Are You Ready?

I talk to families around the US, Canada, Mexico and overseas about being prepared.  While there are some differences, there are many more similarities.

One of the questions you need to ask yourself is this:  Do I have enough resources to survive an emergency?    An emergency can look like anything from tornado/earthquake/disaster power and service outages, to food and medical shortages, supply chain issues including fertilizer and seeds, lockdowns, civil unrest, no access to health care, or a real life SHTF scenario. 

Bottom line:  If it happened tomorrow, are you ready?

Being able to take care of your personal health needs may one day become a necessity.  Do you know how to dress a wound, treat a fever or deal with more serious health issues?  If you are new to self care health care, then you need to know there are remedies which you can purchase or sometimes make which are available to deal with most health issues.  

Time to get real:  If you are not in great health (diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, etc), then you need to begin by getting yourself in better condition so you will be able to handle whatever comes your way.  Not everyone feels compelled to become Sarah Connor from the Terminator, but you can find your happy place and start working toward a lifestyle that does not require outside medication to keep you alive.  

Remember, all things are possible, including dis-ease reversal, no matter what anyone has ever told you. Which belief system is driving your future?

 If you have never thought about these things before, it can all seem a little overwhelming at first.  Start simple. Just start somewhere.

• Food. Bare minimum is a 30 day supply, then build it up. Rotate items.
• Water. The most important item in my opinion. You need water filtration as well as water storage.
• Regular Medical. Normal (bandaids, peroxide, alcohol, gauze, etc) and critical items (nebulizer, catheter, numbing agent, antibiotics, etc).
• Alternative Medical. Tinctures, teas, essential oils, supplies for compresses and poultices, etc.
• Safety & Security. What do you need to protect your supplies and your family?
• Power & Heat. How will you power your home or keep warm during the winter?
• Sanitation Items.
• Barter Items. Lighters, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, tea.
• Indoor and Outdoor Gardening Supplies, including seeds. I am particularly fond of the Tower Garden. See the button below for details. 

The list is much longer than this, but it is a start if you have not collected anything.  You are looking for calorie dense, nutrient dense food but anything is better than nothing.

• Learn how to wildcraft plant medicine.  I teach classes on identifying medicinal plants and how to turn them into life enhancing products.  Since we are not allowed to "cure, prescribe or diagnose" we will call them products instead of medicines.
• Learn basic first aid. Learn more advanced training if possible.
• Learn to grow food.
• Learn to can/preserve.
• Educate yourself about what has worked for others not just pretty theories.  A good resource is this one:

 SHTF Survival Boot Camp: A Course for Urban and Wilderness Survival by Toby Cowern and Selco Begovic

https://www.thriftbooks.com/share/?code=Kpz3D85pI9XKHzM%252bfY3Ryg%253d%253d

Join The Tin Foil Hat Club

We are a group of constitutional-minded patriots with the desire to learn from each other about how to be prepared for just about anything. Put on your tin foil hat and join us.  We took the summer off and will be resuming meetings in September 2022.

https://www.meetup.com/the-tin-foil-hat-club/

There is no question we are definitely in a spiritual battle and there is a reason we are instructed to place the whole Armor of God on the front of our body so we can face the enemy, not on our backs to protect us as we run away. This time in history is not for wimps, so roll up your sleeves, ask God for guidance and get to work.  No one is physically coming to save us from the crazy that is happening right now, so we need to get focused and save ourselves from the meltdown that is our current society.  We have no time to be lazy or careless.  Let that sink in.

I am available to teach classes on prepping, both for the beginner and the advanced.  To define this a bit further, these classes appeal to the newbie who is just now thinking extra food might be a good idea all the way to the person digging a bunker in the woods for the potential big SHTF event.  Topics are customizable and are available on zoom or in person.