While I personally may not buy into all the hype about the dreaded Mayan prophecies surrounding 12/21/2012, I’m certainly not above using this hype as a means to promote disaster readiness. I’m all for anything that will bring more people into the preparedness fold, so to speak.
So, here’s the plan. Each week between now and December 21, 2012, I’m going to post a short article here detailing something you should do to become better prepared for whatever life deems necessary to toss your way. Some weeks may be concrete tasks to perform. Other weeks might entail purchasing specific supplies. Still others might be more along the lines of mind exercises. Some of the assignments will be ongoing as well.
The goal is if you follow all the instructions, you’ll be as prepared as you can possibly be within a year’s time. There may very well be occasions where you’ve already fulfilled the requirements for a given week. That’s great! But, that doesn’t mean you get to take the week off. Use that time to revisit articles from previous weeks and ensure you’re keeping up on those steps.
Make no mistake, there’s going to be a lot of work involved and a fair amount of financial investment along the way. After all, some of us have been at this for many, many years and if you’re starting basically from scratch, you have some catching up to do.
If at any time you have questions or concerns, please feel free to shoot me an email — Jim@SurvivalWeekly.com — and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Week 1 — Lists, Lists, and More Lists
Week 3 — Out With The Old – Purging
Week 4 — Food Storage Basics – Calculating Needs
Week 5 — Basic First Aid Supplies
Week 6 — Basic Hygiene Preps – Human Waste Disposal
Week 8 — Water Filtration and Purification
Week 9 — Communications, Part 1
Week 11 — The Survival and Preparedness Library
Week 13 — Planning To Bug Out To Home
Week 14 — Wilderness Skills – Part 1 – Making Fire
Week 15 — Wilderness Skills – Part 2 – Building Expedient Shelters
Week 16 — Preparing Food Post-Disaster
Week 17 — Non-Food Pantry Items
Week 18 — Basic Hygiene Preps, Part 2 — Keeping Clean
Week 20 — Stocking Up on Barter Items
Week 21: Special Prep Considerations — Pets
Week 24: Special Prep Considerations — Children
Week 25: Practicing Situational Awareness
Week 27: Finding and Storing Firewood
Week 28: OTC and Prescription Medications
Week 30: Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice
Week 32: Structure Hardening – Part I – Doors and Windows
Week 33: Structure Hardening – Part II – Alarms
Week 35: Reducing Your Footprint
Week 38: Drills, Drills, and More Drills
Week 39: Alternate Modes of Transportation
Week 40: Planning to Regroup
Week 41: Break Time
Week 42: Electrical Power
Week 43: Bringing Friends and Family Into the Fold
Week 44: Improvised Weapons
Week 45: Communications, Part 2 — Ham Radio
Week 46: Bulking Up the Pantry
Week 47: Inventory the Basics
Week 48: Stay on Top of Medical and Dental Issues
Week 49: Planning for Post-Collapse Excursions
Week 50: Odds and Ends to Stock Up On
Week 51: Talking to Your Family About Prepping
Week 52: Final Thoughts
