September is National Preparedness Month.
While the government promotes this for the sake of preparing for hurricains and snow or ice storms, there are many calamities that one should be prepared for. Some will last a few days, and others could take years to recover.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3
And he said to them, “When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” He said to them, “
But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.
Luke 22:35-36
Some of us often reference the B's of preparedness.
This is just a shorthand for having the provisions you may need in any situation where normal civil infrastructure isn't working.
http://www.everycitizenasoldier.org/...logistics.html
Beans, Bullets, Bandaids, Batteries, etc
Note that this article omits Books and Buddies, but includes Bullion, which I feel should be a limited provison.
Also, Water and Shelter should be high on the list, but those don't start with "B"
I suppose we could expound on some of those.
And then there are the "3" series of statements.
These aren't meant to be absolutes or precision, but just to order the priorities.
The Standard ones are that you can't go
3 minutes without air,
3 hours without shelter
3 days without water
and
3 weeks without food.
Most of the Patriot Preppers add to that,
you don't go 3 seconds without God,
and you shouldn't go 3 months without contact with others of your civilization.
Some good links (along with the one above) are
http://beansbulletsbandagesandyou.co...on-vs-reality/
http://www.backwoodshome.com/the-7-c...-preparedness/
A bit of a trigger warning, Selco lived through a siege, and doesn't do
light reading.
His stuff is PG-13, and some times R rated, for its frankness.
If you doubt that we should read things like this, then don't read Lamintations, in your Bible.
http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-pr...anger_12132013