REASONS TO PREPARE FOR SURVIVAL
If you've read the
About Page then you'll
know something of my background. I've always been a person
who believed that one should be prepared to spend a few
nights out in an emergency, such as getting lost. However, I
don't think that, in the past, I've ever considered myself
to be primarily a "survivalist" or a "prepper"
but recent world developments started me thinking.
MAN-MADE
PROBLEMS
Let me start from
the outset by declaring that I am NOT into conspiracy
theories. BUT things are often not as they seem - a view that may
not come as a surprise to some people. We live in an uncertain world
as it states in my personal motto above. In a world where
situations like Ukraine seemingly develop out of the blue so
quickly and threaten our peace; in a world where civil
strife such as witnessed in Syria, Egypt and so on
continually bubble up; in a world where the greedy
super-rich get ever richer and the poorest get ever poorer
there is cause for concern. The USA national debt (TWENTY-FIVE
TRILLION dollars and rising), the Greek population's
backlash against its government's austerity measures, the
predominance of fiat currencies, backed only by the personal
bank accounts and savings of the population (as evidenced in Cyprus), the EU's
continued bail outs of struggling countries, the Islamic
extremists' apparent desire to wage war on anyone who
doesn't agree 100% with their own doctrines; Putin flexing
his muscles and testing the (apparently weak) resolve of the
West; these are all indicators of serious problems to come
in this world of ours.
I will leave the
real hard core conspiracy theories and Doomsday NWO and SHTF
scenarios to Alex Jones and his ilk. But, having kept very
much in touch with what's going on in our world financially
and politically, I would hazard a guess that Alex and
friends do have some things to say that should
be listened to, even if they take their extrapolations and
conclusions to what sometimes looks like a fanatical extreme. There is much to be concerned
about in our world today.
NATURAL FORCES
Over the past
couple of decades it seems that this planet that we live on is stepping
up its game. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes,
violent storms, freezes, tornadoes and more seem to be on
the increase. And we have the promise of the effects
of further Global Warming to look forward to. There appears to be no
telling what natural disaster will befall some unfortunate
part of the world tomorrow or how many lives will be lost.
Even worse if you watch the scientific documentaries that
inform us that we are well overdue a mega-tsunami, a
super-volcanic eruption, a hyper-hurricane, a super-massive
earthquake or an asteroid collision. I sometimes wonder how
we all sleep soundly in our beds with all these potential
cataclysms in the offing. Ah, that's right: they always
happen somewhere else to someone else! Well, that's Ok then!
"MIND
MAP"
Whenever I have to plan a large project, give a talk/lecture, put
together a new kit, explore a new subject ... in fact whenever I
have anything to plan ... I draw a "mind map".
Recently I wanted to get things clear in my own mind what all the
reasons were to "prep" and all of the things that needed
consideration in putting together a survival kit and a survival
strategy.
The image below was my "first cut" but like Topsy ... it grew. In
the "resources" section you'll find more mind maps that I developed
covering a range of things. None of them are final and all of them
will develop further. If you click on the image below a new full-size image (2220 x 1920 px) will open in a new browser window. The file size is 623 kB, so
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