It’s Better to be Home, Rather Than Be a Refugee in a Shelter

Prepper Precepts #24 It’s Better to be Home, Rather Than Be a Refugee in a Shelter

 

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This prepper precept is common sense.  It’s better to be home, rather than be a refugee in a shelter, but if you have to leave, you might not have time to pack a bag – have a Plan A and Plan B, C, and D

Plans fail, that is why we have emergencies and disasters.  Things don’t always go as planned.  That does not mean you should not have a plan because the very act of planning has value in itself – it helps identify problems, solutions, pitfalls, and resources.

But having a single plan is not enough.  Have backups and options.  You will thank yourself for it later.

Have Options, Rather Than Be a Refugee in a Shelter

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

Be Balanced in What You Buy

Prepper Precepts #23 Be Balanced in What You Buy for Preparedness

 

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This entry into the prepper precepts list may make some preppers nervous.  Buying gold is the “gold standard” of prepping.

Be balanced in what you buy.  Gold is nice, but it’s used to buy stuff in the event money is worthless. With that in mind, it’s much cheaper to just buy the stuff now. A wheat grinder is $40 now, but how much do you think it will cost if everybody actually needs them to eat?

Be balanced in what you buy, you will need money, and you may need gold, but you will always need food, clothing, and shelter.  Cash and other money is used to barter time for stuff.  It may be a better deal just to have the stuff.

Financial preparedness is part of the total package.  You can’t buy what you need if you can’t control your money.  For that reason I recommend all preppers look into Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover.

Be Balanced in What You Buy

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.

Common Sense Cannot Be Legislated

Prepper Precepts #22 Common Sense Cannot Be Legislated

 

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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

Prepper Precepts #21 Cheap Things are Cheap for a Reason

 

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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.

Preppers Need to Have Backups: 2 is 1, 1 is None

Prepper Precepts #20 Preppers Need to Have Backups: 2 is 1, 1 is None

 

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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.