Last couple days we have been doing very well on Physical Fitness. Worked out on Monday, and lawn and garden work for Tuesday for 3 hours. I feel a nice and sore all over.
On my side links I have a list of Hard Copies, this is stuff that should be printed out in case the
interwebz and computers stop working for a while. On
Survival Blog a post by
Dakta Diamond with a few other things you should have stored on a laptop that is protected from
EMP.
“Prepare a laptop inside a Faraday Box”
You should store the following references on your laptop hard drive [or on memory sticks, CD-
ROMs & DVDs that you can access with your laptop]:
Barter:
To include valuable information on what people will need for survival trades and efficiency, for day to day living wants and needs.
Boots and Clothing:
How to repair boots and clothing, to include various sewing techniques, glues, patches, laces, buttons, zippers, sew kits, Velcro and items needed or stored.
Civil Defense:
Technical operation and/or procedures on how the civil authority will lead. Establish and support an authority figure during the crisis, which may mean you.
Combat Skills:
Various skills to lead and teach realistic offensive tactics and defensive tactics and positions. Don't overlook weapons training and weapons repair manuals. [
JWR Adds: There are now some excellent training videos available on DVD, such as The Art of the Tactical Carbine, but of course they are no substitute for hands-on training and the hours of practice needed to create muscle memory. For some free assembly/
disassembly manuals in
PDF, see the manufacturer web sites, as well as Steve's Pages. (BTW, you'll also find a lot of useful military manuals at Steve's Pages, such as FM 3-105 Survivability. )
Command:
How to organize, maintain and discipline as a leader, how to give orders and create and maintain a disciplined organizational structure. See the military organizational manuals that describe Unity of Command and related topics.
Communication:
Various types of radios, CB, Morse code [HF ham radio], American Sign Language (ASL). Also to include antenna fabrication and/or makeshift communications devices.
Computer Programs:
In addition to backups of operating system and word processing/spreadsheets, include specialized programs related to radio communications, propagation, ballistics calculations, and others.
Construction:
Information on how to: Shelter building, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, welding, mold making and casting of raw materials.
Dental:
How to maintain good teeth and dentistry with the correct tools when need be.
Dictionary: You must be knowledgeable and have key references.
Economics and References:
What brought us to this economic crisis and who are the money masters? How long has the monetary system been around? You could download thousand of pages and help teach the truth. Store your own economic data. [
JWR Adds: References on the standard weight and composition of various silver and gold might be crucial.]
Encyclopedia Britannica:
The entire world at your finger tips such as, science, discovery, arts, crafts, math, English, videos, writings, and so much more.
FEMA:
Federal Emergency Management Agency- procedures, operations, expectations and what to expect for various disaster assistance.
Food:
MRE, freeze dried, dehydrated, stored foods, canned foods, canning, bottling, cooking, preparation, recipes, gardening, raising animals, making your own bread, sprouts, cookware, medical care with [soft] foods.
Games:
Various games to keep you [and your children] happy and keep morale up.
Health And Fitness:
Exercising, fitness, eating correctly, not being lazy - work, work, work.
Herb and Vitamin Cures:
Store massive amounts of data on herb and vitamin cures and personal treatments for all types of ailments. Don’t forget your vitamins.
Hygiene:
Making your own soaps, bleach, laundry soaps. Learning to use household remedies. Toiletries, solutions, disease fighting techniques, and sanitary solutions to include corpse handling/burial.
Items Wanted/ Needed:
Keep notes and massive data on you need, not want, no matter how long it is. [
JWR Adds: The Alpha Strategy by John
Pugsley is a great starting point. The book is out of print, but a
PDF is available for free download.]
Local Government Readiness:
It’s wise to be prepared. The government is a small number of people. Governments like to dictate how to, but you should learn how to, without the government. It’s a never ending battle of learning to live and to expect the unexpected. Remember, what can go wrong will go wrong. Often, it will be something you would have never of thought of.
Maps (Road and Street), U.S. and Canada:
Collect massive amounts of data on streets and/or other geographical data for your region, to include railroads, bus systems, sewers, drains, taxi depots, bus depots. Getting lost is no fun.
Medical:
Collect references on home remedies, medical and human anatomy. There are plenty of downloads out there. [
JWR Adds: Start with a free download of Where There is No Doctor,and Where There is No Dentist, from The
Hesperian Foundation.]
Monthly Checklist:
Include chores from every day to every month, month to month, year to year maintenance and up keep on grounds, machinery, equipment, tools, weapons and/or perimeter establishment and grounds.
Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC):
What to do in the attack scenario for nuclear, biological, and/or chemical attack or mishap. How to recover from the NBC situation. Recovery is your only option. There are lots of references on the Internet. I urge you to figure out what works best for you. Download it now and store it. You can always read more later. You must be able to retrieve data if the power grid is down, so plan ahead for alternate power source , inverters, and DC-to-DC adapters for your laptop. [Nuclear War Survival Skills by
Cresson H. Kearney is available for free download.]
Outdoor Survival: How can you survive in the woods, desert, jungle, sea, ocean, lake, mountains, brush, bush. How will you gather water and food? Get videos and download as much info as you can because you will never know where you could end up.
Pests:
How to get rid of particular bugs, pests, rodents. How to attract them for your advantage and how to use them as bait.
Pets: Store food, water, medical, shelter, for your pets. Download veterinary guides to fix your pet's problems. Get antibiotics now and store them..
Pictures and Videos:
Store photos, pictures, movies and videos to look at and watch later. You will be surprised at just how much entertainment is out there. [
JWR Adds: Instructional videos can also be stored--even ones found on YouTube.]
Power Heat Fuel:
How are you going to keep warm? How are you going to create power? Candle making, bio-fuel, liquor, wood, heat rocks, make a tent inside your home? Create electricity, solar, wind, hydro, Sterno, generators, steam power, Sterling engine power, making batteries, inverters, charge controllers, drawings, diagrams, schematics.
Protocols:
State the exact protocol or direction on how to handle the situation that just arose. Rule of thumb is to stay where you are for as long as you can safely.
Reading Materials:
Download books you might think you will like in the future. You may want to start downloading survival books, medical, nutritional, gardening, recipes, how to manuals,
et cetera.
Religion:
Download various Bible translations for future reference. The Grim Reaper may approach you sooner than you think. Laugh now but tomorrow may be another story. You will want the hands of God to guide you, even if you are presently a little skeptical.
Security Intelligence:
Who, what, when, why, where, how many, what are your intentions, weapons, who is the leader? What are you facing? The biggest threat are your neighbors and/or neighborhood. Where are the hideouts in your area? Is it the church or the stream bed? The best defense is a great offense.
Shelter:
Download various shelter building techniques-- underground shelters, bunkers, domes,
ICF block construction, wood construction, adobe, rammed earth, straw bale and anything else you can get your hands on.
Tactics:
Invisibility is a great benefactor,
ghillie suits are great, but if your opponent has thermal night vision gear, you are screwed. The best enemies are ones that will fight themselves. Camouflage is the greatest tactic.
Terrorism:
Nuclear, biological, chemical, accidental, rail collisions, confusion, what to do and how to do it.
Transportation:
Buses, taxis, planes, trains, automobiles, animals, skateboard, foot/feet, bicycle, mini bike, moped, motor bike, electric skateboard, ski’s, camper, motor home, class A, B, &C, recreational vehicles, military vehicles,
gyrocopter, helicopter, hot wiring, and so on.
Water:
Water filters, distilling, bleach, containers, pills, can you purify sea water? Do you know what to do if water is contaminated with nuclear fallout? How can you kill pathogens and bacteria? Water is the most vital information of all. Don’t take it for granted. What will you do if the tap stops working?
Weapons:
Manuals, drawings, spare parts, directions, tools needed for repairing weapons, oils,
lubrications, cleaning supplies, gun safes, holsters, sights, extra ammo, extra magazines, and such.
Weather:
Information and understanding of earthquakes,
tornados, hurricanes, summer’s extreme heat, winter’s extreme cold, fall, spring, ice storms, volcanoes, wind-driven wild fires, heavy snowfall, landslides, tsunami, thunderstorms, floods, droughts, severe climate shifts and wind storms. Are you ready for all of these?
