| Urban survival is the scariest kind, because you | | | | course or book will help prepare you and your |
| are not just facing the quiet isolation of the | | | | family for these types of emergency situations. |
| mountains the desert or forest-you are facing | | | | Beyond personal supplies, surviving an ugly urban |
| desperate masses of humanity who are | | | | situation depends a lot on how you choose to |
| convinced they are in dire need. Urban survival is | | | | behave. If we take into account the idea that of |
| a skill, and like any skill it must be learned. Stay | | | | most people, a good 90% will not be prepared |
| alert, stay mobile, be ready to run, but better | | | | for a survival situation. So we can assume that |
| yet, be prepared with knowledge to survive and | | | | there will be a scavenging rush on most well |
| possibly thrive in an urban disaster in your own | | | | known sources of survival necessities. |
| home and neighborhood. Urban survival is about | | | | Having these necessities before hand will keep |
| promoting sustainable living within ones urban | | | | you out of this horde of looting and stealing sea |
| environment; the principals of organic food | | | | of desperation. Crime will only lead to destruction |
| production, alternative energy and minimizing the | | | | and will eventually undermine your ability to |
| use of non-renewable resources and the reuse or | | | | survive. Being able to take care of yourself and |
| recycling of everything possible. The following | | | | family will not only keep you out of the hordes. It |
| general information on starting out in urban | | | | will also prevent you and your family from |
| survival is based on personal experience and | | | | becoming refugees which is not desirable in the |
| research. You'll begin to understand that preparing | | | | least as you will lose all control, your freedom and |
| for a year of urban survival is much more than | | | | most likely not fair very well. Just think of the |
| several hundred pounds of dry food. But with the | | | | Kingdome in New Orleans post Katrina. |
| proper information and the will to start preparing | | | | The entire family being part of the preparation |
| yourself and family, you will find it is not as | | | | and planning is the key to surviving comfortably |
| tedious or expensive as you may think. | | | | during emergencies and disasters. Everyone in the |
| Just as you would with wilderness survival | | | | family should take a class on basic self defense, |
| preparation, you must begin by making a list of | | | | and firearm safety. Shut your fuse box off for a |
| possible scenarios that you could experience in | | | | few days over the weekend and your kids will |
| your urban area. Once you have made a list of | | | | provide a list a mile long of things they think they |
| possible urban survival situations, make a list of | | | | need. After you've widdled down their list make |
| survival supplies and skills you might need in each | | | | your list of the things you absolutely can't do |
| scenario. Know how to use those survival supplies. | | | | without and start there. Food for your family, |
| No matter where you live or how you live, having | | | | pets and maintaining some piece of your lifestyle |
| a good survival kit is an absolute must. With the | | | | for sanity, you will soon begin to understand the |
| threats of terrorist attack, natural disaster, | | | | magnitude of survival in a place with no power, |
| economic collapse, or a pandemic, you need to | | | | water or other services. By hoping for the best |
| have a survival plan in place quickly that is | | | | but preparing for the worst you will assure |
| inexpensive and doesn't depend on relocating or | | | | yourself and your family a reasonable chance for |
| you being around as the leader in the unfortunate | | | | success in an unreasonable situation. |
| event that you become a casualty. Good survival | | | | I have read many books on this subject. Most, |
| training and preparation for you and your family | | | | while thorough, provide what seems to be an |
| significantly increases the odds in your favor. | | | | endless list of expensive supplies and even more |
| If you find yourself in a survival situation, you | | | | expensive training. I have recently purchased an |
| must make up your mind that you are going to | | | | inexpensive Urban Survival Program that does not |
| survive. Your ability to think clearly and react is | | | | overwhelm, but instead provides all necessary |
| your most valuable survival skill in a situation, or | | | | information with common sense, clear direction |
| any undesirable situation for that matter. In | | | | and solid advice on obtaining supplies and training in |
| situations such as flooding and power outages, | | | | a methodical manner. A helpful thing also is how |
| contaminated water may be your only source, | | | | the writer gives advice on getting your family on |
| learn how to purify your water. An Urban Survival | | | | board, without making you look like a doomsayer. |