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100 Ways to Be Ahead of the Crowd in a SHTF Situation
I am a bit dismayed that many people these days have very few actual survival skills. Years--and I mean many years--ago, learning basic survival skills was just a part of life. Granted this was in rural areas where every kid knew how to use a gun, everyone had basic gardening skills, and the can-do attitude was alive and well.
These days my cynical self sees people who wouldn't even know how to feed themselves if the local fast food places were to close down, parents who can't or won't teach their kids the basics of reading/writing/arithmetic because "schools are supposed to do that", and people with advanced degrees who can't find a job because none of the jobs available pertain to their degree so they remain jobless even though there are plenty of other jobs that need workers (the "jack of all trades" type of workers seem to be few and far between these days). But I digress. Here are a bunch of skills, many of the old fashioned kind, that will serve anyone facing a SHTF situation...
I am a bit dismayed that many people these days have very few actual survival skills. Years--and I mean many years--ago, learning basic survival skills was just a part of life. Granted this was in rural areas where every kid knew how to use a gun, everyone had basic gardening skills, and the can-do attitude was alive and well.
These days my cynical self sees people who wouldn't even know how to feed themselves if the local fast food places were to close down, parents who can't or won't teach their kids the basics of reading/writing/arithmetic because "schools are supposed to do that", and people with advanced degrees who can't find a job because none of the jobs available pertain to their degree so they remain jobless even though there are plenty of other jobs that need workers (the "jack of all trades" type of workers seem to be few and far between these days). But I digress. Here are a bunch of skills, many of the old fashioned kind, that will serve anyone facing a SHTF situation...
- Be fit. With more than 70% of the American population being overweight or obese, we are a country of decidedly not fit people. Fitness--the ability to walk or run far distances, lift heavy things, push heavy things, pull heavy things, crawl under things, climb over things, etc--will serve anyone well in a disaster situation. The good part is that people can move towards being fitter at any point in their lives so start today.
- Be healthy. Our health statistics are nearly as dismal as our obesity statistics. Chronic diseases that come along with aging--hypertension, diabetes, other chronic illnesses--used to happen to "old" people, these days it is not uncommon to see such health conditions in very young people. Again, this is something that most people can take control of today simply by eating healthy food, exercising, de-stressing, getting some sunlight and fresh air, drinking water instead of soda, etc.
- Have money. When it comes to any sort of disaster--pandemic, wildfire, earthquake, hot water tank dying in dramatic fashion, etc--having money will help you weather the disaster so much better than not having money. With money you can easily buy a new hot water tank, you can have Instacart bring all the groceries you need, you can evacuate in comfortable style by staying at hotels instead of in your vehicle. Have cash in your wallet, cash safely stashed at home, cash in the bank, and cash in investments.
- Have skills. What skills do you have that would help you during a disaster, or, in fact, any small day-to-day emergency? Here is a sample list (there are many more skills to have than this but this list is a good start). A wide range of skills will help you fix whatever situation you find yourself in as well as provide something to barter with others, it will also increase your leadership abilities, and allow you to provide for friends and family when needed.
- http://www.codenameinsight.com/2021/04/100-ways-to-be-ahead-of-crowd-in-shtf.html
