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| 1 - Get right with GOD -
at the very least you want to save your immortal soul ! |
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| 2 - What level of
(dis)comfort are you willing or capable of surviving ? |
Those with money will be able to
afford things like solar panels for electricity,
others may have to do it the old fashioned way, like
ice boxes with modern insulators, etc.
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| 3 - How many people/pets are you able to take care
of in extreme situations? |
I couldn't imagine doing without my
"babies" - my pets - so I plan on storing
several months or even YEARS of dry food, which can
be stored without special containment facilities such
as a refrigerator.
Humans require a much more varied
food regimen, so you are going to have to stockpile
seeds for corn, lettuce, and other such VITAMIN
CRITICAL items.
ALSO - speaking of Vitamin critical
items, store a years' (or more) supply of
Multi-Vitamins - the best you can afford ! - for
supplementing your food supply. Trying to skimp on
critical items like this will only bite you in the
posterior later !
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| 4 - How much living space are you
going to require (reference #3 above)? |
There are scientific types who
recommend a certain number of square feet of living
space per person.
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| 5 - How much WATER are you and your
friends/pets going to require ? |
This is critical - you can go for a
couple of weeks (NOT RECOMMENDED) without food, but
the human body starts to malfunction after three days
without water. You are approximately 73% water - it
is CRITICAL that you rehydrate on a regular basis !
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| 6 - What other "fluids" will
you need ? |
If you have a gas or diesel
generator you will need fuel and oil - a LOT of it !
Also plan to store kerosene and all other volatiles,
ALL of which require separate storage facilities, as
far from the living area as possible and the
containers themselves should be treated for long-term
underground storage. This too, is a critical item,
because you don't want your fuels leaking into the
groundwater you MAY end up drinking
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| 7 - What MEDICAL supplies will I need
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If you are diabetic, you should
have a REFRIGERATED containment system to store as
much Insulin - or whatever you use - for a long
period of time.
Other items such as antibiotics,
pain medications, etc. should be stockpiled and kept
refrigerated - under lock and key !
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| 8 - What is your survival sites'
LOCATION ? |
It will do you no good to build a
high-tech fortress next to a "Supervolcano"
or along the shoreline. Your choice of your building
site is one of the most important items you will
consider
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| You will also need to
consider building plans, materials from which your
redoubt will be constructed, methods of keeping unwanted
visitors out and allowing friends/family/pets
into your family site, and MANY, MANY other
other questions... |
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| - This is just a VERY
SHORT list of things to do - For a complete,
personalized guide for survival of any SURVIVABLE
disaster, contact me at: Richard K.
Clingempeel, Director
Advanced Innovative
Interdisciplinary Research
234 Clingempeel Lane
Amherst, VA 24521
[email protected]
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