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Free and cheap prepping
Got your interest with that title huh?
* Cook some actual long term storage foods. No that doesn't mean twinkies, "frozen pizzas and poptarts" or any nonsense like that. Cost- very little, I mean you ARE taking preparing seriously enough to stock some rice, beans, lentils, wheat, etc. RIGHT?
* Jog. Three times a week and a 1/2 mile to start with. Stretch first. Yes if you sit on your arse 99% of the time it's not going to be easy at first, your gonna be sore, etc. That's called EFFORT. Effort put forth = RESULTS. Results in this case is better cardio, weight loss and probably adding some time back on your lifespan. Cost- nothing or some decent running shoes.
* Build a fire. This doesn't have to be any more advanced than walking out in the backyard, using less common materials- flint and steel, blastmatch, whatever and repeatedly building small fires.
Cost- nothing cause of course you already have the $5. magnesium firestarter cause your preparing right?
* Observation skills. Go to a local park or even the mall. Pick a spot that isn't concealed but isn't really out in the open. Watch people. Read people. Watch for more than the superficial- i.e, he has tatoos so he must be a threat, type of NON SENSE you read in fiction stories. Slow down your thought patterns, try to feel and read people's intentions. Who is in a hurry? Who is pissed off? Who is another planet. Cost- nothing
* Carry your bug out bag. Scared to go on a woods hike? "No time" supposedly? OK then. Carry your pack less any visible weapons for a mile or two walk around the area you live. Too "gray man" (ha ha) for that? Drive to another area and do it. Is your pack packed correctly? Balanced? How's your water? The two DRY platypus (sp) bags you carry, were they helpful to you? No? You mean you should actually have some water already in your pack? Novel idea. No amount of lists made up (often) by people that don't get out and DO anything will replace simple practice like this. Better yet, walk a couple miles to that park. Then eat lunch out of your pack. Oh, nothing but DRY Mt. House packets huh? Well that sucks. Can't eat that easily on the move huh? The 1 quart of water some guy that never does anything listed on his list of lists isn't enough? Well hell it's good you found that out now. Cost- nothing.
* Get rid of cable TV. "Man I just don't have time to prep or money." Well I haven't paid for cable since 1998 so I don't know current prices but I have to assume that $50. or more goes monthly to feeding the idiot box. "Oh man I'm just so poor and I can't afford to prep.... did you see the latest edition of Real life idiots last night? Man that was awesome!" Right... no money to prep, can't feed your family. Shut up, seriously shut up. Yes, your kids will live without cable TV. Yes, your wife and you will even learn to live without cable TV. I promise it won't kill you. $600. or more a year- that's enough to put up a couple of basic year supply of grains. "Well Lowdown3 you must be a millionaire or something cause you seem to have so much..." Nope, just make good choices with my money. It doesn't all go to preps and I don't live in a cave counting ammunition all day. But I also don't cry baby on the net all the damn time about "no money to prep" while hundreds go out the window monthly on stupid crap. Cost to cut cable- Nothing, quite the contrary $600. or more yearly back in your pocket.
Yeah, you knew I was going to throw something like that in here...
* Talk with the family. So often you hear of people or met people where their family is NOT on board with their preps. This is usually the little Milqtoast guy that gets all pissed when I write that you have to lead your family..... So anyways ;) Sit down with the family, wife first and alone if she isn't "on board." Don't bother trying to "scare her" into it. That's BS and it won't work long term. Anything you can "talk" someone into, someone else can come right along and "talk" them right out of. And if your the lesser in the family, Oprah, Ellen Degenerate or whoever the hell the current feminazi talking head is, will tell her that what your proposing is stupid anyways.
Do NOT try to "scare her" into preparing or worse yet to "allow you" (for the love of God I absolutely HATE "men" -using that term loosely- posting about the "permission" they got to buy an extra roll of TP or box of ammo). Just tell her flat out that you LOVE HER, you love your kids, she may not at this point agree with what your doing, but you are going to make sure your family has food to eat, is safe, etc. If approached from a caring but very firm standpoint, even the hardest jezebel should understand this.
No don't expect to move mountains immediately if your only at the stage listed above, but you can and should start discussing the REALITIES of the situation with your family. Leave out the "murdering cannibal looters" and related non sense for now. Stick with the basics- food, water, and most importantly- DO NOT TELL YOUR STUPID SISTER AND DRUNK BROTHER IN LAW ABOUT THIS, KIDS DON'T TELL YOUR IDIOT FRIENDS ABOUT IT.
It is NOT a bragging point, resist the urge to "inform" people around you- they really don't care. Your not going to be the "beacon of hope' for your community, the "hero of the subdivision" etc all that come of it will be you having to share with or hurt the people that know.
More low cost or no cost prep ideas to come.
* Cook some actual long term storage foods. No that doesn't mean twinkies, "frozen pizzas and poptarts" or any nonsense like that. Cost- very little, I mean you ARE taking preparing seriously enough to stock some rice, beans, lentils, wheat, etc. RIGHT?
* Jog. Three times a week and a 1/2 mile to start with. Stretch first. Yes if you sit on your arse 99% of the time it's not going to be easy at first, your gonna be sore, etc. That's called EFFORT. Effort put forth = RESULTS. Results in this case is better cardio, weight loss and probably adding some time back on your lifespan. Cost- nothing or some decent running shoes.
* Build a fire. This doesn't have to be any more advanced than walking out in the backyard, using less common materials- flint and steel, blastmatch, whatever and repeatedly building small fires.
Cost- nothing cause of course you already have the $5. magnesium firestarter cause your preparing right?
* Observation skills. Go to a local park or even the mall. Pick a spot that isn't concealed but isn't really out in the open. Watch people. Read people. Watch for more than the superficial- i.e, he has tatoos so he must be a threat, type of NON SENSE you read in fiction stories. Slow down your thought patterns, try to feel and read people's intentions. Who is in a hurry? Who is pissed off? Who is another planet. Cost- nothing
* Carry your bug out bag. Scared to go on a woods hike? "No time" supposedly? OK then. Carry your pack less any visible weapons for a mile or two walk around the area you live. Too "gray man" (ha ha) for that? Drive to another area and do it. Is your pack packed correctly? Balanced? How's your water? The two DRY platypus (sp) bags you carry, were they helpful to you? No? You mean you should actually have some water already in your pack? Novel idea. No amount of lists made up (often) by people that don't get out and DO anything will replace simple practice like this. Better yet, walk a couple miles to that park. Then eat lunch out of your pack. Oh, nothing but DRY Mt. House packets huh? Well that sucks. Can't eat that easily on the move huh? The 1 quart of water some guy that never does anything listed on his list of lists isn't enough? Well hell it's good you found that out now. Cost- nothing.
* Get rid of cable TV. "Man I just don't have time to prep or money." Well I haven't paid for cable since 1998 so I don't know current prices but I have to assume that $50. or more goes monthly to feeding the idiot box. "Oh man I'm just so poor and I can't afford to prep.... did you see the latest edition of Real life idiots last night? Man that was awesome!" Right... no money to prep, can't feed your family. Shut up, seriously shut up. Yes, your kids will live without cable TV. Yes, your wife and you will even learn to live without cable TV. I promise it won't kill you. $600. or more a year- that's enough to put up a couple of basic year supply of grains. "Well Lowdown3 you must be a millionaire or something cause you seem to have so much..." Nope, just make good choices with my money. It doesn't all go to preps and I don't live in a cave counting ammunition all day. But I also don't cry baby on the net all the damn time about "no money to prep" while hundreds go out the window monthly on stupid crap. Cost to cut cable- Nothing, quite the contrary $600. or more yearly back in your pocket.
Yeah, you knew I was going to throw something like that in here...
* Talk with the family. So often you hear of people or met people where their family is NOT on board with their preps. This is usually the little Milqtoast guy that gets all pissed when I write that you have to lead your family..... So anyways ;) Sit down with the family, wife first and alone if she isn't "on board." Don't bother trying to "scare her" into it. That's BS and it won't work long term. Anything you can "talk" someone into, someone else can come right along and "talk" them right out of. And if your the lesser in the family, Oprah, Ellen Degenerate or whoever the hell the current feminazi talking head is, will tell her that what your proposing is stupid anyways.
Do NOT try to "scare her" into preparing or worse yet to "allow you" (for the love of God I absolutely HATE "men" -using that term loosely- posting about the "permission" they got to buy an extra roll of TP or box of ammo). Just tell her flat out that you LOVE HER, you love your kids, she may not at this point agree with what your doing, but you are going to make sure your family has food to eat, is safe, etc. If approached from a caring but very firm standpoint, even the hardest jezebel should understand this.
No don't expect to move mountains immediately if your only at the stage listed above, but you can and should start discussing the REALITIES of the situation with your family. Leave out the "murdering cannibal looters" and related non sense for now. Stick with the basics- food, water, and most importantly- DO NOT TELL YOUR STUPID SISTER AND DRUNK BROTHER IN LAW ABOUT THIS, KIDS DON'T TELL YOUR IDIOT FRIENDS ABOUT IT.
It is NOT a bragging point, resist the urge to "inform" people around you- they really don't care. Your not going to be the "beacon of hope' for your community, the "hero of the subdivision" etc all that come of it will be you having to share with or hurt the people that know.
More low cost or no cost prep ideas to come.
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