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The Survivalist Mindset: Do You Have It?

Survival isn’t always about the gear you carry…

Hello everyone, this is Rob Raskin of Las Vegas, and this week I’d like to talk to you about what it takes to be mentally prepared to survive a disaster. We’ve all heard stories of people who went into the wild with a lot of planning and equipment and then perished. We’ve also heard unbelievable stories about people who found themselves in life-threatening circumstances with no preparation and made it out alive. What’s the difference between those who make it and those who do not?

Your most powerful and reliable survival tool isn’t something you can buy: It’s your mind. Even when you have no gear, no supplies, and it seems like you have no chance, as long as you are mentally tough you have what it takes to get through it. Often, to get others through it with you as well. Conversely, even with the most high-tech, sophisticated gear and weapons, if you’re mentally weak and you can’t handle pressure, you may very well be doomed.

Traits a True Survivalist Must Have
Here at CATS2010, I have shared an ongoing series of riveting survival stories that have captivated my attention. Despite harrowing odds, these individuals survived because they shared the following traits.

• The ability to embrace learning – A true survivalist reads, researches, practices, seeks out mentors, and looks for new ways to do everything. If you’re never satisfied the first time because you know you can do it better, this describes you.

• A positive mental attitude – A true survivalist knows a defeatist attitude is the first step in…well, defeat. You are going to make it because your mind is sharp and you know how to stay focused, without letting ego, fear, stress, and emotions get in the way.

• A commitment to self-care – How are you going to survive if you aren’t strong enough to endure? The simple answer is, you aren’t. A true survivalist stays in shape by running, lifting, hiking, climbing, swimming, and doing whatever they can to keep strong and active.

• A community they are a part of – Your chances of survival are greatly increased if you don’t go it alone. When the SHTF, you’ll want a trained team behind you, each of whom brings a skill to the table. A true survivalist knows how to build, nurture, and maintain these alliances.

• The motivation to push through the worst of it – A true survivalist will persevere after others have thrown in the towel. Your mental toughness and refusal to give up will not only keep you alive—it will help the people around you to survive.

• Natural leadership ability – A born survivalist is a born leader. You know how to cut through the BS and get straight to the heart of the matter so you can do what needs to be done. People look to you for guidance because they know you can be counted on.

• The ability to be adaptable – Throughout the history of the planet, organisms that could not adapt and evolve have died out. This will include you if you can’t identify what is worth keeping and what you need to let go of if you want to stay alive.

If you see these traits in yourself, you’re off to a great start and likely to survive the worst. If not, it’s not too late to develop these traits now, but someday soon it may be. Time to get started!

How to Develop the Survival Mindset
One of the best ways to develop the strong, positive survival mindset you’ll need is to practice endurance techniques. Push your body and your mind beyond anything you’ve previously expected of yourself. Workout harder. Run farther. See how long you can tolerate immersion in cold water. Use visualization and meditation to focus and picture yourself overcoming obstacles. Step outside of your comfort zone and do something you always said you would not.

One exercise you may find helpful is to picture various disaster scenarios and imagine how you would react. What would you do if there was a terrorist attack wherever you are right now, using whatever is at your immediate disposal? Would you be able to defend yourself? Would you be able to help others? Do you know where the escape routes are? Do you know which rooms can be locked? Once you consider the possibilities, it becomes obvious there is a lot to mentally prepare for.

On top of the possibility of terror attacks, Americans today face social unrest, EMP strikes, natural disasters like flash floods, earthquakes, and tornadoes, and more. Once you have trained your mind to think and react like a survivor, you will have a significant advantage over those who weren’t prepared.

The late Colonel Jeff Cooper discusses mental conditioning for combat.

You can cultivate a survival mindset.

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Could Your Luxury Vehicle Survive an EMP Attack?

Print this now because you won’t be able to after an EMP attack.

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Paul Singer believes an electromagnetic pulse attack is the biggest threat facing the US today, and it’s hard to deny he’s right. Enemies of the United States are hard at work developing weapons that can deliver our doom by detonating a missile or satellite miles above us. There is virtually no aspect of our society that won’t be affected, if not completely annihilated, by an EMP attack, but you are in a position to prepare yourself right now.

 

Due to the way the electric grid is designed in this country, once the first strike hits critical substations, the rest will fall quickly, giving you little chance to act. This is not the time you want to discover your pricey escape vehicle didn’t fare will in an attack.

What Are EMPs?

EMPs are pulses of energy that have the power to take out the grid, and they can be emitted from a nuclear blast and in other situations, including those related to natural phenomena. The threat of an EMP attack is serious enough that earlier this year President Trump issued “Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses.” If the billionaire sitting in the White House is taking this threat seriously, you should, too. There are any number of countries who potentially pose a threat, including Russia, China, North Korea, and even potentially Iran and Pakistan. An EMP attack would be catastrophic, crippling the economy and the military and resulting in an immediate state of chaos.

Should I Protect My Vehicles?

According to the Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, most automobiles will experience few effects at EMP field levels below 25 kV/m, with approximately 10% being seriously affected by higher field levels. Most automobiles won’t require any extra steps to end up okay in an EMP attack, even those with features that rely upon computers. However, we all know how expensive survival vehicles can be. If you have made a considerable investment into your survival vehicle fleet, you may want to consider using a conductive cloth that is made specially for protecting vehicles and generators in an EMP attack to add an extra layer of protection. You can afford it, so it doesn’t make any sense to skip this step.

Russia alone has the capability to hit the US with 2,000 EMP bursts that will fry virtually everything in the country. We’ll have no phones, no computers, no electricity, and for most, no survival supplies. You invested considerably in your survival, and the time to act to protect this investment is now, because there is nowhere in this country that will be outside of the effects of such an attack. Even your mountain hideaway won’t be safe, but you have to be able to get to that hideaway first if you want to find out for yourself.

If and when an EMP attack strikes, these are the areas you’ll want to avoid:

  • Congested cities
  • Large towns
  • Nuclear power plants

And, of course, it goes without saying you’ll want to avoid North Korea, LOL.

An EMP attack probably won’t kill you, but in the aftermath there will be plenty of conditions that will. There will be murders, automobile accidents, and endless other terrifying and potentially lethal threats.

About EMP attacks, Singer issued the following warning to investors. (Hint: that means YOU.)

 

“While these pages are typically chock full of scary or depressing scenarios, there is one risk that is head-and-shoulders above all the rest in terms of the scope of potential damage adjusted for the likelihood of occurrence, ” Singer wrote to clients of his $24.8 billion Elliott Management on Monday in a standard investment update letter. “Even horrendous nuclear war, except in its most extreme form, can [be] a relatively localized issue, and the threat from asteroids can (possibly) be mitigated.”

The billionaire further warned that it was only two years ago that a natural EMP event happened when the sun released a Carrington-magnitude burst. The position of the planet prevented this blast from hitting us, but let’s face it, we might not be as lucky next time.

While Singer has called for greater protection to the power grid and the electronic devices we rely on, we’re far from being protected. In the meantime, be smart and protect what you’ve got. You never know when you might need it.

 

Thanks to National Geographic for this fantastic recreation of what could happen in an EMP attack!

You can use conductive cloth to protect your valuable vehicles and generators from an EMP attack.

 

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