Day 34: Why prepare for the worst survival situation?
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PS. I bring this with me camping every time.
Most probable survival situations:
A while ago a friend asked me what situations are you most likely to actually find yourself in and how to prepare for them? This is an important question because we spend so much time preparing for the craziest of things that we often miss the most probable. Because of this I like to tell people if you have prepared for the worst case scenario the less probable things are easy to deal with. A great example of this is to ask the question: what is the most dangerous thing I do everyday? Truthfully the most honest answer for most people is drive to work. Yet this is something we do while listening to music, talking with people on videos or even texting when we shouldn't, thus increasing the risk substantially. Why do we do this? Well because we have become nose blind in a sense. We have become numb to the risk. So with this in mind the most probable survival situations are the ones we create by doing dangerous activities that we are numb to the risk of. A perfect example of this is the act of going on a quick hike in a temperate rainforest to a high altitude without Rain Gear or equipment to prevent death when a storm moves in. Another example might be taking your vehicle in the backcountry when it is neither equipped for the road that you're on or equipped with rescue equipment or equipped with Survival equipment if you get stranded. The more commonly discussed occurrence might be a downed float plane in alaska. How many people reading this right now have even been in a float plane in alaska? I have but I brought the right gear knowing that there was always a possibility it would go down. Even then I still know Pilots that bring nothing more than the clothing on their back. I argue that it is because they have become numb to the risk. So to answer the question, what situations are you most likely to find yourself in and how to prep for them. The answer is this, the risk comes in the doing of daily normal stuff. So make a habit of carrying communication with you at all times. Make a habit of carrying security with you when you're ever around people or large animals. Make a habit of carrying shelter with you in the form of the right kind of clothing to sit by a fire at 2:00 in the morning and not freeze to death. Make a habit to swap out your vehicle kit every season so that it is appropriate and gives you the ability to spend the night if you have to. In the end just think it through and you already know the answers.
