Guaranteed
Being prepared is not impossible. It is not always easy, but anyone can cultivate a prepared mindset. Preparedness is about choices. A prepper chooses to spend time and resources to gain piece of mind. The motto of my training school is, “Don’t be scared, be prepared.”
An example of this would be earthquakes. Earthquakes pose a threat in my area. Rather than worry about them I took some time to prepare my home for earthquakes. A little education and some energy exerted gave me piece of mind. Before I took precautions I spent more time than I am willing to admit stressing over the potential destruction of a 7.2 or greater New Madrid Earthquake.
While I can guarantee that anyone can become more prepared for disasters, I cannot guarantee that the things you prepare for are the disasters that will occur.
In my work as an emergency manager, I have seen firsthand the devastation that a disaster can bring. Mother Nature can wreak havoc on a town. You have no choice in a tornado strike, the magnitude of an earthquake, or the suddenness of a flood. You do have a choice in how well you prepare for such events. You also have a choice in how you deal with those events.
I find that preparedness gives me confidence, it gives me choices, and it allows me to deal with a situation based upon the facts and not my fears.
I currently work full-time as an instructor. I love sharing knowledge, and helping other people grow and develop themselves and their personal skills.
Because I have seen the benefit of proper preparation on a personal basis I take great care in passing this knowledge on. This book takes the professional discipline of emergency management and incorporates the knowledge and skills from preppers to make a plan that is functional, practical, and realistic.
I find that many prefer to prioritize stuff over skills, but in reality, it should be the opposite. Having the mindset to survive is the base, with skills and responding appropriately to the situation based on that. Having the right materials is helpful, but they are the least important thing.
Basic Survival will help you prepare. It is a blueprint toward basic preparedness. When I started on the path toward self-reliance I did not have the benefit of a no-nonsense guide like this. I had to weed out the good knowledge from regurgitated information that the authors did not understand.
As an author I cannot make you use this book, but I can guarantee that I use the information within to keep my own family safe and that I have used each item contained here which was selected specifically to protect my own child. Because of that I am confident it will help you become better prepared.
In Basic Survival I will begin with the basics of academic emergency management as taught by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Department of Homeland Security, and various universities throughout the United States. We will present some basic information on types of disasters, and some practical types of food, water storage, and basic first aid.
You will get a 19-step blueprint you can complete in less than three weeks that incorporates the information found in this book, and lastly you will find a resource section of books, websites, and YouTube channels that will give you some well-rounded additional study.