DOES THE NEWS HAVE YOU WORRIED? - DAY 2

Are you worried about Covid, tornadoes, riots, debt, someone dying or a thousand other things? This post may help you.

One of the Hill Spirit's goals is to help our community.  Knowing how to take care of yourself and neighbors will give you peace of mind.  You can be a blessing to others. Tough life events will be easier if you are prepared.

Hill Spirit Note – You may want to skip the intro,  it is for the regular listener.  Jump to 11 minutes in.  LINK TO PODCAST

This Survival Podcast show by Jack Spirko is sort of a beginners show and also at the same time a whack at the “experienced prepper” with the 2×4 of reality. The truth is many people who fancy themselves preppers are not actually preparing for the most likely disasters and emergencies they will face.   Additionally many people won’t prep at all because they consider “prepping” the realm of the mentally defunct on shows like “Doomsday Preppers. In both cases a focus on the extreme leads to a failure to plan for the likely.

Let’s look at it this way, here are some things that have happened to large numbers real people in the US in the last ten years.

Things that Have Happened Recently

• Ice Storms
• Hurricanes
• Flooding
• Blizzards
• Contaminated Water
• Riots in Cities
• Tornadoes
• A massive recession
• A stock market crash
• A real estate market crash

Here are Some Things that Have not Happened

• A global pandemic killing 50% of the population
• An EMP destroying all electronics on the planet
• All the oil/coal/gas running out
• A meteor or comet strike
• The Zombie Apocalypse
• The complete and total collapse of the economy

Sadly many peppers are so worried about the things that have not happened their preps are full of holes in being prepared for what has happened and likely will happen again.

Join Jack Today As He Discusses…

• Disaster probability vs. impact scale
• Disaster comonality
• Your 6 Primary Needs
  • Food – Why 30 days is a great goal
  • Water – You need more than you think
  • Energy – there is only so much you can do, so do what you can
  • Security – It isn’t just gear, it is protocol and procedures as well
  • Shelter – Your house being destroyed may be the disaster
  • Health and Sanitation – It is amazing what we take for granted
• The Secondary Needs – You Won’t Die Without it But You Will Be Miserable
  • Money
  • A Path to Recovery
  • Comfort
  • Morale
  • Entertainment
  • Information
  • A Sense of Normalcy
• Why not prepping for the basics is simply irresponsible behavior