Some people think being prepared means a basement full of long life food, three million guns and a Geiger Counter and, whilst that could be part of it, being prepared is about awareness of all the small occurrences that life can throw up on an every day basis and it's that which you lean to in this post.
People have a false understanding about what being prepared means and so, they are not. I've written about it a lot and will again.
You pretty much nailed it with this content and I hope you'll put some more in from time to time.
Exactly! I've seen Brazilian survivalists building bunkers. I mean, what are they expecting? In case of war, the best thing is to take the family and get the hell out to a safer place.
I believe the most common issue that may force us to survive is bankruptcy, losing our home, and ending up on the streets. That happens all the time to a lot of people.
Ahhhh, what did I say that new ideas would pop after writing the post? I completely forgot to add decentralized money -- gold, silver, bitcoin, or anything with world-wide value.
Prepping is a hobby of mine but there's a serious nature to it as how we prepare now can mean the difference between life and death later. So, I do it and take a sensible approach to it. I have skills in areas many do not, and work on those skills I don't have or are less developed and I'm aware...Most of the time being aware will make a massive difference.
It's a big topic, and interesting to me, and I'm fortunate enough to have some like-minded people around me, people from my past, that I trust and respect and we often talk about it and work towards a better level of preparedness and awareness.
What I like the most is that it's a healthy hobby, and one that tends to gather people with some solid values mostly. That only shows us that the world still has more good than evil (unless we watch to much news). Given my experience 'surviving' on the road, my biggest bet -- or asset -- for when things really go south is the people/community. If we fail as a community chaos will prevail and we better be well armed \o\
I couldn't agree more, people together can make huge achievements and people together can mean chaos. It's up to the people to decide.