any hiking trip. I analyze what
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This article was originally published by David Nash of Shepherd School at The Survival Mom web site. Any person who has begun to seriously prepare has had to make compromises between current wants and future needs, how much to spend on preparations, and how many people to stock supplies for. If you’re married, you need to have a spouse that
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Every victim of a disaster has two things in common; self-preservation and the sudden realization of the situation. Most will experience panic, fear and despair to a greater or lesser degree. The victims may very often survive the actual disaster, but not the hours or days afterwards simply because they were not prepared for an
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Being prepared really isn’t that complicated, it just takes a willingness to do something about your situation. If you haven’t started prepping, it’s time to start taking the decisive actions you need to take, to keep yourself and your family safe. Here are 10 ideas that can help get you started: 1. Threat Assessment Part
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Planning for disaster WILL make a difference. It will alleviate undo suffering and hardship for you and whoever you have included in your disaster plan. Most people do not plan for the unexpected, and seldom consider the disaster insurance benefits of planning for disaster. Benefits of Planning For Disaster Planning forces you to consider the
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Preparation is essential if you intend to stay and defend during a disaster. I recently had first hand experience of the importance of good preparation if you intend to stay put during a disaster. The small isolated town which I live, in remote rural Queensland, Australia was this month facing record flooding which authorities had
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Are you aware that you’re eight times more likely to be involved in a home invasion attack than you are to be involved in a house fire? When intruders enter you house forcefully, whether for the thrill of it or to rob you and take your family hostage, this is considered to be a home invasion. Don’t make the mistake of thinking home invasions only take place in high crime areas. There are stories of home invasions taking place in suburbs and rural areas. These attacks are more common than most people think. Now is the time to plan a home defense strategy that will keep you and your family safe if you’re ever faced with a violent home invasion attack.
Plan to survive! In any given disaster situation, you will find a group of people who maximize their chances for survival by making the correct choices before, during, and after the crisis. These folks have a few things in common: Each of them personally decided that he/she was going to survive They accurately assessed their
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