Updated Guide To Getting Started - Making Sense
Emergency preparedness is often daunting for the new person. Most people starting out are bombarded with lots of detailed 'technical' suggestions e.g. food storage, prepare for an EMP, etc. This can be useful, but inevitably, leaves the new prepper to figure out what 'ready' looks like and how to get there. This article outlines one view on what the major activities involved in becoming prepared/'ready' are. A key consideration is to identify a realistic emergency scenario and then prepare for it using the process given and the capabilities identified. C licking on the image below will magnify it. The Map The below map provides a big-picture view of how to prepare for a given emergency . The practical uses are Show the full spectrum of possible readiness as a single 'big picture'. To compare your current readiness against and identify any gaps. To show where the advice/information can be applied. Working top-down, the standard 4Rs of the Civil ...