Be Prepared
The "Boy Scouts of America™" have a motto; Be Prepared. At Last Alive we share in that motto, in order to be prepared for any survival scenario you should follow the steps below.
- Study: Study the survival skills that could save your life and the lives of others; learn the basic survival skills.
- Train: Practice survival skills, and keep physically fit; get survival and emergency training. Enjoy outdoor activities like camping, fishing, and backpacking.
- Plan: Plan for emergencies before they happen; Disaster Preparedness Planning; learn how to live from the land, and become self sufficient.
- Prepare: Stockpile supplies, Survival foods (MRE's), and build a shelter (fallout, tornado, safe room). Gather camping, hunting, and fishing supplies.
What skills do I need to know?
The skills you need to know will depend on your environment, the survival scenario you may be facing, and the time you have to prepare. The following are examples of areas you will need for certain survival situations.
Wilderness Survival Skills
Wilderness survival skills are the essential base skill for all survival training. The following is the most basic wilderness survival skills that everyone should know, and practice in order to be prepared for survival.
Emergency & Disaster Preparedness
Prepare for the unthinkable; every emergency situation requires different skills to cope with the crisis. Being prepared is essential to your survival.
Nuclear Survival Skills
The following is the most basic nuclear survival skills that everyone should know, and practice in order to be prepared for survival.
Biological Survival Skills
The following is the most basic biological survival skills that everyone should know, and practice in order to be prepared for survival.
Urban Survival Skills
The following is the most basic urban survival skills that every urban survivalist should know, and practice in order to be prepared for survival. The urban survival guide is divided in two sections; Street Skills and Home Preparedness.
Apocalyptic Survival Guide
T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I. (The End Of The World As We Know It); does not necessarily mean complete destruction, but rather refers to situations that would forever change our society, and threaten the survival of all mankind.
Tactical Survival Skills
Everyone should learn basic self-defense; you never know when it could save your life. What good is all the survival skills in the world if you can't protect yourself from the most dangerous predator on earth?
Primative Survival Skills
The following is the most basic primitive survival skills that everyone should know, and practice in order to be prepared for survival.