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Prepper Vocabulary

Preppers (anyone making plans for self reliance in case of an emergency, disaster, or societal collapse) have their own vocabulary! We put together a prepper vocabulary list for some common terms used that may need some explanation:

SHTF= Shit Hits The Fan. Commonly used to describe the time of an emergency.

TEOTWAWKI= The End Of The World As We Know It.

Zombies= Loosely used to describe the crazy people that are not prepping that will be begging at your door when their 3 day emergency supplies run out.

BOB– Bug-Out Bag. Your emergency bag that you would grab should you be forced to evacuate your house quickly.

BOL-Bug Out Location. The place you plan to relocate to if you have a forced evacuation of your home.

BOV-Bug Out Vehicle. The vehicle in which you plan to use to get to your BOL with your BOB. 🙂

EMP-ElectroMagnetic Pulse

EDC-Everyday Carry

FAK-First Aid Kit

FEP– Family Emergency Plan

WROL– Without Rule of Law

I will continue to add to the list as I write about terms. If you have any you would like me to add, please leave a comment below!

 

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Why Worry About Preparing?

Preparedness for a disaster makes a lot of sense. With recent and predicted events like Hurricane Sandy, The Colorado Wildfires, Fiscal Cliffs, and rising food and gas costs just in 2012 there is no denying that things are changing in our world. Whether or not you believe "The End of the World As We Know It" is near there are plenty of everyday things to worry about: loss of a job, health emergency, local weather events to name a few.

I find that I worry less about the big "what if's" out there the more emergency planning my family does to deal with the unexpected. I will share the survival tips and tricks I have learned while on this preparedness journey and hope that you join in with lots of comments. We all have a lot to learn from one another.

Now, lets get started prepping! Pick a post and start reading. At the end of every post the blog randomly selects three more survival posts for you to check out. Set aside 10 minutes a day to build your preppers knowledge base. We can never be done learning or prepping, right?

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