Getting Started in Survival Prepping: Learn from Ex-Military, Firemen, and Survivalists

By Jason Peterson

Bonus 7 Critical Survival Checklists Inside

Are you wanting to Get Started in Survival Prepping? No idea where to start? This book is for you!

Everyone needs to be prepared. Regardless of events happening in the world, it's always good to be prepared.

It isn’t just weather and wars; with one financial crash after another, there is every chance that disaster could strike at any time.

Discover how you can be prepared for any scenario.

Learn the amazing things that every prepper wants you to know.

You might think that joining the ranks of the preppers is hard work, but you will be stunned to discover just how simple it is. No, you can’t learn it overnight, but you can learn how to do it and do it properly.

Here’s some of what you will learn in this easy to read book:

* What is Survival Preparedness?
* Types of Emergencies
* Affordable Ways To Get Started
* Helpful Guides (Rule of 3s, Survival Triangle)
* Food and Water
* Essential Knowledge and Skills
* Making a Survival Kit (home, car, bug out bag)
* 7 Survival Checklists

and much more!

Take a minute to imagine how you’ll feel once you are ready for any disaster, and how your family and friends will react when they see how easily you will survive!

About

My name is Jason Peterson. I've been a lifelong survivalist. I currently run the site with a team of ex-military, firemen, survivalists, and outdoorsmen over at SurvivalCache.com. We have been developing helpful information in survival prepping topics since 2010.

We are experts in this and want everyone else to also be. That's our goal!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jason Peterson
• Release date: Jul 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005348984

Jason Peterson

Jason Peters is the Editor in Chief at SurvivalCache. A survivalist by heart, Jason has been an avid prepper since he was a child. He enjoys teaching people about survival prepping. He believes everyone should be prepped for any disaster.

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Introduction

Getting started in survival preparedness can be a daunting task filled with lots of questions. Want that process to be smooth and as easy as possible for you. To that end, we have put together this getting started in survival prepping guide with discussions on some of the most popular topics.

Within the guide, you will not only find everything you need to start, but also links to references where you can read further. You can click on the links to visit the different resources.

Let’s get started!

What is survival preparedness?

Essentially it is self-reliance. It involves obtaining skills, knowledge, and gear to better prepare yourself for the unknown. Two general types of preparedness are talked about.  

Survival Preparedness. This tends to deal more with your classic survival situations. Getting lost in the woods, plane crash, etc. A survival situation is thrust upon you in which you are trying to get out of. 

Emergency preparedness or disaster readiness. This is used more for events that can affect our daily lives. This includes being prepared for emergencies like a vehicle accident, power outage, or a natural disaster. 

What is important to know is that many skills, knowledge, and gear items transfer between these two categories. 

Chapter 1 - Types of Emergencies 

Situations to prepare for

A quick internet search will provide a whole host of situations for which someone would want to be prepared for. Below is a list of just a few examples. 

Natural Disasters

Tornados

Floods

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

Wildfires 

Blizzards 

Wild temperature extremes 

Volcanic eruptions

Solar events 

Biohazards (pandemics)

Everyday Emergencies

Accidents involving modes of transportation 

Becoming lost 

Food shortages

Water shortages 

Power grid disruptions 

Unemployment. This example is not brought up much but having emergency supplies and skills to fall back on can be a lifesaver during financial hardships. 

Manmade Disasters

Collapsed economy

War 

Civil unrest

Biohazards

Why would I want to be prepared?

Unfortunately, help may not always be available, or it may not arrive promptly. It is important to know basic survival skills and to have the proper tools on hand to take care of yourself, your loved ones, and your community at large. 

You could be stuck on a deserted island, dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster, or navigating through an uncivilized landscape. Pick your scenario but what matters is that sometimes the only person you can rely on for your safety, is you.

Do Not Get Tunnel Vision!

One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when first starting is they focus on one specific event. This creates tunnel vision and can limit how you prepare.

My biggest piece of advice for beginners is to focus not on the event but the fundamentals of survival. Shelter, water, food, first aid, skills, and knowledge. This is because the fundamentals of survival will transfer to any survival situation. The second step is to focus on events that frequently affect the region in which you live. These will usually be a natural disaster as we see those seasonally.  

FREE BONUS: 7 Survival Checklists

I put together a series of 7 checklists that you can use for survival prepping. These have been reviewed by ex-military, firemen, survivalists, and outdoor experts. It’s battle-tested and ready to go.

The checklists included are:

72-Hour Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Bug Out Bag Checklist

Critical Documents Checklist

First Aid Supplies Checklist

Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

Over The Counter Medications Checklist

Winter Car Emergency Kit Checklist

Click here to download the 7 survival checklists 

Chapter 2 - An Affordable Beginning

Is it expensive to be prepared?

Like anything