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    Why You Should Know About Quinoa

    By Angela, on June 29th, 2011
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    Dried beans and rice are a staple topic of discussion on this site because we’re all interested in knowing about food that has a long shelf life period and can be stored in bulk. Well I’m here to tell you about a dried food that has a shelf life comparable to rice and with even more nutritional value than brown rice. This is a food you’ll most certainly be interested in incorporating into your survival plans and into everyday life.

    What Is It?

    Quinoa, pronounced Keen-Wah, is this magical food and to give you a great basic introduction I think Wikipedia states it best when they say this “… amazing food source was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian Andean civilizations. In contemporary times, this crop has become highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content is very high (12%–18%). Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), and like oats, quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete protein source among plant foods. It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. Because of all these characteristics, quinoa is being considered a possible crop in NASA’s Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long-duration manned spaceflights.”
    Why Do I Like It?
    I came across Quinoa because of my girlfri
    end. She used to be a vegetarian and is very nutritionally aware and was always looking for ways to be healthier. Knowing that her vegetarian diet was lower in protein, she discovered Quinoa as an amazing addition to her diet for its complete protein and amino acid boost compared to alternatives such as brown rice. Quinoa actually has almost double the amount of protein and double the amount of dietary fiber when compared to brown rice, which is quite impressive.

    How Do I Serve It?

    If you purchase processed Quinoa in the store it will only need a quick rinse, whereas a less processed version will need more soaking beforehand to remove the bitter outer casing called the Saponin. We typically use Quinoa the same way that we would use rice; it’s almost a direct substitute. Mix 2 cups water or stock with 1 cup of Quinoa and bring to a boil before lowering to a simmer. The final product has a mild flavor and is a delicious base for stir-fry, vegetables or whatever your fancy may be.

    What’s Not To Like?

    There isn’t too much more I have to add on the topic. I am not an expert on the food source, but thought the readers of this blog would be very interested to read the basics I’ve provided in this article and do a little investigation of their own into this “super food.” It tastes great, stores well, and has fantastic nutritional value. What else do you need?

    About the Author

    Cooper Elling is passionate about camping, fitness & blogging. When he’s not working out, he writes about Sono Bello, cooking and hacky sacks.

    Note from Angela: Quinoa is one of those grains I have wanted to try, but haven’t found a local source for it and checking online it’s not cheap plus the price of shipping makes it even more expensive. Anyone know a good source for Quinoa either in small packages or in bulk?

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    New World Order Around the Corner

    Video: Lindsey Williams: U.S. Default, Gold & Silver and the NWO [Part 1 of 3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... lqxwXGDQPw



    Video: Lindsey Williams: U.S. Default, Gold & Silver and the NWO [Part 2 of 3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ul2yX8iwSk



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    I’ve listened to Lindsey Williams on a few occasions during the last 3+ years.

    And I have to say his predictions are scary accurate. I know this because I’ve personally witnessed his predictions come true.

    The reason Lindsey Williams’ predictions are so accurate is because he has relationships with some of the people who belong to the New World Order — people who are working behind the scenes to bring about certain events in history.

    And it’s for this reason that I strongly recommend you watch the following video. It is only 13 minutes long, but well worth your time.

    Lindsey talks about the next Arab country to fall (and why it will fall), what the NWO is primarily interested in, why you should not sell your gold or silver, and more.

    Watch the video now:

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    Glenn Beck Talks About The Need To Prepare For What Is Coming

    Whether you like the guy or you don't, he is right on the money with what he is saying here. This isn't the first time I have heard Glenn Beck make comments that make it, more or less, obvious that he is at the very least a closet preparedness advocate.

    Video at the link: http://www.backwoodssurvivalblog.com/20 ... epare.html
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    DIY Solar Battery Charger - Maximizing Your Solar Power Output

    Thursday, August 4, 2011



    You can easily maximize your solar power output during the summer when solar power is more readily abundant. Even a simple 6 volt solar cell can give you an easy way to take advantage of abundant sunlight and help you double the output of your solar cell. Most conventional usage of a six volt solar cell is for either charging a spotlight battery or to run a deer feeder but you can use it to charge AA or even AAA rechargeable batteries which are commonly used in a variety of other devices.



    By using a couple of 4 cell battery holders (AA in this case) that can be obtained at most electronic stores for a couple of bucks, you can add versatility to your 6 volt solar cell. Adding a wooden mounting board for the battery holders and hooking them up in parallel will allow you to charge 12 volts worth of batteries off a single 6volt solar cell.

    With the longer daylight hours and generally more intense sunlight of summer, there have been no problems in getting a good charge rate for all the batteries using this type of setup. In the winter time and when the sunlight is less intense and the days are shorter, simply charge 4 batteries at a time versus 8 batteries.





    Using a small bolt with a wing nut allows easy connections to be made and allows the larger alligator clips on the solar cell to be easily attached or detached when charging a regular 6 volt gel battery. The wing nuts also allow you to easily disconnect the leads from the battery holders when they aren't being charged and the battery holders are being used to simply hold the extra batteries.

    This is important because batteries, which are basically little chemical power plants, when hooked in parallel will feed off themselves and you will wind up with discharged or dead batteries as a result.

    Got maximum solar power output?

    Staying above the sunny water line!

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    Simple Survival Tips - Emergency Treatments for Minor Bleeding and Cuts During a Crisis

    Sunday, July 31, 2011

    During a crisis or a disaster, you may find yourself experiencing some very simple medical problems for which proper medical treatment may not be readily available. One of the more common and frequent conditions you may experience are minor cuts or bleeding. There are usually simple solutions to these problems that can be found in your own kitchen.

    While a severe cut or puncture wound will require immediate medical attention, there are several remedies for treating minor cuts and bleeding available using simple items from your kitchen. Treating minor injuries quickly will help reduce the risk of more serious complications from infections that could possibly develop if left untreated, especially during a crisis or disaster when the risks will be greater.

    Some of the more frequently used items to help stop minor bleeding are ground black pepper, ground cayenne pepper, teabags, flour, cornstarch and ground coffee. Most of these items are highly absorbent and will help to slow down and help to eliminate bleeding from minor cuts or injuries. Don’t forget about treating your pets who may have suffered injuries as well. Cornstarch not only works well on people but can also be safely used on your pets to treat minor bleeding and cuts.

    Pressure bandages will also help to eliminate or slow down bleeding and can be easily made from kitchen towels and wash cloths. Duct tape, electrical tape or whatever type of tape you have handy can also be used to help pull the skin together to help slow down or eliminate bleeding from minor injuries as well.

    Being aware of your available resources will help you be better able to treat minor injuries that could lead to further complications in a crisis. While there are numerous alternatives for treating minor injuries, one of your best resources is a well-stocked first aid kit and the knowledge of how to use it properly.

    Got kitchen remedies?

    Staying above the water line!

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    Riverwalker's Pics - Yard Patrol

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    It's always nice to have a sentry on duty...or two, or three, or four.

    Got yard patrol? (They get very LOUD Day or Night) on any movement

    Staying above the water line!

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    Foil Wrap Food: Tasty Fuel for Survival

    Posted on July 14th, 2011 by Leon in Food and Cooking

    In an emergency, let’s hope you have food and know how to cook it. But what happens if you end up with a fire, some food staples, and a piece of aluminum foil – can you combine those to make a tasty meal?

    All you need to make a foil dinner is aluminum foil, food and a heat source.

    By Leon Pantenburg

    In a survival situation, food should taste good. When (fill in the acronym) happens, previously-fussy eaters will find that hunger is the best sauce. But the same diet everyday will soon grow monotonous. (Really, how many MREs can you eat before all the entrees taste the same?)

    Most people will eat whatever is available because they are hungry. But what about the old folks, little kids and toddlers? Diet monotony, or bland, repetitive tastes can cause them to just quit eating.

    Obviously, this is dangerous – without the food energy, their bodies can’t produce warmth, they will grow weaker and their mental outlook and the group morale will deteriorate.

    So food preparation in survival situations is important, and tasty food can start with just a piece of aluminum foil. (I carry a big piece in most of my survival kits!)

    As part of a survival scenario, consider where you might be when disaster strikes, and what your needs might be. If I’m hunting, fishing, hiking or participating in some other vigorous activity, then food is fuel. At the end of the day, I want a lot to eat, fast, and taste is not so important. If convenience is the major consideration, I’ll eat whatever is available. Frequently, that might be something like jerky and hardtack.

    But if I’m at a Central Oregon Dutch Oven Society outing, a group devoted to outdoor epicurean cuisine, then gourmet-style food prepared outside in a cast iron pot over coals is the reason for being there.

    The lowly foil wrap can fit quite well into either category, and a well-prepared prepper or survivalist should know this

    Hardtack, a very simple. long-lasting survival ration, is very easy to make and has the taste, texture and consistency of a fired brick!

    survival technique.. A wrap is nothing more than food bound up in aluminum foil and cooked over campfire coals or on a grill over charcoal. The wrap can be the main course, a side dish or a dessert. Foil wrap food can be as simple as a foiled baking potato or ear of corn on the cob or as complicated as a delicate salmon fillet smothered with fresh herbs and vegetables.

    At elk or deer hunting camp, we frequently prepare a simple foil wrap of sliced potatoes and onions seasoned with some garlic and gobbed with butter the night before. We hunt all the next day, and whoever gets to camp first starts the fire. By the time everyone gets back after dark, there is a nice bed of coals to use with the Dutch ovens and foil wraps.

    The wrap is tossed on the coals, biscuits are popped out of the tube into a Dutch oven, and elk or deer backstrap is sliced, dredged in flour and fried. Total time for a great meal is about 30 minutes.

    Foil wraps are simple and fun and are a great way to make lunch with your kids. A wrap can make a nice meal to take along on an outing or day hike. A foil wrap stored in a plastic bag can be perfect for a noon meal in the backcountry. And everyone can make their own, dictated by their own tastes.

    As a cooking merit badge counselor for Boy Scout Troop 18, I frequently run across youngsters who, according to their parents, are very fussy eaters.

    Wraps can change that. Let the youngster decide what ingredients go into a wrap for lunch or dinner, but make sure there are veggies, some soup for a broth and fish or meat. The novelty of building your very own fire, and cooking over it, plus the positive peer pressure of the other kids will overshadow previous food prejudices.

    In wilderness cooking, every recipe should start with soap and water or hand sanitizer. Even though the cooking conditions may be primitive, sanitation shouldn’t be, and a case of dysentery or giardia can taint those otherwise great memories.

    Food preparation with foil wraps is simplicity itself, and for short day trips, all the cutting and dicing can be done at home. For longer trips, some dishes can be pre-made, wrapped and frozen. Insulate the frozen food well, place it in the bottom of your pack, and it should thaw out in time to make a fresh, hearty meal for the second night out.

    To wrap the food, place it in the center of a rectangular piece of heavy duty foil, then bring the long edges together on top. Fold the long edge over once, then continue roll-folding until it’s snug over the food. There should be several inches at each open end that are clear of food.

    This Dutch oven cobbler uses canned fruit and cake mix to create a tasty dessert.

    Then, roll the ends in tightly, compressing the food and making sure that each end has at least three complete rolls. This prevents juices from escaping during cooking and gives you something to hang on to when turning the packet.

    Sometimes, depending on what’s cooking, you’ll want to double wrap the packet. To avoid any leakage while transporting, put the completed package in a plastic bag. Then, when you’re done eating, put all the leftovers and used foil in the bag and carry it out. (Sounds like a tasty MRE, right?)

    Temperatures for foil wrap cooking are best learned through experience and will depend to a certain extent on what is in the wrap. But a good rule of thumb is that the coals should be hot enough that you can place your hand an inch above the grate for about five seconds, but no longer, without discomfort.

    You may put the wrap directly in the coals of a campfire, but make sure the fire isn’t too hot. A good idea is to rake some coals away from the flames and place the wrap directly on them. Obviously, you’ll need to watch the wrap closely.

    Food is a critical item among preppers, survivalists, outdoorspeople and anyone who needs energy. Storing and preserving food is a consideration for whatever disaster and/emergency might happen.

    But regardless of what stockpiled food you may have or what you cook, a little planning, preparation and foil can make a great meal.

    And that’s a wrap.

    Try these recipes with your kids, or outdoors beginners to teach the foil wrap technique:

    ENGLISH MUFFIN PIES
    2 TSP butter or margarine
    1 English muffin, split
    12-inch square of foil
    3 TBS canned pie filling, any flavor

    Butter the outside of the muffin and place down on the shiny side of the foil. Top with pie filling. Butter the other muffin half and place on top of the fruit. Roll the foil over the muffin and make sure the ends are securely rolled.

    Cook for about 15 minutes, moving the packet every few minutes. When done, the outside of the muffin should be browned. Be careful the filling will be extremely hot. Let cool before eating.

    HERBED FISH AND CARROTS

    18-inch square of foil
    2 whole small carrots
    1 TBS of margarine or butter
    1/2 tsp of dried herb mix
    1/4 tsp lemon pepper or garlic pepper
    Fresh fish fillets, about four to five ounces

    Lay foil shiny side down on flat surface. Peel carrots and slice 1/4-inch thick. Arrange down the center of the foil. Cut butter into pats and distribute over the carrots. Place fish on top of the carrots and sprinkle the herbs and lemon pepper over the fillet. Cut the remaining butter into pats and distribute over the fish.

    Fold the foil around the fish and place the packet fish side upon coals. Cook for about 15 minutes, then flip and cook another eight to 10 minutes.

    To serve, carefully open the packet; serve directly from the foil or transfer all the contents to an individual plate.

    FOILED AGAIN HAMBURGER DINNER
    18-by-24-inch piece of heavy duty foil
    1 TBS of barbecue sauce
    1/4 small onion
    5 ounces of lean ground beef or venison
    1/4 tsp seasoned salt or garlic salt
    1/2 small baking potato
    1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced into pennies

    Fold the foil in half, shiny side in. Place the barbecue sauce in the center. Peel onion, slice and arrange over the sauce. Combine ground meat and seasoned salt, mix well and form into oblong patty, about 4-by-3-by-3/4 inches and place on top of the onions. Peel potato and carrot and slice both 1/8-inch thick. Top patty with potatoes and carrots. Fold foil over the ingredients and be sure to seal the ends very well.

    Place packet on grill or coals, and turn and rotate every 10 minutes. Total cooking time should be about 35 minutes.

    To check for doneness, open packet. Vegetables should be tender and meat should be medium-well.

    TROOP 18 FOIL WRAP COBBLER
    Pie filling
    White or yellow cake mix
    Pats of butter or margarine

    This is a beginner recipe that is very popular with kids or first-time campers and adapts the time-honored dump cake to foil.

    Place several tablespoons of pie filling on the foil, then top with cake mix and pats of butter. Fold the ingredients into the foil and place on the grill. Cook about 10 to 12 minutes on one side, then flip and cook another 5 to 10 minutes.

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    Damper Recipes: Australia's Survival Bread



    Two cups of flour makes a skillet-full of Damper, Australia’s survival bread

    “Have you heard of Damper? It’s an Australian bread that’s made using few ingredients and cooked in a campfire. Stockmen and drovers would make it using their basic camping rations.” from Alex in SurvivalCommonSense.com Comments

    by Leon Pantenburg

    Actually, I had not heard of Damper, but I never need much excuse to experiment with survival foods, and asked Alex for a recipe.

    “Leon, I think there are as many Damper recipes as there are cooks, and nobody agrees on what the real one is,” Alex replied. ” The basic recipe uses flour, baking powder, salt and milk, and is cooked in a campfire (either in a pot, or wrapped in foil, or suspended on a stick, or straight on the coals). It’s usually served with jam or honey or something similar.

    “My great uncle was a drover, and he used to make it for us when he visited. We never could get his recipe straight – whenever we asked, he’d just grab handfuls of ingredients and say: ‘You just add a bit of this and a bit of that…’ His came out perfect every time. Ours didn’t.”

    Every prepper, survivalist or emergency preparedness enthusiast should have a variety of these simple, tasty recipes as part of their survival kit! Food is a basic survival requirement, but sometimes, even hunger can’t overcome monotony. Eat the same thing, day after day, and some people might just quit eating.

    So survival cooking, of necessity, must be simple and tasty! It makes sense that every region has an emergency-type ration based on simple ingredients such as flour or meal.

    Bannock, that staple among trappers and traders in the Northwest in the early to late 1800s, probably originated in Scotland. “Ramrod rolls” were common in the Confederate Army because of a lack of options. In this recipe, a cornmeal dough was wrapped around a stick or ramrod, and toasted over a campfire.

    Fry bread became a favorite among some Native

    Hardtack, a very simple, long-lasting survival ration, is very easy to make and has the texture and consistency of a fired brick!

    American tribes after they were forced onto reservations and issued flour and salt for rations. Hardtack was a standard American military ration for over 200 years.

    Since Australia was colonized by Great Britain, I’d guess Damper is a variation of a popular English bread.

    Regardless, Damper is easy to make, and don’t over-think it! In any of the following recipes, mix the dry ingredients together, add the milk or water and form a smooth dough. Don’t knead too much. Then, either make biscuits or a larger loaf, and bake it however you want to. It look really cool (and is a great kids’ activity in camp) when the dough is rolled around a stick and toasted over a campfire. Put peanut butter in the hole, and you have a delicious, warm sandwich.

    Another recommended idea is to amend the flour with one tablespoon of soy flour; one tablespoon of dried milk and one teaspoon of wheat germ per cup of white flour. This combination makes a complete protein of the flour, and turbocharges the nutritional value of the bread.

    Here are a few Damper recipes that could work well in your survival kit:

    Plain Damper
    2 c self-rising flour (If you don’t have self-rising, add 1-1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt to every cup of regular or

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    Mix dry ingredients together first, then add water to make a soft dough. Knead until the dough sticks together, but not too long or the Damper will get tough. In a conventional oven bake at about 375 degrees about 20 minutes, or until the edges start to brown.


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    Standard Damper

    2 c self-rising flour

    Follow standard cooking directions.
    • 4 c self-rising flour
    • 1 1/2 c water
    • 2 Tbs pecan chips
    • a pinch of salt
    • 2 Tbs butter
    • 1 c grated cheese
    • 1 tsp chives
    • 1 tsp crisp bacon, crumbled
    • 1 small onion
    Rub the butter into the flour. Add salt. When it looks like crumbs, add water and the rest of the ingredients. Mix with a wooden spoon until it is a sticky dough. Turn out on to a floured board and mold into a round. Place in a well-greased cake tin and cut across to make 8 or 10 servings. Bake (at 35 degrees) for 20 minutes or it sounds hollow when you tap on it. Turn out and serve hot with butter. (Recipe courtesy of About.com. camping.)

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    Taser Death Lawsuit Results in $10M Award

    Published: July 25th, 2011

    A North Carolina jury has awarded $10 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Taser International, Inc., which was filed by the family of a teen who died after being shocked with a Taser stun gun.

    The complaint was brought by Devoid Turner and Tammy Lou Fontenot, the parents of Darryl Turner, who was 17 when he died in a supermarket in Charlotte after being shot in the chest by a Taser Model X26 electronic control device on March 20, 2008.

    According to the Taser death lawsuit, the manufacturer was negligent in failing to warn law enforcement that shooting their stun gun weapons into the chest of a subject could cause cardiac arrest.

    Following trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, a federal jury awarded $10 million in damages.

    Darryl Turner died after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer shot him with his Taser in an attempt subdue him. Turner reportedly lunged at an officer responding to reports that he had been yelling and throwing things at a store manager.

    The officer used the Taser to stun Turner for 37 seconds, after which he ceased moving. The officer stunned the unresponsive Turner again for five more seconds for refusing to put his hands behind his back. According to testimony by the Mecklenburg County medical examiner, Turner was not on drugs nor did he have any signs of heart disease prior to the incident.

    Charlotte reached a settlement agreement in the police brutality lawsuit prior to trial, resulting in a payment of $625,000 and the city has retrained it’s officers in the use and application of stun guns.

    Taser stun guns are designed to incapacitate neuromuscular function by delivering a shock that uses Electro-Muscular Disruption technology. Many law enforcement agencies have deployed the weapons to allow police to incapacitate someone who poses a threat, but there have also been a number of reports of overuse and abuse of the weapons, which could have fatal consequences.

    Taser International has defended the safety of their stun guns, maintaining that they deliver non-lethal force and that studies show no risk of cardiac arrest if the device strikes the chest. However, in October 2009, Taser issued new recommendations that officers not directly aim for the chest.

    In 2008, Amnesty International released a report on Taser police use, calling for departments throughout the United States to stop using Taser guns or to strictly limit their use to life-threatening situations.

    The human rights group linked 334 deaths to the use of Taser guns between 2001 and August 2008. Amnesty International noted that 90% of the Taser deaths examined involved people who were unarmed and did not appear to present a serious threat to the officers. A large number of the fatalities involved misuse of the weapons, including multiple Taser shocks or exposing suspects to prolonged shocks.

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    Are You A Paranoid Prepper?

    August 8, 2011 by David Morris

    Joel Rosenberg wrote about terrorists flying planes into a skyscraper before 9/11. (It was after al-Qaida had started preparing, so he didn’t give them the idea.)

    It’s amazing how many emails I get that start with either “I might be paranoid” or “My family thinks I’m paranoid.” The simple fact is, if you think that it’s smart to prepare for likely disasters, some people will call you prudent and others will call you paranoid.

    In reality, the passage of time is all that will shed light on whether someone is being paranoid. For example, Joel Rosenberg wrote about terrorists flying planes into a skyscraper before 9/11. (It was after al-Qaida had started preparing, so he didn’t give them the idea.)

    Many thought that idea was the creation of a fiction writer with an overactive imagination. And those who thought it was possible were considered merely paranoid — until it actually happened.

    That’s the way it is with many threats. Some in New Orleans thought that preparing for a levee break was being paranoid — until it actually happened. For a while after Hurricane Katrina, there was only one operational hospital in the entire city. Ochsner Medical Center had been taking practical steps to prepare for a levee break since the 1950s.

    Other threats never pan out… like Y2K. People who were myopic and focused on Y2K ended up looking paranoid after the dust settled. But those who kept their supplies and training up to speed look pretty smart right about now. They may have been paranoid about Y2K, but their understanding of the need to be prepared was practical and timeless.
    “Paranoia,” if you want to call it that, isn’t necessarily a bad thing… unless it starts affecting your sleep, your relationships with others and your mood. Fortunately, there are some simple things that you can do to look at the threats we’re facing in a way that will allow you to keep balance in your life.

    Here are some truisms about being paranoid/prepared:
    1. There will always be a “new threat” to worry about. They are kind of like waves in the surf zone. If you focus all of your energy on one, there’s always another one coming. Your best bet is to power through, keep moving and keep your eyes on the big picture.
    2. General preparedness will help keep you from the emotional roller coaster of going from one probable disaster to the next. EMPs, bio attacks, economic collapse and infrastructure attacks all share common elements. Focusing on these common elements will give you a broad preparedness base.
    3. TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) may or may not happen during your lifetime, so don’t waste all your time on Earth focusing on it. Someday, you’re going to look back on how you spent your life. Spend your time today in a way that you’ll be happy about tomorrow.
    4. If things do collapse, life will get really stressful, so don’t forget to stop and smell the roses while things are relatively stable.
    5. If you’re losing sleep now because of what might happen, you should learn how to get your mind under control for when things actually do happen.
    6. Spending time making forward progress on your preparations will always beat spending time reading about every possible disaster that could happen.
    7. Unless your plan is to live in a cave, completely isolated and alone, make sure to spend time on relationships with family and friends. They will make your life richer if disaster never happens, and they will make life livable if disaster does happen.
    8. Many of the things you worry about will never happen. Some might. But, as Matthew 6:27 says: “Who by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” Try to convert worry into action and/or prayer.

    Calm Down


    The first thing you need to do is take a deep breath. In a survival situation, panic can kill you more quickly than a lack of oxygen. One of the best ways to prepare for the stress of a survival situation is to learn how to handle stressful situations in everyday life as efficiently as possible. This isn’t a switch you can flip… it’s a skill that’s developed over time — and a skill you can start developing today.

    Practice calming down while driving, while talking with customer support that doesn’t speak English, and while spending time with friends and relatives. There are some situations where escalating conflict helps, but in most cases it doesn’t.

    If you’re frantically preparing, you might also want to calm down a little. I believe preparedness is both urgent and a way of life. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. It’s easy to prepare at such a frantic pace that you quickly burn out or make expensive mistakes. But when you make it a part of your life, it becomes quite fun and enriches every day in addition to preparing you for disasters.

    Make A Plan


    The next thing you need to do is make a plan. What threats are you most concerned about? What preparations can you do that will help you no matter what kind of disaster you face? What skills and supplies do you currently have? Which skills do you need to develop and what supplies do you need to start getting? What if you have to bug out? What if you can’t bug out and you have to survive in place?

    You will continually be modifying your plan based on opportunities and your unique situation, so don’t feel like the plan you make today will be set in stone.

    Control Your Time, Control Your Mind


    It’s easy to spend hours and hours reading, watching or listening about the next worst thing that’s going to happen. It’s also intoxicating to read about other people’s survival plans and about other people’s survival skills instead of actually doing stuff yourself.

    I encourage you to control what you watch, listen and read. There’s no shortage of information out there about all of the threats we face. And it’s not a bad thing to be aware of them. But think about every potential disaster you hear about as encouraging your decision to be prepared rather than as something new to worry about.

    One of the best illustrations of this is helicopter pilots. Helicopter pilots are a unique breed. Airplane pilots know that if their engines go out, their plane will naturally glide some distance and they have a good shot at being able to land safely.

    Helicopter pilots, on the other hand, are basically flying a rock through the air. If the engine goes out, autorotation will buy some grace, but landing a dead helicopter becomes more like landing a rock than landing an airplane.

    As a result, helicopter pilots are very aware of all of the threats they face and everything that could go wrong at any given moment and cause a series of cascading disasters. The ability to accept and deal with all of these potential threats, embrace them and enjoy finding solutions to them is what makes for great helicopter pilots. They learn that at some point you have to stop overthinking what might happen and just start flying.

    Similarly, the more aware you are about the political, natural and terrorist threats that we face, the more you’ll want to develop the mind of a helicopter pilot… always aware of what could happen, but never dwelling on any one thing and letting it paralyze you.

    Along this same line of thought, we used to watch Glenn Beck’s show every night. It was solid information, but it was overwhelming. I still listen to Glenn’s radio show and really appreciate his waking people up. But at the same time, I have to limit myself to how much I listen to his show. It’s the same with many blogs, forums and books. Every day, I would read about the end results of somebody’s lifetime of prepping. But I wouldn’t have time to do anything about it, and I found myself just as unprepared the next time I watched or read.

    Fortunately, there’s a balance.

    What I encourage you to do is watch and read just enough to spur you to action. Then, actually spend time doing things to get prepared.

    That’s a big reason why I am so focused on not only writing about vulnerabilities that we face and big-picture preparedness, but also simple, fundamental things that people can do on a daily basis to get themselves prepared. I want every article I write to have actionable steps you can take immediately so that you become more prepared every day.

    Take Action!


    Once you’re aware of the threats we face, both in the U.S. and globally, the best thing you can do to get prepared and stay sane is to take action.

    “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” “Slow and steady wins the race.” These are all good sayings to remind you to pace yourself.

    If you have to sprint, then look at your preparedness as interval training and plan for time to catch your breath and regroup.

    Do something on a daily basis to get more prepared. Don’t just read about skills, practice them. Do things that will earn you the right to sleep soundly because you’ve made forward progress.

    Don’t kick yourself for waiting to get prepared. It’ll only waste mental energy. Learn the lesson and get moving.

    Don’t think you’re going to go from newbie to expert in every facet of survival overnight. It’s a process — and any progress that you make will give you that much more of an advantage over the general public.

    Pray


    For my wife and me, prayer is the biggest thing that gives us peace and strength. We’re facing some pretty huge threats to our way of life, and talking with God is the biggest thing that helps keep our heads from spinning around in frustration with what’s going on in the world. We’re living in crazy times, and we’re thankful to have a rock that we can hold onto.

    What To Do Next?


    Still don’t know what to do next? That’s a big reason why I wrote the SurviveInPlace.com Urban Survival Course. It’s a step-by-step guide to get you and your family ready for breakdowns in civil order after disasters. To read more about it and see if it’s right for you, please go to SurviveInPlace.com.

    Do you have any stories about how you went from being paralyzed or panicked by what is going on in the world to feeling more at peace? How about how you won over relatives who once thought you were paranoid? Please share your thoughts and experiences by commenting below.

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