Learning + Tutorials
Test Your Survival Gear
You went and got yourself a whole pile of gear to prepare you and your family for an emergency situation.
Congratulations! You are 3/4 of the way there. Welcome to the wild world of prepping.
Now comes the next most important step: LEARNING HOW TO USE IT ALL.
Don't wait until it's too late. Practice using it all before an emergency!
Bag Organization
The key to prepping an effective emergency Bug Out Bag or any other survival kit is being able to quickly find and take stock of the items within it.
Resist the urge to dump everything in there willy-nilly. You should be able to find each item quickly and efficiently (even in the dark) without spilling the whole thing open or rummaging endlessly.
Items should be grouped together by function into kits: a fire making kit, a sleep kit, cooking kit, etc.
Wake Up, Stuffs* Happening!
*Use your preferred colorful metaphor
How do you prepare for those fast happening emergencies that occur in the middle of the night?
A friend of the family was woken out of a dead sleep in at 4 am by his cat. His house was on fire and he only had a few moments to get our of bed and collect his wife, 2 kids, and dog (the cat got out on his own, but was nice enough to give them a warning beforehand!)
The house was almost completely destroyed, all of the bedrooms and the home office were lost. Photos, computers, office filing cabinet: all gone.
