This essay from The Provident Prepper is well thought-out and well presented.
The Three Pillars of True Preparedness
Before we dive into the scale, let’s establish what real preparedness looks like:
- Skills: Not just knowledge, but tested, practiced abilities that you can execute under stress.
- Resources: Organized, accessible supplies that you’ve actually used and know work.
- Sustainability: The length of time you can maintain your standard of living with minimal outside support.
Levels of preparedness
Unprepared: You might make it to breakfast
Insufficiently prepared: You might make it to dinner
Slightly prepared: Maybe half a week.
Somewhat prepared: Not totally devastated by week-long grid failure
Modestly prepared: Safe but requires a LOT of effort
Partly prepared: Safe living with modest effort (maybe three month duration)
Reasonably prepared: Safe living with minimal outside support (maybe six month duration)
Seriously committed to being prepared: Indefinite time with outside support. Already exercising decoupling skills (like producing your own electricity, water, fuel, food, entertainment).
And while you can quibble about where the author drew the lines, it is a short and entertaining essay that isn't hard to read.
Being prepared is a good idea. To what degree is a matter of
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reaper is coming for us all.
Enjoy life as well!
It is unlikely that the abo ve will survive the first contact with gimmedats and others who live without rules, in my opinion. Be prepared knowing your own resolve to improvise adapt and overcome
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