I'm going to talk a lot about reality.
Too many “preppers” and “survivalists” today are living in a delusional state and preparing for absolutely ridiculous scenarios.

There will be NO “zombie apocalypse”, I promise . . . If there is, feel free to sue me.

Some people have said; “. . . yeah, but if I'm prepared for the “zombie apocalypse” I'll be ready for anything . . .”

Ummmm . . . no. You won't.

Our words have concrete meanings. Our words also have power. If you are preparing for a crisis that won't occur, you won't necessarily be prepared for a real-world crisis that comes along. Preparing to hold off zombies will never prep you to make it through a hurricane. Get it? Each crisis has specific needs, and the needs of one crisis may or may not cover the needs of another.

Planning and preparing to face a natural disaster or crisis requires careful, logical, critical thought.

There is a common rational called the “preparedness cycle” used by agencies to plan and prepare. Individuals can apply the exact same best practices to develop their preparedness plan.

Click over to Beginnings to learn about the preparedness cycle in detail.