What Does Vince Lombardi Have to Do With Prepping?

The other day a prepper curious friend asked me what kind of gun he should buy. I was excited that he was thinking of taking care of his need to protect himself and his family. The ability and right to protect our persons, family and property come with being human. They are a God-given right, not as some would consider a man-made right.

Before I gave him an answer about weapons, I had to stop and think a bit. (usually I just say something then think later, ask my wife, she'll agree) This time, I asked him a question instead. "Do you have the basics covered?" "Do you have a one year supply of food and water for your family?"

I kind of expected the answer I received, "No, I don't have any food stashed...yet." I didn't want to discourage him about protecting his family but at the same time I feel that FEEDING your family is protecting them also. I gently encouraged him to start thinking about starting his food purchases FIRST, then as money allowed to consider purchasing his weapons.

Psychologist Abraham Maslow developed his theory of Hierarchy of Needs. The basic necessities at bottom of his list of needs are the physiological needs. Breathing, food, water, shelter. Just above that comes security.

So many times we want to get the coolest gadget, radio, solar panel, gun, that we forget about taking care of the basics FIRST. Even though I am constantly ADDING to my already deep larder, I am able to move up and concentrate on security of body, family and property.

The Green Bay Packers' legendary head coach, Vince Lombardi led them to 5 world championships in 7 years including the first two Super Bowls. Although each season, many hardened veterans would return, to the Packers, Coach Lombardi would start with the basics. On the first day of practice each year, Lombardi would hold up a football and say, "Men....this is a football!"

You can't get any more basic than that. So, remember in your quest to prepare your family for uncertainty, start with the basics. Take care of those, then move up.

This link is a really neat little tool that helps calculate just how much food you need for a given amount of people. It is developed by some Mormons. I am not Mormon, but I do respect their deep knowledge and (food) preparedness beliefs.

http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm

As well as encouraging people to start their own business. William Feller also teaches how to survive in a possible severe economic downturn. Through his blog/audio podcast, http://AwareAndPrepared.com William reaches thousands of people worldwide with practical tips and tools on how not only to survive but thrive in any downturn.

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2012 - Just Another Y2K or Prepping for Something More?

So by now everyone knows that this is 2012, but unlike Y2K you don't hear something about it every night on the evening news. Why is that do you suppose? Is it just not that big of a deal, I mean it's only supposed to be the end of the world right? Is it because there are too many other major events going on around the world that are more news worthy? Syria, Iran and Israel are on nightly, scary stuff there and let's not forget your nightly dose of politics. I mean come on it's been the talk of civilization for years, let's take a look at who's been talking about it for a moment here. You have the Maya, The Hopi Prophecies, Norse Vikings, and the New World Order, oh let's not forget Nostradamus. It's all over cable television in one form or another; you can't go a week without some new 'Doomsday Show' or 'Survival Show' being put in front of you. So you have to stop and think is there something really going on here or am I just crazy or paranoid, or both?

Let's look back for a few years and see what we find, is there a pattern of thing's leading up to the 'Grand Finale' of 2012? Here is what has led up to us all feeling a bit uneasy and maybe that's why we don't like talking about it.

2004-Indian Ocean Tsunami an estimated 229,866 people died.
2005-Hurricane Katrina 1836 dead and thousands displaced.
2008-Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar 146,000 dead.
2010-The Haitian and Chilean Earthquakes over 230,000 died and towns reduced to rubble.
2011-Japan Earthquake and Tsunami as of Sept 11, 2011 a total of 15,850 deaths, 6011 injuries, and 3287 are still missing.
2011-Tornados in the United States for the year, 1894 total (NOAA) causing mass destruction and death.
2011-Hurricane Irene causes major flooding and power outages for weeks in the North East.

We can look back on 2011 to be one of the most natural disaster filled years on record and that makes it even more likely something else could be right around the corner. I remember when I was a kid back in the 70's natural disasters seemed to be a lot fewer and less often. Now you can't turn on the TV and not hear something erupted or flooded or shook the ground. These are not meant to scare you but natural disasters such as flood, fire, earthquake, tornado and windstorm affect thousands of people every year. You should know what your risks are and prepare to protect yourself, your family and community.

Now we have NASA talking about the Solar Maximum or Solar Max which is the period of greatest solar activity in the solar cycle of the sun which could send massive solar storms our way this year and into next. Why is this a big deal? Solar storms of this size can take down our power grid and send us back to a time before we had electricity. Great, like it can't get any worse but think of not having power for let's say probably like a year or maybe more, some experts say as much as 2-5 years, the time it would take to repair to a partial state of operation depending on how severe the damage to the power grid is. Everything we do or use in some way revolves around having power. How will I communicate without my cell phone or computer? How will I eat if the trucks that restock the grocery store don't have fuel? How will I cook or refrigerate my food, if I can find any food? Where will I get water to drink if all the water stations are down? If you can't go to work because of an emergency do you think the government workers will be able to? Who will fix everything? If you think the government is going to save you just look at what happened after Hurricane Katrina and I think you'll find your answer. Governments around the world are stockpiling supplies. So why no 2012 hype, is there something they don't want us to know that would cause wide spread panic and civil unrest?

Nobody knows for sure what's going to happen on December 21, 2012 but it might not be such a bad idea to just be prepared for whatever we might encounter on the 364 other days. Recognizing impending hazards and knowing what to do to protect yourself and your family will help you take effective steps to prepare beforehand and aid recovery after the event. A good boy scout is always prepared and ready.

Prepping is nothing new; families have done it for years in some form or another. Whether it be growing their own food in a garden and canning the harvest, or raising livestock for food, or to just keeping the pantry filled with canned goods. It's only in the last 100 years that people have been more reliant on technology and government for their daily needs. Since the recession began families have started to figure out they need to have additional plans and resources to get through these hard times, thus we have 'Preppers' in the main stream. Some of the things you can do to prepare for the unexpected, such as assembling a supply kit that includes food, water and developing a family emergency plan, are the same for all types of hazards. However each emergency is unique and knowing the actions to take for each threat will impact the specific decisions and preparations you make. By learning about these specific threats, you are preparing yourself to react in an emergency. Prepping for whatever may or may not happen, today, tomorrow or on December 21, 2012 is going to be essential to your family's survival. Even if nothing happens you can always feel confident and secure in any situation knowing you are prepared for what life throws at you.

I would recommend a good place to start is at http://www.thesurvivalplace.com where you'll find emergency supplies you and your family will need to be prepared. TheSurvivalPlace.com offers a wide range of Wilderness Survival Gear, Emergency Survival Kits and Food Storage, Discount Hunting Supplies and Cool Camping Gear. So whether you're looking for the best camping gear for that annual trip this summer to the lake, that big hunting excursion deep in the backcountry, or just want to be prepared for what Mother Nature throws at you, they've got you covered! They offer top brands at affordable prices with a 100% satisfaction guarantee so you can always feel confident and secure in the products they sell.

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2012-just another Y2K or prepping for something more?

So now everyone knows that this is the 2012, but unlike Y2K does not feel anything about it on the evening news every night. Why is it that you suppose? It's just not that big of a deal, I should say only to be the end of the world right? It is because there are too many other great events going on in the world that are more worthy of news? Syria, Iran and Israel are on every night, scary stuff there and let's not forget the evening dose of politics. I mean come on it was the talk of civilization for years, let's take a look at those who spoke for a moment here. You have the Mayans, Hopi prophecies, Norwegian Vikings and the new world order, oh let's not forget Nostradamus. Is the whole cable television in one form or another; You can't go a week without any new Show ' or ' Doomsday ' Survival Show ' have been confronted. So you have to stop and think there is something really going on here or am I just crazy paranoid or both?

Let's look back for a few years and see what we have found, there is a model of what is leading to the Grand Finale of 2012? Here is what brought us all feeling a little uncomfortable and maybe that is why we do not like to talk about it.

Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 229,866 people died.
2005-Hurricane Katrina 1836 people dead and thousands displaced.
2008-cyclone Nargis in Myanmar 146,000 deaths.
2010-The Haitian and Chilean earthquakes over 230,000 died and villages reduced to rubble.
2011-Japan earthquake and Tsunami as of September 11, 2011 a total of 15,850 deaths and injuries are 6011 3287 still missing.
2011-Tornado in United States for the year 1894 total (NOAA) causing death and destruction.
Irene 2011-Hurricane causes large floods and power outages for weeks in the Northeast.

We can look back on for 2011 be one of the most dysfunctional filled years on record, and that makes it even more likely that something else could be just around the corner. I remember when I was a kid back in the years 70 natural disasters seemed to be much less and less often. Now you can't turn on the TV and not feel something burst or earth shock or flooded. These are not meant to scare you but natural disasters such as flood, fire, earthquake, tornado and day on thousands of people every year. You should know what the risks are and prepare to protect yourself, your family and community.

Now we have NASA talking about solar solar maximum or Max which is the period of maximum solar activity solar cycle of the Sun that could convey the massive solar storms our way this year and next. Because this is a big problem? Solar storms of this size can reduce our electricity network and send us back to a time before we had electricity. Great, like it can't get any worse, but I think they do not have the power to say probably tell how a year or maybe more, some experts say the longer 2-5 years, the time it takes to repair a partial state of operation depending on how severe the damage to the electricity grid is everything we use or somehow revolves around having power. How to communicate without my cell phone or a computer? As you eat if that supply the trucks should not store fuel? How to cook or refrigerate my food, if I can find any food? Where will have water to drink if all water stations are down? If you cannot go to work because of an emergency think government workers will be able to? Who will solve everything? If you think the Government is going to save just look what happened after Hurricane Katrina and I think you'll find your answer. Governments around the world are stockpiling supplies. So why no 2012 advertising campaign, there's something they don't want to know what would cause widespread civil unrest and panic?

Nobody knows with certainty what's going to happen on December 21, 2012, but might not be a bad idea just to be prepared for whatever we could meet in the other 364 days. Recognizing the imminent dangers and knowing what to do to protect yourself and your family will help you to take effective measures to prepare in advance and recovery aid after the event. A good boy scout is always prepared and ready.

Prepping is nothing new; the families have done for years in one form or another. If being increasingly their own food in the garden and canning of crop or livestock for food, or just keep the pantry full of canned goods. It is only in the last 100 years that people were more reliant on technology and Government for their daily needs. Since the beginning of the recession, families began to understand they need to have additional plans and resources to get through these tough times, so we ' Preppers ' in the main stream. Some of the things you can do to prepare for the unexpected, such as assembling a supply kit that includes food, water, and developing a family emergency plan, are the same for all types of hazards. However each emergency is unique and knowing the actions to take for each threat will impact specific decisions and preparations which do. Learning about these specific threats, you are preparing yourself to react in an emergency. Prepping for anything that may or may not happen today, tomorrow or December 21, 2012 is going to be essential for the survival of your family. Even if nothing happens you can always feel confident and secure in any situation, knowing that they are prepared for what life throws at you.

I recommend a good place to start is at http://www.thesurvivalplace.com where you will find emergency provides you and your family will need to be prepared. TheSurvivalPlace.com offers a wide variety of Wilderness Survival Gear, survival kits, emergency food storage, and discount hunting supplies and Cool Camping Gear. So if you're looking for the best camping gear for the annual trip to the Lake this summer, this great hunting trip deep in the backcountry, or just want to be prepared for what mother nature throws at you, they've got covered! They offer top brands at affordable prices with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, so you can always feel confident and secure in the products they sell.

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Selective Prepping: A Common Mistake In Family Disaster Readiness

This is a phenomenon common in people new to emergency preparedness but afflicts the more experienced prepper as well. There are many areas of focus with disaster readiness, each of them clamoring for our attention.

Food
Water
Shelter
Medical/first aid
Defense
Education
Alternative energy
Hygiene
Special needs for children, elderly, and pets

The list goes on and on. Naturally, there is no way we can give equal attention to each category or skill set, at least not all at the same time. Therefore there must be some degree of prioritization that comes into play. However, the problem lies in concentrating all or most of our attention on just one aspect and forgetting about the rest.

For example, it sounds like a stereotype but there are indeed "survivalists" out there who have spent several thousands of dollars on firearms and ammunition, yet are relying on perhaps one small box of canned food to see them through a crisis. Make no mistake, guns are indeed cool and "sexy" but I'm sure you see the problem with this plan. Bullets just don't taste that good, no matter how much salt you put on them. It is just as bad to focus on acquiring several pallets of dehydrated food but neglect to stock up on basic medicines and first aid items.

The best survival plans are well-rounded. Obviously unless you are independently wealthy, you need to diversify a bit and this can make it take longer to build up a decent stockpile of supplies. Buy a little at a time and you'll be surprised at how quickly it will all add up in your pantry.

Do something every day to add to your preparedness. One day fill up a few empty and clean 2L soda bottles with water and a couple drops of bleach. The next day, when you go grocery shopping, pick up a few extra cans of vegetables on sale. The day after that, if you have firearms, pick up a box of ammunition.

The idea is to remove the blinders and see the whole picture, rather than just a narrow field of vision. As a family progresses through disaster planning, it is perfectly acceptable to tend toward specialization in some areas. For instance, extensive garden plans will naturally entail acquiring and stockpiling vast amounts of heirloom seeds, garden implements, possibly even bags of soil. However, at the same time, this family should also set aside canned food, bottled water, and medical supplies.

At one time or another, every prepper and survivalist falls into this trap. The trick is to recognize when it happens and work toward getting out of the rut.

Jim Cobb is a recognized disaster readiness expert. He has studied survivalism and emergency preparedness for almost thirty years. In addition to this study, Jim has acquired extensive practical knowledge by living what he teaches. He is the owner of http://www.survivalweekly.com. In addition to writing on these topics, Jim is also available for speaking engagements. He was recently a featured speaker at the 2011 Survival & Preparedness Conference in Dallas, Texas. His common sense and down to earth approach to "prepping" have garnered him a substantial following. Jim is a columnist for Survivalist Magazine, writing "The Frugal Prepper." He is also a regular guest on the Prepper Broadcast Radio Network.

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What Does Vince Lombardi Have to Do With Prepping?

The other day a prepper curious friend asked me what kind of gun he should buy. I was excited that he was thinking of taking care of his need to protect himself and his family. The ability and right to protect our persons, family and property come with being human. They are a God-given right, not as some would consider a man-made right.

Before I gave him an answer about weapons, I had to stop and think a bit. (usually I just say something then think later, ask my wife, she'll agree) This time, I asked him a question instead. "Do you have the basics covered?" "Do you have a one year supply of food and water for your family?"

I kind of expected the answer I received, "No, I don't have any food stashed...yet." I didn't want to discourage him about protecting his family but at the same time I feel that FEEDING your family is protecting them also. I gently encouraged him to start thinking about starting his food purchases FIRST, then as money allowed to consider purchasing his weapons.

Psychologist Abraham Maslow developed his theory of Hierarchy of Needs. The basic necessities at bottom of his list of needs are the physiological needs. Breathing, food, water, shelter. Just above that comes security.

So many times we want to get the coolest gadget, radio, solar panel, gun, that we forget about taking care of the basics FIRST. Even though I am constantly ADDING to my already deep larder, I am able to move up and concentrate on security of body, family and property.

The Green Bay Packers' legendary head coach, Vince Lombardi led them to 5 world championships in 7 years including the first two Super Bowls. Although each season, many hardened veterans would return, to the Packers, Coach Lombardi would start with the basics. On the first day of practice each year, Lombardi would hold up a football and say, "Men....this is a football!"

You can't get any more basic than that. So, remember in your quest to prepare your family for uncertainty, start with the basics. Take care of those, then move up.

This link is a really neat little tool that helps calculate just how much food you need for a given amount of people. It is developed by some Mormons. I am not Mormon, but I do respect their deep knowledge and (food) preparedness beliefs.

http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm

As well as encouraging people to start their own business. William Feller also teaches how to survive in a possible severe economic downturn. Through his blog/audio podcast, http://AwareAndPrepared.com William reaches thousands of people worldwide with practical tips and tools on how not only to survive but thrive in any downturn.

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