prepping for beginners prepping 6 P's bugging out prepping supplies tips new preppers
hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper today I wanted to share with you the six P's of
preparedness prepping preppers in case you have to bug out in and emergency survival situation you need to have the things in a plan
ahead of time so that you're ready for emergencies no matter what you encounter on a day to
day basis the first P for bugging out is people and pets do you have your bug out bag
have you checked it to make sure that it's complete nothing is outdated you
have all the components that you need in a bug out bag emergency survival kit from food water warm clothes
shelter first aid some tools a way to make a fire all the kind of things that you
would need in your bug out bag emergency survival gear kit make sure that every person in your family has a
set of gear emergency supplies that in a pack that they can take with them and then spread the emergency survival gear
around in your packs don't have one person in your family carry all the food and another
person carry all the tools because if you if you had an emergency and you
couldn't carry all of your bags or you misplaced one of them you still have a
variety of emergency survival bug out components in each person's bug out bag so that you could share with each
other the equipment that you have in each bag rather than everyone is going
without one important emergency survival component make sure that you have also a bug out bag 72 hour kit in your
car in case you're away from home and you need to get back to your home you
need to have get home bag an evacuation plan make a plan with your family where will you
meet if there's an emergency while you're in your home where will you meet
if there's an emergency when you're away from home have an evacuation location bug out location meeting place
already planned out ahead of time know the route that you would take to your bug out location meet up location have a
paper map that shows you alternate ways to get to your desired location in case
the main road is blocked review the gear that you
have periodically and include new gear as you need it if you have a new family
member say a new baby make sure that you include the emergency supplies items that your baby would
need in an emergency survival situation you don't want anyone in your family to go without their essential
items and if you have a pet make a bug out bag emergency kit for your dog or cat for them pets also need food water a
safe leash maybe a blanket a favorite toy your dog cat pet is going to need their own
first-aid supplies perhaps and you need their identification a carrier is
something some way to keep them contained and safe the second P for prepping is
papers you need to have your identification your insurance paperwork
prescription information all kinds of banking information and the important
contacts people you would need to get a hold of in times of emergency don't rely
on electricity working and people's phone numbers are stored in your phone
if you lose your phone phone isn't working you still need to have a hard
paper copy the people that you need to stay in touch with in an emergency situation the third P for prepping is
prescriptions do you take prescription medication make sure you have a few days
supply with you in your emergency survival bug out bag gear make sure you keep a copy of your
prescription so that if you're caught away from home you could go to a
pharmacy and straighten it out to get it refilled make sure you have your
prescription glasses if you use hearing aids make sure you know where they are
how to make sure you have them with you in an emergency situation and store extra batteries that fit your
equipment the next P of prepping to bug out is your pictures and your personal irreplaceable items we can't
have a stack of everybody's pictures in our bug-out bag but you can store them
in a format so that you can easily have and replace them if you needed to store
important papers documents photos on a memory card put them on a thumb drive put some into a file in your
computer store them in a cloud so that you have access to them should you not
be able to return to your home in a bug ut emergency situation where the hard copies were damaged at your home
and take a picture of your precious possession so if something happens
they're swept away burned up lost forever you can still have a photo
memory of it and it may help you afterwards if you need to file an
insurance claim and remember never risk your life to
save stuff you can always get more stuff things can be replaced but your life or
the lives of those of your family can't be if you risked your safety for things
next p of prepping for bug out situation you need your personal electronics lots of us just rely on them so much but
then you need to have a way to make sure that you keep electronics charged maybe you
want to carry an extra charging cord with you in your car and your bug out bag
perhaps carry an external battery maybe a solar charger or even if something as
simple as a power cord from the Dollar Tree so if you had to evacuate you could
plug in one cord and then charge up all kinds of components with the outlet
that's available in emergency where you are doesn't mean there won't be power or
safety in another location the final P to prepping for bug out situations emergencies is plastic do you rely on a credit card
and ATM you need to make sure that you have something like that that's with
your emergency gear that you could access if you need it too and keep a
supply of cash with your emergency gear cash in small bills so that you can pay
for small things if you but have an amount that could help see
you through until you can figure out what to do next
sometimes cash means you have the ability to pay for a hotel room or rent
a car or pay for a cab or something like that in an emergency bug out situation evacuation something that can keep you going
or get you to safety so that then you can figure out what to do next
we never know what's coming our way but you can be sure emergency situations and
hard times come to everyone if you live long enough you need to make sure that
you're ready you don't have to fear the future prepare for it so that you can
face what comes your way if you've thought about the emergencies and things
you would want on an everyday basis no matter what the circumstances you're
going to prepare so you have those things then an emergency situation
becomes a blip in the road grab your gear get going put some of your plans
into place that you've thought about ahead of time and you're going to find
out that you'll be able to face it and make the best of whatever comes your way
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