Catagories

These categories are listed in order of your survivability priority. We should always try to keep a balance of things and skills between categories. If you do not plan ahead you can easily end up with 500 pounds of food and no way to cook when the power goes out, or insufficient clothing, or no way to communicate, etc. These errors are a serious threat to your survivability.

Please keep these in balance. This is crucial to your success. Read Preparation Levels to get a handle on this.

The Categories in brief:

0 Planning Create plan A, then B and C plus variables in each category. No plan = plan to fail.

1 Water (hydration, cooking, cleaning & sanitation)

2 Food (Cooking, storage, growing...)

3 Clothing weather considerations; hot, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc and combinations of these: (plus layers, a plan for washing, drying, repairing) Footwear!

4 Shelter – If you have to evacuate your home, specifically where will you go? Alternatives? For the short term a tent), mid term (yurt, other?) longer term (ranch, tiny community)?

5 Protection – 1- Anonymity 2 - Stealth 3 - Evasion 4 - Be formidable 5 - Guns, ammo and practiced skill with each of these!

6 Transport – vehicles (car, truck, bikes, walking) with at least three alternative routes to each of your several possible destinations. Other considerations: fuel, oil, parts, etc for each mode. Maps, compass,

7 Health Physical & mental health, first aid, remedies, supplies,

8 Financial – Cash, silver, extra supplies. Digitized copies of your important records. Think about including charity and barter.

9 Comm (Communications) – Receiver AM/FM radio for news. FRS/GMRS and HAM for two way.

10 Power – Rechargeable batteries, chargers with multiple input sources (12VDC, 110 VAC, solar, wind?, pedal power? other?

11 Fun (Entertainment) Boredom quickly leads to stupid mistakes.

In all Levels and Categories you should have a plan A, B &, C. If it can go wrong, it will. Alternatives can be life savers, yet they need not be expensive, just thought through and planned.