Posted: 1/21/2012 6:08:24 AM EDT
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For the last few months, I've been seriously thinking about pursuing my EMT certification for personal knowledge. There is also a laundry-list of other survival/self-sufficiency things I want to learn and put into practice.
Like many of us, I have a job that commands a great deal of my time. It comes down to prioritizing because of limited time and opportunity. Aside from shooting, what skills do *you* believe are most important? |
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Partial list in no particular order:
Growing food Plumbing (for alternate water delivery) Fixing a leak in a shelter and/or home Self defense (armed and unarmed) Communications Patrolling/Infantry tactics First aid/CLS/Medic Alternate power generation Vehicle maintenence Wood splitting Welding Camping Fishing Hunting Trapping Social skills!!! (Diplomacy) Food storage Reloading Carpentry Blacksmithing A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein (Properly attributed for the SOPA Nazi's) |
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One thing that has always interested me is Urbans Search and Rescue.
It an earthquke of tornado or ??? (flash flood? Volcano?) knocks down lots of houses in my AO, how do I help get my neighbors out safely with what I have until enough help arrives from outside the area. |
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One thing that has always interested me is Urbans Search and Rescue. It an earthquke of tornado or ??? (flash flood? Volcano?) knocks down lots of houses in my AO, how do I help get my neighbors out safely with what I have until enough help arrives from outside the area. You might find a CERT class of interest. CERT Training |