The problems with some preppers today.
One problem some preppers seem to have is the inability to prepare
for a variety of disasters. This is really not that hard, yet many just don’t
get it. They also have what is known as 24 hour & 72 hour bug out bags. Why
not just have a bag that will carry you through long term? How do you know it
is only going to last 24 hours?!!!
Modern gadgets are a big problem because they are promoted to look so
exciting & necessary. When in fact many if not all modern gadgets are
likely to fail or run out in the first 6 months. Then this so called prepper
will find themselves living a Paleolithic lifestyle trying to learn primitive
skills, or they will simply die.
Why don’t many preppers see the common sense in adopting sustainable
equipment & skills from the 18th or 19th centuries?
Well many treat prepping as simply a hobby, they like the idea of being
self-reliant, but in fact they don’t really expect to ever have to face a major
shtf situation. For these people it is all about going camping & using the
gadgets. If a ferocerium rod breaks or deteriorates, they simply purchase another;
in fact many carry a variety of fire lighting tools, none of which are
sustainable over a long period of time.
Modern gadgets take up room in the pack & they add weight. Once
they have become useless they are discarded, BUT, these gadgets were taking up
room in the bug-out bag where real priority items should have been stored! Now
there is neither!
Do yourself a favour, keep the life straw if you want, definitely keep
the modern medical kit. Get rid of everything else & start again. Look to
the 18th & 19th centuries for practical sustainable
equipment that will keep you alive in relative comfort in a long term
wilderness living situation, & don't forget to learn those primitive skills!
Keith.
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