Be Prepared for changes...

Being prepared.  Uh, oh, here comes the survivalist rant!  No, not really.  Being prepared is a pretty broad topic.  It can involve anything from being physically fit to laying in a larder of food.  As I said before, one of the central facets of weathering the twin storms of climate change and peak oil is being involved in local community.  When the community is prepared it makes individual survival more likely and more meaningful.  This focus on community is where I break ranks with the typical survivalist.  That said, there is nothing wrong with being ready as a family to meet whatever challenges we might come up against.  Whether it is a weather event like the recent hurricane on the East coast or disruptions in the oil based transportation infrastructure.

There are a short list of things we’d like to do as a family to be ready for emergencies.

Switch to wood heat

Backup water sources/bison pump/55 gallon food grade drum of water

Stock pantry

Can enough food to eat for three months

Stock up on propane tanks

Stock up on canning supplies

Stock up on ammunition

Become more food self-sufficient

Buy hand tools

Buy hand appliances

Prepare for fossil fuel shortages

Prepare for computer technology interruptions

Stockpile emergency medical supplies

Learn to fix our home and appliances ourselves

Prepare for climate change

Grow firewood on property

“Diversified stock portfolio”-cows, chickens, goats, pigs, and sheep

Acquire breeding pairs of animals

Get physically fit

Gas electric generator

Extra pairs of glasses

I’m sure I could increase the list ad infinitum.  Many of these things we have or do already.  Some we’d like to get ready in the future.

How prepared are you?  Ready for a hurricane?  An earthquake?  A prolonged power outage?  A disruption in the food distribution network?

I again want to stress that individual survivalism is not the answer to emergency events.  At least not for our family.  Cooperative, prepared, communities is the answer.

Blessings