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This prepper precept is one I teach often when discussing why laws are written they way they are.

Common sense cannot be legislated. Laws are made in a vacuum by people that don’t always fully understand the problems. I don’t go  looking to laws to see if I CAN do something.  My right to liberty says I can do whatever I want.  That is unless a law specifically prohibits it.  However, depending on the situation, I’d rather be in jail than dead.

I am no anarchist.  Actually, in my circle of friends I am the annoying one that mentions the law.  So I tend to be the guy that prevents us from doing the cool things we want to do.  I know prison first hand and it is not for me.  Fortunately, I can handle prison much better than living with knowing a loved one got hurt because I was afraid to break a rule.

Remember that just because common sense cannot be legislated that does not believe senators and congress-critter that think islands can tip over if you put too many people on them sure will try.

Common Sense Is a Super Power

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices.  A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress.  If you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.

Cheap is cheap for a reason. I cannot always afford to buy the best, but neither can I afford to keep replacing the cheapest junk every time it breaks. There is a difference in a 40 and a 400 dollar grain mill.

This prepper precept is one I still struggle with.  I believe it in my head, but sometimes I make choices to buy cheap equipment.  I do this knowing I won’t be satisfied with because I can’t wait.

Harbor Freight and Northern Tool gets more money from me than they should, but when I make bargain purchases of cheap equipment I make a calculation to ensure that it is worth it.  I believe in the idea of “buy once cry once” and love quality tools and equipment.  However, you don’t always have a choice – just make sure that before you buy cheap stuff you really don’t have a choice.

Cheap is Cheap for a reason

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices.  A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress.  If you don’t want to read each prepper precept individually, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.

Have a backup. Things break. They normally break when you really need them and the store is closed. The more redundant the system the better insulated you are.

This happens all the time.  My homestead is over a hour from my house, and my house is an hour away from the city – so when I need a specialty item it takes 5 hours or more round trip, and a simple bolt or other common item takes more than 2 hours to get a replacement.

I bought a service truck just so I would stop discovering the one tool I needed was left at the house.  I find that I still forget tools.  Just because you make a rule or prepper precept you don’t always follow it.

This rule of always have a backup leads directly to the next rule because it does not always work.

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having a prepper precept list guides me when I face tough choices.  A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress.  If you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.

Store what you can use, and use what you store. I don’t buy books I won’t read, clothes I won’t wear, food I won’t eat, or Hip Hop music. I also don’t buy things I don’t know how to use.

This is hard sometimes, as deals can be made and you can sometimes get food on sale, but having all the freeze dried broccoli won’t do a thing if a family member would rather starve than eat something unpalatable.

This has happen in disasters, and is more common than a survivor personality would think.

This particular example of prepper precepts is common in almost every prepper’s rulebook.  Either written or unwritten it is ubiquitous in the sub-culture.

Store what you can use, and use what you store stops waste and builds comfort and confidence.

You know what you like and you know how it works.

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices.  A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress.  If you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.