Follow these Rules when Survive

1.  Skills and stuff are equally important.

    What do I mean by that?  Simply that you can have a years’ worth of freeze dried food, six ways to purify water and a well-stocked first aid kit but if you don’t have the skills to defend yourself, the knowledge to find food in the wild, and the ability to tend to serious wounds, all of the “stuff” you own will be of little use to you following a post-apocalyptic event.

2.  You will never go hungry if you have seeds.

    Hoard heirloom (non-GMO and non-hybrid) seeds even if you are not currently gardening and growing your own food.  Those seeds, when brought into a survival community, will be worth more than gold.  Don’t worry if you do not know how to use them.  Others in the community will likely have gardening skills and together you can prepare the fields, sow the seeds, tend the crops and bring in the harvest.  But you first need seeds that will reproduce themselves as true, year in and year out.

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3.  Community organization with like minded people can and will save lives.

    Unless you live in isolation, the bad guys are going to come around and it may be difficult if not impossible to defend yourself on your own.  Not only is there strength in numbers, but members of an organized team will most certainly have a wider variety of skills at their disposal.

4.  Mental discipline and a level head under pressure will prevail when tough decisions need to be made.

    When roaming groups of looters show up on your street, or even worse, at your doorstep, they may be tired, hungry and in need of shelter.  What do you do?  Who gets to stay?  How do you decide?  This is just one example of the tough decisions you may have to make in a collapse situation.

5.  Do not underestimate the need to defend yourself in ways you can not fathom in advance.

    How will you defend yourself, your family, and your worldly belongings following an apocalypse?  Sure, it is easy to say that you will shoot anyone that comes close but could you really do it?  Moreover, have you thought of alternative methods to defend what is yours such as setting up blockades or no-enter zones?

6.  Wolves arrive in sheep’s clothing.

    Trust is something earned and even though it may feel instinctive, be wary.  It is okay to put strangers through some tests and even then, be conservative in doling out trust cookies.

7.  Perceived “good guys” may be bad and perceived “bad guys” may actually be good.

    No surprise here. Just be prepared to evaluate, interview and act based upon as much knowledge and gut instinct you can muster. Trust no one until that trust in earned.  Start building your criteria for trustworthy-ness starting today.  Practice your interview questions and learn how to say “no” if you have to.

8.  In every situation there is a moment where you may have the chance to turn the tables.

    Learn to take advantage of those moments now, while you can hone your skill at recognizing those opportunities.

9.  No matter how well you know how to do something, keep training and keep learning.

    Practice what you know and learn what you do not know.  Read books about life and about history.  Discover how others have responded to adversarial situations, whether in ancient history or as a fictional manifestation of a talented author.

10.  Feelings and compassion count as does the love and support of friends and family.

    This is an important point. Without these qualities, the will to go on may be compromised.  A good example of how feelings and compassion play a role in survival is demonstrated in  in Cormac McCormack’s “The Road”.  In the book (there is also a movie), the love between a father and his son is paramount to their ultimate survival.