If you look across the map, there is something going on everywhere. In the picture above, you can see large sections of the US under fire watch, many fires and areas of flooding. The areas without fires or flooding seem to be under constant tornado warning.
It’s easy enough to decide to be randomly prepared for fire season. Grab some shelf food, some old clothes and a backpack. Boom, you have a basic go kit.
When fire season ends, you dump the backpack on the floor, stick the canned goods on the shelf again and dust off your hands. Maybe even a small pat on the back for having made it through another season unscathed.
True preparedness looks different. It doesn’t strut around feeling good about the food on the shelf.
Instead, being truly ready for anything means having bags ready to go no matter what season walks on by. It’s loading shelves with food you will eat before a job loss.
Daily life does not have to be about fear or doomsday. Five seconds in the news will give you enough of that for a lifetime. Rather it’s building a comfortable shield in the face of danger.
Most people (something like 87% according to studies) don’t want to know when they will die. We, as humans, prefer a life lived in blissful ignorance. Preparedness is not making you one of the 13% hoping to live just a little longer. It’s creating more insulation to keep you firmly in the 87%.
Family preparedness is often the hardest. Not only does it flat out cost more, but it takes way more effort. Kids need lots of items, are constantly growing out of clothing, and can be insanely picky about food.
On the flip side, family preparedness, which is so often ignored, should be the most important thing. I know I certainly want my kids to survive and thrive should something happen. The key is not to look at massive lists and feel overwhelmed. It’s taking small baby steps to success.
Not sure what those baby steps should be? Our guide on building a kid-friendly family preparedness plan has you covered.
In the end, would you rather know the storm was coming, unable to stop it and hoping to have the food on the shelf to survive or would you rather find comfort in sitting back and watching the lightning?
If you haven’t started yet, today is your day.
Rooted in preparedness,
– Alex & Ashley P.S. – We’ve been busy prepping for upcoming markets and making plenty of new items. Swing by the Modern Homesteading Conference in Coeur d’Alene on June 26th and 27th or Spirit Lake, ID, on the 4th of July to say hello and see what we have. Don’t forget to grab your tickets for the Modern Homesteading Conference on their website before you arrive.