I’ve met and talked to a lot of people over the years of doing this. Nearly everyone I’ve met has been very nice and very serious about preparedness and that’s a good thing. However, after the year or so, I’ve seen a lot of people drop off, for whatever reason, on their everyday carry, theirContinue reading “Is It a Lifestyle or a Hobby?”
Tag Archives: emergency-preparedness
You Are Here
One of the biggest problems we have to overcome in preparedness is normalcy bias or the “nothing ever happens” syndrome. Things are happening and global risk is going up. We have to see the world as it is, not as it should be or as something happening “over there”. We just had a terror attackContinue reading “You Are Here”
Making Choices
Every morning, I ask God to put me where He needs me. While He may very well do that, He has given us free will and it’s up to us whether to heed His call or not. Let me tell you a story and why, as people involved in preparedness, we should ALWAYS stop. IContinue reading “Making Choices”
Taking Responsibility
We see it every time….a disaster or calamity occurs and people then demand to know why the state or federal government or whoever isn’t helping the people. After the damage, they are looking for someone to restore power, establish communications, and provide security from looters. What if I told you every one of those thingsContinue reading “Taking Responsibility”