In the last Article „Changing world” we can see how there is a definitive need for Emergency preparation, we will get into the details of gear/Equipment later sometime but in this one I want to go over survival Mentality here are a few concepts that are very important to the Survivalist that are simple to understand but as I said important we use the KISS method, (Keep It Simple Stupid) in the military we said if it is simple, stupid, but works it is not stupid. (Army Humor).
OK, the first concept is the survival pyramid, at the base is the will, that is the will to survive, if that is not there, then you can forget the rest.
Also the attitude you have is meant here and can play a clear role in how things can turn out. You hear of sayings like “Never give up” which are actually helpful, I was very ill but said I can’t die, I have too much to do. To friends I said the time was “extreme survival training”.
One speaks of English Humor, which is also very important; it is a kind of psychological outlet to defuse very serious situations.
On the next level, we have knowledge; you gather information through books, films, workshops and so on to learn skills that can help you. Once we have our knowledge we have to put it into practice, a theoretical knowledge is nice but without the practice something is missing, you cannot measure if it works or not and what can you do differently to make it work.
At the top of the triangle is kit or Equipment, these are the tools that help you to survive. But make sure you use them or when the real time comes you will be clueless or they will not work and you missed the change to remove and put something else in your kit.
Now we look at what I call it the survival circle, at the top we have “Before” which means everything we can do before an event happens. This means we have training for emergencies, we have our survival kit, Evacuation bag, and we have gathered our information about threats in our area and elsewhere.
Next, we have “During” which means everything we do or how we behave during an event. What are our goals, do we have an alternative place to go (safe haven) bugout, do we stay bug-in or, go and come back (Evacuation).
The third point is “After” This is after the event, what are our plans then, and how was it, was the training enough? Did your equipment work as it should? Was the weight ok or too heavy? What can I do to improve it?
All these questions and more are there to help you improve your plans for next time.
In the middle it says “3’s” here it means the rule of three, this is a way to make clear what your priorities should be:
3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter/protection
3 days without water
3 weeks without food
Most people cannot hold their breath for three minutes, but the brain can function without it for that long.
Protection can mean protection from the elements (you fall into cold water and can’t get out), it can mean protection from danger (you are in the jungle surrounded by lions), or (you are on the run from terrorists etc.)
The body needs water to perform the simplest functions like sweating (to cool down) or to digest food and many others so you can’t go that long without it.
Food is also an important thing but in order to digest food we need water, so it comes last and if we don’t have water we shouldn’t eat.
You can see how these “rules” make sense and should help you plan.
Next we will look at a survival kit, what is in it and how to use it.
Stay safe
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