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People have forgotten basic survival instincts in modern society. Recent natural disasters, downward trends of global economy, and terrorism proved the ineffectiveness of our government to help its citizens in an emergency. People in the community must prepare for any disastrous emergency, especially for people in urbanized areas. Most people ignore the skills of their grandparents and teachings from organizations; that is, Boy Scouts, Red Cross, military, FEMA, and other survival classes. To survive, you do not need to be a genius or have large amounts of money to keep yourself and your family safe. What you need is three survival tips: knowledge, preparation, and a strong will to survive.
The first necessary plan you should make is the location that you plan to survive when the crisis happens. The plan should include a retreat far away from metropolitan areas and near freshwater and wild game. You may not have a choice when disaster strikes but your chances of survival will increase if you prepare yourself. You must have in your possession various types of decontamination supplies for purifying your air, water, food, and body. You can carry decontamination wipes and water purification tablets wherever you go and it is small and cost-effective.
Nourishment, not food should keep your strength for survival. Storing dehydrated food and water in mass quantities in caches in your car, office, and any emergency retreats you may hide from marauders. Sometimes contaminated air is present and a good military protective mask, preferably with an NBC rating should be nearby with five changes of replacement filters. A good survival weapon, or I prefer a Swiss Army knife, would be handy to carry with you. However, building security in metropolitan areas object about knives carried around.
People must face the truth about weapons possession. Laws outlaw possession of firearms during a national crisis but survival against criminals and terrorists replaces fears of prosecution. However, people may substitute firearms with slingshots, archery, and adult-sized pellet rifles for their survival. I recommend the RWS 1250 or the Gamo 1250 pellet rifles.
When disaster strikes, banks, credit cards, and gold will be worthless. The second necessary plan you must take is for economic survival. Everybody must barter goods and services for income and survival. People must carry portable items of value and cash to keep themselves for ninety days or more. Ironically, the most valuable items that you will carry are the survival items you have, so have extra items for your emergency team members or for trade.
The third item for survival is a good team of friends, family, and neighbors working together for support. Assigning each person for specific duties and helping others to survive until help arrives is essential. Each person should know basic medical, decontamination, emergency survival, and weapons skills. Keeping caches of books, manuals, and flash cards for reference wrapped in waterproof containers. You must have reliable transportation loaded for emergencies and a full tank of gas that will get you out of the area.
