Mightier than thou

[Binnie]

(20 November 2013, 21:14)Perry Wrote:

(16 November 2013, 11:58)Tibbs735 Wrote: I am far from being a serious prepper, and my position right now with preparedness is really less than ideal. I am envious of people who have had years of head start on preparedness, whereas I've only had my head in the right place for about 2 years, and I'm only 18. I won't be able to own my own land any time soon. I have no BOL, other than my parents home. My family will likely only wake up when the SHTF. I know I'm lacking in certain areas.
-Food
I have a few months worth of non-perishables, and we have a reasonably food garden, on a corner of a 1/3 of an acres plot.
-Water
Around 80 litres of water, some purification tablets, and around 8 berky filters I have yet to attach to a bucket.
-Security
Little to none; my krav maga club closed and was too far away to be convenient anyway, but there is a KAPAP club that is much closer anyway. I am about 90% done on my SGC though, and I intend to get a Mossberg 590 ASAP. A youth compound bow is also in the post. Most of the family other than my brother have no consideration of anything security related.
-Medical
Some basic first aid training, and a bag of bandages and other stuff, some may be out of date.
-Energy
Some stored AA and AAA batteries and a spare motorycle battery.
-Sanitation
Relatively small amount of TP, a few months of toiletaries and hygiene products
-Heat
Around a cord of firewood, a good axe, and means to burn the woods and cook from it.
-Comms
2 walkie-talkies, other than that, nothing.

Lots of areas to work on then!!

At least your 18! I feel that I am mentally prepared and know what to expect (thanks to you), but atchual material goods/skills.. it isn't looking good. All I have at home is 1-2 months of food and basic metal work skills and basic cadet training ( How to survive in the field and how to clean and use a rifle) and because of my age I can only get certain things.

I'm just terrified that I'm gonna get cut off before i can get the vital skills and materials our family desperately needs :L

this is a great book http://gonzoj.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/t...-handbook/

Do me a favour though, if you do download this and find it useful, buy a copy, or at least put it on your xmas list. there is a condensed "pocket" version that'll fit in your bergen nicely, use the "free" download for evaluation purposes