Old World Skills

If you were faced with a disaster survival situation, what old world skills do you have that would help you survive? Better yet, what skills do you have that would make you a valuable asset to a community of survivors?

Just because one is skilled in today’s world of high tech and high finance, doesn’t mean that they will be a desirable survival partner. In fact, in a true survival situation, the homeless person on the street will have a better chance of surviving than the silver-spooned, trust-fund baby who has lived his entire life enjoying the benefits of living in a modern high-tech world.

What kind of old world skills should one learn in order to survive in a TEOTWAWKI situation? Continue...

Ragnar Benson

Who or what is Ragnar Benson. Well, he’s the author of several survival and preparedness books, including, but by no means limited to: “Urban Survival: A Hard-Times Guide to Staying Alive in the City”.

When I first began learning about survival preparedness all I heard about was either running away to live in the woods, or better yet having a survival retreat all prepared where you could hermit away while the rest of the world fell into rack and ruin. I’d done my bit in the woods and am fairly certain I can do what it takes to survive. However, when I moved to the city I began to wonder how I could possibly survive in an urban setting in the event of a large-scale TEOTWAWKI event.

So when I found Ragnar Benson’s book on urban survival, I was thrilled. Finally, a book that addressed my concerns about trying to survive in a large metropolitan area. This book gives the city survivor instructions on how to get water, find food, including wild game, and how to prepare and store that food.

The book also addresses concerns about how to set up and secure an urban retreat as well as how to approach bartering with fellow survivors. Then based on the experience of others who’ve lived in foreign-troop occupied cities, he describes how to avoid the military.

If you live in the city and are concerned about survival and preparedness, this book is an absolute necessity. For a link to order the book, click here.

The Rules of Survival

One of the rules of survival is to keep quiet. Don’t be telling people what you have stored. Even if you think you can trust the person you’re talking to, you never know who that person’s going to tell.

In the event of a disaster your own security could be greatly threatened by a horde of desperate folks showing up on your doorstep. Without some means of protecting yourself, you could easily see your carefully collected items walk out your door.

So learn to play your cards close to your chest and don’t let everyone know what you are doing. This is especially important in an urban situation where you probably have neighbors who are enjoying their boats and vacations, while you spend every extra penny of preparedness.

For more information about urban survival, click here.