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Twas the night before Halloween and Marcas, because he is that kind of guy,
Decided to blog everyone an actually useful Zombie Preparedness Manual from notes he took in a class at REI...
Decided to blog everyone an actually useful Zombie Preparedness Manual from notes he took in a class at REI...
Zombie Preparedness Manual
(and other natural
disasters)
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Try to maintain a Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
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You need a “will to survive”
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Be motivated
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Stay calm and determined
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Use good judgement
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Examples of Stressors are:
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Fear
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Cold/Heat
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Thirst, Hunger, Fatigue
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Boredom
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Loneliness
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Isolation
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Stress Relievers
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Having a buddy with you
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Training in First Aid and CPR – Online!
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Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Training
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Can take an REI class in this.
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Become a Wilderness First Aid Responder (WFR)
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Do not dismiss any injury no matter how
insignificant
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Because, in general, sanitation around you in an
emergency is likely to be bad
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How to Shelter Yourself in an Emergency
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Cover Windows to retain heat with
cardboard or even newspaper.
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In cold environments
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Close off unused areas
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Use a camp stove inside?
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Make sure you have proper ventilation or you will die from carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Make sure all needed resources are within reach
and available for use.
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Need to camp outside?
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Pick a place as flat as possible
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Camp on a clearing, hilltop or lake shore where
you can be easily seen by search and rescue helicopters.
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Principles of Survival
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Get Down
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Get Out
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Seal Up
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Supply List
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Fire starters
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Magnesium Stick – shave magnesium off and spark
it
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Flint and Steel – practice using it
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Old Man’s Beard Moss (hangs from trees in
Northwest) – Good fire starter when dry.
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Waterproof matches
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PMA – Positive Mental Attitude
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A set of dry clothes
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Bandana – several uses such as tourniquet, water
filtration
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Warmth – fire, heaters, blankets, coats, gloves,
hat
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Make sure flue is open when starting a fire in a
fireplace
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Purified water
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Vision – extra pair of glasses
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“Bug-out” bag full of survival stuff you can
just grab and get out of danger with and know you can survive 3 to 14 days.
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One gallon of water per person per day is
required.
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Water is very heavy. Need a filtration system
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Straws (Only good for one person)
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Gravity filters (Can do 10 liters of water at a
time)
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Chemical filters (Water will taste terrible
after adding chemicals)
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Boil water
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UV Light Filtration
o
Still might need a bandana to pour water into
first to filter out sediments because UV filtration can’t hand water with a lot
of sediments in it.
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Water Storage
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Collect rain fall
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Filter water
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Iodine can be used to sterilize water but it
takes 2-3 hours to make water safe to drink using iodine.
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Chlorine dioxide tablets
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Water canisters – usually made from plastic
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Food – Perishable/Non-Perishable
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Canned/Freeze Dried Food
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Buy a food dehydrator – a lot cheaper than buy
dehydrated food.
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Bananas, apples, veggies, beef jerky are all
good dehydrated
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Need 3 days of non-perishable food. Will soon be
changed to 14 days of non-perishable food after failed emergency preparedness
exercise last June, 2016.
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Can Opener
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Choose food your family will actually eat.
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Salt free crackers
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Snickers bar for diabetics
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Avoid food that make you thirsty. High in salt
or sugar
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Non-Food Items
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Crank Radio
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Cell Phone
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Extra Portable charger
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Batteries
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Bright colored clothing
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Can of florescent orange paint. (Don’t use red
paint- People think red means ignore it)
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Survival whistles/Air horns
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Ground to air
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Flairs
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Mirrors to reflect sun with so people know where
you are from the air.
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“Go To Zero” Solar Panel chargers
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Preparing for the environment in an emergency
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Layer clothing you wear
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Do not wear too baggy or too tight of clothing.
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Wear down of primaloft (fake down)
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Wear wool or synthetic clothing. Do not wear
cotton clothing because cotton retains too much water.
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Wear cheap gaters to protect your skin on your
legs in brush
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Planning Ahead
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Illumination – flashlights, waterproof matches,
fire starters, flairs
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Water
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Food
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Navigation (compass, GPS device)
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Fire
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Insulation
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Repair Kits
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First Aid
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Sun Protection
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Emergency Shelter
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Extra Batteries – preferably rechargeable
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Waterproof bags
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Clotting sponge for people who have blood
clotting problems
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Moist towelettes for sanitation
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Garbage bags with ties – Double duty kind
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For portable toilet use
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Scented Baby Wipes so you can smell nice with
minimal water available
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Wrench/pliers
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Know where your water and gas main are so you
can shut them off when needed.
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Local Maps
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Cash
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Sleeping Bag/warm blankets
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Change of clothing
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Synthetic clothing – not cotton
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Camp Stove and cook sets
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“Whisper Lite International” Stove allows you to
use any fuel in it.
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BIolite fuel
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Sticks/twigs/wood
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Mini-Turbine generator
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No Guns (There are exceptions)
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Hand weapons
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Machete
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Hunting knife
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For emergency preparedness answer the following:
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Can you live from what is in your cupboard for
three to fourteen days straight?
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Can you survive unplugged?
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Where can you go that is safer than where you
live in an emergency?
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Do you have a family meet up location?
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Do you know what wild plants are edible?
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