First and foremost!! I AM NOT AN EXPERT AT ANYTHING!!! I’ve just learned a few things along the way, and one may look at and argue whatever they like, but this is simply as I see things. You are not required to see things like I do in order to read this.

I wasn’t sure what I would put here, so this post will be my first. Being that my background is primarily hunting and Infantry, m preps focus on a more military aspect, but I take from other things as well because that is what SHTFM is all about, gaining and sharing knowledge.

My planning and prepping follows a few facts I personally HAVE to face, and these are the following:

1: Job loss. It’s entirely possible I could lose my job, and so I must make sure to be prepared to ride out the tough times that would be sure to follow while I try to gain another job.

2: Natural Disasters. I live in an earthquake prone area, and have 3 volcanoes not too terribly far away. So it’s important that I am able to leech as little as possible off the...

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