Do You Have A Prepping Plan B
When the SHTF it’s to late to start prepping.
When that point is reached you have just two plans – to bug out to your safe location or to hunker down and stay put. Everything else becomes irrelevant.
Or, will you be one of those ‘sheeple’ who suddenly realise that perhaps you should have a mild panic and actually do something to help yourself survive and ride out the disaster?
If you are a non-prepper you will most certainly be, as our old friend Mr Frazer say… Doomed. We’er all doomed..!
I honestly cannot see any non prepper surviving for more than a few weeks after a disaster has occurred. It’s statistically impossible.
The average UK citizen has an embarrassingly low level of survival knowledge.
Their skill and ability level probably extends to watching a bear Grylls episode on the TV. Or if they are very lucky, a camping holiday, where they ‘survived’ for a weekend!
It’s very easy to see how painfully inadequate the average person is when it comes to actual survival.
I do not proclaim to be any sort of survival or bushcraft expert, not in any way – but I do proclaim to be a survival and bushcraft practitioner. Who has learned by experience and practice, over many years.
Your average Joe Soap has no real clue how to survival and stay alive. Fact.
So what are you doing to survive?
Prepping is all about planning – making a short and long term survival plan, practicing and adapting that plan and really trying to see if it will work well enough to give you that extra advantage over our friend Mr Joe Soap.
That plan can be as simple or as complicated as you want. After all, it’s your plan and no one knows you, better than you do!
So make your prepping plan and keep improving it.
But one plan is not enough.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that you survival plan is the be all and end all to keeping you safe.
It’s not. In fact I can almost guarantee it wont work at some point and everything will go pear shaped. From simple things like forgetting a particular survival item, to major issues, maybe being compromised and having to bug out from you bug out!
If something can go wrong, it will, and when it comes to prepping you want to eliminate as many of the ‘go wrongs’ as possible.
That’s why you must have a plan B.
As well as a plan C or even plan D… !
Looking at this in it’s simplest terms – you do actually already have a basic plan B.
If you plan is to hunker down, but are packed, prepped and ready to bug out if needed – that’s a plan B in itself.
Hunker down: plan A / Bug out; plan B
But, moving on from there you must take into consideration as many variables as possible and look at every aspect of hunkering down as well as bugging out.
Then look at the ‘what ifs’ and extend your plans to cover these ‘weak’ areas.
In my opinion, you can never analyse your plans enough. You will always find a way to improve them.
If your new to prepping:
For the newbie prepper the the biggest question is, ‘where do I start?’. The whole prepping idea can be quite daunting and challenging to someone who has never considered it before.
Once you begin to prep you will automatically improve and change things to suit your needs. But never run with just one plan. Always keep a plan B ticking away on the sidelines – think of it as your ‘improvements plan’.
A good Ebook on the subject is The Most Wanted Prepping Tips For Prepper Beginners”: All The Newbie Prepper Facts That No One Else Will Tell You. This Ebook covers the first year of prepping from month hone to month twelve and really gives a good overview of what to expect.
This Ebook is currently number one in the Amazon best sellers list for disaster relief.
So how many of you have actually taken the time and sat down and written down your plan B?
Not that many, I bet.!
I plan to stay put and hunker down in my home should there be a disaster and I am fully prepared for that scenario. But what if that disaster means living in a highly contaminated area? Am I putting myself and my family in even more risk by doing that?
What if the looting and the danger became too high?
That’s when my plan B’s kick into action. But without that additional planning I would be stuck. My plan B takes me into a whole new level of survival – the bug out.
A lot of preppers put a huge amount of time and effort into their bug out plans, and rightly so. But remember, your bug out plan must also include several plan B’s as well.
The clues in the title folks – PREPPING. The hard bit is actually planning it and sticking to your plans.!!
Good luck, fellow preppers.
Steve
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Barely one month into 2015 and we have now entered into the most critical stage of our earth’s life – ever..
For anyone who is even vaguely interested in the global events that have been happening over the last year, you cannot be anything other than concerned over recent events.
Today, January 24nd 2015, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have announced the decision of its Science and Security Board as to whether it should or should not move the minute hand of the historic “Doomsday Clock” to a new threat level.
Our foremost scientific minds who watch and monitor world events are made of the most brilliant scientist from around the world.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS)
The Doomsday Clock is the BAS’ symbolic clock that shows the countdown to a possible global catastrophe. The BAS group, containing some 18 Nobel laureates, meets twice each year to evaluate and discuss our earths global events.
The Doomsday Clock was launched in 1947 and is deemed the way to “reflect the basic changes in the level of continuous danger in which mankind lives within this nuclear age.
The doomsday clock now stands at three minutes to midnight.
The nearest to the end of the world since 1984, during the cold war between the U.S.A and the Soviet Union. The last time the clock was adjusted was in 2012, when it was moved to five minutes to twelve.
The reason for this change to the doomsday clock.
Scientists have expressed deep concerns and disappointment, noting that nuclear trends are moving backwards.
They pointed out that the weapons modernization programs and systems of disarmament have literally “ground to a halt.”
With todays uncontrolled climate change and the threat of a new arms race, the results are that of uncontrolled threats to the very existence of humanity.
Our world leaders constantly fail us.
The failures of our world leaders are at an all time high, with their so called ‘leadership’ endangering every man, woman and child on our planet.
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Happy New Year Fellow Preppers.
Each new year brings some fresh challenges to us preppers. Not least is planning out the year ahead and how to make the most of our available time.
There’s survival and bushcraft shows to go to. There’s bug out practice and kit bag improvements to be made.
And working out what new gear to get and how much new supplies need adding too.
During January is when all the big thinking goes on!
All fired up and with a clear head, you can now approach prepping with a new gusto. This year is going to be a time to learn new survival skills and add gear to your pack.
As I always say, never underestimate the power of a list!
A list is worth it’s weight in gold. Make a sensible, do-able list and stick to it. Put a budget to it and really try and stick to that as well.
Yes, I know it’s difficult. Your at a show and there’s this really great bit of kit that would make your survival life so much easier. It’s a bit dear, but well, bugger it – and bam… a months prepping budget has just been blown on one item.!
We have all done it. I know I have. Most of the time I try and justify it, and I know I should of held back but there you go.
Prepping toys and boys – you just gota have them.
Newbie Preppers Start Here.
If you’re new to prepping and need a help working out just how you start I would suggest sniffing around the general prepping category section here at the UK Preppers Guide website. Alternatively I recommend a very good Ebook, “Prepping Guide For Newbie Preppers”. It takes you through the first years planning and preparation of how to start prepping for an emergency disaster.
Summer time prepping
Most of the good prepping shows are during the summer months and I always budget for having a few bob to spend there. You always find bargains.
The bring n buy stall at the Bushcraft Gatherings Show is always full of new and second hand gear, and topped up each day.
There’s always good equipment for sale there from a few bob to hundreds – but, trust me, you’ll get a bargain.
So add that one to your list. In fact add them all – they are all excellent.
So get yourself prepared for the year ahead.
If there’s something you have wanted to do, then make it happen.
Slot it into this years plan and work towards it. Even the simplest of tasks will all add up at the end of the year.
Last year I set myself the task of doing at least three stealth camping trips. I watched a few YouTube videos from people who had done this before. But even being prepared I still found it quite a challenge.
In fact, it was no where near as easy as it’s made out to be and was quite an eye opener for me. I learnt loads. Or more correctly, I learnt loads about what not to do! A great experience and I will be doing some more this year too.
Last year I really got to grips with basic fire making using only foraged materials. Another skill, that until you try it, you’ll be amazed at how hard it can be. Sure I could always ‘sort of’ do it and it always ‘sort of’ worked. But after many years it was time to truly master it.
As I write this now, I am beginning to lay down my 2015 prepping list. No doubt I will go over things from previous years and no doubt I will plan new things.
But one thing is for sure – I will definitely plan it out. You should too.
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