Doomsday is not all about preparing for martial law or a nuclear bomb to drop, doomsday is about what has the ability to change the way you live your life. People that know very little about preparedness think that all preppers all living in an underground bunker, surrounded by weapons and ammo, wearing a gas mask waiting on pins and needles for someone to attack.

If you have been preparing for any period of time you know how absurd this is, and if you just started prepping don’t fall for it. While these people are out there, most of us are average everyday people concerned in one way or another about potential disasters we might face.

In reality preparing for these smaller scale events like natural disasters and job loss are more important, and more likely. This doesn’t mean that it’s ok to forget about these larger disasters because they are a very real possibility, it just means to start from the ground up and build a good foundation for survival.

It really bothers me when I hear “I’m preparing for” anyone who says this might as well be saying “I am ignoring.” If everything you do is centers on an EMP disaster you likely to get blindsided by something completely different and not be prepared for it.

On shows like Doomsday Preppers you see someone who lives in a suburban area and spends 10’s of thousands of dollars fortifying his or her home, to me this is missing the point. If you live in an area with a high population with just your family, why not spend that money getting the hell out of there?

I don’t care if you have 10,000 rounds of ammunition 50 guns and a big bad bug out vehicle parked in the driveway, you still only have 2 arms. If a group of people know you have all that stuff and want it, they will do whatever it takes to get it.

My point is, don’t get so focused on one threat that you completely miss the bigger threat staring you right in the face.

In this week’s podcast Lisa and I talked about the different faces of doomsday and what they mean to us.

SPP299 The Different Faces of Doomsday (Replay)

Not everyone’s situation is the same, and therefor there isn’t any one size fits all solution when it comes to prepping. By working on becoming more prepared for these personal doomsday events that are more likely to affect us and our family, you will find that you are becoming more prepared for world changing or history making events.

Personal Doomsday Events

Unexpected Accidents: The average person spends a couple of hours a day driving, some even more. Even if we are the best driver in the world our lives can be turned upside down in the blink of a second because of some yahoo who has no business behind a wheel, is drunk or is just not paying enough attention.

Accidents that change to income dynamic of a home, can also happen at work and some jobs are more hazardous than others. If you work in an office your drive to work might be more dangerous, but if you work in construction or any manual labor job that should be included in your preparedness plans.

Home Invasion & Loss of Property: We all do what we can to keep our family and home safe from anyone wanting to do us harm,