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Keeping it Simple: Being a “Prepper” is Just Common Sense!
Leon Pantenburg, the newest guest contributor to Doctor Prepper’s Journal, thinks that being a “prepper” is just common sense!
“After all,” he says, “it is just common sense to plan for the future, regardless of what may or may not happen. That’s why we have retirement funds; car, home and health insurance and regular well-checks with the doctor. Planning ahead is also why you may stick an umbrella in your brief case, or carry a light jacket on a sunny day. And it would be stupid to not carry a spare tire and tools to change a flat!”
The same kind of common sense applies to planning for possible disasters or emergencies, whether natural or man-made. An assistant scoutmaster since 1991, Leon notes that “The Boy Scouts of America have been preaching the gospel of survival common sense for 100 years.”
In essence, being a prepper means proactively choosing to be a survivor instead of a victim, come what may.
“Most people never think about the need to survive anything,” says Leon, “but you, the average person, could easily be one slip, fall or crash away from real trouble.”
Leon recommends that in addition to any survival gear and supplies you may already have at home, that you “also make a compact, easy-to-carry wilderness and/or urban survival kit,” that you can grab and take with you wherever you go.
What will you put in that kit? Some common-sense items he suggests include a survival knife, first-aid kit, firemaking gear, a water bottle and water purification system of some kind, high-energy food bars and/or trail food, extra clothing, sun protection, a flashlight or headlamp, and a map and compass. Some crucial survival items can even be carried in your wallet!
“Finally,” Leon says, “apply the common sense filter to anything associated with your survival. Beware of ‘survival experts’ websites, TV shows and articles. Just because someone has a website, logo, book or magazine column doesn’t mean they know anything!”
Leon Pantenburg is an avid wilderness enthusiast and outdoorsman who been covering search and rescue, sheriff’s departments, floods, forest fires and other natural disasters and outdoor emergencies as a newspaperman and journalist for three decades. He has learned through his work that many people die unnecessarily in outdoor emergency situations when simple, common sense might have changed the outcome. He is now a man on a mission to help people take a “common sense” approach to averting and surviving potential disasters wherever and whenever they might happen.
Leon’s website, SurvivalCommonSense.com is about “proven and tested common sense survival techniques that anyone should learn when living in urban areas or wandering about in the wilderness. Using your common sense to survive any calamity can change a dangerous situation into a mere inconvenience.”
It’s as simple as that!
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Doctor Prepper’s Prepper-Upper #16
My Gosh! Who Ordered Squash?
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“It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.” Josh Billings (1818-1885) American Humorist
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The Prepper Shaker: Getting Back to Basics Concerned about the economy? I certainly am! It’s time to get back to the basics. Yes, you know that, but perhaps you just need a reminder… The great football legend, Vince Lombardi, on the first day of training camp would gather his tough, burly, seasoned football pros in a meeting, hold up a football and say, “Gentleman, this is a football.” Getting back to basics means addressing your needs and the needs of your family, and examining what you need to do to be prepared for even worse conditions that are surely coming in the near future. It means getting your mind off all the “doom and gloom” and focusing on taking positive ACTION:
During WWII the popular song, “Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative…” was the mantra of an embattled nation. That advice is just as relevant today when considering your choices of what to do with your limited resources. There’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to make preparedness for yourself and your family your first priority. It’s as simple as that! –Doctor Prepper Prep Talk: The Dark Side of Zucchini Prosperity Do you like zucchini? I do, especially when it’s fried in olive oil or mixed in with in other yummie veggies in one of my favorite Italian dishes. Anyone who has successfully grown zucchini will tell you that that healthy zucchini plants are extremely prolific. Once they start producing they can easily overwhelm you with their bounty. Yes indeed: zucchini prosperity is such sweet bliss…especially if you have lots of friends with which to share it! Did you know, though, that zucchini is susceptible to a fatal disease that can topple a seemingly healthy plant in just one day? It’s called “root rot.” We all know that zucchini plants, like people, can die of dehydration (not enough water) in just a few days. Drought is a known killer–a disease of prolonged insufficiency. Just the opposite happens with root rot, however. Due to excessive rain or overwatering by well-intentioned humans, the roots of a plant can get saturated (over-hydrated) with water to the point where they are no longer able to “breathe” properly and they die off, leaving the top of the plant without support or sustenance. On the surface it looks like sudden death: one day the plant seems fine, the next it’s a goner. “Root rot” due to excess [water] consumption kills quickly. So if you are a zucchini plant, take notice! Now…aren’t you glad we’re talking about zucchini and not about the economy? After all, people don’t have “roots,” do they? Or DO they? Parting Shot: Just for Preppers! The Dewalt Nail Gun
This is a prepper’s dream. It can drive a 6-D nail thru a If you find this information valuable, please pass it on to a friend. Your comments are always welcome! © 2010 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. You may NOT copy and distribute any portion of this |
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From the Prepper Mill: Taja Sevelle — Putting “Rock’N'Soul” into Prepping!
A Doctor Prepper Radio Exclusive!
Doctor Prepper’s special celebrity guest Monday night will be Taja Sevelle, the “Rock’N'Soul” singer who galvanized the Motown music scene in 1987 with her pop hit single “Love is Contagious.” Now she is galvanizing the gardening scene with her Urban Farming Movement, which started in Detroit in 2005 and has since fanned out to urban centers across the country and the world.
By garnering massive support from the music and film industry, Taja through her international 501c3 non-profit organization urbanfarming.org has successfully established hundreds of urban gardens in major U.S. cities and overseas which have fed hundreds of thousands of people, and continue to feed more and more people every day.
Taja’s Urban Farming vision is global. Her mission is massive. “Our mission is to end hunger in our generation by planting food on unused land and space for people in need and empowering suffering communities.”
This is going to be ONE “Prepper-Upper” of a show. Don’t miss it!
When: Monday, April 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM CDT
Where: Blogtalk Radio–The Doctor Prepper Show
Call-in number to listen: (347) 326-9604
Link to listen online and enter our chat room:
http://doctorprepper.com/taja-sevelle.html
This Week: The Prepper Podcast Features Doctor Prepper!
Doctor Prepper is featured this week on The Prepper Podcast, a popular weekly podcast by Matt Jarvis, president of the American Prepper’s Network. The Prepper Podcast has been mentioned in multiple mainstream news articles talking about the rising Prepper movement around the world.
Matt says about James: “He’s been a prepper for longer than some of us have been alive, and he knows what to do when it comes to getting prepared for disasters. We also discussed the philosophy of getting prepared. James has had me as a guest on his radio show, so be sure to give his show a listen!”
CLICK HERE to listen or download the podcast.
Friday at 7PM CT on Doctor Prepper Radio: Bob Tuskin
Bob Tuskin, host of Truth Be Told Radio and station manager for Revolution Broadcasting is Doctor Prepper’s special guest tonight. An organic gardener, survivalist / prepper, advocate for truth, student of economics, and consciousness explorer, Bob is dedicated to making a difference in the world.
Mark your calendar and bookmark this link to listen live:
http://doctorprepper.com/this-show.html
Doctor Prepper’s Weekly Prepper-Upper #14
Prepping…in sickness or in health?
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How important is health to a prepper?
“In health there is freedom. The Prepper Shaker: TV or not TV? Television is one of the greatest inventions of all time. Prep Talk: Health or Wealth? Are you in business for your health? If you aren’t, maybe you should be. Yeah, I know the old saying: “I’m not in business for my health. I need to make money.” What good is money, though, if you don’t have the health to enjoy it? How effective can you really be without good health? How much money can you really make? In most cases what we call “lack of ambition” or “lack of motivation” stems directly from poor health. How many people will you contact; how many sales will you make today if you barely have enough ambition to get out of bed? If the business or line of work you’re in doesn’t improve your health in some way (meaning your physical health, your mental health, your emotional health and/or your spiritual health), then maybe it’s time for a change. If you find this information valuable, please pass it on to a friend. Your comments are always welcome! © 2010 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. You may NOT copy and distribute any portion of this blog for commercial purposes without written permission.
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