27 Prepper Precepts Complete

Get Ready Portland ^ | 4/27/12

[Kartographer]

I have my own moral code that is based on what I think is important, and I follow that more than any rule, law, or policy. I take pride that anyone that wants to know how I will react to a situation (speaking of moral situations not tactical) can normally guess my answer if they understand my basic precepts:

[Kartographer]

The first ten:

1.I am a Christian, so I do not have to live in fear of the unknown. Life may be hard and may end badly, but my future is assured.

2.I don’t want the manure to strike the air oscillation device. I don’t want to be proven right. I want my food storage to hit its shelf life unopened. But I feel better knowing I have food insurance.

3.I do not live in fear, as an acquaintance used to say “They can kill me, but they cannot eat me, and if they do, I hope they get diarrhea.” I prep for hard times because I know historically it can happen, and statistically will happen again.

4.I take reasonable precautions based upon my own risk assessments. And then I get on with my life. As situations change, I may spend some time tweaking plans as I watch current events. But life happens, things break, I fix it, and move on.

5. Bad things happen. I cannot control what happens, but I can control how I deal with events.

6.I don’t deal in conspiracies, men do evil things on occasion, and groups of evil men do bad things, but the shear amount of people that would have to be quiet to pull off a “shadow” government is impossible for a bureaucrat to manage. These guys cannot figure out how to pay their taxes or keep from getting their affairs out of the papers. I work in a bureaucracy, and I know exactly how ineffective they can be at keeping secrets. Every time someone sends an email out FEMA Red lists or prison camps it only hurts our community.

7.I am the only person in responsible for me. No one else is responsible for my actions, safety, or future. If I want to be well fed it is my duty to go outside, find food, kill it, and drag it home.

8. I avoid ethical spirals, its better to admit you’re wrong up front and apologize rather than hide it and play the “big lie”. I’d rather take a small lump up front than a huge hit later for hiding my mistakes.

9. I don’t know everything, and I cannot do everything. Our world is complex and integrated. To be prepared is to have a network of people who can fill in the gaps – not only physical but also spiritual. Having trusted friends multiplies your joys and divides you pain.

10. Violence sometimes IS the answer. If someone is raping your wife, asking him to please stop is not as effective as a .45 caliber bullet traveling at his face at 1041 feet per second. If you are unwilling or unable to fight for your beliefs and your liberty, you don’t have “rights” you have polite requests.

[Kartographer]

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[Kartographer]

For those who are just starting or are old hands at prepping you may find my Preparedness Manual helpfull. You can download it at:

http://tomeaker.com/kart/Preparedness1j.pdf

NOTE! THIS IS A FREE DOWNLOAD. I DO NOT MAKE ONE CENT OFF MY PREPAREDNESS MANUAL!

For those of you who haven’t started already it’s time to prepare almost past time maybe. You needed to be stocking up on food guns, ammo, basic household supplies like soap, papergoods, cleaning supplies, good sturdy clothes including extra socks, underwear and extra shoes and boots, a extra couple changes of oil and filters for your car, tools, things you buy everyday start buying two and put one up.

As the LDS say “When the emergency is upon us the time for preparedness has past.”

Or as the bible says: A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
NIV Proverbs 22:3

Lastly this for the doubters and the scoffers.

“There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger.

Underestimation can be fatal.”

[bolobaby]

Good post. Not the run-of-the-mill prepper post.

[Vendome]

I totally like this list and agree with it.

[Kartographer]

Glad you liked it, but someone will complain in...3...2...1...

[Redcitizen]

You got my vote. As if you needed it. =) Thanks for the prepper articles.

[Theoria]

Yes, I will complain. You submit #1 and yet you reject #6. Even though you already know how the game will be played, ie the bible and the sinister forces at work.

I appreciate your preparedness topics and discussion.

[Kartographer]

Do I believe in ‘James Bond’ type cadres? No

Do I believe that the are groups of people working secretly in support of some agenda that will ‘shackle’ our freedoms and liberties? Yes

And some of the worst aren't even doing it in secret!

[RobinOfKingston]

Thank you, Kartographer.

Robin

[carriage_hill]

Thanks, great post! I’m still trying to get your *.pdf to d/ld... still stops at 84%/7.1mb in all 3 browsers.

[APatientMan]

Good list. Will get people further in life than any Master’s degree. Make things more sane, too.

[Lurker]

I do like number 10.

[outofsalt]

Number 2 is the, “scat hits the fan” precept!?
Really..?
Number 2!?
I love it!!!
Thanks for doing the prepper threads!
(#2... hee, hee, hee ;)

[JRandomFreeper]

I am a Christian, so I do not have to live in fear of the unknown. Life may be hard and may end badly, but my future is assured.

AMEN!

When I fell off the mountain during the blizzard, alone, and was bleeding out internally, I came to the realization that the likely outcome was death. The comfort of knowing that I wasn't really alone, that God was with me came over me and provided an assurance I can't put into words.

It did not take the pain away. It did not keep me from calling on the radio when I was conscious. But the assurance was there that one way or the other, the pain would end, and eventually I would be with God.

No man truly knows what his reaction to his immenent death will be, until he's at the door.

I was grateful for my faith, and I was ready to go home.

In fact, I was a little disappointed to wake up in the hospital 3 days later.

/johnny

[blam]

Agree.

Bump.

[patton]

IOW, “Ain’t no athiest in a foxhole?”

[bgill]

I have to disagree with:

6.I don’t deal in conspiracies, men do evil things on occasion, and groups of evil men do bad things, but the shear amount of people that would have to be quiet to pull off a “shadow” government is impossible for a bureaucrat to manage.

They are doing out in the open for all to see, only too many are still wearing rose colored glasses as they stick their heads in the sand.

17. Charity... If you work hard, someone that refuses to work has no moral demand on your labor. However, I would have a hard time swallowing a meal if I refused to help a hungry child, widow, or a disabled person.

A hungry child, yes. A widow or a disabled person, no because they are supposed to be responsible adults.

[Donnafrflorida]

this month prep is a rain gutter diversion kit from amazon. should bring in a perpetual supply of water. last month i bought a 275 gallon cistern.
doing great at my first attempt to garden. i am only killing less than 50% of my vegetables.
also began making fire bricks from old newspapers. pretty cool.

[Donnafrflorida]

this month prep is a rain gutter diversion kit from amazon. should bring in a perpetual supply of water. last month i bought a 275 gallon cistern.
doing great at my first attempt to garden. i am only killing less than 50% of my vegetables.
also began making fire bricks from old newspapers. pretty cool.

[JRandomFreeper]

Pretty much. I had never had my faith tested right up to the door of death. It was good to know that it was strong, and I was ok with going to my heavenly home.

Not that I recommend the experience.

/johnny

[patton]

Never been there, myself. Well, the odd tank wreck or two, getting shot at, running for cover - but those were all accidents, and the best I could think was, “Oh, my - this is going to hurt.”

I was usually right.

[JRandomFreeper]

“Oh, my - this is going to hurt.”

Yep. I've thought the same myself a few times. But the blizzard slip/fall was the worst I have done. Broken ribs, punctured pleural cavity, broken vert, spleen and one kidney turned to puree. Alone, at night on the side of a mountain with snow falling. Wound up with hypothermia and frost-bite. Spent 2 weeks in ICU/trauma care. Docs called the family from Texas to NM and told them to expect to take my body home with them.

As a result, I'm not scared of much anymore. I've been through it once, and though I would like to die in bed, in my sleep, I'll take what comes.

/johnny

[Uncle Ike]

“Oh”, uhhhh, “my”??????

;)

[Pollster1]

Glad you liked it, but someone will complain in...3...2...1...

Re: #2. . . . I want my food storage to hit its shelf life unopened. But I feel better knowing I have food insurance. I store food that I eat regularly. My prepper food will last my family a year in an emergency, even without supplementing from the garden and hunting, but everything gets rotated out before it expires, at most after three years. I like the sentiment behind your post, but at least for my budget and my substantial storage space, buying and storing extras of the usual groceries when things are on sale works well.

Re: #17. . . . I would have a hard time swallowing a meal if I refused to help a hungry child, widow, or a disabled person. God gave us free will; he also was clear about the consequences for bad behavior. I'm with you, and I'll even help a healthy man with limited common sense but the willingness to work. Someone moving through who will chop a day's firewood (even if I don't actually need more wood split) can have food for that day and an extra day's food to take with him. I have enough to share with those who will contribute, and I will share - with appropriate caution.

Re: #25. You have to practice your plan, thinking is not the same as talking, and talking is not the same as doing. One of our family disasters came a week after a walk through of the disaster plan. It was a phenomenally terrible experience, but it would have been even worse without the walk through.

[atomic_dog]

My prepping story for this week.

I keep most of my non-perishable stuff in the garage. As I add stuff I tend to stack it up by the inside door to be put away "someday soon." So spring cleaning was the order of the day and when I got under two stacks of what I thought was freeze dried food I found a bunch of ammo that I did not even know I had. I tend to keep track of my ammo better than my food and I found other ammo I knew I had but I found stuff I was completely unaware of. Have you seen the prices of bulk ammo lately? This really saves me some money.

I know, pics or it didn't happen.

1200 rounds of 5.56mm
600 rounds of 7.62x54R Polish light ball on 5 rd stripper clips for the Vintovka Mosina.
1120 rounds of Yugo M67 7.62x39, also on stripper clips.

[Lurker]

Those Mosins are some great rifles for the money.

[M1903A1]

One that I would add, from the book “Deep Survival”...”Be Here, Now”. Be aware of what’s going on around you.

[Marcella]

Lastly this for the doubters and the scoffers.”
“Glad you liked it, but someone will complain in...3...2...1...”

The list is a healthy mindset.

As for doubters and scoffers, I don’t get any of that as only a few family members know I have “stuff” and they don’t know the extent of it. They don’t worry about me if a hurricane comes my way and takes out power. They don’t live close to me but they know if disaster happened, they would be welcome here.

Prepping gives peace of mind. Doubters and scoffers don’t have that.

I wrote a series of 20+ prepping articles on Survial Podcast. That has helped many people prepare. Send me a Freepmail if you want information about getting there to read those articles.

[Marcella]

My post was to all to Freepmail me if you want to be directed to the articles on Survival Podcast.

[Cold Heart]

Series of 4.0+ earthquakes at both N. end & S. end of the Juan de Fuca plate last couple days. 2 of them today.
Geologist have claimed this is not significant in the past but the number of them seems to have increased since they last said that.

[The Duke]

I also believe that there are conspiracies. In fact, there is a crime called "conspiracy" (and Webster Hubbell was convicted of it back during the Clinton administration).

I don't believe that conspiracies always run flawlessly or achieve the results desired by the conspirators, but I certainly believe they exist.

To not believe in conspiracy is to not believe in the Mafia, for example. I believe in the Mafia.

Honest people don't believe in conspiracy because it's not part of their makeup.

[outofsalt]

Florida seems to have caught Texas’ drought from last summer. Good luck in the garden.
I grew up in Cuba where many folks used cisterns and barrels for rain water catchment and when sailing we use tarps to top off the tanks. I remember as a boy that one of our rain barrels was a frog haven which my dad used for baits. Ribbit!

[ScottinSacto]

That is a very fine list.