I think the first thing you need to ask yourself is, what are the risks you may face. What am I preparing for? (Not aliens or zombies like some joke about–or maybe they’re not joking).
A. Risk Assessment
-Natural Disasters
-Extreme weather
-Man-made event
-Financial Crisis
-Outbreak
-Location
-Resources
Then move forward to:
B. Mitigate or Reduce Risk
-Determine risk
-Design a plan
-Implement plan
-Make progress
There is at least one of those things in section A, each of us has faced, or might face, or will face. I know we never really thought we would have an earthquake. Texas and that freeze? And how about the recent pandemic?
When I first started this article, I thought I would write about what I knew and gleaned from others. I was having major brain farts and couldn’t decide what to say, what order to put things, and then make it harder for ‘all of us’ in the end. I mean really I am hoping to get a good audience as this blog grows, not chase people off when they see me coming like I was a Sasquatch.
Here are some blue water barrels, which are most common for people to get to store their water in. We do.
This stand is similar to the one we had built. We built 3.
These ones here, are stored inside and that is great if you have space to do so.
If you store them outside, you will need to cover them with a black plastic, thick enough to keep any sunlight from getting in as that will cause algae growth. It paints a different picture of green drink, am I right?
I love several people on YouTube, but I would like to direct you to a few, for now. So that you are not overwhelmed.
**The Provident Prepper Has a set of 8 videos for the newbie prepper that teach needed information in 10 steps.
Step 1–Start Here https://youtu.be/cVja4TeEO2g
Step 2–Developing a Family Emergency Plan https://youtu.be/QwwExzBIIeU
Step 3–Emergency Sanitation https://youtu.be/uOHkbbo3oOs
Step 4–Build Your Emergency Evacuation Kit https://youtu.be/uOHkbbo3oOs
Newbie Prepper Food Storage Questions Answered https://youtu.be/0geZG0epLT8
Step 5–Water Storage and Purification https://youtu.be/dx1c9PEi_mo
Step 6–Building Short Term Food Storage https://youtu.be/hZfsvnngB6g
Step 7–Power Outage Emergency Cooking https://youtu.be/hZfsvnngB6g
I hope you enjoy these videos, and will find answers to other concerns on their other videos as well.
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