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Hi guys i am pretty new to this just signed up today.

I dropped out of the millitary about 2 months ago been in it for 2 years,i am currently getting training to be an EMS or paramedic and i am currently aswell busy prepping for the worst. i've started gathering supplies and working on a bug out bag(when i need to leave my home or car bag) i am pretty much perfected my skills with hunting and camping. Do you guys have any tips for a young rookie?

 

What state are you located in? Some of us from Virginia, and other near states, who wish to attend, are having a get together on Saturday, May 18th, from 10:00 am to 1:00pm, at Mechanicsville Library, in Mechanicsville, Va. Let me know...RSVP

 

How do you know this.......is accurate...???

And welcome to this forum from the great State of Alaska, in the corrupt socialist country of America.

 

I would like to give you a big warm welcome to here!

Keith beat me to it...while modern technology is great and in many ways "superior" because it's faster and easier, sustainability is king in my book. One day we could run out of (whatever makes the modern things work...electricity, filters, and the "beans-bullets-bandaids"), then what?

I like to look at primitive ways as backups for my back-up plans. But it is a work in progress! For years, I have been inching my way towards the ultimate goal of being able to survive Hard Times of every imaginable kind...with only my hands and mind. Why? Because things don't always go as planned...especially when SHTF is involved.

Most people (including me) rely a lot on STUFF. Having a truly self-reliant mindset forces me to exercise my skills and to learn new things that will serve me well now and in the future.


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A warm welcome, Y.P.,

Per request, some tips:

Place priority on the EMS/paramedic training. During your ditch doctor training, you'll see quality catalogs of personal use supplies ( and community loadout trailers, etc !) and PPE. You'll be mingling with others who will be sharing comments and free advice. Then, you'll be developing a knowledge-base to work with.

Another tip: Don't idealize. Your hunting and camping experience is limited. Rely on the FEMA guidance to train for realistic worst-case scenarios.

It would assist all to know your area/state to ramble on about topographic matters, regional jurisprudence differences and etc.

Again: Welcome !

 

my advise would be boots in the field. Skills are owned by doing.

 

Young Prepper,

A good, but basic, website worth surfing around is Center For Disease Control, easy to load site (in contradistinction to FEMA's which I not longer glance at).

Check out https://www.cdc.gov

At top bar, the 4th category titled "Emergency Preparedness" provides the basics.

 

Welcome Young Prepper. I am interested in your claim to have perfected you hunting skills. I have been hunting for around 40 years and while I consider myself "proficient"; I definitely have not "perfected" my skills.

 

Welcome from Missouri. Good to have you with us. A few questions to ask yourself as a new prepper. Why are you prepping? What are your top priorities? Are you prepping in a rural environment, or an urban or suburban environment? What are the most likely SHTF scenarios you are going to face?

When you are comfortable with the direction you want to go, I would focus on five main categories: Shelter, Water, Food, Fire, and Security. There is a lot of information here. Look at the old posts. If you can't find what you need start a new thread, and ask the question. There are many people here experienced on a wide range of topics. Everyone is willing to help.

Welcome aboard. The longest journey begins with the first step. You have taken that first step, by wanting to start.