FIRST THINGS FIRST.
LET'S MAKE A "PLAN" FOR OUR FAMILY OR ?? UNIT ON WHAT TO DO IF ALL COMMUNICATION IS LOST.
SPELL OUT EXACTLY, AND I DO MEAN EXACTLY, WHAT EACH MEMBER OF YOUR CIRCLE WILL DO IF ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.
PUT IT IN WRITING, MAKE IT A FAMILY EVENT TO GO OVER IT AND OVER IT AND OVER IT!
IF CALLING HOME ISN'T POSSIBLE, WILL EVERYONE TRY TO MEET SOMEWHERE?
WHERE?
HOW LONG SHOULD THEY WAIT THERE, WHEREVER "THERE" IS?
WHAT IF NO ONE ELSE SHOWS UP?
WHAT IF THEY CAN'T GET "THERE"?
WHAT IF THE CATASTROPHE INVOLVES NUCLEAR FALLOUT AND NO ONE SHOULD BE "ABOVE-GROUND"?
FOR ME, THERE MUST BE AT LEAST, OR MAYBE, AT MOST (?) TWO OTHER MEET-UP PLACES.
THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CIRCLE SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE HIDDEN NOTES IN WELL-DESIGNATED SPOTS IN EACH PLACE IF THEY GO THERE, FIND NO ONE, AND MOVE ON.
MAKE DAMNED SURE THESE NOTES ARE "CODED" AND ONLY THOSE IN YOUR CIRCLE HAVE THAT "CODE"!
YOU MAY EVEN CONSIDER BURYING A WATERPROOF NOTE CONTAINER IN EACH SPOT FOR THAT VERY PURPOSE.
WHEN GOING TO A MEET-UP PLACE, DO CONSIDER THAT ROADS MAY BE BLOCKED, CHAOS WILL REIGN, AND MAKE TIME ALLOWANCES FOR THIS!
WHAT MAY TAKE AN HOUR TO GET TO TODAY MAY TAKE 2, 4, 6 HOURS IF ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!
LET EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR CIRCLE KNOW WHO, WITHIN THE CIRCLE, WILL DO WHAT.
FOR EXAMPLE: "MOM" WILL TRY TO GET TO ANY KIDS AT SCHOOL.
"DAD" WILL TRY TO GET HOME.
"ELDER CHILD #1" WHO MAY ALSO BE AT WORK, WILL MEET MOM WHERE?
OR MEET DAD WHERE?
SPELL IT OUT!
LEAVE NOTHING TO THE IMAGINATION!
BE EXPLICIT!
THIS IS IMPORTANT!
EVERY CIRCLE MUST HAVE "BUG-OUT BAGS", PRE-PACKED BAGS WITH EVERYTHING YOU MAY NEED FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. [MORE ON BUG-OUT BAGS AT THE END OF THIS BLOG.]
IF THE DISASTER WARRANTS GETTING AWAY,GETTING SOMEWHERE SAFER, AT LEAST YOU'LL HAVE 3 DAYS OF SUPPLIES FOR EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR 'UNIT'.
HOPEFULLY, OF NECESSITY, YOU WILL HAVE ALREADY LOOKED FOR THOSE "SAFER PLACES" AND CONSIDERED WHICH WOULD BE BEST GIVEN WHATEVER TYPE OF HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE.
ALSO FIND ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO THESE SAFER PLACES.
EVEN HURRICANES AND EARTHQUAKES CAN TAKE OUT ROADS!
YOU MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT AN EMP (ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE) WILL TAKE OUT ALMOST ALL VEHICLES MADE AFTER ABOUT 1960.
THOSE MADE AFTER THE 1960s HAVE TOO MANY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO NOT BE TAKEN OUT, I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHERS SAY!
IF THE GRID GOES DOWN, HOW WILL YOU GET GASOLINE ANYWAY?
KEEP YOUR TANKS FULL, AMERICA!
KEEP YOUR TANKS FULL!!!
WHETHER "BUGGING-OUT" OR DIGGING IN WHERE YOU LIVE, GETTING THE FAMILY UNIT TOGETHER IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE!
PRIORITY ONE IN COMMUNICATIONS IS COMMUNICATING WITH AND ROUNDING UP THE FAMILY!
COMMUNICATIONS AFTER DISASTER
MANY SCIENTISTS HAVE TRIED TO WARN CONGRESS THAT EARTH CAN RECEIVE AN EARTH-DIRECTED CORONAL MASS EJECTION (CME) THAT WOULD TAKE OUT OUR GRID FOR MAYBE DECADES.
EXPERTS HAVE TRIED TO CONVINCE CONGRESS TO UPGRADE OUR POWER GRID SINCE ABOUT THE 1980s.
CONGRESS WOULD RATHER GIVE THEMSELVES PAY RAISES THAN DO THAT.
POINT IS, IT ISN'T JUST EMP ATTACK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT!
AN ASTEROID HIT OR CME WOULD DO ALMOST IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO OUR GRID AS WELL.
AFTER A "MINOR" DISASTER
WE SAW DURING HURRICANE KATRINA THAT CELLPHONE SERVICE WILL NOT BE A TRUSTWORTHY OPTION DURING WIDESPREAD DISASTER,
ABOUT 70% OF COMMUNICATION TOWERS WENT DOWN AND STAYED DOWN FOR DAYS.
IN CASE OF LONG-TERM "ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE", COMMUNICATION TOWERS MAY NO LONGER BE PART OF THE LANDSCAPE... THEN WHAT?
WHAT ABOUT REPLACEMENT BATTERIES?
HOW WOULD YOU CHARGE BATTERIES, EVEN IF YOU STILL HAD CELLPHONE SERVICE?
AND IF WE DID HAVE SOME SERVICE, THE SYSTEM WOULD BE OVERLOADED FOR WEEKS, AT LEAST, WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO LOCATE LOVED ONES.
LET'S FORGET ABOUT CELLPHONES.
HOME PHONES WILL BECOME A DISTANT MEMORY, EVEN THE OLDER ONES...NO GRID.
NOW WHAT?
SOME SAY CB RADIOS.
SOME SAY PORTABLE 'HAM' RADIOS.
SOME SAY 2-WAY "WALKIE-TALKIES.
THAT'S NICE.
BUT AGAIN, HOW DO YOU POWER THEM OR GET REPLACEMENT PARTS?
SATELLITE PHONES, MAYBE?
I FOUND THIS COMMENT ON A CERTAIN WEBSITE:
"The very best solution is SPOT Gen3 GPS satellite phone for
$ 150.00 you can send short text messages from the other side of the world. It will connect to your loved ones e-mail or phone text messages. Check out video reviews on You Tube."
WELL, I HAVE CHECKED OUT THE REVIEWS, AS HAS ANYONE ELSE WHO FRETS OVER FINDING FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD ALL HELL BREAK LOOSE!
WHAT I FOUND WAS: DITTO ON POWER AND REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ALL THE REST.
HOW COULD WE RELY ON SATELLITES?
THEY MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONAL ANYMORE, EITHER.
WHAT ALL THE TOP "SURVIVAL" WEBSITES SEEM TO MISS IS...WHAT IF EVEN SATELLITES ARE GONE?
WHAT IF THERE IS 100% NOTHING LEFT TO ALLOW USE OF ALL OUR GREAT TECHNOLOGY?
NO SATELLITE COMMUNICATION, NO CELLPHONE SERVICE, MUSHROOM CLOUDS BETWEEN US AND THE SUN, SO WHAT ABOUT SOLAR POWER THEN???
NOW WHAT, "EXPERT SURVIVAL DUDES"?
SURE, SURE, WE MAY HAVE A DAY, PART OF A DAY THAT WE CAN USE THE OLD STANDBY MEANS OF COMMUNICATING.
THAT WOULD BE NICE, RIGHT?
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WE CAN LOCATE THE PEOPLE WE CARE ABOUT.
LET'S JUST SAY WE DO GET A DAY THAT EVERYTHING STILL WORKS.
BUT THEN, AFTER THAT, WHAT NEXT?
GIVE US A "WORST CASE SCENARIO" AND UP THAT A THOUSAND-FOLD, SOMEONE, ANYONE?
WITH HOPE THAT WE PERHAPS CAN GENERATE POWER WITH A STATIONARY BICYCLE, TREADLE SEWING MACHINE, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, LET'S GO WITH THE HAM RADIO.
THE MILITARY USES HAM SETS AND THE UNITS ARE BUILT TO LAST.
SHORT-TERM, IT BEATS NOTHING.
HAND-HELD UNITS MIGHT, UNDER THE BEST CONDITIONS REACH OUT 10 MILES AND COST LESS THAN $100 FOR A PAIR ON WEBSITES LIKE AMAZON.
EVERYONE YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH MUST HAVE ONE AND BE WITHIN RANGE...GET THE PICTURE?
[Still running with the possibility of ham radios, there is a list far below of amateur ("ham") radio emergency frequencies that you should keep, and were valid last time I checked.]
LONG-RANGE UNITS USE A LOT OF "JUICE", SO YOU'LL NEED WAYS TO GENERATE ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM FUNCTIONAL, AND AN ANTENNA, ALL OF WHICH GETS EXPENSIVE.
ABOUT THOSE ANTENNAS, ANY ANTENNAS...THEY ARE SO VISIBLE.
I MEAN, THEY STICK OUT LIKE THE PROVERBIAL SORE THUMB.
ONE OTHER THING, LICENSING.
BEFORE ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE, YOU MUST HAVE AN FCC LICENSE TO OPERATE IN "AMATEUR RADIO".
TAKE A SHORT TEST, GET YOUR RED-HOT LICENSE FROM UNCLE SAM!
NOT A HARD TEST TO STUDY FOR, BUT IF YOU INTEND TO HAVE ONE BEFORE YOU NEED ONE, BE AWARE YOU MUST BE LICENSED.
" ..FCC investigators and volunteers track down offenders (you have to call out your FCC callsign every 10 minute on the air or you’ll probably get some unwanted attention), so if you find yourself in martial law and don’t want to be found, they can still track you down pretty easily."
SO, NOW YOUR LOVING GOVERNMENT KNOWS YOU HAVE A HAM UNIT.
WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT IS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM?
WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT ANYMORE BUT HAS TRANSITIONED TO MARTIAL LAW?
BUMMER, RIGHT?
HERE'S A LINK TO A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON THE HAND-HELD UNITS:
https://youtu.be/8tA3KeJ7Rog
"REPEATERS"
Basically, a repeater will listen to the little radios in its immediate surroundings and then blast the signal out for hundreds, or thousands, of miles.
These units run about $1,200 to $3,000 each.
There are a lot of repeaters around the world that can help you transmit long distances with just a little radio.
Obviously, the repeaters need to be functioning to do this, but those who have repeaters are usually very knowledgeable on emergency communication and will have backup power systems.
If they go down, they usually know how to fix it... IF IT CAN BE FIXED.
WELL, WE'RE STILL IN "HOPE MODE", BUT EVENTUALLY, WE HAVE TO LEAVE THIS, WHAT I FEEL, IS THE "BEST CASE SCENARIO".
I JUST DON'T THINK A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE IN THIS PRESENT AGE WILL LEAVE US WITH MUCH EXCEPT, WE HOPE, THE WILL TO LIVE IN SPITE OF APPARENT HOPELESSNESS!
I'M NOT QUITE AS NEGATIVE AS THE GUY WHO MADE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT, BUT I AM CLOSE:
"When SHTF (for those who may not know, SHTF is an acronym for "Shit Hits The Fan") I think the DHS/DOD will shut down cell phones and/or jam and/or radio locate Ham Radio transmissions, GMRS, FRS, CB, and any other communication means for civilians.
I think I need a radio scanner to monitor Federal and Local Police communications to know when their goons are coming to my neighborhood to confiscate my guns and emergency supplies and try to send me to the FEMA camp if I survive that.
I need to know about what type of radio scanner to invest in and what frequencies and communication modes to monitor so that I won’t be surprised in the middle of the night when my door is smashed down. I found the Federal National Interoperability Field Operations Guide published by DHS that lists many of the communication channels but I suspect they do not publish the secret channels. Someone suggested to me on a RadioReference Forum that the DHS communication will be on 666.6625 MHz with digital encryption and even provided the encryption key. I have no way of verifying that. "
TO WHICH ANOTHER "PREPPER" REPLIED:
"SHTF Communications would be best using trusted-friend “neighborhood-watch” groups with binoculars and code-signals to alert you. Yes, radio (All frequencies) will more than likely be jammed and monitored. Mirrors, fireworks and flashlights used properly can signal others in your group. Pre-arranged code-words are a must if using short-range radios. Remember the 7-P formula (Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance!"
SEE HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE THINKING?
BUT THE 2nd GUY DID NOT MENTION THAT FIREWORKS WOULD BE SUCH A LOUD GIVEAWAY OF LOCATION THAT YOU'D HAVE TO BE A BLITHERING IDIOT TO USE THAT!
HELL, JUST SEND UP FLARES, GUY, MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE EASILY LOCATED!
EVEN MIRRORS AND ANY TYPE OF LIGHTS CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES AND MILES!
WHAT IF WE NEED TO NOT BE FOUND?
THERE WAS A BIT OF PERHAPS "GOOD NEWS" ON THAT FORUM'S SITE FROM YET ANOTHER WHO LEFT A COMMENT:
"Just an FYI, most Federal and Local Police now used Trunked radios with encryption. Most scanners no longer have a way to listen in on them anymore. Still not a bad idea.
As far as Ham Radios go, chances are they will be used for disaster relief by the local Hams under the ARES organization. So chances are, the bands will not be jammed. Plus if you get onto the HF frequencies it would be hard to jam every frequency, and most hams know how to get their radios to work out of band, thus if the government were to shut down, you could potentially operate outside of the normal ham bands. It would be too difficult to monitor all the frequencies.
CB would be easy to jam since they operate on fixed frequencies, so if the Government is out to control the population, this will be the first to jam along with GMRS and FRS. they are still good to have just in case the government isn't controlling things."
THAT'S NICE, YES?
[ JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT, HERE'S A LINK TO THAT "SURVIVAL WEBSITE, DO AS YOU PLEASE WITH THE LINK. I WAS NOT EVEN MILDLY IMPRESSED WITH IT:
http://offgridsurvival.com/emergencycommunication-makingcontactduringdisaster/ ]
I WAS TAUGHT TO TAKE "WORST CASE SCENARIO" AND 'MULTIPLY IT BY AT LEAST 10.
"THAT WAY," SAID MY TEACHERS,"YOU DON'T GET CAUGHT WITH YOUR UNDERWEAR AROUND YOUR ANKLES!"
10-4, I COPY THAT!
MAYBE NOW YOU SEE WHAT WE'D BE UP AGAINST, COMMUNICATIONS-WISE, IF THE GRID WENT DOWN AND SATELLITES OFFERED US NO HOPE?
FOR A REAL HOOT, GO READ ON FEMA's WEBSITE A BIT TO SEE WHAT THEY ADVISE FOR DISASTERS.
IN CASE YOU ARE UNAWARE OF IT, FEMA ALONE HAS POWER TO SUSPEND OUR CONSTITUTION AND SEND CONGRESS HOME FOR 6 MONTHS!
EDUCATE YOURSELVES!
READ THIS <CLICK HERE> AND THEN GO READ FEMA, HERE, https://www.fema.gov/disaster-emergency-communications
FEMA IS ONE HELL OF A PIECE OF WORK...DIRTY WORK!
WE WERE SOLD OUT BY CONGRESS ON THAT DEAL!
DOESN'T MATTER TO ME IF YOU BELIEVE THAT OR NOT.
OUR ILLUSTRIOUS FCC (FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION) IS SELLING THE SAME THING AS FEMA, BUT IF YOU TRUST YOUR UNCLE SAM, GO HAVE A READ THERE, TOO:
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/emergency-communications
GOING BACK FURTHER IN TIME, SOME "SURVIVALISTS" WANT US TO CONSIDER MORSE CODE AND TELEGRAPHS.
REALLY?
ON WHAT WIRES, WITH WHAT ENERGY SOURCE?
AND MORSE CODE IS NOT "SECURE", IS IT, FELLOWS?
BOY SCOUTS KNOW MORSE CODE!
I HONESTLY BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE TO RELY ON A "NETWORK" OF TRUSTWORTHY INDIVIDUALS, MAYBE A MILE OR SO APART, MAYBE A LITTLE FURTHER, TO SET UP A CHAIN OF COMMUNICATION.
ONE WAY THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED IS BY A "WHISTLE LANGUAGE".
THE WHISTLES WOULD BE CODED, WORKED OUT BY THOSE IN THE NETWORK.
[ MORE ON WHISTLE LANGUAGES BY <CLICKING HERE>]
THE SAME COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ROCK-TAPPING, HOLLOW LOG TAPPING, SOME SORT OF CLICKING METHOD.
SUCH SOUNDS CARRY AT LEAST A MILE OR SO.
AND THAT..."SOUND CARRIES"... WILL, OF COURSE BE THE DOWNSIDE TO SUCH A MEANS OF COMMUNICATING IF WE DON'T WANT TO BE LOCATED.
VISIBILITY ISSUES WOULD RULE OUT SMOKE SIGNALS OR OTHER HIGHLY VISIBLE MEANS OF SIGNALING, LIKE MIRRORS AND LIGHTS, EVEN LASER LIGHTS.
IDEOGRAMS COULD BE USED, BUT THAT WOULD NARROW THINGS DOWN TO A VERY SHORT DISTANCE.
[ IDEOGRAMS ARE DRAWN SYMBOLS, OR SMALL "FLAGS", IF YOU WILL, THAT MAYBE LOOK LIKE NATURAL THINGS BUT HAVE MEANING TO THOSE WHO DESIGN THEM.
HOBOS USED IDEOGRAMS A LOT WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
CERTAIN SYMBOLS MEANT THIS HOUSE WOULD GIVE YOU FOOD, OR THIS PLACE OFTEN HAS CLOTHES ON THE LINE YOU MIGHT TAKE, OR THIS TRAIN DOESN'T CHECK ITS CARS OFTEN, ETC.]
IDEOGRAMS ARE PLACED IN DISCREET SPOTS AND "READ" BY THOSE WHO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
"FLAGGING" OR ARM WAVING.
AGAIN, THIS LIMITS HOW FAR WE CAN SEND OR RECEIVE AND EXPOSES WHOMEVER IS SENDING AND RECEIVING TO OBSERVATION BY ANYONE WE MAY BE AVOIDING CONTACT WITH.
WE'VE ALL SEEN SIMILAR METHODS OF THIS TYPE COMMUNICATION USED BY BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
PONY EXPRESS?
WELL, THAT'S A THOUGHT.
MAYBE "BICYCLE EXPRESS"?
CARRIER PIGEONS?
CARRIER DOGS?
ANIMALS THAT COULD MAYBE GO UNNOTICED THAT COULD DELIVER MESSAGES BETWEEN SURVIVORS?
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO TRAIN THEM?
HAND-CRANKED, HUMAN-POWERED, OR SOLAR-POWERED RECEIVING DEVICES, INCLUDING RADIOS THAT WILL PICK UP EMERGENCY CHANNELS CAN COME IN HANDY.
THOSE OLD TRANSISTOR RADIOS MAY DO FOR AWHILE, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE SOME WITH ANOTHER SOURCE OF POWER.
HUMAN OR SOLAR.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS MEANS THAT MIGHT BE LOGICAL OR "FOOLPROOF", SO IF ANY OF YOU CAN, PLEASE COMMENT AND TELL US.
ON TO TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION AFTER DISASTER
ALTHOUGH FROM A WEBSITE THE TEA ROOM ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT LIKE, THIS SMALL STUDY DONE BY WHOMEVER THAT SITE GRABBED IT FROM AND POSTED THERE SHOWS THE FUTILITY OF DEPENDING ON THE METHODS WE CURRENTLY USE TO GET US FROM ONE POINT TO THE NEXT IN CASE OF EMP ATTACK BY, SAY, IRAN OR CHINA.
IF YOU CARE TO READ IT, JUST CLICK ON THE TITLE:
EMP ATTACK! Is Your Car EMP Proof?
Thursday, June 12, 2014
VERY FEW CARS, TRUCKS WILL FUNCTION AFTER EXPOSURE TO AN EMP OR CME CLAST.
ANOTHER THING TO REMEMBER IS HOW ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS OF TODAY'S CARS IS A SATELLITE CONNECTION THAT CAN UNLOCK DOORS FOR YOU OR FIND YOU AND SEND RESCUE IN CASE OF A WRECK...
THINK...A SATELLITE CAN FIND YOU, AND A SATELLITE CAN ALSO TURN OFF THOSE CARS ATTACHED TO SATELLITES.
YEAH, OUR ORBITERS MAY NOT WORK, BUT WHAT IF?
YOU SEE WHAT WE MAY BE UP AGAINST? ANOTHER THING TO REMEMBER IS HOW ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS OF TODAY'S CARS IS A SATELLITE CONNECTION THAT CAN UNLOCK DOORS FOR YOU OR FIND YOU AND SEND RESCUE IN CASE OF A WRECK...
THINK...A SATELLITE CAN FIND YOU, AND A SATELLITE CAN ALSO TURN OFF THOSE CARS ATTACHED TO SATELLITES.
YEAH, OUR ORBITERS MAY NOT WORK, BUT WHAT IF?
BUT EVEN IF WE DON'T SEE A EMP EVENT, HOW LONG, IF THE GRID IS DOWN, CAN WE KEEP GASOLINE OR DIESEL IN OUR VEHICLES?
WHO KNOWS?
NOW WHAT?
HOW FAR CAN ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR POST-DISASTER CIRCLE OR FAMILY UNIT WALK, RUN, CRAWL?
BICYCLES MIGHT BE NICE, IF ROADS, TRAILS, ETC, ARE OPEN.
IF WE HAVE A FEW SOLAR-POWERED VEHICLES LYING ABOUT, MAYBE THAT?
WHAT ABOUT REPLACEMENT BATTERIES, PARTS?
RIDE ON HORSES, MULES, CATTLE, WHATEVER ANIMAL WILL BEAR HUMAN WEIGHT?
SURE.
WE'LL HAVE TO FEED THEM, WATER THEM, KEEP THEM SOMEWHERE, HOPE NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO TAKE THEM AWAY FROM US, RIGHT?
USE THE WATERWAYS AND BOATS, RAFTS, ANYTHING THAT FLOATS?
OKAY, BUT WE'D BE REALLY VISIBLE OUT ON WATER ANYWHERE, IF THE WATER WAS NOT TOXIC TO HUMANS, TOO CONTAMINATED TO TRAVEL ON.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION IS THINK BACK A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS IN TIME AND REMEMBER HOW THOSE FOLKS GOT FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER.
COMMON SENSE TELLS ME THAT IS WHAT WE MUST FOCUS ON AS FAR AS AT LEAST SHORT-TERM GOES, IF ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.
AS PROMISED, PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR LINKS TO SUGGESTIONS FOR BUG-OUT BAGS.
THEY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY PERSON TO HAVE, BUT i FEEL LIKE ALL OF US HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS, MEDICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, WHATEVER, SO CREATING A BUG-OUT BAG WILL HAVE TO BE 100% ON EACH OF OUR SHOULDERS.
PACK AS MUCH OF THE MEDICATIONS EVERYONE TAKES AS POSSIBLE.
MEDICATIONS NECESSARY FOR LIFE WILL BE TOP PRIORITY TO FIND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE, BEFORE WE REDISCOVER SAFE NATURAL ALTERNATIVES IN NATURE.
NEXT IN THIS SERIES WILL BE "FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS" AND HOW TO BE YOUR OWN DOCTOR.
THAT WILL TAKE AWHILE, SO MAY NOT POST TODAY AS I CERTAINLY HAD NO INTENTION OF WRITING ABOUT "ALL HELL BREAKING LOOSE"...IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT SUDDENLY POPPED INTO MY HEAD.
ALL THE BEST!
MAKE GOOD PLANS!
PRACTICE!
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR ERROR!
BUG-OUT BAGS
~ The 7 Types of Gear you must have in your Bug Out Bag
http://survivalcache.com/bug-out-bag/
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/bug-out-bag-contents-lists-and-bugging-out/
[ I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT WORD "ONLY", BUT IT'S A GENERAL IDEA.]
~ A BUG OUT BAG LIST IS NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL
FURTHER READING:
~ SURVIVING EMP OR CME EVENTS
(NOT A GREAT SITE, BUT RUDIMENTARY INFO THAT MAY HELP.)
http://www.onesecondafter.com/pb/wp_194d9c9d/wp_194d9c9d.html
~ FAMILY EMERGENCY BINDERS
http://momwithaprep.com/make-a-family-emergency-binders-free-download/
~ FAMILY "CODE-TALKERS"
http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=124561
HAM RADIO EMERGENCY BANDS:
34.90: Used nationwide by the National Guard during emergencies.
39.46: Used for inter-department emergency communications by local and state police forces.
47.42: Used across the United States by the Red Cross for relief operations.
52.525: Calling frequency used by ham radio operators in FM on their six-meter band.
121.50: International aeronautical emergency frequency.
138.225: Disaster relief operations channel used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; it is active during earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other catastrophic events.
146.52: Used by ham radio operators for non-repeater communications on the two-meter band; it is very busy in many parts of the country.
151.625: Used by “itinerant” businesses, or those that travel about the country. Other widely used itinerant channels are 154.57 and 154.60.
154.28: Used for inter-department emergency communications by local fire departments; 154.265 and 154.295 also used.
155.160: Used for inter-department emergency communications by local and state agencies during search and rescue operations.
155.475: Used for inter-department emergency communications by local and state police forces.
156.75: Used internationally for broadcasts of maritime weather alerts.
156.80: International maritime distress, calling, and safety channel. All ships must monitor this frequency while at sea. It is also heavily used on rivers, lakes, etc.
162.40: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
162.425: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
162.45: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
162.475: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
162.50: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
162.525: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
162.55: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
163.275: NOAA weather broadcasts and bulletins.
163.4875: Used nationwide by the National Guard during emergencies.
163.5125: The national disaster preparedness frequency used jointly by the armed forces.
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