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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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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 #15
Fresh Spring, Preppers!
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“Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you’ve signed up for a season, see it through!” – Jim Rohn
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The essence of prepping is simplicity. If the doing of it seems too complicated, then you’re doing it wrong! It’s time to look at things from a new perspective. From the Funny Farm: Noah Kidding!!! Q: Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A: Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q: The top story of the ark had windows to let light in, but how did Noah get light to the bottom two stories? A: Wadda ‘ya think? He used floodlights! Q: Where did Noah keep the bees? A: In the Ark-hives, of course. Practice these 5 things every day, every hour, every minute until they become a habit, and you’ll be unstoppable! James Talmage Stevens, Publisher 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. |
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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Doctor Prepper Interviewed on TruthBeTold Radio
…and what an interview it was!
If you haven’t heard it yet, you need to!
Why?
Because James did this interview for YOU.
Let me share just a little of it to give you a taste of what you’re in for:
James said: ”We go around criticizing people because they want to be prepared or they want to be, as they call themselves, survivalists–they don’t call themselves that–we call them that. We’re ALL “preppers;” we’re all preparing. People say, “I don’t prepare. I’m not a survivalist.” But, if you didn’t commit suicide today you MUST be a survivalist because you lived through it. That’s pretty basic. If you didn’t die today, you’re a survivalist. So don’t go putting down the guys who just take it a little step further, who are a little more passionate, and want some rights. This is America. They have a right to do that. You have a right to put them down but they have a right to stand up for their rights.
“The other thing is, that we are all “preppers.” If someone says, “I’m not a prepper” I ask, “Do you have insurance on your car?” “Uh huh.” “Do you have insurance on your family?” “Well, sure!” “Do you have health insurance?” “Well, yes.” “Do you have life insurance?” “Of course!” “and, “Do you have a plan for putting your kids through college?” “Yes.” “Well–that’s the definition of a prepper! You’re preparing for the future!” And they look at you like deer in the headlights, because they didn’t think of it in those terms.
“See, we are a lot of the things we don’t think we are because we don’t think about it, and all I’m trying to urge people to do as an individual is save lives. My whole mission in life is to save lives. I wrote a book to help people be able to do that. I made one mistake: I didn’t print the book on rice paper using vitaminized ink. At least they could have had their last meal on me.”
Good grief! This guy (James) is funny as well as informative. 
Go here to listen to the full interview:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/righttoredress/2010/03/06/wwwtheyliecom
Is Your Family Prepared?
Welcome back to Doctor Preppers Journal!
I’m going to Keep it Super Simple!
Is your family’s preparedness plan in place?
We’ve already seen a most unusual winter in the mid-central and northeastern US.
Oh, yeah, did I fail to mention the 2 major earthquakes within the last month? There will be many additional emergencies and disasters during the winter, spring, summer, and fall seasons to come.
Are you ready for the natural, people-caused, and those nasty personal emergencies and disasters that could likely occur in your life?
Take this 30-second test to find out!
- Do you know to which natural, people-caused, or personal disasters your family is potentially vulnerable?
- Have you planned how to eliminate or minimize the impact of these potential disasters on your family?
- If you needed to evacuate your home right now, do you know where you would go for shelter?
- If you were required to get away from potential harm immediately, do you know how much gasoline is in your vehicle’s gas tank at this moment?
- If electricity were unavailable for an extended period, do you know how you would protect and cook your food, and provide heat and light?
- If normal distribution of food to the grocery stores were curtailed, do you know what sources of food would be available to you?
- Do you have at least a month’s supply of food in your home or in a safe place where you have control of it?
- Would your typical lifestyle be altered if your normal source of income were interrupted for 2 weeks…or longer?
- Do you have a year of house payments and/or some other financial reserves?
- If someone in your family were injured and medical help were not readily available, do you know what medical resources would be available?
If you answered No! to any of these questions, then you need to reconsider your level of self-reliance!
If you answered Yes! to these questions, GREAT!
Now, go ask your neighbors if they’re prepared––if not, you may be their support after a disaster strikes!…
Preparedness…it’s what the smart people do!
It’s as simple as that!
Till next time…
James Talmage Stevens
Author: Making the Best of Basics–Family Preparedness Handbook
Blogger @www.doctorprepper.com
Award-winning radio talk show host: blogtalkradio.com/doctorprepper
Preparedness Expo 2010: www.PreparednessExpo.com
P. S.: Please send your comments, suggestions, and questions to: editor@doctorprepper.com
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