What if the community you live in were the victim of a catastrophe? What would you do if there was no one to help you or your family? The idea of preparing for a disaster is chilling: you have to be practical, be prepared to face realistic scenarios and be ready for any unexpected. An apocalypse is unlikely, but you should know what steps to take in the event of a disaster.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Prepare with Largo Advance
Step 1. Prepare an emergency kit so you can survive for 90 days
It is useless to go around it: if the whole country or the world is in danger of falling apart, you cannot think of short-term solutions. However, hopefully with a 3-month supply you will have enough time to organize yourself better and gain some autonomy. The more time you spend preparing a disaster plan, the better. When organizing your supplies, take into account two types of supplies: one for basic survival and the other containing the means necessary to cope in different situations, as outlined in the following steps.
Step 2. Collect and store basic survival supplies (this is the most important category)
You should get the following:
- Water cans;
- Canned food;
- Products preserved in vacuum bags;
- Blankets and pillows;
- Medicines;
- A firearm you know how to use correctly;
- A knife (in addition to the firearm);
- Heavy, long-sleeved clothing (if the weather requires it);
- Duffel bag (to move and / or escape).
Step 3. Gather the means necessary to get by
Think about what you need to provide:
- Batteries;
- Torches;
- Matches;
- Pots and pans (for cooking and boiling water);
- Plastic kitchen utensils (plates, glasses, spoons, forks);
- Rope or twine;
- Map;
- Permanent markers (or other writing instruments);
- Spare clothes,
- Can opener;
- Lighters;
- Camping stove and gas can;
- Ax or accept;
- First aid manual;
- Sun glasses;
- Scotch tape;
- Fluorescent sticks;
- Boots;
- Spare underwear;
- Smartphone;
- Water filters;
- Other kinds of comfort.
Step 4. Prepare an emergency kit
Whether you need to escape cannibals, carnivorous super bacteria, zombies or a meteorite, you need to think about your health. Here is a list of what you need to put in the emergency kit:
- Adhesive bandages;
- Gauze;
- Medical adhesive tape;
- Antibiotics;
- Antiviral drugs;
- Ibuprofen (NSAID or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug);
- Paracetamol (over-the-counter pain reliever)
- Antihistamine;
- Aspirin (over-the-counter pain reliever)
- Laxatives;
- Iodine tincture;
- Potassium iodide;
- Hand sanitizing gel;
- Candles;
- Camping cutlery set;
- Phone charger (preferably solar);
- Firewood;
- Towels;
- Life jackets, if the area is at risk of flooding;
- Spare heavy clothing;
- Paper towels;
- Solar batteries;
- Pet food (enough for 30-90 days);
- Tweezers;
- Patches;
- Safety pins;
- Thermometer;
- Quick-setting glue;
- Toothpicks / pins.
Step 5. Stay healthy to cope with anything
You will have to face dozens of problems, from a simple cut to dysentery. The hospitals will cease to function and the daily difficulties will seem insurmountable. If someone in the family has a particular medical condition, stock up on medications to manage their health problem.
Step 6. Be prepared for even the most unpleasant aspects of a catastrophe
To put it politely, everyone must perform their bodily functions (in other words, "defecation"). To avoid personal hygiene becoming a problem to add to everything else, get the following items:
- Toilet paper (a couple of rolls will do);
- Tampons for menstruation;
- Toothbrush and toothpaste;
- Plastic trash bags and laces;
- Gardener's shovel or shovel;
- Bleach;
- Shower gel and shampoo.
Step 7. Create a communication system
Everyone should have access to a communication system to connect with loved ones and relatives. Share with friends and family information about where you hide using a radio.
- Prepare the batteries and store them with the radio. Don't assume everything is ready when it really isn't. If you have to deal with another person, make sure they have their radio available, don't keep them both.
- If you can't make contact over the radio, think about other ways of communicating. At this point, permanent markers will come in handy. If a catastrophe occurs and you are forced to run away from home, write down where you are headed, when you left and if / when you will return to a wall, a stone block, a nearby car or wherever you have the possibility.
Step 8. Use vehicles with a diesel engine
You won't need to stock up on gas: the chemicals that preserve its freshness degrade over time. After about a year it deteriorates. Incidentally, distributors are likely to run out of petrol, but they may still have some diesel. Additionally, all diesel-powered military vehicles can also run on other types of fuel, from spoiled kerosene to fermented leaves. So, buy a means of transportation that can tolerate less refined fuels.
- If a catastrophe strikes, you will likely have to crash into your car, so prepare a survival kit to keep in the car. Caution is never too much.
- If this alternative isn't feasible, make sure you have a bike that works perfectly. There will come a time when you will have to travel long distances in no time.
Step 9. Learn to shoot a gun
Depending on the emergency, knowing how to handle a gun can make the difference between life and death, especially if you have to hunt down or defend your family from violence.
- If you can take a gun license, you should buy a gun and continue practicing. Never neglect the safety rules in the use of firearms. If you are a beginner, always point the gun in a safe direction, unload it when not in use, always treat it as if it were loaded (even when you know it is not), store it in a place inaccessible to children, be sure of the target and of this beyond and take it regularly to a firearms professional for maintenance.
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Regardless of who or what you are up against, it's a good idea to learn how to handle a firearm. Whatever the threat, it must be kept very far away. Whoever the enemy is, firing could decrease the risk of being attacked or devoured.
A firearm is useful in almost all cases, unless the catastrophe is due to bacteria circulating in the air. In this case, get a gas mask. People, zombies, or menacing forces may see you as an enemy
Step 10. Learn to hunt
- Learn how to build a snare trap. If you are not experienced, you can get by with what nature offers you.
- If you are in a seaside location or near a watercourse, learn to fish, for example with the technique of fly fishing. Stocks of canned beans and ready-made pasta certainly won't start multiplying miraculously.
- Begin to hone your archery skills. Once you get a little familiar with it, learn how to make a bow with your own hands.
Step 11. Know what steps to take to deal with a cataclysm
First, read the wikiHow articles devoted to disaster survival. Then read as many manuals as you can about disaster preparedness and supplies.
Consider reading some apocalyptic novels as well, but don't blindly rely on their stories if you want specific advice because you never know how much effort the author put into his research. Here are some suggestions: Cormac McCarthy's The Way, Larry Niven's Lucifer's Hammer (in English), Goodbye, Pat Frank's Babylon, George R. Stewart's Earth Abides (in English), Stephen King's Shadow of the Scorpion and The Day of John Wyndham's triffids. They are all interesting (even if there is no immediate catastrophe). Have you ever read The Hunger Games (a series of three teen science fiction novels written by Suzanne Collins)?
Step 12. Learn to be more independent
Try to honestly answer the following question: What kind of world would you recast if you were alone?
Most people have no special practical skills. Can you make a battery with a lemon or build a potato clock? Without going too far, are you able to tie a knot?
Step 13. Find a way to generate electricity
By getting some car batteries and creating a daisy-chain (an interconnection of different equipment), you will get a device that can store energy, but you will still have to generate energy. A generator powered by wood, gas or a diesel engine would be useful where it is possible to obtain or create fuel independently, but the ideal would be to use renewable energy by building a wind turbine with PVC pipes and a car alternator or by taking some solar panels. near a highway. If the situation worsens, at least you will be able to produce energy in the evening and indulge in some luxuries of the modern world.
If your shelter has electricity, you can turn on the lights and keep the electronic devices working. Electricity is important to power some tools, the soldering iron, water and fuel pumps, and radio equipment. Plus, it allows you to charge any portable devices or other useful gear you intend to use, not to mention keeping morale high
Step 14. Pray
Over time, a new community will form. Generally, the destruction of a city involves the intervention of civil protection, so the inhabitants are transferred to another center. Such an event implies the possibility of setting up a new collectivity.
Part 2 of 2: Escape without Notice
Step 1. Get a long-sleeved shirt and a pair of pants
If you were relaxing by the pool with your headphones in your ears and your cell phone in your hand (otherwise, how would you read this article?), You need to get dressed first. You'll be glad you did even if the impact of a meteorite looming ominously on the horizon will destroy everything in a second.
- Generally, you need to wear long, comfortable clothes regardless of the catastrophe. You need a long-sleeved shirt and a pair of pants to protect yourself from predators, but also from the sun and rough terrain. There is no time to tan under these circumstances.
- If you have time, get a pair of boots. If you can't find them, choose sneakers. You may be forced to run fast at any moment. If you have time, make sure your clothes and shoes are comfortable enough for you to escape smoothly.
Step 2. Think of an escape plan
If for some strange reason your home is not safe, you must leave it as soon as possible. With a map at your fingertips, get out and get away right away. Can you find refuge in a wooded area? Near a water source? Do you prefer to have some privacy and hide from others or is there not a soul around? Circumstances will tell you where to go.
Again, if you can stay indoors, don't hesitate. It is the ideal retreat, not least because friends and family know where to find you. Assess the situation. Try to think as logically and rationally as possible. You may wish to stay, but ask yourself if this is the best solution for you and your family
Step 3. Save yourself
Even if you don't have a bomb shelter, sheltering you will make it easier for you to escape from the elements and predators. If a nuclear explosion is putting the entire human species at risk, you need to protect yourself quickly from radiation.
Basements and basements are a great choice. A solid concrete space with 40cm thick walls can protect you from radiation and allow you to settle in smoothly - not to mention that you will be surrounded by your belongings. It would also be fine if it had 12cm thick steel walls, but you probably don't live on the Enterprise
Step 4. Look for a food source
Surely you prefer the dishes you usually eat and not be forced to go to fields in search of berries or a lake full of fish. You may want to head to a supermarket or recently abandoned houses. While you rummage, grab a chocolate bar and eat it. You don't want to be a victim of hunger pangs right now.
- Stock up on food. Don't think in terms of days, but weeks. Grab some envelopes and start collecting everything you find. Choose long-term foods that you can bring. Also, consider the volume and weight. The cans are fine, but they are heavy. However, if the place has been looted, don't get nervous - take what you can recover. You need anything to survive.
- Stock up on water. Get all the water you can find, or you will soon have to drink your own urine.
Step 5. Be on your guard
Under these circumstances, rest assured that everything outside your shelter can be hostile to you. Get a firearm that you know how to use and start moving cautiously. As for humans, remember that intelligence and good manners have gone to bless you - do what you have to.
Don't walk around with your firearm in plain sight, like it's a cool accessory for everyone to show off. Hide it. You know that scene from Die Hard where Bruce Willis has guns taped behind his back (even if it's not the ideal strategy in case of sweat) and pulls one out in front of the enemy? You have to do exactly the same thing. You will be able to catch your rivals by surprise and nothing and nobody will surprise you. You yourself will be a weapon
Step 6. Search for other survivors
You've got yourself food, you've got weapons, and you've found a place to stay. Now is the time to organize a team in The Walking Dead style, on one condition: the group must actually be useful. When considering joining someone (after all, it's another mouth to feed), consider what contribution they can make. Do you know plants? Are you skilled in the use of the javelin? Does he carry his food supplies with him?
- Of course, you also need friends, so don't be too demanding. If you don't consider a person for the food and supplies he makes available, at least think about his personality. Does your instinct tell you that you can trust it?
- If you are completely alone, keep an eye on the lights and bonfires at night. If you see at least one, you might venture out in search of new companions, but only do so if you think it's worth it. How far are you from the light source? How long will it take to reach it? What risks would you run by going away from where you are? Are there any predators or obstacles along the way? See if you want to be alone.
Step 7. Be optimistic
It is not easy, especially if you are alone or injured. However, in the end, you can face this misadventure more easily if you keep a positive spirit, even more so if you are with children.
Don't let some moral principles stop you from thinking rationally and forget that your goal is survival. Under these circumstances, the rules change. Just because you've decided to let go of a dead weight for the group to move forward doesn't mean you've become a monster. Evaluate what's right based on the context, but try to understand that the world has changed and that you have to adapt in order to stay alive
Advice
- Buy a survival manual. In the absence of the Internet, you will need a guide that gives advice to those who are saved in the event of a disaster.
- Hide your car under trees, a bridge or an overpass. Try to disguise it. You never know what or who might come from above.
- Although not everyone likes it, gingerbread can last a long time without refrigeration and stored in plastic bags.
- Hide and go unnoticed. Don't reveal your refuge with a giant SOS signal. If you can, make the place you live seem abandoned to avoid attracting attention.
- Do not trust anybody. People will be hungry and thirsty, so don't trust them. If you meet someone for the first time, they may attack you to steal what you have or, even worse, kill you. Be prepared to interact with other individuals, but on your terms.
- Unity is strength. If you are alone, you may be looking for other mates. Assess the situation.
- Living on a farm will give you a certain advantage because in an isolated area you will be protected from most jackals and thieves. By building a well-equipped shelter well in advance and surrounding yourself with capable people, you will be able to survive the aftermath of a disaster for years.
- Never let your guard down until you think you are safe.
- Don't count on any technological devices to save your life because you have no guarantee that you will find a power source.
- Survival is not just about the present, but the future as well. Sex can serve both to lift morale and to secure the future of the species.
- Try taking refuge in a hospital. Sooner or later, drug stocks will be plundered, but diesel-powered backup generators are likely to be ignored. You can make them work again to produce electricity. By turning off most of the switches, you won't attract unwanted attention, otherwise the hospital would light up like a Christmas tree. You can hole up in the room used for surveillance cameras to keep an eye on the place.
- Don't be greedy and share food and comfort items.
- Don't give your weapons to anyone.
- Don't carry too much food or you won't be able to escape.
- Go for the less traveled roads. Jackals and thieves expect people to move along the streets used before the disaster. Consequently, there is a risk that they will stop, kill and rob them, leaving the corpses to rot. Follow less busy routes, such as those marked by railroad tracks. Unless you have a compass available, try to avoid major roads altogether.
- Try starting a community. Gather a group of survivors to get the human species back on their feet. It will probably take longer than you anticipate (longer than you will live), but it's worth a try.
- He always suspects he is being watched. If you move fast, the risk of being attacked by anything is less. Be on your guard continuously not to be caught off guard by bipedal, quadrupedal, or legless enemies.
- Never use your best knife as a weapon. Rather, sharpen a stick or use stones. If the knife breaks, you risk not finding another one.
- Arm your shelter with pointed wooden fences, mount crossbows on the walls (for a quick counterattack near the windows) and build an alarm system. A motion-responsive cable attached to a bell can warn that some enemy has crossed a border.
- Don't neglect hygiene. It would be really superficial if you prepared yourself for the apocalypse and your downfall depended on your hands being dirty. You should especially brush your teeth because, according to some studies, there is a direct link between oral and systemic health.
- Stock up on bathroom products, clothes, and items to improvise, replace, or repair what you already own or have trouble getting. Food will be scarce, but so too will many items that you cannot create from scratch.
- Dried fruit lasts longer than fresh fruit and is a great way to get vitamins.
- Don't be afraid to kill. In a world that has gone mad, there will always be people who steal, threaten or harm. Get ready to kill them. It is difficult to take someone's life, but it is clear that you are doing it to protect yourself and others.
- Stock up on non-perishable foods and purified water. If you can't get water purification tablets or filters, boil it on the stove or stove.
- Look for food sources as soon as they run out. You can hunt (chickens, deer, etc.) or, if there is no alternative, consider sacrificing your dog or cat.
- Don't trust anyone, no matter how long you've known them. He could always stab you in the back.
- In humid places, moss is a possible source of water. If you are desperate, you can squeeze it by dropping the drops into your mouth. It probably won't taste good, but some types of moss are able to filter out toxins. In any case, it is safer to disinfect this water by boiling or distilling it before drinking it.
Warnings
- Don't waste ammo. Guns need bullets. If you waste them, you could die in an attack.
- Law enforcement officers, true or false, are not trusted during a catastrophe.
- Expect cannibals from food shortages.
- People will form bands in order to recover the resources necessary for survival, based on the concept that unity is strength. Remember this in order to recognize the pack mentality.
- Don't talk about your survival plan with distant co-workers, friends, and family. They will likely not be ready in the event of a disaster, and once the survival instinct takes over, they will either turn to you or, even worse, try to grab your supplies.
- The criminals who populated the prisons will be at large throughout the territory. At this point, expect the worst.
- Rivers and lakes will be polluted with fecal matter from overflowing water treatment plants and sewers. Typhus and cholera will decimate the population.
