IT'S REALLY HAPPENING | You Better Mentally Prepare. 

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I don't think we will ever be mentally prepared, for what's coming. But we can be spiritually prepared. 🙏

I remember this book called the “Bible,” back in my younger days, that pretty much summed this all up in one. I’d prepare myself there.👉🏾🙏🏾

I have lost everything in my life 3 times.I am 53 and have been a homeless 3 times. What l learned is:: you are much stronger than you think,and you grow stronger through time.And you end up having a much better and meaningful life. Just NEVER EVER GIVE UP. You identify with what you own and what you do.When you have all this taken away,you are an empty container.You can fill it up with something completely different. Loosing everything is the best chance to start a new path in life that you don't dare to out of fear of loosing what you have built.

I have watched this play out for the last 40+ years. I'm as mentally prepared as I could be. It's more important to be spiritually prepared and to get right with God!

12 of my grandchildren were taken out of school when all this started. Homeschooling, communication with our creator, teaching the Ten Commandments (Our Covenant), canning, seed harvesting, planting anything and everything, how to catch water, snare traps, washing clothes in buckets and use clothes line. Things are getting really bad. Prepare your family. Great 👍 Video… Stand Firm Beloved Saints

My family and I had a practice run for what’s to come when hurricane Micheal ripped through our area. I can tell you it was horrendous, no cell phone service , no power no stores were open and utter destruction all around us! Then within days we had a continued influx of criminals robbing empty houses . Then within a few weeks neighborhoods that had empty houses because of damage where being occupied by meth addicts from out of state! I never realized this but apparently in the drug world when a disaster like hurricane Michael happens all these druggies come in and set up meth labs in abandoned houses , all because there are so many free handouts to help local victims of the disaster; who would’ve ever thought? Eventually a year later our local sheriff started condemning homes just to be able to get the meth addicts out of the squatted homes . As neighbors we banded together, protected one another, fed one another, and even let people shower in our homes, at least the homes that had a generator so that you could have water. That was an experience I will never forget. My daughter and I lived in a shed for seven months waiting to get our home fixed. We had an out house a well a generator and a barbecue. For the first several weeks we had to drive 30 miles for gas and cell service. I must say through it all we had a lot of peace because we believe in Jesus Christ and we try to live out what His word says. We not only had to help ourselves but we chose to help other people and by reaching out that gave us even greater peace. God never promised us an easy life but what He did promise was he would give us peace through the chaos if we submit to Him surrender to Him and love Him. I pray that for everybody who follows any of these type of sites that we would all learn to love God with all of our hearts with all of our souls with all of our minds and our neighbor as ourselves.

No. I am not prepared mentally at all for what's coming. However, I absolutely Trust in the Lord. He will sustain me. This I know.

He's right. Mentally prepare because it's no joke to watch your life destroyed before your very eyes. It happened to me in my early 30s and I've never been the same. I had a career and long term relationship and whole other life, to find out in my 30s that I was born with something permanent and untreatable never mind curable. It caused horrid problems that took everything. I was devastated but I found a way to carry on and to build a new life with the new rules I get to live by. No. It's not easy to watch your life be destroyed before your very eyes. Prepare yourselves for it.

Amen! Praying for all of us! God bless America!

Thank You for this... I recently passed my 65th birthday. Hidden and I have been living in my Mazda Protege since June 5, 2015. Living in Survival Mode for years... my experiences have prepared me for much of what you shared. You are Spot-On, thoughtful consideration is essential for survival. CHOOSING a mindset that maintains an attitude of "I can do this" is a valuable tool. Avoiding despair will be difficult for most. Preparing mentally, Now, for what may come will not only better ones chances for survival, it will enable one to maintain one's humanity, compassion, and sense of humor through the chaos. Be Well & Be Blessed.

Faith in Jesus - 100%. None will be able to stand on anything other than the powerful name of Jesus. All other ground is sinking sand.

“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” And we are defenitely in the "weak men create hard times"- phase of this cycle.

I just to add, reading your bible is a great defense in any circumstance. It can also be used offensively as well! Praying is good and give the Lord time to speak to you during this time. Prepare people Joseph took seven years to prepare and Moses 120 yrs to prepare. While everyone else was parting. Prepare!

Ron Foster is a stand-up guy. I was chatting him up on Facebook a few years back and he asked for my address and sent me about a dozen of his books. I was surprised by his generous nature and I'm always discussing with him about different topics. I love his books.

I've had my life yanked out from underneath me myself. The girl i was bears no resemblance to the woman i am now. There was no horrible diagnosis, just a win at all costs ex who used every trick there was, and the courts bought it...because he said it. A child was caught in the mix, and as a result, no longer speaks to me. I'm doing well now, quite the mountain came down on me, but it didn't take me out.

One thing to consider is not to worry your children, you don't have to tell them every single detail. When we were kids, no matter what was happening, we were not told all of the details that would distress us. Kids will know something is going on, but you don't have to give them all of the info that is beyond their ability to cope.. they are little kids. Keep it simple.

I think the biggest thing we can do to condition our minds is fasting. It's amazing how hard the lizard brain kicks in when you go without food, even though you know when and where your next meal is. You have to go through physical, mental, and emotional withdrawals. Better to go through it now while you have food available. We need much less food than we think we do. When the time comes and there's no food, you won't be panicking , you will be alert, and your body will be adapted to less. Plus you'll get healthier in the process.

I have raised my kids to realize we can lose everything at anytime. Raised them camping , fishing , learning valuable skills , canning , sewing , gardening , food preparation from very young. We often do no electronics and we are all on very good shape. They play sports and we are very used to the insane Arizona heat in summer. We try to learn something new everytime we go out and even at home. I also don’t shield our kids from real life. We discuss everything from economic issues in the world and on our own home. They understand stress and dealing with stress. They also understand the world stage and how it effects us all. I believe it’s better for kids to understand that life is never perfect and things will indeed happen in life and it’s how we react to those things and how we can work together. As a result my kids tell me everything going on in their lives. There are zero secrets and they never lie to me because I never scared them into lying. Just keep going and preparing folks the worst is yet to come but I have a plan and you all should too ! Getting ready to do another inventory here next week.

I'm not fully prepared but there's no going back. God please help as we struggle through mental, physical, emotional illness. We may go nuts but hopefully we can bounce back. Some will, most won't. Pray for God to guide your steps. Get your lamps ready.

I have been preparing for over a decade. Our home is paid for. We have small livestock for eggs, meat and dairy. . We live by a lake. We have a few acres to feed ourselves and livestock. Other than that it is absolute faith and trust in God. There are things I can never know or control but God knows all. That is my peace.

Prepping like a maniac at 70...wtf. Dragging the wife kicking and screaming. The kids (30-40) are deaf. You are on your own!

I thought I was pretty resilient. Now that things are really falling apart, I find myself stressing about the future more than I ever have in my life. I turned 60 this year and the realization that my last 20 or so years on this earth will be difficult and changes will be happening at the speed of light is to say the least unsettling. I just wanted to dote on my cats and chickens and putter in my garden. Now there's threats of nuclear war, EMP, hyper-inflation, disease, and all manner of societal threats. Pretty sure I need to up my mental game. Thanks for introducing Ron Foster. I'll be checking out his books.

I lost my 5 year old daughter who was a twin to cancer. I honestly feel like I can handle anything! I’m kinda happy I don’t have very little ones. I have a 21 year old, 15 and 14 year old. We work together and get through things as a family. Even though I have two teens they were fine with being home and getting outside more. You have some awesome points here. I’m thankful going through the loss of child really changed how I did things, felt, and faith.

I’ve always had a sense that this was going to happen one day. And I prayed that I would be dead before it did. But I can see it going on around me and I’m terrified. We in Australia, the lucky country, haven’t had to face this kind of thing since the Great Depression. It might be time to pull grandma’s old recipe book out! They had to make the best of what they had, which wasn’t much! I’m very lucky, I’ve never gone hungry or had nowhere to live… how the hell am I going to get through this. How are any of us? For people who live in 3rd world countries and have faced this situation their whole lives, I’m reminded of the quote in the bible: “the meek shall inherit the earth 🌎”

I really like your suggestions! We are getting ready spiritually and in practical ways. My husband is a hunter and avid outdoorsman, so we won’t starve. I can cook from scratch, make my own cleaning products, I know how to sow, I can cut hair (beauty school) I know how to make soap and I am learning to forage. I have a degree in social work so I am well versed and have experience in trauma and addictions.

Excellent video! I'm going to have my grandchildren here with me over the Summer. They'll learn how to set up a tent, start a fire, how to use cast iron on an open fire, clean a kill, sign language to not give position away and as much as I can stuff in their little brains in 2 or 3 months. I pray that the Most High God send His warring angels to surround us and fight for us.

One of my favorite sayings is "Fail faster." The more you try and fail, the more you learn and know what doesn't work. I apply that to everything - cooking, writing, gardening, etc.

Haven’t thought about practicing with no electricity, though our power went out all day due to a storm & that revealed our vulnerabilities. Thank you for the book recommendations. How we are Preparing the kids: Feeding them MREs for dinner to taste test what they like, building a chicken coop together, gardening & composting together, and helping our 11 year old build a faraday cage for a “science project”.

I would suggest that physical preparation , particularly those who are seniors , need to be another focus. As a new widow I am also adjusting to learning things he did as part of the team. Thank you for your input.

My conversations with God seem to be going pretty fast these days where I ask a question or pose a quandary and lately it seems like that same day He is sending an answer my way. Water was recently... then he provided answers about how to store water safely, etc. Then I started thinking it would be a good idea to prepare the motorhome as a "bug out bag" ... JUST mentioned it to my sister about an hour ago. I was also thinking a few days ago about all this prep stuff I am trying to do, feeling completely inept to do it, as well as feeling quite alone in efforts.... I am realizing I just don't have enough time. It feels like it is coming at me faster than I can get things ready, let alone learn how to develop skills needed for what I feel is coming. I have problems with anxiety, depression, PTSD. Currently seeking government assistance because I can't work... I just can't be around people. I was having problems from personal life stuff before things got super crazy and now... I'm becoming increasingly agoraphobic. It feels like whenever I start getting really scared about what's coming, He sends message along that says He's going before me and guiding my way. You, sir, were the message today. You hit on everything that I've been thinking about recently, even today. It feels very much like a confirmation which gives me a sense of peace, so thanks for making this video. It also amps up "freak-out" mode in my brain. Thank you for the book suggestions. Hopefully I will find a way to get them before I lose the ability due to chaos. The books you mentioned feel like a must for our library. I really appreciate this video on another front as well. Everyone is acting "normal" while in my mind I am going nuts. I've talked with my counselor about this, but she is trying to talk my anxiety down out of the rafters, not understanding what's coming... and disregarding urgency by assuming it is "just" anxiety running away with me. Two out of three of my personal community disregard the urgency, assuming I'm just being a basket case. I feel like I'm coming undone mostly because nobody in my immediate circle seems to understand the urgency as I am seeing it. This video helps me feel a little less lonely... and a little less insane. If I do make it on the other side of this... it will most definitely be God's doing because I am not prepared, nor capable... but it won't keep me from trying.

I was born in Britain in 1943, and spent the first 10 years of my life under severe rationing, Food,clothing,in fact all daily needs. Shortage of paper, we had to use slates to learn to write at school. we cut the news paper into your for toilet paper, everyone sewed, darned and nothing was thrown away, When my father came home from the war, he got some chicks so we could have eggs, he rented a small plot of land to grow vegetables, my mother canned every thing she could, My father repaired our shoes, These lesson stayed with me for my life, When we lived in New Zealand Those skills I learned I used, making, gardening, canning and repairing and many years without a TV, Our boys learned these skills from us, but our grandchildren live in throw away society. My survival at 78 is no longer of importance, but I fear for my grandchildren. a generation that has no skills or emotional fortitude. We are heading into a perfect storm. war famine and disease and social unrest, So please prepare your children and teach them the basic skills.

I had the pleasure of serving in the Youth Conservation Corp in the Shawnee National Forest. My folks thought I came home a weirdo! Nope, I got a whole new perspective on life, nature, living close to the land, building greater skills towards self-sufficiency. That was the turning point for me.

Back in the day, there was a book called My Side of the Mountain. It was about a kid who runs away into the wilderness and learns to survive off the land. If you can still find it, it's worth a read (even by adults) and will thoroughly fascinate most young boys.

Great Call on Gary Paulsen, he is a great author! i bought his books for my grand kids really fantastic books well worth the 💰Thank You for focusing on helping kids get through these tumultuous times...it's gonna be the ruffest ride as the Bible tells us so i.e., Matt:24, the ruffest times that humanity has ever, ever experienced!

I've led a prepper life style since 2010, but not on a homestead or a farm. But right now, I am completely overwhelmed, discouraged, information overload. That's all I can say right now. :(

As a member of the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security I can tell you you're 100% correct about the sun. During the last month, I've had M Class Flare alerts roughly two to three times a month. We're in a solar minimum now, but that doesn't mean we're out of danger. In fact the 1859 Carrington Event, which involved a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun, took out the telegraph system. If we were to experience anything like the Carrington Event today, it would be an existential event and we'd be back in the 1850s technologically. Put radios and other electronics in a Faraday cage to protect them. There are many RU-vid videos about making a Faraday cage. Be prepared and stay prepared.

I've begged and pleaded with people to open their eyes and see that SHTF comes in stages,not all at once and to prepare accordingly. I was called crazy for years,now they look to me for advice.

I have been saying this to people, My landlords have started to believe what I have been gently telling them for the past 2 years. They just came back from a 3 day seminar on seed saving and permaculture. It is going to be like a Thief in the Night thing. As always great commentary, thank you.

Thankyou for bringing up about preparing our kids. I grew up reading all those books, anything I could find on survival. Then joined the Mormon church because of their preparedness teachings. (One of the reasons) I may not have all the supplies needed for SHTf but I do understand what is needed to survive tough situations.

We will be ordering Ron Fosters books. Better to be prepared and never need it then need it and never be prepared. Thank you for this information.. Blessings to everyone!!

So glad to hear about problem solving. I am 64, when I went to school the word problem was not a dirty word.. Now we want to say challenge . No they were problems and we had to solve them and when we did we felt great.

We can never prepare enough. I believe if all goes to hell, best is have family close and learn to work it out. Plans don’t always fall in place. How do you plan to go thru HELL? What if electronics, vehicles. Fuel, are down? Prepare to live without, plan to ward off the unwanted that are there to take and harm.

The channel is pure platinum! Thank you for bringing this education!!

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People should be scrambling to come together in communities and build a new break away society of people laying down their lives for their FRIENDS and not mammon like in Acts 2:44! Combine resources and secure water sources and start growing food together 💪🙏🌻 Much love to everyone from Ava Missouri 🌻🤠🙏💪 I went through a divorce a few months back for preparing for what is coming! Stay strong 💪Mighty Warriors 💪

What I am struggling with is preparing my kids without freaking them out and making them depressed and stressed out

DUDE, get solar lights instead of candles; set them in a sunny window during the daytime so they stay charged. They are also motion activated so they only come on when your needing the light to be on and they can't cause a fire. 👍

I’m praying to God for strength and bravery . I’m talking to my kids and teaching how being prepared helps us be less afraid when something bad happens.

👍🙏 past your RU-vid channel onto my daughters with my grandkids hope they watch this! Thank you for taking the time for this

Great video, for anyone interested in the EMP subject - “One Second After” is a wonderful book.

I've made what some would view as sacrifices to live on a friend's farm, in my RV, with minimal electric, no potable water on site. I lost tons of work in the 2008 crash, so I began studying permaculture & primitive living skills in earnest. I watched friends freak out over the latest crash, & I feel like not much has changed for me because I've already experienced at least some if it. I chose to live here because the community is full of small family farms. The biggest challenge is water, so I am designing with that in mind. If the drought gets bad enough, perhaps the primitive skills could help me get to a better place.

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Thank you for these authors to look into for families.

Thank you for sharing this information. My husband and I have three children ages 17, 13, 11 and a female German shepherd that's 3. Some conditioning activities we do as a family is camping, hiking, exploring in nature. We educate our children to be prepared mentally and physically. I really appreciate your book suggestions.

In our homeschool we have started researching and reporting on edible foods that grow in our area and how we could prepare them to be eaten. Both our children and ourselves are doing this to try to make it fun for them. I am sure this could evolve into other survival areas.

Back in the 1960's, I was a boy scout and my sister was a girl scout. The two scout handbooks combined were very good rudimentary prepping manuals; one for outdoors and the other more for indoors. Not only has the scouting program fallen away, but I fear that the handbooks went "PC" as well.

I’ve been hoping for the best & preparing for the worst,,,,, since 2009. I know the possibilities & scenarios. Hard life. It is the people who haven’t & don’t know, who will panic & become a threat to me, & others…… millions. Stay mentally & physically strong, put God 1st, & stay prepared……..

Dude, this is the only channel that has gone over mental preparedness in this subject thumbs up and I subscribe thank you for doing it and God bless from the state of Kentucky.

Thank you .I'm gonna start doing the lights out at dusk and train ourselves to think things thru ..And the most important thing is to rely on the Lord

I homeschool my kids and looking for new curriculum. Trying to see what I could get to help them prepare and you nailed the tuttle twins. Have their books and gary Paulson is a great idea!!!

I have been watching a lot of bush crafting. When I was a youngster, I would've loved to have had the skills these people have to put to use. I think it could be a handy thing for non electronic entertainment or even an emergency shelter. Also teaches cooking over fire. A lot of these guys are in safe areas, but, it doesn't hurt to know stuff regardless. I suggest a good family dog also. Not tiny mites, but sizeable dogs. In times when people are in situations that they can't deal with, a good alert dog would be a benefit. :) I would suggest keeping tarps around, hatchets, hacksaws, and nails of various good sizes. Also, barbeque racks or old oven racks as well. A good thing to know is that if you use a ground pit for a fire, DO line it with flat rocks so that the fire won't seep underground into a root system of a tree or something and cause a future damaging fire. Gods Blessings!

"My dog doesn't eat leftover human food, it is bad for them." Yeah, better get their tummies used to leftovers. Dogs ate leftovers till Vets and the dog food industry convinced you that was bad.

I've known about this for over a decade. I had dreams about this time, all of them are coming true. You're correct, it's going to be from the sun and nothing will work on the entire planet. I've spent over a decade begging my husband to leave Seattle and get to the country. He finally gave in and bought a place, but refused to retire until the end of October. I think October is too late. The worst part is, I've been mentally and physically preparing for this, and it's only just now hitting my husband. He believes me now. Now I get to be strong while he mourns the betrayal and loss of everything he's worked for his entire life. The life we had ended in December 2019. It's over for all of us, we need to get it together folks.

I am praying and preparing mentally for SHTF/CHRISTIAN TRIBULATION. Please pray for me and I will pray for you.

I read the hatchet when I was a boy and it heavily influenced my growth to where I am now. You can never be too prepared

I didn't do well mentally during the lockdowns even though we had everything we needed by God's grace!! I must work to improve my inner strength 🙏💪

I would like to say I am. Even with my faith in God I think things will become more random and severe on a social level and aided by the natural environment, Still I am expecting almost anything and mentally prepping for living like 1800s or before. Oh to be 50 again. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Thank you for this video. Good sfuff,

Bless you Brother... Christlight to you and yours... Always appreciate your Wisdom and Truth shared free... free indeed...

We're practicing living without electricity and the woodstove is basically running 24/7. Cooking, heating water, washing clothes. Only thing we've not yet built, is an outside toilette. But I do have a small stream by the house, capable of around 20kW. So it should be sufficient to run a el.gen. wood processor, sawmill. Also looking into a wood gasifier.

Also, preparedness minded people have had years to get our minds straight. A lot of people are going to become aware all at once and they won't have the ability to do anything about it while they process it like we did. Terrifying..

I lived off grid for five years, and he's right, you really need to understand what you are up against. Mosquitoes and ticks will drive you insane. Here's a great tip for Mosquitoes. First off free range chickens are your best natural defense. I discovered this one by accident. I ran out of firewood (smoke is useless) so I lit a few candles and put them on the stump that I was using as a foot rest. Soon I realized that the Mosquitoes weren't bothering my legs, eventually I figured out that if you put a candle 6 inches from each chair leg,( any candle will work mine were unscented) you will not be bothered by any Mosquitoes. But if you go to get another beer or a log for the fire they will be on you like stink on shit.

I think going camping with just the basics…for a min 3 night trip and 5 day trip is better, is a huge eye opener…I lived in an RV for the last 1.5 years while I was house hunting and it was amazing how little I needed to live. I just bought my house and moved in and I have waaay too much stuff, will be getting rid of lots of stuff!

Another great book for young readers is Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George speare and farmer Boy (little house on the prairie series) Also the “Ten boys who didn’t give in” and the others in the series by Irene Howat - all about people who stood strong in their faith through difficult times

He's rite everyone needs to be prepared for your family's. Raise gardens if you have live a well even a dead live well you can pull motor and install a hand pump. Candles aslo I always forget to mention this but a real glass magnifying glass. Thanks for covering this 👍👍

With the use of candles, oil lamps, propane heaters/cooking, etc., it's important to emphasize safety to the family, as knocking over, dropping, or putting too near flammables can burn your house down or be deadly.

0:35 There are two types of fear, the kind that keeps you alive...and the kind that gets you killed. There are two types of people also.

Encyclopedia of Country Living, Carla Emery, is a very good resource book.

I've been thinking through this. it really comes down to skills you can barter and trade to get the things you need. having a huge stockpile is probably a detriment as you cannot be mobile. in a worst case SHTF you will need to abandon everything. being resilient, creative and resourceful are the most important things you need. ultimately, those who have trust in the Lord, surrender to His will and rest in his care will have all they need to get through. God will provide. what's the worst case? you die and go to heaven? there is not one thing on earth that can surpass the glories of heaven.

Always good to find new resources. I ordered a book for myself and one for my grandson. Thanks.

I can't imagine anyone is truly prepared mentally for what is ahead. It isn't as if we have ever experienced what is predicted... no other recession or depression is like the situation we're in. Pray for guidance and be kind to your fellow man.

I think a major problem will be the thousands armed to the teeth who didn't prepare

I love to read and I will definitely be checking out this author. Thank you! I see so many videos talking about power outages from EMPs, solar flares, CMEs or cyber attacks, but what no one seems to be talking about is the fact that our power plants are facing the same parts issues that other industries are facing. My husband is a maint. mechanic at a power plant. They’ve had issues getting parts. So far it hasnt been for anything major, but we know that day is coming. The larger parts have to be shipped out for repairs requiring diesel trucks that haul oversized loads. With higher prices/diesel fuel shortages that may become difficult. Whatever the cause, it appears that long term power outages are in our future. If power plants are having these issues, then other utility companies are having them too. Where we live, the weather can (and has) knock out our power for days or weeks at a time. I have several oil lamps that I keep on hand and Ive been stocking up on kerosene oil. I also have several solar lights that I plan to bring indoors if need be and I plan to get more to keep on hand. In our younger days we used to camp in the wilderness. We learned how to cook over a campfire and boil water to clean with. That was 40+ yrs ago, we camp differently now but we still have those skills we learned. And still use them from time to time. We look at our current rv as a survival shelter “just in case”. We have always been very resourceful and self reliant the problem we face now is that as we are aging we aren’t able to do as much as we did when we were younger. We’re raising 2 of our grands and teaching them how to be resourceful and self reliant. We have talks like “when I was young” “in the older days” lol and “what if” scenarios. Even at now 17 & 13 they’re both very eager to learn. They have a skill set that most kids their age, in these times, don’t have.

Thanks for the books. herb knowledge and bird catching will help a lot.

Love this channel!!! So glad I just seen this in my feed! Wonderful ideas and insight!! Thank you for all the helpful tips!!!

One story from the 1930s was of a family that could only manage to grow turnips on their land so for a year and a half they had turnips for breakfast lunch and dinner. They were the lucky ones.

We’ve been accumulating classic literature and religious classic books making a quality library mostly used leather bound so when the lights are gone we can read by lantern light for mental health. We have hiking boots and survival kit if we have to walk back in to home after an event out there. Our grandparents played fiddle mandolin guitar harmonica banjo etc after dinner back in the day - too bad we let that go.

Everyone should read the true series by Ralph Moody, beginning with Little Britches, The Home Ranch, Man of the family, Mary Emma and Company, Fields of Home, The Dry Divide, Horse of a Different Color and Shaking the Bush. Every book is full of Ralph's true adventures and the story of a family's love and survival through extreme times. Suitable for young people and adults.

Great suggestions from an old lady camper! I did make note of the authors because your never too old to learn something new. Thank you for this!

God showed me this was coming and He advised me to make changes about three years ago. We got rid of the internet, all TV's and devices. My young sons are thriving now but it was a rough start. Lol. God let me know that ALL will go thru this, He just needed my family to get a head start so we could help others when it happens to the masses. Have y'all's hearts prepared by establishing a true relationship with Jesus. Be blessed.

I used to walk through Manning Park and sleep in the woods all alone, top of the pass, real isolation in the real forest. That'll condition you, it's a real mental battle on nights when you can't see your hand in front of your face and you hear what can only be a grizzly, trust me, real mental battle and if you make it through that, well, you can handle just about anything. By real forest I mean the forest that's never been touched by man or equipment, the forest that within a few yards and no compass you may well never find your way out. The light hardly reaches the ground the sound is different, it's a whole different world.

One of the best stories you can share with kids is the ant and the grasshopper. Its a life lesson, easy to explain on preparing for hard times. or going without.

I've recently purchased a portable solar power station, nothing crazy, just enough to power a lamp or some radios. We have been attempting to transition to using less power, it's tough.

Our greatest resource is only partly the ability to mentally think thru things - it is also what networks we have created (bartering) and what sort of spiritual foundation we have (where do we put our head down, land in our hearts and find strength and refuge when SHTF).

Practice will prepare us all. Thank you Southern for your ideas.

No but I have food for 2 for a year.

We have been mentally prepared for many years. It's has been a waiting game.

I am as ready as I possibly can be…I know the Lord will get me thru for as long as he has me on this planet…..Maranantha!

My friend's nephew who is an ex-cop just. Lost his best friend who was a cop to suicide. He was a seasoned officer, it all just got to him? Please pray for his soul and the comfort of his family 🕯 🕯

Great vid Yanasa! More prepping vids need to touch on the subject of self-reliance. The reality of prepping is that its temporary. Sure, you can prep for short-term situations, but in a long-term situation you will run out of everything. I credit my parents for teaching me to live off the land, we would go on "roughing it" camping trips when I was a kid, just the bare necessities. And I loved every minute of it. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to test their survival skills for a weekend. When I say rough it, I mean just sleeping bags, tarps, nylon cords, multitools, a hatchet, waterproof matches, fishing supplies and a 22 rifle. I cheat and bring a cooler of course. As far as movies go, I'd have to say The Road is a good depiction of the future, the far-off future hopefully.