Soooooo....today i'm having a baby. Better yet, i'm having a baby in the next hour or two, so I was moved to share with the world about one of my secret obsessions...Survival. Check the connection...now I don't know about you but I don't trust the government, or most people for that matter so when I think about a TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) scenario, I know that even the most compassionate person may turn selfish in an instant. How will I protect me and my baby from the ill prepared populous? Preparation and Practice.
To prepare I shifted my mind from, "what might happen" to the "what will eventually happen" mindset. See i'm not crazy or paranoid, I just know that some shit will happen. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but some time in the future I will need to be prepared for anything from a flat tire to nuclear war. So why not stop pretending that i'm invincible and that life is permanent and start acting like the pussy that I am. Yes, I said it, i'm a pussy. Why? Because in the face of a large scale E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event) or other globally threatening event, i'm gonna cry and look for the nearest hole,and so will you. The difference is that I will cry from a safe location stocked with guns and food and you will cry in the rain and hungry. Plus shit has already happened, especially to Black people i.e. Katrina, Tuskeegee experiment, the ghetto, Todd Bridges, all types of shit!!! Not to mention Agent Orange, 3 Mile Island, SARS, AIDS, H1N1, Ebola, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Anthrax etc. There's all types of shit goin' on everyday all across the world. I like the fact that i'm prepared for small shit too. I keep a first aid kit on me as well as a multi tool at all times. You'd be surprised how they come in handy for you or someone else.
So here's some advice for equipment based upon my kit that I keep in my person and in my car AT ALL TIMES.
1 hiking backpack
2 pairs of pants
6 pairs of socks
1 long sleeve shirt
1 thermal shirt
1 rain outfit
1 winter coat
2 pairs of shorts
1/100 ft. cord of rope (camoflaged)
1/50 ft. 550 lb. test cord
1 leather man multi tool
2 boxes of water proof matches
3 cans of tear gas
1 compass
1 pair of binoculars
100 M80 firecrackers
1 sewing kit
1 fishing kit
1 gas mask w/4 filters
1 biochemical suit (Army BDU's)
1 shovel
1 hand axe
1 GPS monitor
1 headlamp
1 police, fire, marina, air scanner
12 MRE's
1 pack of water purification tablets
1 laser signal
1 striker and steel
1 box of tinder
1 buck knife with full tang
1 copy of drivers license, insurance forms, birth certificate etc.
1 mini pry bar
1/100 ft. of snare wire
1 copy of the S.A.S. survival book
1 9mm pistol w/extra magazine and ammo
1 one man tent
1 first aid kit for 30 people
1 sleeping bag: good for up to -40 degrees
1 fishing kit
1 winter hat
1 baseball cap
12 extra batteries
2 walkie talkies
1 pen
1 pad
1 small roll of duct tape
1/.100, .95 particulate filter mask
That's all that I can remember off the top of my head and i'm still not done building my kit.
When my child is born in 45 minutes or so, I realize that the world that she is entering into is the same world that I take for granted as being reliable, static and often safe. But when she gets here she will soon realize that the world is really just potential energy that manifests whenever and however causes and conditions govern.
The idea is to prepare, prepare, prepare. I often tell people that if right now you went and got a pillow case and put a bar of soap, some canned goods and a flashlight you would be more prepared than most people you know. Don't get caught out there. Get your shit together, if not for you than for your family who deserves to have parents who care enough to plan for impending doom.
If you want some more advice on survival hit me up at infinite_eden@hotmail.com.
Peace,
Ascience
