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What Kinds of Preparation Are Important for a Crisis?

Best you can do is be ready if it ever knocks on your doorstep. Here are the kinds of preparation you can get ready now for the time of crisis.

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In times of crisis, the best thing you can do is to be prepared. Fortunately, there has never been a better time to start getting yourself familiarized with skills and gear to have at the ready. But then, not all preparation is necessary.

A crisis can mean anything – natural disasters, war, food shortage, civil unrest, and many more. These problems don’t go away on their own, so the best you can do is be ready if it ever knocks on your doorstep. Here are the kinds of preparation you can get ready for now.

First-aid

One of the most important you need is first-aid. Whether you need to administer something like CPR, suture a wound on someone, or learn what medicines and medical supplies do what, having this skill in your toolbelt can save a life. This is an easy part of the preparation, as there are plenty of organizations and groups that offer first-aid training.

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Food preparation

Knowing how important it is to stockpile food and what kinds of food to have is also a highly sought-after skill to know. The things that a basic food prepper will want to know to include proper food storage, how to find water, and what foods are best for long-lasting results. Being able to rely on your own stockpile if the grocery stores or supply chains get hit hard can be the difference between life and death.

Self-defense

Self-defense is something you want to use as a last resort, but it’s never something you want to be without. Self-defense can come from various martial arts or combat sports, or it can be properly training yourself with weapons training. Bows, crossbows, firearms, or handheld weapons are serious business, so you need to know how to use them properly and keep people safe from accidents.

Navigation

In the world of smartphones, GPS is the king of navigation on demand, but without technology or service at our disposal, they are useless. Learning how to read a map, plot a course, track footprints or animals, and find water sources are all forms of navigation skills. Combine that with learning how to understand coordinates and compass directions, and you can rest assured that you’ll be able to handle yourself in a tricky situation.

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Camping skills

Displacement from a comfortable home could be a huge culture shock for many people. Without understanding how to rough it out in the wilderness, you run into the trouble of not valuing warmth, safety, and other basic camping tenants. Camping is an amalgamation of many different skills like first-aid, navigation, foraging, and crafting. While it can be a fun pastime on the weekend, it’s also a good lesson in what to prepare for in case of disaster.

These kinds of preparation are important for individual needs in disaster and non-disaster situations. What makes them so valuable outside of this inherent importance is how valuable they become when they are combined together. They will allow you to handle most any societal or natural crisis that could come your way.

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