08/04/14
Prepping.
I don't know how to write an intro for this post so I'll just start by saying, most preppers will die when the Shit Hits The Fan. Oh and please "follow" my blog channel or whatever Google calls it. If you watch my YouTube channel, I'm sorry that I haven't uploaded any videos in the last few months, shit happened and my life is a bit upside down. If you know me personally or on Social Media, all I ask is that you don't believe everything that you read in the news papers or what some political adversaries say about me. The only people who truly know what is going on is me, my fiance, my dad, my attorney and a few select friends. Sometime this month I will be meeting with a member of the media to give my side of the story. I'll probably provide updates on my blog later.
Before I begin the lecturing part, here is a list of some of what you as a prepper should know.
-Basic and intermediate medical care and CPR.
-How to change a flat tire on a car.
-How to jump start a dead car battery.
-How to siphon fuel from a vehicle.
-How to operate a CB radio and a police scanner.
-At least 5 different ways to do the same task.
-How to operate a rifle, handgun, shotgun and recurve or compound bow.
-At least 4 ways to start a camp fire.
-At least 3 different rescue signaling techniques.
-How to properly wield a knife for hand to hand combat.
-How to be stealthy.
-How to use the right tools for the job.
-At least 10 different ways to get 100 miles away from where you live (bugging out)
-How to grow at least 8 different food bearing plants from seed.
-How to fillet a fish and how to skin small game.
-How to tie different knots.
-The NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
-How to read a topographic map
-How to use a GPS.
-How to improvise.
-How to survive.
-How to work with a team.
-How to do things alone.
Now for some important stuff.
I have seen enough YouTube videos, watched enough episodes of Doomsday Preppers and met enough minutemen to know that they have no idea what the hell they are doing. I like to blame Pop Culture for most of the problems in our society because in reality, idiots like Oprah and Miley Cyrus have more influence on our lives than Jesus Christ does. It is very tragic and utterly painful. Just like democrats and republicans are both, at the core, politicians; preppers are still people and people are generally naive and out of touch with reality. Shows and movies like the Walking Dead and World War Z have filled the minds of the mindless masses with fiction that to many is not all that fictitious. I don't know how many times I have seen someone say that they wish a Zombie Outbreak actually happened. That right there, is proof that a different form of zombie exists. I like the Walking Dead because I'm into movies and shit like that but at least I know that it is far from being an accurate depiction of a zombie apocalypse. The thing that most people don't understand is that a TV series is designed to get your views and make millions of dollars off of you watching the final product of their creativity. Certain things are added to movies to create the wow factors and stuff that makes you say "that was awesome!" Have you ever seen an old James Bond movie? I'm talking before Golden Eye, way before Golden Eye. In many of the early 007 films, Sean Connery, Roger Moore or whoever played 007 would be carrying a very nice Walther PPK .380. In Goldfinger, Sean Connery is in a shootout and you can tell that the gunshots are completely fake and the fact that 007 fired over 20 rounds before changing mags was an obvious status quo thing that happens in Hollywood. My point is that in movies and TV shows, the creators, producers and directors know what the viewers want to see and what they don't want to see and most of what the viewers want to see is blood, fighting, shit that goes boom, guns, hot women, sex, money, drugs and overpriced cars that you will never see in real life.
Many preppers will die because they are Gear Whores with no actual applied skills. They are mentally on the same level as a 15 year old Call of Duty fanatic. They buy thousands of dollars worth of weapons and ammo, spend thousands on MilSurp goods and camo clothing and they spend thousands on stuff that they will never use until the SHTF. Gear is useless if you don't have knowledge and skills. Thankfully in the Digital Age (I hate saying that) it is easy to learn basic things by simply watching a video and then practicing what you learned. Self reliance is a principle that I'll get in later but educating yourself should be a daily thing. I buy a lot of gear, I'll admit that, but I know how to use it. Some stuff can be bought, used once or twice and then stored away but some stuff needs to be used many times if not all the time. There are some things that you will buy, even though you have never used them before. I bought some 2 way radios, I unboxed them, charged them and then put them in a Faraday Cage where they will stay until I need them. I have never had to suture a wound before but I know how to suture a wound and I want to have sutures in my medical kit, so I bought some sutures. I hope you get what I'm saying.
Many preppers will die because they don't share their knowledge with their family members. If you and your wife are at your jobs when the SHTF, does she know what to do, the same way that you know what to do? I'll even admit that my fiance isn't on the same level as me and it's my fault that I don't spend enough time teaching her certain things. I've explained to her certain plans and household protocols many times and I pray that when the time comes, she will know what to do. There are things that men know that women don't know and there are things that women know that men don't know. I'm 24 and have no idea how to braid hair and my fiance (a female) is 22 and has no idea how to jump start her car. Well, she didn't know until I had to show her last winter. My father doesn't know firearms as well as I do but he knows more about medicine than I ever will. Diversity is a great thing when it comes to survival which is why I advocate that preppers establish groups and work in their communities. No one knows everything but as a prepper, I need to know many things. My fiance was not a prepper until she met me and she never shot a firearm until I took her to the shooting range. Not everyone in your family needs to be a certified EMT but if you are, my advice is to teach your family some if not all of what you know. Teach your kids how to shoot a rifle, teach your son how to change the oil on a vehicle and teach your daughter how to fillet, clean and cook the fish that daddy caught. I hope you understand this point.
If you establish a prepping group, don't call it a Militia unless you really really want to. I made that mistake when I started a group and when I went to change the name to something less "out there" some members bitched about it. I know from experience how difficult it is to establish and maintain a prepping group. Maybe it was just the people in it but after a few months, I virtually gave up on it and started fresh with people who I see every day. I'll probably do a blog about prepping groups sometime.
Other than that, if you have an opinions to share, go for it. Thanks for reading.
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