The media has packaged the "prepper community" as being crazy people and have featured those that have taken it to the extreme. However, being able to take care of yourself when life's trials come is just something that your grandparents or great-grandparents did. Being prepared isn't being crazy, it's being smart. It isn't any different than having savings (emergency fund according to Dave Ramsey) or buying insurance. As always Hill Spirit wants you to be wise, able to take care yourself and be able to reach out to help your neighbor. If you have an hour, consider listening to the podcast below. You may find one or two ideas that you can add to your life.
Link: Episode-1359- Why Practical Preparedness Wins the Race
"When I first began doing TSP I told the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper many times. Today I want to remind you of another story, the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. Like the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper, this story is a well known fable of Aesop. The basics are the tortoise and hare race, eh hare is obviously favored to win. He gets cocky, he takes a nap, the tortoise plods along and wins. Don’t worry I will tell the full story on the air, but that is the basics.
There is a lesson in not trying to do too much too fast in this story for us. You hear about the extreme ways people prepare for events that have a low chance of happening but the practical preps we teach, seem to pay off for our audience members on a daily basis. While many people want to always focus on civilization ending things, the simple preparedness ethic we once had as Americans in general seems to be what we are most lacking and most in need of."
Join Jack Today As He Discusses…
- Some stories by listeners about practical prepping
- The Aesop fables of the Ant and Grasshopper and The Tortoise and Hare
- My view of the 16 most overlooked (boring) preps
- Documentation Kits
- Insurance
- Basic Savings
- Basic Food Storage (very basic)
- Reading and learning about anything valuable
- Spending Time Talking to Neighbors and Local Leadership
- Simply making time for “family time” (turn off the electronics)
- Learning to be a great cook
- Basic first aid (conventional and herbal)
- Planting basic perennials (herbs, berries, a few trees) —-
- Learning to preserve food (canning, smoking, jerking, dehydrating, etc.)
- Teaching hard skills to our children
- The basic black out kit
- Basic car care, maintenance and repair knowledge
- Building a small business or being a great investor
- Networking and staying marketable
- Thoughts on why this always wins the race
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