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Essential Survival Strategies Guide

The document provides guidance on basic survival strategies for preparing for emergencies and disasters. It outlines the "8 S's" of survival preparation: Sanitation, Sustenance, Sanity, Shelter, Security, Seasonal, Strength/Health, and Survival Sundries. For each category, it lists examples of supplies and plans to consider. The document encourages readers to apply the 8 S framework to developing survival plans and kits for their "Home Base" location and for bug out bags, to be prepared in any emergency situation.
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4K views24 pages

Essential Survival Strategies Guide

The document provides guidance on basic survival strategies for preparing for emergencies and disasters. It outlines the "8 S's" of survival preparation: Sanitation, Sustenance, Sanity, Shelter, Security, Seasonal, Strength/Health, and Survival Sundries. For each category, it lists examples of supplies and plans to consider. The document encourages readers to apply the 8 S framework to developing survival plans and kits for their "Home Base" location and for bug out bags, to be prepared in any emergency situation.
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Prepping for the Worst:

Basic Survival Strategies for Everyone


I’m Lisa Bedford, The Survival Mom!

1. Start gathering your Founder, Editor, Writer: [Link]


research using the
Author of Survival
Mom: How to Prepare
Your Family for Everday
Disasters & Worst-Case
Scenarios
Remember the Spring of 2020?
It’s time to…
• Make a PLAN
• Prepare your home first
• Write down your plan
• To DO
• To BUY
• To LEARN
• Discuss your plan
Learn the 8 S’s

Sanitation Sustenance Sanity

Shelter Security Seasonal

Survival
Strength/Health
Sundries
Sanitation
• Keeping everything clean &
healthy
• Bathing/Toilet
• Clean surfaces
• Water purification
• Laundry
Sustenance
• Shelf-stable foods
• Simple meals
• 30 days’ menu
• Freeze-dried meals
• Off-grid cooking method
Sanity
• Peace amidst chaos, fear
• Routines
• Schedule
• Quiet time
• Activities
Shelter
• Home is cool enough
• Home is warm enough
• Lighting
• Power outages
• Organize supplies
• Declutter!
Security
• Locations/situations where you
feel vulnerable
• Lighting, “someone’s home”
• Deterrence
• Take measures now for home,
vehicle, workplace
Seasonal
• Supplies & plans for different
weather
• Hot
• Cold
• Wet
• Drought

• Consider extreme weather that


doesn’t usually occur
Strength/Health/First Aid
• Typical family ailments
• Prescription medications
• Plan for improved health
• Learn first aid/CPR
• Supplies
Survival Sundries
• Versatile, multi-use supplies
• Paracord
• Knife
• Duct tape
• Multi-tool
• Work gloves
Apply the 8 S’s to your Home Base
HOME BASE: Sanitation
✓Toilet supplies
✓Cleaning supplies
✓Laundry supplies & method
✓Water storage
✓Water purification

✓What does YOUR Home Base need?


HOME BASE: Sustenance
✓Shelf-stable foods
✓Simple-to-prepare meals
✓List a few ideas now…
✓30 days worth
✓Off-grid cooking method(s)

✓What does YOUR Home Base need for sustenance?


HOME BASE: Sanity
✓Routines
✓A schedule
✓Private/Quiet time
✓Activities
✓What boosts your emotional/mental health?

✓What does YOUR Home Base need?


HOME BASE: Shelter
✓Plan for extreme temperatures
✓Plan for power outages
✓Emergency lighting
✓What needs to be decluttered/organized?

✓What does YOUR Home Base need to provide


a safe shelter?
HOME BASE: Security
✓Home security
✓Personal security
✓Safe place within home
✓Firearms, training

✓What does YOUR Home Base need to be more secure?


HOME BASE: Seasonal
✓Changing weather
✓Extreme weather/temperatures
✓Prepare for next season ahead of time

✓What does YOUR Home Base need for the coming season?
HOME BASE: Strength
✓Family health issues
✓Mobility issues
✓Over-the-counter & prescription medications
✓Prepared for simple injuries
✓Plan for improved health

✓What does YOUR Home Base need?


HOME BASE: Survival Sundries
✓General-purpose supplies
✓Great lists on survival/prepping websites

✓What survival sundries does YOUR Home Base need?


Apply the 8 S’s to a bug out bag
• Sanitation
• Sustenance
• Sanity
• Shelter
• Security
• Seasonal
• Strength/Health
• Survival Sundries
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