Self Defense Skills That Every Prepper Should Know (Video and Transcript)

Self Defense Skills: Skills That Every Prepper Should Know Part 3

Ethical Preparedness: “Welcome to Ethical Preparedness. In this segment of the video series, we’ll be talking about another skillset that every preparedness-minded person should know and that is how to defend yourself. But, instead of giving a generic explanation of how… of how knowing how to defend yourself is important to preppers, I’m gonna bring up some really good points that most people don’t realize that they should even be thinking about.”

“So, if you want some things to consider that you very well may never even heard about before, regarding self-defense, I really urge you to keep watching this video. And if you haven’t seen any of the other videos in this series, they’re gonna be titled Skillsets That Every Prepper Should Know Part 1 or Part 2 or whatever, you know.”

“But first always remember: You are ultimately responsible for protecting yourself and for providing for yourself. Live your life with honor and integrity. And always be the wolf hunter, don’t be the sheep; nor the wolf.”

“Now, I wanna start off with that every use of force, especially deadly use of force should always be a last resort and not a convenient option. This means that if you have to use deadly force, that it was because you believed that you absolutely had to, and not just because it was a convenient route to take. Also, only use deadly force against someone to save a life, never just to take a life. This means that you only use deadly force to keep an innocent person or yourself from being seriously maimed or raped or killed by a bad guy. And you’re not doing this just to exact revenge or just to teach someone a lesson.”

“I’m a big believer that if we have a true SHTF grid down situation or economic collapse, or anything like that, that violence in danger will become an everyday part of our lives. As people who fail to prep start to see their children suffering from hunger they’re more likely than not to start to resort to whatever means that they have to go to, to keep their child or loved one from dying from hunger.”

“Do you know for certain that you could bring yourself to use deadly force against someone trying to harm you or your family, or do you just imagine that you could? Do you prepare yourself mentally for the possibility of this and do you train with your weapons? And I mean good training, shooting and movement type of training, not just your standard point-and-shoot at a cardboard target type of training. Have you ever considered how you may react if you do have to shoot someone?”

“Many people react different ways after they’ve killed someone in self-defense. Some people react in elation… not because they got to kill someone, but because they faced a deadly encounter and they survived to see their family again. And then some people almost immediately become overcome with grief and guilt about what they were forced to do. And while some people may never fully mentally recover from having to kill someone else, some go about their business saying it was either me or him.”

“If you just quickly think that you could just brush off killing another human being and go about your business like nothing happened, you really need to stop and do some real soul-searching and think about it. You need to prepare that you may have guilt or depression of what you were forced to do. You need to prepare yourself that you may second-guess yourself to death, wondering if you could have handled that situation differently.”

“And you have to realize that other people will second-guess your actions too, adding… adding to you questioning yourself even more, even if it were a clear-cut self-defense situation. But the more that you learn about the average human’s emotional reactions. And I’m talking about the emotional reactions that you will have, that will take place over the minutes, the hours, the days, the weeks and the months, after you’ve been forced to kill someone. But the better that you learn about these emotional reactions, the better you’ll be prepared to deal with those emotions, should you find yourself in this situation.”

“You may also want to study more on the human body’s reaction to an actual life or death situation with somebody, when you’re forced, when you’re put… when you face a life or death situation. Many people have auditory exclusion in these types of things – they absolutely do not hear what’s going on around them. There’s been many police officers, they’ve been involved in police action shootings, who stated that, you know, after the shooting was over and they, they told what, what they remembered of the situation when it happened, was that they never even heard the gunshots when they were firing their gun; that the way that they realized that their gun was actually firing was not because they heard the gunshots, but because they smelled the burned gunpowder in the air.”

“Some people will think that they only fired one or two or three shots and then when the investigation happens, and the investigation’s over with, the investigation ends up showing that they actually fired almost their whole magazine; while the person thought they shot a couple times. The reality is that people will pull the gun’s trigger until they’ve went through the OODA-loop and realized that the threat has stopped. And when somebody is faced with an imminent and deadly threat, and they’re thinking about… they’re thinking they’re about to die, a person can pull the trigger many times without realizing it, because they’re focused on saving their butt and they’re focused on the threat.”

“Now, I’ve see many keyboard commando on the internet, talking about how they don’t understand how a cop or somebody else could shoot a bad guy 10 times and only hit them once. I don’t think these keyboard commandos truly understand the dynamics behind a deadly force encounter and how fluid and rapidly changing… these events are. I don’t think they truly understand the body’s reaction to these situations and how our body goes into fight or flight. How… They also don’t understand how our eyes will become pinpointed and cause tunnel vision and how our hands naturally want to ball up to become impact weapons, how we’ll have auditory exclusion because our other senses are taking over as the fight or flight reaction begins taking over. I think these keyboard commandos are Hollywood educated and they don’t know what reality is. I think they envision the bad guy standing 20 feet away from them and to be standing still, like their cardboard target does at the range… and then having time to take careful aim and to hold their weapon, and again, take careful aim before they fire.”

“I believe that a person can never judge another person’s reaction to a deadly force situation unless they were in that person’s shoes when it happened. Or unless they had had the same exact situation happen to them in the past. Until they’ve experienced a deadly encounter, they just can’t truly and totally comprehend or appreciate what that person was going through emotionally and physically, during a deadly force situation.”

“So now the next question is – do you practice shooting at moving targets? Targets that are both moving from side to side or coming at you. Do you practice while you are moving? You need to train yourself to move, so you don’t make yourself such an easy target. At least start moving towards cover. The reality is that a bad guy is not going to be courteous and stand still for you, like your cardboard target does at the range. He’ll be moving and trying not to get shot. And he’ll probably be coming at you with a deadly weapon. Do you train to give voice commands as you pull your weapon? You want voice commands and movement while you shoot to become motor muscle memory… that you just automatically do it. You know, just like our mouths almost automatically open any time a fork gets near? You want the same thing happen with you when you pull your weapon.

“With voice commands, besides letting the bad guy know that you’re not going to be an easy victim… and besides letting the bad guy know what you have in store for him if he doesn’t rethink his actions towards you… giving loud voice commands may create witnesses. These witnesses may not have actually saw what happened, but having them testify that they heard you yell and command to the bad guy for him to stop or to drop his weapon, will help solidify your account of what happened. You want the truth of what happened, the truth that you were forced to protect yourself, the truth that you weren’t a willing combatant to be known to the world. And the use of voice commands is just another tool to help you with this.”

“Also, speaking of the Hollywood education and people that are educated by Hollywood – are you prepared that if you shoot someone, that more than likely they will not immediately fall down dead like they do on TV? Are you aware of the fact that handgun rounds are horrible people stoppers and that the real fact that there’s a… that there’s a chance that the bad guy may remain attacking you, until he starts to succumb to his wounds, even after you’ve shot him? Are you prepared for the real fact that until the bad guy dies from his wounds, that he may writhe around screaming in pain and agony until he does pass? Or how about that the bad guy runs away after you’ve shot him? And now you don’t know, if you have a dead bad guy lying dead somewhere around your property, or if you just have a wounded and very angry bad guy now somewhere out there in the darkness?”

“Think about it – when we shoot a deer, who many of times is smaller than your average adult male. We shoot that deer with a large rifle round and those deer usually still run for a couple of hundred yards before they succumb to that rifle shot. So now you take a possibly larger man and if you’re forced to shoot him with a handgun that has a much smaller round, how long will he go on with his attack against you? Or how long will he run before he succumbs to his wounds from that handgun round?”

“Also if you are forced to kill someone in a SHTF situation, there’s a good chance it will be at night and it’d be a neighbor or a neighbors kids. Many people don’t understand how darkness and fear plays with your eyes and what you perceive at that moment. A neighbor kid may be stealing from you in the night and when you confront him, you may believe that you saw something in his hands and shoot him. And while it could very well be that he had a gun in his hand or could be that he had nothing in his hands, or a tool like a crowbar or hammer or whatever he would’ve used to break into your shed, your house or whatever. And if you shoot someone who has anything less than a gun or a knife in his hand, even if you… even if he attacked you with that hammer or that crowbar… people will not understand how that tool is able to be used as a weapon; and they’ll be calling for your head.

“And if you are forced to shoot a neighbor or his kid, are you prepared to deal with the remaining family members? What are the chances that… those chances that those remaining family members will want vengeance on? Now if this is a normal life, you’re gonna get lawsuits done against you. If this is post SHTF, these family members are gonna want to take physical vengeance on you. So, if this is post SHTF, will you end up being forced to evacuate your home, due to the fact that your vigilance would have to be so high, that you know you could not go to sleep without waking up to your throat being slit by one of the dead kid’s family members?”

“Also you and your group, your survival group, should consider how you’ll record any use of force actions that you take. You always have to remember, things may come back to normal or your area could set up a form of government sooner than people realize. And if that happens you should consider the fact that this newly formed government might start investigating violent incidents that had happened during the WROL time period. And having what happened recorded and the names of witnesses and etc., may save your butt, should the person you had to kill has a family member, that wants to get revenge on you by lying about what happened.”

“Also, do you train with… with weapons other than just guns? Do you train with weapon such as edged weapons or impact weapons? Do you carry backup weapons? What if you’re suddenly knocked down and pinned down and you can’t reach your gun? Do you have a secondary weapon on your body that’s strategically placed, so that you can reach it, if you can’t reach your primary self-defense weapon? Do you practice drawing your weapon on an almost daily basis? You should practice it so much that it becomes motor muscle memory. And how quickly can you deploy your firearm?”

“Anyways folks, if you found this video to be informative, please subscribe to this channel as I will be making more videos on these skillsets. And I will also be making many more videos on matters that deal with preparedness and self-reliance. And again folks, I’m not trying to pass myself off as an expert prepper or an expert in self-defense, I’m just trying to pass on any of knowledge that I’ve learned to other people that may want it.

Top Fall Camping Essentials

Fall is a gorgeous time of year when the weather is mild, wildlife is out and about, and hiking paths offer greater visibility as the trees shed their leaves. The majority of the heat and the humidity from the summer has dissipated, allowing for more comfortable outdoor activities. In other words, it’s a great time to get out and enjoy nature with an overnight hike! 

However, the autumn season offers its own unique set of challenges when embarking on a camping trip. To make sure you’re well-prepared, follow this checklist while packing:

Fall-Friendly Basics

• A tent with a rain fly.Depending on how early or late into fall you’re camping, you could experience some rain or even snow. Get a tent with a rain fly and make sure to test it out before starting your adventure. Or if you already have a tent you can get a rain fly here.
• A warm sleeping bag. It may be warm during the day, but as mentioned above, fall weather can dip and rise at a moment’s notice. Pack a sleeping bag that’s built for warmer weather than you’re expecting; worst case scenario, you can always unzip part of it to stay cool. 
• A lighter, matches, and kindling. Sometimes, we like to do things the old-fashioned way, and that’s admirable—however, if your firewood is a bit wet from a recent rain or morning dew, it may need a prod from kindling to get started. Matches run out much more quickly than full lighter, so bring both just in case.

Personal Comfort

• A portable foam mattress pad. The floor of your tent is likely going to be cold at night, so having a little something under your sleeping bag will help you stay warm.
• Layers. Bring something warm but not overly heavy, like a blanket or sweater made of fleece fabric, for nighttime. Fall weather can be finicky and you want to be able to add and remove layers to be as comfortable as possible. 
• An insulated hot & cold water bottle. Cool drinks may be useful for sunny days of hiking; at night, a warm water bottle in your sleeping bag is a great way to keep yourself toasty.
• Insect repellent. Cooler weather means fewer bugs, which is always an upside of fall camping, but don’t be fooled: there are still plenty lingering in the brush and fallen leaves. Be safe rather than sorry and keep a small bottle of bug spray in your bag. 
• A fold-up chair. What good is building that campfire if you don’t have somewhere to sit around it? The ground may be cold or wet, especially at night or in the early morning dew, so bringing compact travel chair is a great way to enjoy some extra comfort around the fire.

Safety & Survival

• Food. No matter how many days you’re camping, make sure to bring a little extra food. There can be any number of mishaps leading to food shortages, from hungry wildlife to unexpected rain, and having some extra provisions in your dry bag as emergency food is a great way to ensure you don’t find yourself without dinner.
• A quality first-aid kit. Because weather can be tricky and fallen leaves can camouflage early frost and icy patches, things can get slippery. Having a proper first aid kit on hand can assist in the instance of any trips, slips, or falls, and can help hold you over until help arrives in cases of more extreme injuries. 
• Waterproof bags. Line your backpack with garbage bags or buy a dry bag for your essentials. They come in all sizes, and you can likely find one big enough to essentially line the inside of your bag. Depending on the size of your backpack, it could be helpful to keep extra dry clothes and blankets in the dry bag as well.

Survival Shelters

Shane: Hey, welcome back YouTube. Another episode of Lonewolf Survival.  And with me always are my partners in crime, Terry and Paul. And today we’re gonna be talking about improvised shelter making. And what we want… what we wanna really drill down on today is that it’s not difficult to slap something together, to get you through a night. Now, this isn’t long-term survival, this isn’t long term anything. What it is, it’s simply a hasty shelter that I can put together that can get me out of inclement weather, whether it being rain, whether it being cold, extreme heat. ‘Cause you know, even in a hot environment, as hot as it is today with the sun out, you know dehydration, heatstroke. A lot of different things come into play. So, you’ve gotta have some kind of shelter in order to help your chances of sustainability, and even a short-term environment.

So, we’ve picked three of our top choices and out of different building materials that you can throw together relatively fast. And I’ll talk about you know, as far as the time frame it takes to put these together. So, the first one I want to talk about is just a basic, simple lean-to. And that’s actually what is behind me right here. And all in all, roughly about 45 minutes to put this simple lean-to together. And understand that you can still add more to a system like this, but we’ve got a good setup. We’ve got a good set of coverage. You know, it’s actually, it’s a little cooler in here than it is out there. It’s gonna protect me from… it’s gonna protect me from wind, I’m gonna have a wind block. I’m also gonna have, if it starts raining, I’m gonna have a dry place to get out of the rain. You know, I can set my fire, I can set my fire pit area out here.

So this is a real, real simple system and what I wanna do is kinda talk to you about the construction of a system like this. And as you can see, you have your main support poles, between two trees. And we just got it lashed with cordage. We’ve got three ridgepoles here, here and here, that run down the backside of the lean-to. And then we simply, simply take in a green foliage and we packed it in and layered it and kind of woven it on top. So, if you walk around back with me… 

And you can see right here we’ve already started on half of one side, we started laying pine straw in on top of this to lock this in to more waterproof this barrier. So, you can see overall for 45 minutes you know, is it something I’m gonna live in with the family? – probably not. Will it get me through a night? Absolutely. You know, I can bed it with pine straw, I can pull in the sides. A little more work on this and this is gonna be a good, sustainable shelter for one, two days, maybe three, depending on you know, how much work you wanna put into it. For 45 minutes, 30, is I got a dry place to sleep in at night? So, that’s the first one.

So, let’s step over here and we’re gonna talk about another system. And this is a system that is also a lean-to type, but what we’re using, we’re using two garbage bags, two contractor garbage bags that are slit. We take a piece of cordage, tie it between two trees. We weave the bag in on the top, and any water that we get is gonna run off the back. And we’ve got sharp end-up sticks on the backside of the bag to hold it down. Now, I’ve bedded mine with pine straw and I’ve still got a few sticks to pick out here. But in a pinch, it takes about… I had this up in about 20 minutes. In a pinch, this is gonna give me a decent dry place, it’s gonna protect me from any wind. I can fasten this in a little better. You know, this thing, this really is not bad you know. I might actually stay here tonight. I’m just kidding.

So, and then you look at location – what do I have around me? Well, there was a smaller hole in front of me so I went ahead and grabbed some rocks and made me… started a heat shield. And then I went ahead and put some wood in here so you can see, I can have a fire here tonight. I’ll get some more rocks and I’ll stack these up to kind of devote this heat back in on me. Yeah, I’m in a pretty good spot right now for myself. Real simple – two contractor’s garbage bags don’t take up a lot of real estate in a pack. They don’t weight anything, they also have multiple uses. Like, if I had another one I could take it and actually fill it full of pine straw and actually make an improvised sleeping mat out of it or sleeping bag that I can actually get down in. So, plastic bags have a lot of uses. And then when I’m done, I roll this up and I take it with me. You know, I can use it to carry materials and I can use it for storage, I can also use it as a water filtration system and we’ll be showing you… talk a little bit about that in a later episode. But all in all, this is a real super quick, real easy, it doesn’t… I don’t have to have a lot of materials, I don’t need machetes or hatchets or anything like that. I can do this, everything with working off of my side-knife. And you know, is it the most comfortable in the world? No, but you know, it’s not the Hilton. 

Alright, so the next one we’re gonna do is we’re gonna walk back and we’re gonna talk about our third and our final shelter we’re talking to today. So, if you’ll follow me back here… I always like doing these, these are a lot of fun, too. And it’s a simple, simple pole system teepee. This is… takes about 15 minutes to put together. I’m using a canvas material that all in all weighs about 3 pounds, I carry one in my pack anyway. I can use this for a lot of different things, I can make a hammock out of this. I can use this type of material for a lot of different stuff. So, basic construction on this is, I’m just gonna go take and I’m gonna cut me some straight poles that are 6 foot, a little over 6 foot tall. I’m gonna lash them together, you can see I pulled the material down so you can see the cordage, where the poles are lashed together. And obviously I’ve wrapped my material around the teepee frame. And what that does is once again – is this long-term, is this long-term sustainability? Absolutely not. What it is, it’s gonna give me a dry place to sleep tonight, it’s gonna keep me out of the wind, it’s gonna keep me out of the rain. Also, if I got a fire pit right here and I got a small fire going, it’s gonna help in the summer with the bugs. So, this is you know… I’m 6 foot – and we were laughing about this earlier – but you know, it’s not the Ritz Carlton, but it’s not bad. And then you know, I bring in some pine straw and make me a good bed, and I fill these corners in. Can I sleep in here? Yeah, of course I can. Good wind break. In a downpour, is it gonna keep me completely dry? Probably not, but you gotta understand when you’re looking at these situations like this, it’s what I have available. It’s what materials I have on hand and what I can do with basically what nature provides me and then what I provide myself.

So, we’re gonna walk back over and we’re gonna talk a little bit about some of the tools that you might need and some of the things you need to pack out to bring, to make structures like this. So, we’ll be back in just one moment.

Welcome back, YouTube. So, we’ve looked at the structures that we put together today and I just wanted to talk about some of the… some of the tools that we used to actually build, the tools in today’s episode. You don’t need anything complex or anything complicated, everything today was constructed with a few simple things. A machete was the primary tool in building most of these different shapes, forms and fashions of these. These are some cheap ones that we use. If you’re gonna have a machete in your pack, if this is what you’re gonna carry with you, I would suggest that you do a little research and get a good one. Cold Steel makes a really good machete as well as Gerber. You know, you can find the… I call them the flea market bucket machetes, buy-five-get-one-free for two dollars. These are great for playing around and chopping just reck’er, having a good time. But am I really gonna put a six dollar machete in my pack and put my life on it? Probably not, but they’re good for utility stuff. We use stuff like this for constructing a lot of our demo shelters and doing a lot of our demos in the field – for that reason I don’t wanna use my good stuff. So, machete.

Also once again, this is a small, this is a small UST blade, paracord wrapped panel which is terribly done by the way, the paracord’s already coming off. I’ve got to rewrap this one. A machete this size is good to have for primary cutting and chopping, because I don’t wanna dull the blade of my primary and my hunting knife or my defense knife, as I call it. Remember, you have 3 types of blades. You have a utility or a general purpose knife, which is normally a pocket knife that’s used for cutting of sharpening, skinning things, like that. And then you have your general purpose, which is your general utility. General purpose is your machete, I’m gonna use this to chop limbs with. And then of course you have your primary, your hunting or your defense blade. I don’t want to take you know, my Wolf Creek and go out here and start beating on the back of it with a rock, because I keep a razor edge on this, I’m gonna use this for… I’m gonna use this for defense, I’m gonna use this, if I have to skin an animal. So, it’s good to have… it’s good to have a small, short blade for that reason.

And then, another good item to have with you, as before is a bowsaw. They don’t take up a lot of real estate, they go in the pack real nice. There are different versions, this is a large one. This is a 21 inch, one of the better ones. You know, a bowsaw can really help in taking fallen small trees. If I’m sitting here, I’m not wasting a lot, burning a lot of calories by hacking and chopping with a hatchet or a machete. I got a bowsaw.

And that’s some of the stuff that we used today. So, but I wanna show you the most primitive of tools that helped do a lot of construction today, which is… You may not see this, I have to go real far back now, which is the Ryobi cordless chainsaw. You should really carry one of these in your pack, I do. Actually, these are actually awesome. Good on the environment, it doesn’t take up a lot of real estate. I actually have a solar, a solar chargeable system wired up to AC/DC power inverter that I bring with me and I keep in the back of my vehicle, and I can charge my batteries up. And this thing is… this thing is phenomenal. I don’t go in the woods without my Ryobi. If I could just figure out a way to strap this to the bottom of my M4. Oh my God, I would be so on it.

So, these are just some of the tools that you can use when you’re looking at tooling for survival or camping, this is what you need to consider. Do a little research. Hatchets, machetes, axes, things like that. So you know, and make sure that you’re carrying quality stuff with you, and that’s gonna sum it up for this episode. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. There’s gonna be a lot more of these short episodes coming in. The next subject we’re gonna be talking on is water collection and purification.

So, until next time, I’m Shane from Lonewolf Survival and we’ll see you later!

Preparing for Fire

As global warming begins to increase across the world, some areas are likely to see a rise in fires. Even for places that are not affected by this change in temperature, having a plan in place in the event of a fire is imperative. Both homes and business places are wise to plan ahead in case a fire starts for any reason.

Take Preventative Measures

• Some fires do start as a result of the weather, but others come into fruition because homes and businesses are dangers waiting to erupt. Right now, for example, is a smart time to have an electrician come in to check out the property. Also, people and businesses can speak with their local fire chiefs to see if their homes are up to code.

Develop an Evacuation Plan

• Whether you are a homeowner or a business owner, you need to sit down with your family or your employees to discuss an appropriate evacuation plan. Make sure that the plan accounts for different scenarios and for each member of your family. Also, you should not just discuss this plan once and then never return to it. You should develop written plans. In a place of business, having signs posted is generally mandatory. You may even want to develop reminders around your home. At a business, you can put together a safety staffing team. Have an Emergency Kit. Not only do you want to make sure people know what to do, but also that they know what materials are available to help them. Your safety staffing team can go over how to use the materials, such as the hazmat suits. Wearing hazmat suits can make the difference between life and death. The emergency kit should also include first-aid items in the event that someone needs to grab it as a fire breaks out.

Make Provisions for Pets

• In the event that a fire happens in your home, your children may, for example, try to combat the smoke and flames to grab the dog. Let your kids know that you will take responsibility for getting the pets out of the house safely. You can also look for stickers to post on the windows to let emergency personnel, namely the individuals from the fire department, know that pets are in need of rescue inside of the home. You can list how many of each pet you have on the list.

Talk to Your Children’s School

• When you have kids, you want to make sure they know what to do in the event of a fire at home. However, you also need to ensure that the school is taking the appropriate steps to make sure the kids are ready in the event that a fire breaks out in the building. Speak to the teachers and the administration to see what type of program they have in place for the children.

Install an Alarm System

• You may have an alarm for your home security, or you might feel that these systems are used for break-ins only, but that is not the case. You can also get a device that alerts the fire department in the event that smoke or fire are present in your house. By installing this type of device, you can have a sense of comfort that whether you are home or not, or if you are sleeping, a signal will go out to the fire department. Be extra cautious when deciding what smoke detectors to use as most of them do not wake up children. For more information on this please read this article.

Consider a Move

• If you are in a part of the world that already experiences issues with fires, you may want to start consider moving before the issues with global warming get worse. When you suspect that your area may be one of these places, start to look into areas with safer climates.

Fires are major threats to the environment and to individuals. In order to make sure that you stay as safe as possible if a fire does break out, be sure to follow these tips.

Robots are going to steal the jobs of chefs, salespeople and models, researchers say as they unveil full list of likely robot professions

Scientists have created a huge, in-depth analysis of what jobs are under threat from robots — with salesmen, chefs and even models all in the firing line.

Researchers have assembled a full list of all the things that robots are good and bad at, and so what jobs they are likely to take. In all, about 35 per cent of jobs are likely to have been taken on by robots in the next 20 years, researchers have said.

Some professions — such as therapists, personal trainers and teachers — are safe from the coming robot apocalypse. But those that require repetitive skills, the manipulation of data or manual entering of information could see their jobs taken away.

The full list of probabilities is given at the end of Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne's report, 'The Future of Employment'.

The researchers calculated all of the various advantages that humans have over machines. Jobs that reward those traits were more likely to be safe from being stolen by robots.

Those traits include creative endeavours, such as writing, entrepreneurship or scientific discovery. People in those fields might actually benefit from the robots — entrepreneurs can use technology to “leverage your invention”, the researchers point out.

Social interactions are also still highly-desired, and something robots aren’t especially good at. Humans will still be needed as managers and carers, for instance — at least for the time being, though scientists have been creating robots designed to be friends to lonely people for years.

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Putting all of those characteristics together let the researchers score the likelihood of robots taking certain jobs, out of 1. The BBC has created a special tool for finding out exactly how likely a robot is to have your job — online at its Intelligent Machines website. 

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Robots have already taken on a good deal of jobs, the researchers point out. “Computer” used to be a word that referred to people who did data entry, for instance, and now it is the word for the little robots that sit on everyone’s desk.

Underestimated Survival Skills That Will Save Your Life When the SHTF

Whether you’re thinking about the basic skills that might be needed to deal with a sudden emergency in daily life or planning to survive the collapse of civilization, there are a number of talents that can be very handy when everything goes bad quickly. It’s easy to think that having a cell phone on-hand and car with enough gas to get you to the next state will be enough, but that supposes that someone will be there when you call or when you arrive. In most cases, it’s better to have practiced those survival skills before you need. Let’s take a look at a handful of survival skills that don’t get the credit that they deserve.

Sewing

Sewing can seem like such a simple and boring thing, so why would a survivalist ever need to know it? Survivalists are big and cool types who go off having adventures. People who sew are grandmas, right?

Imagine one day you’re out in the woods, taking a long hike. You fall, and the sharp edge of a rock rips your leg open. It’s bleeding profusely, and you realize that you have to get it closed up right away. Sewing the wound is the first order of business under such circumstances. (Meaning with a suture kit, not a needle and thread.)

Sewing also comes in handy when you need shelter. You can take pieces of fleece fabrics and stitch them together quickly into a tarp or a tent. Clothes are also likely to get ripped or worn out, and a person who’s good with a needle can make repairs quickly.

High Angle Rescue

Being able to go down a cliff can be a surprisingly useful skill, even in the modern world. This process is more technically know as “high angle rescue,” and it’s used all the time to recover people who’ve fallen down holes, over the sides of cliffs and into other places that may be hard to access. It’s a skill that requires serious practice in advance of real-world use, and you should never attempt it without proper training. If you want to truly be good at this skill you can hire safety consultants to teach you about high angle rescue and all of the ways in which you can be trained to be the ultimate prepper.

Hunting

In a long-term survival scenario, you’re going to need some protein, and that ultimately means that you’re going to have to kill something to get it. Eventually, all those nice fleece fabrics you have for exercise are also going to wear out, and one of the quickest ways to get new clothing is to take it off of the back of an animal. In most scenarios, the animals probably aren’t going to be standing around waiting to be sheered.

Hunting is another skill, like high angle rescue, at least in the sense that you don’t want to have to figure it out on the fly. That means obtaining a weapon and ammunition learning how to put them to use. Whether you intend to use a gun or a bow and arrow, it’s wise to become familiar with the weapon. Take a training course and find a target range, and when hunting season comes around, go out in the woods with a knowledgeable person and kill something.

Gardening and Raising Livestock

Hunting requires spending a lot of energy, and there’s a reason that settled human populations eventually overran everyone else who hunted. Gardening is, at its base, subsistence farming. Growing your fruits and vegetables not only saves you from having to hunt as much, but it also provides nutrients for your diet that you might not otherwise obtain. Just as sailing vessels at sea once encouraged their crews to avoid scurvy by consuming fresh fruits and veggies, your garden can save your from crippling diseases in a time of deprivation.

Raising livestock is also a worthwhile enterprise. In a difficult survival scenario, smaller animals represent smaller risks. Stick with animals like chickens or goats in order to avoid the dangers of being gored by a bull.

Preservation

When you have lots of food, it’s prudent to prepare it for those times when you expect to have nothing. There are a slew of ways to keep foods for longer periods of time. Canning preserved fruits and vegetables is still popular in many rural cultures. You’ll also be amazed to learn how many ways there are to preserve meat, from drying it out with smoke to packing it with salt.

Build Your Own Evaporative Refrigerator

I lived with my family for over 10 years on a 20acre mountain property in Southern Utah. No electric power other than the wind generator and a few solar panels. I had to figure out how to keep our food cold during the summer months. This idea came to me and I built it out of an old cupboard that was laying around. It work so well I could not believe it. The kids made jello during Aug., letting it sit overnight and wow. It was amazing how well that worked.

If you build one of these and just let it sit in the garage until the electricity goes out this little fridge will save all your refrigerator and freezer food. So simple to make. Take an old two or one door cupboard and cut the center out of the front doors and also the back. Drill holes in the side of about one inch or so and then cover it all over with chicken wire. The wire does not do much in keeping it cool, but keeps the cat and other rodents out of your food.

You will need a large gunny sack. I bought mine at the feed store, it came as a large sack and I cut it to fit. Next to the cupboard is a pan to hold water. As you see this is an old canning pan but we have used a soft plastic animal feed/water pan as well.

Place the gunny sack over the entire cupboard and then place the pan on top of the cupboard with the gunny sack ends placed in the pan. It will need a rock, brick or something to force the gunny sack down and now you pour water into the pan. The gunny sack will absorb the water and will run down the outside of the gunny sack along the outside of the cupboard. It will then begin to drip along the bottom. The breeze of the day will blow thru the walls of the gunny sack and cool the inside cupboard by about 20 degrees or more. If you place the fridge in the shady spot all day with plenty of breeze this fridge works great.

Dehydrating Garlic For Garlic Powder & Its Benefits

One of the most important herbs a person can use is garlic. Aside from giving our dishes a fantastic flavor, it has many health benefits as well. Garlic contains a compound called Allicin.

According to one scientific review, Garlic’s main mechanism involves a molecule called alliin. When garlic is physically disturbed through chewing, slicing, or crushing, it releases an alliin metabolite: allicin. Allicin turns into a variety of fat and water soluble sulfur-containing compounds. In fact, these compounds are so volatile, they give off hydrogen sulfide, which is part of garlic’s unmistakable smell and taste. By tapping into the hydrogen sulfide signaling system, garlic relaxes the blood vessels and provides a variety of health benefits. Garlic also uses the hydrogen sulfide signaling system to exert its anti-cancer effects.

Raw or aged garlic reliably reduces total cholesterol and Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL-C), while increasing High-density Lipoprotein (HDL-C). Garlic also provides a variety of anti-cancer properties. Eating garlic daily (10g or more) is associated with a significantly reduced risk of prostate, colon, and stomach cancer. It can also induce fat loss and adrenaline secretion, though in a minor way. Garlic appears to mildly and unreliably reduce triglyceride levels.

Some other benefits Include:

• Combats sickness, even the common cold
• Lowers Blood Pressure
• Improves Cholesterol Levels
• Contains Antioxidants that may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer and dementia
• May help you live longer and improve your athletic performance
• Detoxify s heavy metals in your body
• Improves bone Health

That being said, I like to dehydrate fresh garlic and turn it into my own powder. The taste is much stronger and there is no added chemicals or salts. I will walk you threw my process below.

I prefer to use my own home grown garlic but lets face it, we do not always have that and not everyone grows their own. So for this article I am using a 3 pound bag of already peeled garlic gloves I buy at Sam’s for about $5.00.

You can chop of the ends if you want but I usually don’t unless its just an extremely large area of hardness. I put as much as comfortably fits in my Ninja blender and pulse it until it has a nice minced texture but not blended and juicy. (Note: the ninja Blender system I got was only about $70.00 Verses the extremely high version for over $200.00. I didn’t need all those extra attachments so I went simple.

Spread minced garlic out onto your Excalibur Dehydrator Tray evenly and then set to dehydrate on vegetable setting. (125° F) If you  do not have a dehydrator tray then you can set your oven to a low setting (under 200°F) and dehydrate them in the oven. You will need to check them more frequently and make sure they are not sticking or burning to your tray. I personally prefer to dehydrate with a tray so my house doesn’t get extremely hot. I also do not like to run up my electric bill using the oven for hours on end. The last time I checked it was .07¢ per hour with the dehydrator.

Allow to dehydrate for several hours checking periodically. I like to turn the trays and move the garlic around a little to check the progress. We are going for an extremely dry consistency. No moisture at all. The crunchy effect.

Once you get a dry consistency you will transfer our dried garlic into a small blender/mixer to blend it into a powder form. I prefer to use the Bella Rocket Blender. I have had it for years and it has never failed me when wanting to make powders or smoothies.

Voila!! Homemade Fresh Garlic Powder!!