Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

You may not be able to fully prepare for the sudden occurrence of a natural disaster but you may be prepared for the aftermath.

Preparing for a a natural disaster can be expensive. Lets use the example of living in an area prone to flooding.

Option One:

You could move away or move to higher ground but this may be expensive or negatively effect your family. This may be an unpractical and inconvenient option for most people. 

Option Two:

Prepare to bug-in by protecting your home by building a berm or dyke around your house and/or some sort of secure high location but this could also be expensive. If you live in the country or large lot this may be an option but if you live in town or the city chances are slim to get any permits to do this. If you choose to bug-in make sure you prepare to have a few days to a few weeks of water, food, and supplies for your family in the event utilities and government services are cut.

Option Three:

Prepare to bug-out by having multiple routes and/or modes away from the danger zone. First have basic bug-out bags prepared that can be taken at a moments notice. Bug-out bags should have enough water, food, and supplies for a few days for your family. You can have multiple driving routes that you have scouted ahead of time. In the event the water rises faster than expected you could have a boat or inflatable raft ready to take you to high ground. After bugging-out you should have some sort of destination and/or cache of supplies. Plan to stay with friends or family and/or have a storage unit rented with water, food, and supplies. 

Remember every situation may be different but some some aspects may be similar like bug-in supplies, bug-out bags, and emergency caches on your bug-out route.

Have a great day,

Ian

What Realistic Emergency Should You Prepare For?

What Realistic Emergency Should You Prepare For?

I have only been prepping for a short time but as my blog says I'm a sensible prepper! The average person can never be fully prepared for every realistic disaster or emergency not to mention the world ending catastrophes that drive many peppers to the extreme. If you live in North America or Europe chances are you have never experienced a large emergency or if you have it was only one time and eventually in a few days or weeks the local authorities fixed everything.

These few days or weeks without some or all basic services and/or utilities is the area I like to concentrate on. If you can survive a few weeks at home with your family you will be more prepared than most people. Also, in the event a world ending catastrophe happens you will still be better off than most people.

First you should figure out what emergency may happen in your area. Time to do a little research especially if you are new to the area. The local library is a good place to start as they may direct you to a history of the region. City or town hall should also have some sort of disaster plan and even recommended emergency preparedness information for residents.

Based on your research and the list bellow come up with the top 3 emergencies that may happen in your area. Then slowly start preparing for each one and you may see that many of your preps may cover more than one emergency. Also, see my future posts for more tips.

Some emergencies are BUT not limited to:

• Floods,
• Tornados,
• Earthquakes,
• Landslides,
• Windstorm,
• Forest or Wild Fire,
• Snowstorm,
• Ice Storms,
• Avalanche,
• Sinkholes,
• Factory Accident,
• Industrial Accident,
• Mine Accident,
• Mill Accident,
• Train Crash,
• Multiple Vehicle Accident,
• Building Collapse,
• Gas Leak,
• Bomb Threat,
• School or Public Building Lockdown,
• Strikes,
• Large Business Closure Resulting in Massive Job Losses,
• Civil Marches leading to road closures,

And finally…

A loss of any or all public services and utilities due to any of the above.

Have a great day,

Ian