{"id":2431,"date":"2021-04-15T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2021-05-28T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T21:00:08","slug":"intro-to-prepping-series-how-to-get-started-form-a-plan-and-start-becoming-better-prepared-for-undesirable-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/intro-to-prepping-series-how-to-get-started-form-a-plan-and-start-becoming-better-prepared-for-undesirable-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to prepping series: How to get started, form a plan, and start becoming better prepared for undesirable events"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-slider-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pexels-garreth-brown-5721986.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2431]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pexels-garreth-brown-5721986-940x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2600\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@garreth?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Garreth Brown<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/white-plastic-container-on-brown-wooden-table-5721986\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Join Michael Bathurst and I as we discuss ways to become better prepared for disasters and unplanned events. We can&#8217;t be prepared for everything, but we&#8217;ll share pragmatic advice for how you can be a little better informed and ready when the next unfortunate event hits. This is not crazy, doomsday prepping, but rather a realistic discussion for normal people. You carry a purse, backpack, or work bag right? Then you are a daily prepper. You have a snow kit or hurricane kit? Then you&#8217;re also a prepper. The term prepper has taken a bad rap lately, but it&#8217;s the preppers we turn to when disasters and pandemics hit. We can help you lead and ride out these disasters in comfort (well, more comfortable at least).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assess the likely risks in your life and area.<\/li>\n<li>Decide which you want to be better prepared to handle.<\/li>\n<li>Build a &#8220;survival&#8221; plan for general challenges or more significant disasters.<\/li>\n<li>Build up the supplies you will need to survive 3 days, 3 weeks, and eventually 3 months.<\/li>\n<li>Identify skills you will need and find training or educational sources.<\/li>\n<li>Revisit, refresh, and restock your plan, skills, and supplies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Everyday Prepper with Hans and Michael - Episode 1\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_44FHcIqYuJM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F44FHcIqYuJM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44FHcIqYuJM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT35M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-18T05:28:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_44FHcIqYuJM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F44FHcIqYuJM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Everyday Prepper with Hans and Michael - Episode 1<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/44FHcIqYuJM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F44FHcIqYuJM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Everyday Prepper with Hans and Michael - Episode 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Join Michael Bathurst and I as we discuss ways to become better prepared for disasters and unplanned events. We can&#039;t be prepared for everything, but we&#039;ll share pragmatic advice for how you can be a little better informed and ready when the next unfortunate event hits. This is not crazy, doomsday prepping, but rather a realistic discussion for normal people. You carry a purse, backpack, or work bag right? Then you are a daily prepper. You have a snow kit or hurricane kit? Then you&#039;re also a prepper. The term prepper has taken a bad rap lately, but it&#039;s the preppers we turn to when disasters and pandemics hit. 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We can&#039;t be prepared for everything, but we&#039;ll share pragmatic advice for how you can be a little better informed and ready when the next unfortunate event hits. This is not crazy, doomsday prepping, but rather a realistic discussion for normal people. You carry a purse, backpack, or work bag right? Then you are a daily prepper. You have a snow kit or hurricane kit? Then you&#039;re also a prepper. The term prepper has taken a bad rap lately, but it&#039;s the preppers we turn to when disasters and pandemics hit. We can help you lead and ride out these disasters in comfort (well, more comfortable at least). - Assess the likely risks in your life and area. - Decide which you want to be better prepared to handle. - Build a &quot;survival&quot; plan for general challenges or more significant disasters. - Build up the supplies you will need to survive 3 days, 3 weeks, and eventually 3 months. - Identify skills you will need and find training or educational sources. - Revisit, refresh, and restock your plan, skills, and supplies.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iVJJDSpRDI4\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Everyday Prepper with Hans and Michael - Episode 3: When are we returning to normal?\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GwtJtXUWet8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGwtJtXUWet8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GwtJtXUWet8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H13M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-16T10:20:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GwtJtXUWet8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGwtJtXUWet8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Everyday Prepper with Hans and Michael - Episode 3: When are we returning to normal?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GwtJtXUWet8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGwtJtXUWet8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Everyday Prepper with Hans and Michael - Episode 3: When are we returning to normal?\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Join Michael Bathurst and I as we discuss ways to become better prepared for disasters and unplanned events. 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