How to Survive

Today's topic is on Survival.  What is it?  Why is it important?  Why should you care?

Most people never really consider what it means to survive.  Most don't think it is something they need to worry about as eventually they are going to die anyway.  However true this may be for (most), when the shit hits the fan people tend to want to live...  Go figure.  Survival occurs when you are prepared for events outside your norm which could kill you (and you live through the event).

Survival is an important concept for anyone (not just cryonicists) who would like to live a little longer.  For this reason I don't understand why virtually no one practices it.  I tell others about some kind of training we are doing and they think we are crazy!  "You're going to spend a weekend in the forest practicing survival skills?!?!?!  Are you nuts?"  Sorry my friend, I think you are nuts for not being prepared.

Survival is more than just having a bunch of gear.  Here are a couple of things you should consider if you want to survive even the most basic life threatening situation...

1.  Are you mentally prepared?  Don't just say you are.  You actually need to read and practice survival skills and tactics to get this preparation.  A positive attitude will increase your chances of survival greatly.

2.  Do you have required supplies on you at all times?  My supplies involve home supplies (several gallons of clean water, food, multiple ways to start fires ect), a vehicle repair kit and 4 gallons of water in my trunk, a 72 hour survival bag in my trunk with first aid, a pocket survival and pocket first aid kit kept on me at all times, items such as compass, flashlight, and keybaton on my keyring, and a weapon strapped to my leg for self defense.

3.  Do you even know first aid?  You should...  If you know it, you can teach it to your family and you can all be more well prepared.

4.  Do you know self-defense?  You should be training in a form of self-defense that is easy to master, easy to use, and doesn't involve silly parlor tricks for breaking someones arm in 3 places.  You need to study material that has worked for many years in real life combat and survival situations.

5.  Are you physically fit?  If you aren't fit to survive, your chances of survival in a life threatening situation are severely decreased.  Fat people don't move as fast, can't breath as well, will cramp up and keel over when forced to run and generally have far less mental clarity than those who are in shape.  Your level of fitness has a direct impact on your mental attitude and both will be necessary to keep your butt alive.

There you go... A few examples of what it takes to be prepared and survive life threatening situations.  Of course this topic goes far deeper and we have only scratched the surface here, but if you want to increase your chances of survival, these 5 areas are definitely the place to start. 

If any of you have questions on any of these areas, please either send me a message here or through facebook if you know me.  I will be glad to help you. 

As Tony Horton says "RESULTS START WHEN YOU DO!!!"

Oh, one last thing.  Being a member of an organization (such as military) does not automatically make you fit, trained, or prepared.  So even if you are a member of some org that should be teaching you at least some of these skills, please train and prepare on your own so you can know 100% without a doubt you have the training you need!