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While creating a home fortification inventory, both man-made and natural disasters should be taken into consideration. Where you live will play a significant role in what types of improvements need to be made to the home, barn and storage buildings present on the property.
Regardless of the natural disasters prone to your specific region, everyone should strive to secure their home against any civil unrest which could occur after a major disaster. Panicked and desperate individuals seeking food, water, shelter and weapons could likely see your home as a safe haven.
Here are seven areas to examine:
1. Signs. Sure, we all may ignore speed limit signs we pass while running late to work, but we notice them and fully understand the potential result of breaking the rules. Posting “no trespassing” notices, and “armed owner” signs will not deflect the intentions of the most brutal sort individual fleeing a disaster zone. But, they may deter individuals who are unarmed or untrained in self-defense. In other words, many people may not even walk on your property after seeing the sign.
2. Lighting
A well-lit area immediately lets trespassers know they have not stumbled upon a vacant property and allows you to see people as they approach. A light in a sea of darkness could also make you a target, so weigh the risks carefully and perhaps opt for motion-sensor lighting.
3. Doors and Locks. Choose extremely sturdy exterior and interior doors. Select door jams that are firmly secured into the framing with long screws. The hinges around the door should also be secured with long and sturdy screws. It is a waste of time to install steel exterior doors, strong locks and solid wood interior doors without securing them properly.
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Although a bit pricey, using commercial grade doors and locks enhances safety and makes it extremely difficult for the lock to be picked or a bump key used to get inside. A security bar, which can be placed across both exterior and interior doors, might not be attractive on a daily basis, but would be valuable when faced with marauders.
4. Windows. The windows on the home are the most vulnerable areas of the structure. Purchasing tornado or hurricane security windows is a valuable use of funds. Bullet resistant windows are also beneficial, even if they have to be installed one pane at a time when funds become available. Bars on the window are very unattractive, but add another layer of protection. If adding bars to home is simply an unacceptable option, consider having wood or a sheet of metal cut and on hand to install quickly when disaster strikes. To avert a reduction in visibility, have the metal and/or wood cut and installed in a shutter fashion, or with slots. A brace bar, similar to the one used on the doors, will help secure the metal or wood window fortifications. Banks and other businesses often re-glaze teller and clerk window dividers with polycarbonate plastic. This material is readily available in various thicknesses and is reportedly strong enough to deflect flying debris and some small caliber handgun and rifle rounds.
5. The Perimeter. Metal or stone fencing is more expensive than wood, but also provides more protection. A metal gate not only at the entrance of the property, but at several intervals along the drive, can help prevent trespassers on foot from entering the property. A makeshift tire track comprised of nails hammered through a 2X4 and placed along the drive will also help keep vehicles from coming down the drive and near the home.
6. Landscaping. Shrubs and bushes might look pretty in the flowerbeds around your home, but they offer intruders a place to hide and can make the dwelling more vulnerable to fire. Stick to shorter plants when decorating around the house and keep pine trees and hay bales far away from structures to reduce fire risk. Brush fires spawned by a natural disaster or a marauder tying to burn you out of the home are aided by poor fire prevention planning. Use a garden hose to keep foliage around the home damp during dry weather conditions and routinely cut back tree branches and underbrush near structures.
7. Observation. A second-story deck can double as a favorite gathering spot when times are good, and as an observation deck when disaster strikes. Such a platform will also help prevent marauders from gaining access to a fireplace or woodstove chimney. Dropping something flammable into the chimney is one sure way of driving you out of the otherwise fortified home.
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Growing Vegetables Plants from Kitchen Scraps!
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When people start thinking about growing some of their own vegetables at home, the task can seem simple at first, I mean how hard can it be to put a plant in the ground, water it and then enjoy the bountiful harvest of a fully operational farm? Yeah, not so much, although a wonderful dream, to get the bountiful harvest of your dreams takes a lot of space, work and time! With that said there are millions of small tricks that can make growing vegetables a little easier. One way is to use kitchen scraps to grow plants! Yes a lot of foods you disregard as not edible and/or trash can in fact grow into a plant and give you more fruits and vegetables! It is an alternative way of growing a vegetable garden then growing from seed or buying a bunch of plants.
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place the celery in a cup of water and wait for roots to grow, I refresh the water every few days.Source: Brian Dooling
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You can gather seeds too!!
You can gather seeds of fresh vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and peppers that will grow plants. Heirloom varieties are the best because they will reproduce the fruit just as tasty as the original!
Compost for your Kitchen Scraps!
Although many of your kitchen scraps are being saved from the compost pile, don't forget to add some compost to your new plants to give them a little boost! Learn how to compost or Revive Your Compost Pile!
My Experience...
I’ve had my own vegetable garden for a few years now and I’m always looking for new ways to improve the harvest and balance the ecosystem of the garden. I believe that EVERYONE should grow some of their own food, even if it’s just one herb plant or one tomato plant! So with the unusually warm weather at the end of winter and beginning of spring my ambitions, and free time, were thrust into thinking/researching my vegetable garden. In the process I came across a blog that talked about growing celery plants from the discarded bottom of a celery stalk. At first I was skeptical but also intrigued. I had never thought of growing celery before but after doing some more reading and watching a few videos on YouTube to authenticate the idea, I decided to try it myself. It really was very simple. About a week later after using a stalk of celery for some soup and appetizers (here’s a recipe using celery!) I decided to try it! If it didn’t work it was no loss of time or money to me! I cut the stalk down to the bottom and simply placed it in a small plastic bowl with a little bit of water. I placed it on the windowsill and basically forgot about it. Every few days I would check on it and change the water but within a week I noticed the top center of the celery, where the stalks use to be was rising! A few more days and they were definitely rising. Then one day when changing the water I noticed small white roots growing out of the bottom! It was working; growing from scraps was actually working! I waited a few more weeks before transplanting the celery outside due to cooler weather and in the mean time I started a second celery plant in a different bowl, this one also began to grow! Finally on the last week of April when temps had warm enough and the threat of frost seemed about gone I planted both stalks in a pot on my back deck. They are growing bigger each day and in a few months will have fresh celery stalks from my backyard!!
Celery isn’t the only vegetable I’ve been able to use kitchen scraps to grow! Last year I stumbled across growing potatoes. We had a bag of potatoes that got lost in the pantry, when we found them they had begun to spud, so without thinking I throw them into my compost bin. For the next two months I was pulling foot long sprouts out of my compost bin, each one anchored by a chunk of potatoes! I decided to plant them in mounds and in pots as an experiment and to my surprise I actually got some potatoes, granted they weren’t that big but then again I didn’t really give them the room they needed either.
Another fun kitchen scrap to recycle is the top of pineapple! Yes pineapple! This one I have yet to successfully do and from what I have learned can be very time consuming, taking at least eight months of bright sunshine to grow fruit. Like the celery you take the top of the pineapple, where the leaves are, and pull it off, and then you pull some of the bottom leaves off and place in water till it takes root. Once the roots appear you can plant it in a pot. Growing pineapple may be more difficult because it is a tropical plant that needs warm sunshine for a long time, which isn’t available naturally in the northern latitudes. Never the less it can be accomplished and in fact can be very fun!
Finally I have to mention sweet potatoes because as I was growing the celery and researching what other kitchen scraps I could use to grow food, my favorite showNBC’s Community had a Law and Order inspired episode where the infamous study group had to investigate who killed their science project. The project, growing a sweet potato plant from a sweet potato!
NBC Community Growing Sweet Potatoes
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Joel McHale holding up the sweet potatoe plant as evidence in NBC's Community paradoy episode of Law and Order! Growing plants from sweet potatoes!Source: rrstar.com
Benefits!
Benefits:
-less garbage/waste in your trash
-real cost of the food you bought goes down because you are getting not only another plant out of it but also more vegetables
-alternative to starting a garden
-Fun experiment, especially for Kids!!
Other Food Scraps to Grow!!
Some of the vegetables and fruit that can be grown from scraps include:
Carrots
Beets
Turnips
Rutabagas
Garlic
Ginger
So take a moment and look at the kitchen scraps you throw into your compost bin…do they have any seeds? Do you ever find plants growing out of your compost pile? Has the scrap ever grown any shoots off of it? If you say yes to any of those questions then you may have a vegetable scrap that can be used in your back garden!
Commenters growing Scraps!
Im thrilled by all the comments i've gotten about this hub and the plethora of knowledge people are willing to share! It is truly amazing! So here is a list of some of the other kitchen scraps readers are planting and growing!!!!
- sweet white onions
- green onions
- scallions
- red onions
- chives
- red cabbage
- romaine lettuce
- avocado
- lemon Tree
- potatoes
- pineapple
- Jerusalem artichokes
- mangoes
- apples
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These tips and tricks will guarantee you’ll be a totally happy camper this summer.
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1. Use foam floor tiles for a softer, more comfortable tent floor.
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2. Point a head lamp into a jug of water for an instant lantern.
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3. Also: Mountain Dew + baking soda + peroxide = lantern.
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4. Make tin-can sandwich bread as a portable food option.
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Get the recipe here.
5. Familiarize yourself with what the poisonous plants look like.
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6. Bring a tick deterrent.
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7. Glue sandpaper to the top of your match holder.
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Be sure to buy strike-anywhere matches.
8. Repurpose a coffee can to hold and protect TP.
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9. Make crescent rolls over the campfire.
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For maximum yumminess, fill ‘em with stuff like marshmallows and Nutella. Or wrap hot dogs with them.
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Get the directions here.
10. Use Tic-Tac boxes to store spices.
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11. Invest in a two-person sleeping bag.
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This one is $84.99 from Cabelas.
12. Get these seat hammocks for car camping.
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Buy ‘em here.
13. Cut up a straw and fill the pieces up with antibiotic ointment or toothpaste for single-use packets.
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Use a lighter to seal up the ends.
14. Make travel coffee bags out of coffee filters and dental floss.
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Place a scoop of coffee grounds into a coffee filter and tie it up with dental floss. When you’re ready to brew, just make it like you would make tea in a teabag!
15. Need your coffee? Bring a few of these.
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They’ll keep you from going into caffeine withdrawal.
16. Make candle stakes for romantic nighttime lighting.
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Get the directions here.
17. Make single-use soap leaves from a bar of soap and a vegetable peeler.
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You can also rub soap on mosquito bites to relieve the itchiness.
18. Use an empty laundry detergent dispenser as a hand-washing station.
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Just fill it up with water.
19. Use a belt and hooks to hang up pots and pans.
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20. Make campfire cones!
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21. Pack a mini first-aid kit into an old prescription bottle or Altoids tin.
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22. Make pancakes with pre-made pancake mix using shortening and dry milk, which don’t need to be refrigerated.
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Get the full recipe here. You can also find powdered eggs at most grocery stores (if you don’t shudder at the thought).
23. Put a battery-powered votive candle into an empty peanut butter container to make portable lanterns.
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24. Make a portable washing machine with a plunger and a bucket.
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25. Make an easy-to-carry fire starter with a cardboard-only egg carton and match light charcoal.
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You just have to light the carton and the fire will catch on to the charcoal.
26.
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27. Make pocket-sized oil lamps out of travel-size or hotel toiletry shampoo bottles.
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Get the directions here.
28. Forgo the meat marinade and put the rosemary right on the coals.
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Once the coals are uniformly gray and ashy, cover them with fresh rosemary branches. Your meat and vegetables will be flavored with the taste of savory herbs.
29. Bring cheeses in waxed packaging as well as hard cheeses.
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Aged cheddar, Parmigiano, and/or Gruyère will keep for at least a week unrefrigerated.
30. Add bundles of sage to a campfire to keep mosquitoes away.
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31. Try roasting Starburst.
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Sounds crazy, but it’s actually delicious. Crunchy on the outside, warm and gooey on the inside. Roast it until it’s bubbling.
32. Forgo pasta for a quick-cooking alternatives like polenta, quinoa, or couscous.
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Polenta is especially versatile because it can be shaped into patties and pan-fried for a sweet or savory meal. Get a recipe for grilled polenta cakes.
33. Cook cinnabuns (the canned kind) in a hollowed-out orange over a campfire.
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34. If you’re going to be hiking, use this biodegradable trail-marking tape.
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35. Keep the kids busy with a scavenger hunt.
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Write the items down on a paper bag so they have a receptacle for the items.
36. Use a bucket and a milk crate as an emergency toilet.
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37. Cotton pads dipped in wax are a crazy easy way to make portable fire starters.
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38. Bring microfiber towels — they’re super absorbent and lightweight.
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39. Freeze gallon jugs of water and place them in your cooler.
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They’ll keep your food cold, and you’ll have plenty of water to drink for later.
Other things you can freeze to use for later: pasta sauces, chili, and pesto.
40. Make emergency light sources out of an Altoids tin, cardboard, and wax.
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Get the instructions here.
41. Make sandwiches with this campfire panini press.
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No matter how far you have to carry this thing, YOU NEED IT. Get it here for $25.95.
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50 Hour Soy Emergency Candles!
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Old Wheel Into Mosaic Planter!
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Guest Post: Take These Steps Today To Survive An International Crisis
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Submitted by Brandon Smith of Alt-Market blog,
With the Crimea referendum passed and Russia ready to annex the region, the United States and the European Union have threatened sanctions. The full extent of these sanctions is not yet known, and announcements are pending for the end of March. If these measures are concrete, they will of course be followed inevitably by economic warfare, including a reduction of natural gas exports to the EU and the eventually full dump of the U.S. dollar by Russia and China. As I have discussed in recent articles, the result of these actions will be disastrous.
For those of us in the liberty movement, it is now impossible to ignore the potential threat to our economy. No longer can people claim that “perhaps” there will be a crisis someday, that perhaps “five or 10 years” down the road we will have to face the music. No, the threat is here now, and it is very real.
The loss of the dollar’s world reserve status will destroy the only thread holding up its value, namely, investor faith. There are only two possible outcomes from that point onward:
A) The U.S. will be forced to default because no nation will purchase our Treasury bonds and support our debt spending, causing the dollar’s value to implode.
B) The Fed will choose to restart and expand quantitative easing measures, confiscate pension funds, raid bank accounts or issue new taxes in order to keep the system afloat; this will also end in the eventual collapse of dollar value and hyperinflation.
The consequences will lead to an explosion in prices — first in commodities and necessities like petroleum, imported raw materials, food, electricity, etc. and then in all other goods and services. Austerity measures will be instituted by Federal and State governments. Cuts to social welfare programs, including food stamps, are probable. Civil infrastructure will suffer. The cost effectiveness of maintaining public utilities could become unrealistic. Anyone relying on such services may find themselves cut off for days, weeks or indefinitely. Public suffering will invariably rise, along with public crime.
If events like Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans are any indication, the Federal government’s response will be inadequate, to say the least. The Federal Emergency Management Agency clearly cannot be relied upon to provide food, shelter, medical care or protection for communities. In fact, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Feds did far more harm than good, corralling people into camps where death was rampant and disarming outlying neighborhoods so that they could not defend themselves. Tens of millions of dollars in donated and Federally purchased necessities were never delivered to aid survivors. Trucks were turned away, and help from civilian sources was denied.
The point is, if you find yourself in the midst of a national or international catastrophe, you should assume that you will be on your own with whatever preparations you made beforehand. To assume otherwise would be foolish, given our government’s track record.
There are some people who will argue that during an international crisis, such as an economic war or a world war, there is no purpose to preparedness. They will argue that there is nothing an individual or family can do to weather the storm or fight back, because the scale of the threat would be “too great.” There is no place for such defeatism in the life of the liberty-minded. The scale of the threat is irrelevant, and only cowards give up a fight before it even begins. Survival and freedom require an unwavering conviction. Nihilists will fulfill their own prophecies, suffering a fate exactly as they imagine for the rest of us; living in fear, slavery, and obscurity.
That said, it is also important to acknowledge the truth that the majority of Americans today are utterly unready for a minor localized disaster, let alone a national or global crisis. This problem, though, could be easily remedied with a few simple beginning steps. I find that most people are not averse to the idea of preparedness, but many have trouble taking the first steps in the right direction. For longtime preparedness champions, the information listed here might seem like old-hat. However, I challenge each liberty movement member to approach at least one friend or family member who could benefit from the steps below. Prepping appears daunting to the uninitiated; show them how simple it can actually be.
Below is a list of goals that every liberty movement member and American can easily achieve starting today and continuing over the course of the next month. If enough citizens were to take the initiative to do these things, all threats — no matter how imposing — could be overcome.
Buy Three Months Of Food Stock
Food supply is the greatest Achilles’ heel of the American populace. Most homes store less than one week’s worth of food items at any given time. The average person needs between 2,000 and 3,000 calories per day to maintain sufficient energy for survival. It takes around four to six weeks for a person to die of starvation and malnutrition. In a collapse scenario, most deaths will likely occur within the first few months, either by weakness and illness, or by looting and violence. The idea is to at least get through this first catastrophic phase without becoming a villain, or falling victim to one. One person removed from starvation is one possible threat removed from the equation.
Three months of supply is not ideal by any means, but it will buy you precious time. Start with 2,000 calories per day per person. Bulk foods can be purchased cheaply (for now) and can at the very least provide sustenance during emergencies. A 20-pound bag of rice, for instance, can be had for less than $15 and provides about 30,000 calories, or 2,000 calories per day for 15 days for one person. Supplement with beans, canned vegetables and meats, honey for sugar, or freeze-dried goods, and you will be living more comfortably than 90 percent of the population.
Food stockpiling is one of the easiest and most vital measures a person could take. Yet, sadly, it is one of the last preparations on people’s minds.
Buy A Water Filter
Do not count on city water to remain functional. Even during a drawn-out economic downturn rather than an immediate crisis, there is a good chance that some utilities will be sporadic and unreliable. This means you will have to focus on rainwater collection, as well as water from unclean sources. Boiling the water will kill any bacteria, but it will not kill the taste of sediments and other materials floating around. A high-grade survival filter is the best way to get clean water that tastes good.
The average person needs about a gallon of water per day to remain healthy and hydrated. I highly recommend the Sawyer Mini Water Filter, which is a compact washable filter that can cleanse up to 100,000 gallons of water. It uses no moving parts, making it harder to break; and it costs only $20.
Buy A Small Solar Kit
Try going a week or two without electricity, and you may find how dismal life can truly be. The very absence of light at night reduces one’s productivity time drastically, and using fuel for lanterns is not practical in the long term. Solar power is truly the way to go for a grid-collapse scenario.
I’ve heard much whining about the cost of solar power, but small systems that will serve most electrical needs can be set up for less than $1,000. Two 100-watt panels, a power inverter, charge controller and four to six 12-volt deep-cycle batteries are enough to deal with most electrical needs in a survival situation; and all these items can be contained in a portable foot locker for minimal cost. New solar panels are much more effective in low-light conditions and winter weather as well, making solar a must-have prep item.
Store A Fuel Source
Twenty gallons of gasoline treated with fuel saver is not expensive to purchase today, but in the midst of hyperinflation, it may be impossible to obtain tomorrow. Kerosene is useful for heating and cooking. Propane can be stored for decades and runs numerous appliances. If you live in a forested area, dried wood can be had for free, and can keep you warm throughout the winter months (keep in mind the your local danger factor when using fire). It is vital to have a means to stay warm and fed during the most difficult seasonal changes, especially during a grid down scenario.
Find Alternative Shelter
There are no guarantees during a full-spectrum disaster. Having all your eggs in one basket is not only stupid, but unnecessary. Always have a plan B. That means scouting an alternative location for you and your family in the event that your current shelter comes under threat. This location should be far enough away from large population centers but still within a practical range for you to reach them. It should also have a nearby water source, and be defensible. Establishing supply caches near this site is imperative. Do not assume that you will be able to take all of your survival supplies with you from your home. Expect that surprises of a frightening variety will arise.
Buy One Semi-Automatic Rifle
At this point I really don’t care what model of rifle people purchase, as long as they have one, preferably in high capacity and semi-automatic. AR-15, AK-47, Saiga, SKS, M1A: just get one! Every American should be armed with a military-grade rifle. If you are not, you are not only negligent in your duty as a free citizen, but you are also at a distinct disadvantage against the kind of opponents you are likely to face in a collapse situation.
Buy 1,000 Rounds Of Ammunition
Again, this is by no means an ideal stockpile, but it is enough to get you through a couple rough patches if you train furiously. Cheap AK-47 ammo can be had for $5 for a box of 20 rounds. Get what you can while you can, because the prices are only going to skyrocket in the near term.
Approach One Friend Or Neighbor
Community is what will make the difference between life and death during a SHTF collapse. I challenge everyone in the liberty movement to find at least ONE other person to work with in the event of disaster. Lone-wolf operations may be strategically practical for short periods of time; but everyone needs rest, and everyone needs someone else to watch his back. Do not fall into the delusion that you will be able to handle everything on your own.
Learn One Barter Skill
Learn how to fix one vital thing or provide one vital service. Try emergency medical training, gunsmithing or metal working, as long as it is an ability that people will value. You have to be able to produce something that people want in order to sustain yourself beyond the point at which your survival stockpile runs out. Be sure that you are seen as indispensable to those around you.
Grow A Garden
Spring is upon us, and now is the perfect opportunity to grow your own food supply. If you have even a small yard, use that space to grow produce. Focus on high-protein and high-vitamin foods. Buy a dehydrator or canning supplies and save everything. Use heirloom seeds so that you can collect new seed from each crop to replant in the future. If every American had a garden in his backyard, I wouldn’t be half as worried about our survival as I am today.
Prepare Your Mind For Calamity
The most valuable resource you will ever have is your own mind. The information held within it and the speed at which you adapt will determine your survival, whether you have massive preparations or minimal preparations. Most people are not trained psychologically to handle severe stress, and this is why they die. Panic equals extinction. Calm readiness equals greater success.
The state of our financial system is one of perpetual tension. The structure is so weak that any catalyst or trigger event could send it tumbling into the abyss. Make no mistake; time is running out. We may witness a terrifying breakdown tomorrow, in a year, or if we are lucky, a little longer. The path, though, has been set and there is no turning back. All of the items above can be undertaken with minimal cash flow. If you receive a regular paycheck, you can establish a survival supply for yourself and your family. There are no excuses.
Take the steps above seriously. Set your goals for the next four weeks and see how many of them you can accomplish. Do what you can today, or curse yourself tomorrow. What’s it going to be?
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