Kellene Bishop is an intriguing case to a lot of of the public who have views of doomsday preppers to be grizzled ex-vets with stockpiles of weapons. She is evidence that anyone can be a prepper, even a peppy Utah housewife.
1. Financial collapse - result on supermarkets
Taken with a grain of salt because this was the situation offered by national geographic but I think there is something to be mentioned in the interpretation of a debt crisis to the supermarket. Sovereign debt and corporate debt are two totally different things, and you do not need to worry about food not showing up in your city until grocers world-wide are going bankrupt.
No one goes starving when the stock market crashes (other than those who own stock). During the economic downfall of 2008, Campbell's was actually among the only stocks to increase. The media can portray monetary instability as very dire however it might take much to literally cut the supply of food.
2. Solar oven
I hope they went into this more. The concept of a solar oven is extremely attractive for the reason that it doesn't require any fuel and doesn't give away a place. The ability to stay hidden would be key to prevent possible raiders from finding who to target next.
3. Prepping like a chef
This is an extremely helpful idea. How many of you have got food in your pantry that has been sitting there for several weeks (if not years) without any intent of being used before the shtf? Kellene's habit of cooking the same food she intends to eat in case of a tragedy serves two fantastic purposes.
First of all, it allows her to rotate out older stores. A shelf stable food which has been kept in storage may not have much time left if the SHTF. You would not wish to have a 5 year source of canned food, lasting 5 years which has been on your shelf for four.
Secondly, it enables her to really practice the way she will survive. Many of us feel that we can survive on dry corn as well as beans however it could very well be a rude awakening on that day the supervolcano/san andreas fault/meteor is triggered. I have got an idea that Kellene's life style won't take a drop in any way once the big one arrives
4. Staying Indoors
If there's one thing I am uncomfortable with it is the concept of bugging in. Because this episode has broadcasted, Kellene might as well have painted a huge target on her back. However even when she wasn't, the attention she was making it through teaching and hosting classes is sufficient to get attention. I really hope for her sake the people she teaches are able to band together to defend the food stores since otherwise people will come looking for food.
5. Carrying extra weight
I even disagree with Kellene's statement but it sort of refers to the above mentioned point. Physical fitness is immediately required for flexibility and self defense but in the long run is as essential to survival as having sufficient food.
After the day, survival is all about remaining alive. Overweight or obese weight is the next leading cause of preventable death in America, claiming an estimated 300,000 lives in the US yearly. The danger for heart problems, diabetic issues as well as cancer are linked to having excess weight. Working to avoid one reason for death while overlooking the other just does not make sense to me.
6. Self-defense
Mixed feelings about this. Also, martial arts are a fantastic way to build up the body and mind to be ready for undesirable situations. However, in a real disaster situation it's truly no hold barred and weapons will be involved in any altercation. Having false confidence in abilities can lead anyone to more threat than having accurate knowledge of defenselessness.
As a grappler of several years, I can claim that the form being directed and drilled in the video shown was bad and 'going through the motions' won't help in any kind of live scenario. With grappling particularly, live sparring is vital because things can get so complicated. One-off training is the kind of things which leads to danger, consistency is the only way one will be able to use martial arts.
1. Financial collapse - result on supermarkets
Taken with a grain of salt because this was the situation offered by national geographic but I think there is something to be mentioned in the interpretation of a debt crisis to the supermarket. Sovereign debt and corporate debt are two totally different things, and you do not need to worry about food not showing up in your city until grocers world-wide are going bankrupt.
No one goes starving when the stock market crashes (other than those who own stock). During the economic downfall of 2008, Campbell's was actually among the only stocks to increase. The media can portray monetary instability as very dire however it might take much to literally cut the supply of food.
2. Solar oven
I hope they went into this more. The concept of a solar oven is extremely attractive for the reason that it doesn't require any fuel and doesn't give away a place. The ability to stay hidden would be key to prevent possible raiders from finding who to target next.
3. Prepping like a chef
This is an extremely helpful idea. How many of you have got food in your pantry that has been sitting there for several weeks (if not years) without any intent of being used before the shtf? Kellene's habit of cooking the same food she intends to eat in case of a tragedy serves two fantastic purposes.
First of all, it allows her to rotate out older stores. A shelf stable food which has been kept in storage may not have much time left if the SHTF. You would not wish to have a 5 year source of canned food, lasting 5 years which has been on your shelf for four.
Secondly, it enables her to really practice the way she will survive. Many of us feel that we can survive on dry corn as well as beans however it could very well be a rude awakening on that day the supervolcano/san andreas fault/meteor is triggered. I have got an idea that Kellene's life style won't take a drop in any way once the big one arrives
4. Staying Indoors
If there's one thing I am uncomfortable with it is the concept of bugging in. Because this episode has broadcasted, Kellene might as well have painted a huge target on her back. However even when she wasn't, the attention she was making it through teaching and hosting classes is sufficient to get attention. I really hope for her sake the people she teaches are able to band together to defend the food stores since otherwise people will come looking for food.
5. Carrying extra weight
I even disagree with Kellene's statement but it sort of refers to the above mentioned point. Physical fitness is immediately required for flexibility and self defense but in the long run is as essential to survival as having sufficient food.
After the day, survival is all about remaining alive. Overweight or obese weight is the next leading cause of preventable death in America, claiming an estimated 300,000 lives in the US yearly. The danger for heart problems, diabetic issues as well as cancer are linked to having excess weight. Working to avoid one reason for death while overlooking the other just does not make sense to me.
6. Self-defense
Mixed feelings about this. Also, martial arts are a fantastic way to build up the body and mind to be ready for undesirable situations. However, in a real disaster situation it's truly no hold barred and weapons will be involved in any altercation. Having false confidence in abilities can lead anyone to more threat than having accurate knowledge of defenselessness.
As a grappler of several years, I can claim that the form being directed and drilled in the video shown was bad and 'going through the motions' won't help in any kind of live scenario. With grappling particularly, live sparring is vital because things can get so complicated. One-off training is the kind of things which leads to danger, consistency is the only way one will be able to use martial arts.
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Thank you for reading! Terrance Franklin writes about nutrition and survival on a variety of sites on the web. For more information on doomsday preppers, be sure to check out doomsday preppers. And for even deeper reading, follow the link at doomsday preppers
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