One of the most intimidating challenges to being prepared when you are just starting out is knowing what is important in a survival situation and what you can ignore or not worry about.

The first thing to know is that even the federal government recommends everyone be prepared for at least a few days without electricity or traditional infrastructure.

You know if they recommend it, they know at least a short-term survival situation is a real possibility, so deciding that you want to embrace that advice or even take it a bit further is not odd.

What is odd is ignoring common sense advice, particularly if you live in an area that can experience a man-made or natural disaster and let's face it, everyone lives somewhere where a disaster can rear an ugly head occasionally.

The video on the next page covers everything from the Principle of Threes to what to put in your survival kit. Check it out!

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