Assembling Your Plan : Start Off Small!

Preparedness is not an overnight process. Preparedness is also not a process that you ever actually "finish". Your preparedness plan should always be a work in progress as you continue to learn and grow as a preparedness-minded individual. You are going to have to assess threats, determine priorities, set goals, and execute those goals in reasonable bite-sized chunks. Then you step back and check off goals met, evaluate your progress and then start the process all over again by assessing your plan's strengths and remaining weaknesses and make any necessary adjustments. Continue to learn, grow, adapt and strengthen. Add to your tools, resources, gear, knowledge and skills... but it doesn't have to all happen overnight.

Most of us can't afford to just go out and buy a year's supply of food or more. Most of us can't afford to go out and purchase the perfect bug out vehicle. Most of us can't afford to just go out and purchase all of the firearms we need for hunting & protection, plus the 1000+ rounds of ammo for each firearm. Many of us can't necessarily afford to assemble just a quality bug out bag stocked with high-quality survival gear ... (and that's OK. We can help you get there!). And it's never wise to go into debt to meet these needs. That's where discipline comes in.

Discipline is one quality that is an absolutely incredible asset for a preparedness-minded individual. Discpline to work hard, work smart, keep learning, keep practicing, be safe, take calculated risks but avoid unnecessary risks... The list of how discipline as a quality is such an asset for the survivalist is absolutely endless. Discipline can also help you get from completely unprepared to extremely prepared over time. All you have to do is make preparedness decisions a part of your daily life, and before you know it you are far more prepared than you were when you started!

A great place for any family to start is with a basic 72 hour kit. Every individual and family should have at least one (preferably several) of these at their disposal at any given time. 72 hour kits are a terrific bare minimum kit. Once you have at least one of these put together and ready to go, the next type of kit you should work on is vehicle kits for each of your family's vehicles. These make terrific gifts for family and friends too! Put several together at a time!

Next, now that you have some 72 hour kits and a vehicle kit in each of your vehicles, it is time to work on an EDC (Every Day Carry). Car break downs are common occurrences, and they can easily occur in remote areas where you may not be able to get help for hours or even days. You are going to want to have items you will need to keep warm, hydrated, and nourished for up to several days while search and rescue is looking for you. A blanket, bottled water, nutrition bars, and a set of basic tools would prove invaluable in such a scenario, would they not?

PSKs (Personal Survival Kit) are an extremely compact sort of "barebones" version of the survival kit. It is very small, compact, light and minimalist by design, deliberately so for the purpose of having on your person at all times. These type of kits can come in many forms ranging from retired Altoid tins to being arranged on carabiner clips.

Now look at you! Now you have some really great kits assembled and appropriately located to cover the basics in many of the more common short term survival situations! Great job! You are now at least somewhat prepared for very common short term crises! You are vastly more prepared than most of your friends and family!

Now you could be really happy with yourself for your accomlishments and stop here, or... you could ask yourself the tough question: "Is this enough?"

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Developing Your Comprehensive Preparedness Plan!

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