Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" proposed a hierarchy of needs important in human development. You will notice that the first level is Basic Survival, followed by Security. Here at Survival Preppers our goal will be to help everyone feel comfortable with the first two levels of human needs. (Sorry I can't promise I will be able to help you with your self esteem.) Air, water, food and shelter; you will see this list of basic human needs frequently in our topics. As we further begin to explore survival prepping you will see blog entries devoted to each of these individually in the weeks to come. Also, expect to see posts about security, Maslow's second level of human need; including firearms, survival knives, other blades, locks and lock picking. In the meantime follow the link below to a short article and video about Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Psychology Lesson: Maslow's hierarchy
Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" proposed a hierarchy of needs important in human development. You will notice that the first level is Basic Survival, followed by Security. Here at Survival Preppers our goal will be to help everyone feel comfortable with the first two levels of human needs. (Sorry I can't promise I will be able to help you with your self esteem.) Air, water, food and shelter; you will see this list of basic human needs frequently in our topics. As we further begin to explore survival prepping you will see blog entries devoted to each of these individually in the weeks to come. Also, expect to see posts about security, Maslow's second level of human need; including firearms, survival knives, other blades, locks and lock picking. In the meantime follow the link below to a short article and video about Maslow's hierarchy of needs.10 Rules of Prepping
Survival Preppers 10 Rules of Prepping.
Rule #2. Always mind your surroundings.
Rule #10. Have fun with it.
Rule #1. Don't Panic.
Rule #2. Always mind your surroundings.
Rule#3. The Rules of 3's
- 3 minutes without AIR.
- 3 hours without SHELTER.
- 3 days without WATER.
- 3 weeks without FOOD.
- 3 months without HOPE.
Rule #4. Two is One and One is None
Rule #5. Prepping is a lifestyle.
Rule #6. Keep it simple.
Rule #7. Improvise.
Rule #8. A little each day goes a long way.
Rule #9. Be discrete.
Monday, July 9, 2012
DO THIS RIGHT NOW!
As I continue blogging about the world of the survival prepper, now and again I will be assigning homework. Everyone loves doing homework, I know. This is your first assignment.
Right now, (if I haven't stressed that point enough yet) I want you to go and gather up all of your important papers, organize them and put them into a safe, easily accessible place. Someday, hopefully far away you will be very very thankful you did this today.
Step #1. Go get that mess you pass for organized and put it in front of you.
Step #2. Make copies or back up digitally as the case may be, all papers, ID's. (see list below)
Step #3. Get a water proof folder and put papers inside, then put that folder into a fireproof container or safe.
Here's what you are looking for:
ID's, including passports, Social Security Card, Birth Certificate
Deeds, Leases, Auto Registration, Bill of Sales, Wills, Trusts, Ownership papers
Insurance information; home, auto, renters, life...
3-6 years of Tax returns and any other financial paperwork
Your resume, Bank statements, Transcripts, Diplomas
Medical history, medication lists, prescriptions, Immunizations, blood type.
Addresses and phone numbers of family and friends, emergency contacts.
Pictures of everyone in your family plus pets.
Inventory and document with pictures and receipts anything valuable.
Anything else that may be small, paper and priceless to you.
Spare keys and Internet sites and passwords.
About $100 cash in twenties, tens, fives and ones.
What is a prepper?
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These scenarios, however, are only part of why people might want to learn more about prepping and survival. There is often simply an interest in returning to the basics of living life off the land and homesteading. If you take a look back in history, you see that in the days of the caveman, life was survival. Whether, early man spent his days hunting, looking for shelter or starting a fire, he was surviving. Only since agricultural, industrial and technological revolutions have taken place do we rely less on basic survival skills to live. As technologies grow, society progresses and urban centers continue to expand many people may have this renewed interest in a less modern lifestyle.
The following is Survival Preppers take on prepping and survivalism:
Survival prepping is preparing. Preparing is making ready or being ready for an unknown. Prepping is forethought to a, “what if” with a mind set for survival. What if the power goes out? What if there is a natural disaster? What if there is an economic collapse, a deadly virus or a nuclear bomb? What if the world as (you) know it comes to an end? Scary thought, I know, but that is the mind set of a prepper. A prepper is a person preparing, also known as a survivalist. And while your mental image of a survivalist may be a guy in army fatigues with guns strapped to him fighting off hordes of zombies and living in a mountain shack far from the prying eyes of the government, I assure you that is only a very small percent. Instead, the average prepper is just a person who bought storm shutters before hurricane season or keeps a flashlight handy for when the power goes out. Chances are you are a prepper already. Maybe you bring an umbrella to work in anticipation of rain. Maybe you have a spare tire and insurance for your automobile. The mind set of a prepper may seem pessimistic; however the goal here is to elevate fear with the security that comes with being prepared. Of course, it is unrealistic to think you can be prepared for every emergency situation, but the point is that you are actively thinking about the possibilities of an emergency and what you can do now in order to keep you and your loved ones alive and safe in the event of a disaster.
Do you agree? Disagree? Why? Tell me what a prepper is to you.
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