HB Prepper - Emergency Preparedness

 You've probably all heard of the terms bugging out and bugging in. In other words staying put where you are, or alternatively, leaving and going to a secondary location. My own take on whether to bug out or bug in is that where ever possible I will bug in. My home and garden can provide me with food, water, shelter, warmth, light, security and all the creature comforts I am used to. In a SHTF event I would rather shelter in place with all these benefits, than leave and try to survive in the bush. Obviously if you have a secure location to bug out to, that can offer you a safer and better stocked place to ride out the event - whatever it may be - then bugging out, in this case, would be a good option. Although my preference is to bug in, I still have a bug out bag, just in case I do have to "get out of dodge" due to circumstances beyond my control. At our last Prepper Group meeting, we went through my Bug Out Bag to critique what I had included and what I had missed out. ...

  Following on from my last blog post – which concentrated on the first 2 Pillars of Prepping – water and food, I was at a meeting recently listening to an ex US Marine Sergeant who organizes a community group ready for the coming collapse...of the economy and of our current way of life. Their group are encouraged to put away a 2 year food supply of shelf stable foods to be sure that they not only survive what is coming, but thrive. A 2 year food pantry is a great goal to have and although it sounds daunting, is possible to achieve. The best time to have begun your food supply store is probably 5 years or more ago. The next best time to begin is today....much better than tomorrow or next week, next month. Start today, even if it's only a few tins here, a bag of rice there. What ever you can afford. Every little helps, to get you started on your way to building up a 3 day supply....then 3 weeks....3 months and so on. OK...on to the next 2 Pillars of Prepping - Shelter and Fire....

Hello and welcome to the Hawke's Bay Prepper Blog. An introduction to Prepping and mid to long term emergency food storage. What follows is a basic introduction to prepping, briefly touching on the 5 pillars of Prepping and then focus on Water and Food Storage with an example of a months tinned and dried food supply for 1 adult to see them through 1 month (30 days) and meet an average of 2400 calories per day, from the point of being for a long term emergency storage supply. It is only an example and items can be chopped and changed to meet individual preference. At the end of the article I have listed a number of foods and their calorific value per 100gm of weight. It can be multiplied up for more adults or longer time period. It's not necessarily a healthy diet, just one that you can survive on and meets the recommended calorific intake.  I have not recommended foods for children – you know what your children will or will not eat, so I leave that in your hands. Prepping can b...