Tier One Preparedness

Why Should Planning and Preparing Be Important To You?
I plan and prepare for a multitude of reasons. The main reason for me is to ensure my loved one and close friends are safe and don’t suffer during difficult times. I am not one of these “doomsday preppers”; I am just like everyone else. I am planning for more likely scenarios such as job loss, natural disasters, and the larger scenario of a grid down scenario brought on by an economic collapse.
It could be called common sense to be prepared for many scenarios. Taking the initiative to prepare protects your family, yourself, and your property. Americans today have become so lazy ad smug that they think nothing can happen to them or that the government will swoop in and rescue them. That is just NOT true. The government is only concerned with control and oppression of everyday people like you and I. But that is a completely different conversation.
Especially in today’s unstable economy, as other countries shift away from the petrodollar, jobs are becoming increasingly harder to find leaving many Americans unemployed and relying on welfare and unemployment benefits. For that reason alone, it is only logical to have anywhere from 3 to 6 months worth on non-perishable foods stored throughout your house. Knowing you don’t have to worry about feeding yourself and your family when the bills are due will be a great burden lifted off your shoulders.
Natural disasters and many other localized events like the recent riots in Ferguson, Missouri or the tainted water supply of the Elk River in West Virginia back in 2014 are a fact of life. No matter where you are in the world natural and manmade disasters happen every day. No one is an exception because you live in the United States. To me, hurricanes and civil unrest would be my biggest threats. Hurricane kits and kits similar to a hurricane kit are inexpensive and relatively easy to put together. They are designed to contain enough basic supplies to last you until basic utilities are restored. Simplicity and cost make these kits a great short term solution for you and your family.
Planning and preparing for an economic collapse and grid down scenario. These are scenarios that concern me the most. They are long term disasters that require long term planning and preparing. I can go on and on about why this scenario scares me and why I think it can and will happen. But that conversation is for a different time I would love to have. Our government is preparing for this exact thing, so why aren’t you? Imagine you wake up and the power is out, and then 3 days later the power is still out and there is no sign its coming back on. You and your family have eaten everything in your home and are now getting hungry and thirsty. You have two options: 1) stay put and possibly starve while waiting for rescue 2) go out like millions of others killing each other over a bag of chips. On the way to the grocery store you think to yourself, “If only I had prepared and planned.” You owe it to yourself and your family to store food, water, and basic supplies so that you and your family don’t become victims.
You have a choice now to become one of three things: a wolf, a sheep, or a sheepdog. You can become a wolf that goes out and has to murder and steal just to survive in a disaster. You can continue to stay a sheep that is lead to the slaughter and murdered and victimized during a disaster, or you can choose to become the sheepdog. A sheepdog is someone who is vigilant and heads the warning signs now so that they can protect themselves and their family in a disaster. They are the people who choose to stockpile supplies and are willing to protect the sheep when the hungry wolf comes. Sit down and think who would be depending on you in a disaster. Wouldn’t you want them to be safe and sound instead of scared and hungry?
The choice is ultimately yours. I am a sheepdog, I will protect my family, friends, and sheep in need. Im willingly to answer the call many others choose to ignore. Preparing and planning isn’t a hooby, it’s a lifestyle. I am willing to teach and train anybody willing and serious about protecting who and what they love. Practical Planning Solutions holds classes from wilderness survival to outdoor cooking to basic shelter construction and long term storage and everything in between with extremely low prices. My contact info is listed below so you can contact me about class schedules. My goal is for you yo be informed, safe, skilled, and vigilant. They wolf may attack at any time, and that means always being alert and at the ready.

“The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.” Proverbs 22:3