Never swallow anything whole. Never take what they give you as good enough. We live in a world where we are constantly lied to, force fed “facts” and controlled. Controlled through our laziness, living life indoors on a couch, controlled through media. The way we are raping our natural resources, the constant looming threats of war, terrorism and extinction. It is not a long term plan for survival. In fact at this rate we are doomed. We no longer live in harmony with nature, we no longer respect what she provides. We are a wasteful, disgusting society.

We have lost our skills to survive in nature. We live in a society based on convenience. We have lost instinct and the necessary toughness on how to survive and fend for ourselves. We as Americans think that nothing could happen to us. Think you are different? Turn your power off for a weekend and see how well you do. We have a false sense of security that has been instilled by the very government and media that controls us.

I am a veteran. I have been to war. I have lived all over the world and country and have been through 3 different devastating natural disasters.. In 2000 Little Rock AFB, Arkansas a class 3 tornado. IN 2003 at Andersen AFB, Guam in the SouthPacific a 205 MPH Super Typhoon! This was the gnarliest situation I have ever been through. Complete and total annhialation of the island, several deaths and 5 weeks with no power. In 2004 I was at Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida for 2 hurricanes back to back.

Did you know that less than 7 percent of Americans have proper contigency plans in the case of an emergency? 7 percent. Thats just ugly! The government has issued statements saying that all american families need to have food, water, and medical supplies to last a minimum of 6 months to a year. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.

I have been in the aftermath of a disaster, I have been in the final few hours BEFORE a storm has hit. I have waited 6 plus hours in a gas station line for a measly 5 gallons of rationed gas. I have walked through a dark grocery store picked clean with no power and flooding, trying to find a couple bottles of water or cans of spaghettios that people may have missed before me. I have dealt with 3 inches of water in my carpet…which then turned into 6 inches of mold because there was so much humidity and no power  for the next month to clean up the water with.

I am prepared, I have lived it as a single guy. Now I have a family depending on me. We live in the desert, you need to have a large stock of water, thats  where were gonna feel it the worst. You need fuel..I have a generator strong enough to run lights and my fridge. You need to have food…theres tons of stuff out there that keeps for a long time. Rice  and beans are practically free. You want dried stuff, you want cans of food as opposed to packages or pouches. MRE’s are easy and cheap to come by and easy to store with a great shelf life. Batteries, a radio, flashlights. Guns and ammo. Bleach, garbage bags, first aid kit, these are just a few of the supplies you’ll need in large amounts!

Survival is mostly common sense, but also depends largely on confidence. Being unprepared causes panic, which in turn causes mistakes. How can you lead your family and be their foundation if you are terrified. Know what you have, do your research. Youtube is invaluable as a resource as far as how tos go! A great website is Alex Jones’ www.infowars.com excellent source of info! And a glance into whats really going on in our own country.

I have encountered people who think its funny and like to laugh at people with food storage and emergency plans. Thats rediculous, it wasnt all that long ago that food storage was an everyday way of life. The convenience of this society will eventually be its undoing!! It all goes back to a motto I learned when I was a kid and still use to this day…the boy scout motto “Be Prepared”.  This wasnt a blog to freak people out or cause panic..but it’s something I feel very strongly about and if it helps just one person or family get prepared then it did its job!! This will be one of many posts on this topic! Stay tuned or subscribe to my blog.

Think for yourself question authority. Live free or die. WE ARE THE RESISTANCE.

-B