There are many different things you are told to do to prepare for disaster. However, the two more important things to do are develop survival skills and become physically fit.
There are many things that could cause disasters that would require previous forethought and preparation in order to survive. These things could include natural disasters, loss of employment, inability to work due to health or injury, manmade disasters, or war.
Most Americans know that they need to store food, clothing, and so forth in order to be prepared to survive these things. Unfortunately, most Americans are not stocking up on these things.
However, despite the many warnings of what could happen, two major things are overlooked when it comes to surviving. The first thing that is often overlooked is the need to develop a variety of skills that can be used for survival.
While you may have a fishing rod or rifle for emergencies, if you never use it, it may be difficult to learn how when the need to use it arises. You may have a lot of wheat stored, but if you do not have a grinder and several recipes that you can prepare using the wheat, the wheat will be completely useless.
At the very least you should have the tools and knowledge to make a fire, hunt, carve, build a shelter, and navigate the land using various instruments such as the stars. Other modern skills that you should also develop include basic plumbing repairs, basic electrical wiring, basic auto repair, basic small engine repair, basic woodworking, basic welding, cooking on a variety of heat sources, sewing, fishing, dehydrating food, canning, gardening, how to purify water, foraging, self-defense, and first aid.
There are probably several hundred other skills that you would find useful to have in a survival situation as well. It can be helpful to store at least several books on survival skills in your home.
This way if you are caught off guard, you will be able to look up how to do some of these things. Fiction books will only save your life if you are about to die of hypothermia and you can make a fire out of them.
The second thing that is often overlooked when it comes to survival is physical fitness. Even though fat can be very helpful in a survival situation and that is considered to be survival muscle, it can also hinder your ability to survive.
Fat storages would be critical in a low-food scenario and it could perhaps mean that you would survive while those in shape would die sooner. However, fat could also hinder your ability to move quickly and stealthily when trying to hunt down food.
In addition, being overweight usually indicates that your body is unhealthy in other ways. These things may come to get you when you do not have access to a hospital or other medical assistance, which would mean your death.
Survival situations are not easy. They are hard on the entire body.
That is why they are referred to as survival, and not live in luxury and ease situations. Even if you have prepared in every other way by gathering a food supply and developing skills, these things will not help you survive a stroke or other serious illness related to obesity.
By taking care of your body you are preserving your life. As you exercise, you will begin to use the calories you eat more efficiently.
You will also have more control over your body temperature. In addition, exercise stimulates the immune system which will help prevent infection and illness.
Overall, being in shape allows you to do more. You will be able to hunt, have better endurance if you must travel, perform many other outdoor survival activities.
If you are able to cultivate both better physical fitness and more survival skills you will be far more prepared to survive than the person who has the latest set of food storage. In addition, these things do not cost very much to obtain as food storage does.
There are many sources of information. Look on the internet, check out books from the library, or attend survival skill activities.
With these two things you will need less gear and you will be able to move further and faster. In addition, you will be able to accomplish more when you are stationary.
Even though your focus is on these survival skills, you do not want to completely forget about food storage. Food storage can be a tremendous help to you in certain situations.
For example, during the winter you may not be able to forage. However, by developing skills, becoming physically fit, and creating a food storage you will be much more prepared to deal with whatever disaster comes.
Author Resource:-
Jack R. Landry is an accomplished expert in family preparedness and has been giving seminars for over 15 years. He recommends that everyone have on hand an emergency food storage in case of any emergency or disaster.
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