PFTWHFTB- Prepping Philosophies

I. Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best- Philiosophy 

   A. Preparedness-It's not always worst case scenario- loss of job, disability-

       1.It's a physical savings account of goods, 

       2.The mental restraint to "Lose It" when bad things happen, being your own source of calmness in a storm.

   B. Getting in the mindset- resourcefulness, awareness, problem mitigation

       1. But we need to consider the worst case, and prepare as much as we can

       2. It is NOT giving into the urgency that the sky is falling tomorrow.

       3. An example of being resourceful- mulitple use items, more than one way to complete a task

       4. Awareness but NOT Paniced-watching the news and even questionable sources of information

           a. Consider all posibilites do exsist

           b. Keeping your not so favorable opinions in check to gain credibility 

           c. Example of mitigation- 

II. Short Term Vs. Long Term

  A. Job loss, hurricaine 2 weeks- 6mo, 

     1. Bugging IN- very short definition

     2. Expecting Help- When? And Who? 

     3. What have you experienced?

  B. Long term

     2. Bugging OUT- very short definition

     3. Survivor Of Bosnia (link)

     4. Post WWI Germany- Philipp's part

III. Levels of Prepping 

  A. Level 1 thru 5 - emergency planning with you, and family is aware, calling tree, 1 mo. food