American's growing interest with Doomsday is a little scary. This hot topic has only gotten bigger during 2012 predictions and the TV shows like "Doomsday Preppers". The Americans that are claiming these predictions are true seem to be dealing with some kind of paranoia disorder. That is my thought, but I'm a writer, not a medical professional. Through all the crazy paranoid ideas, there are some good pro-active ideas that can be useful.
The idea of being ready before something happens isn't all bad. No I'm not talking about the end of the world. I'm talking about an emergency scenario, for example, hurricane storms, power outage, breaking down on the side of the road, or whatever. As a single man my thought process was much different than a married man with a child. No I'm not talking about dating or chasing down the ladies. I'm talking about family security; the ability to protect what I love the most!
How do I even do that? Where do I begin?
My first mistake was jumping on Google, and being hit in the face with tons and tons of bad advice. My background in survival skills was amateur at best. I do have a good amount of backpacking experience (in groups- never been solo). I do read a lot of information about how to do things which might come in handy. As for physical security, I have an advanced level of skills set. I have tons of martial art experience along with advanced firearm training and law enforcement training. I think that area is covered.
What I needed help with the most is if I put together an emergency bag, would goes in it? I purchased and read a book called "Build the perfect bug-out- bag" by Creek Stewart. It's a great guide on how to pack a backpack and simple survival skills, perfect for what I needed to learn.
First things first, Creek states remember the 3's!!! In extreme weather, you can survive for 3 hours without shelter. You can only survive for 3 days without water, and lastly you can only survive 3 weeks without food.
Next are the main focus areas: Fire, Shelter, Water, Tools, and First Aid.
The sub topics/focuses are: Picking a Good Bag, Water filters, Foods, Clothing, Shelter, Fire Making, First Aid, Hygiene, Tools, Light, Communication with outside world, and Protection for others.
Here is what my bag looks like.
Content List:
Day Bag: Coleman Twitch Exponent
22" machete, Survival knife (Cold Steel), SOL survival kit, first aid kit, Mult-Tool, Rain protection, Optics, Bar of Soap, Anti-Bac Gel, Cooking Pot, Knife Sharpener, 48 ounce bottle, metal bottle, Wise food, Water tablets, Para Cord, Freezer Zipper bags (quart, 1 gallon and 2 gallon), full change of clothes, fire starter, matches, water filter system.
