This weeks podcast was all listener questions. We had questions ranging from just getting started prepping, to being more efficient with preparing to surviving an economic collapse.

We get quite a few question, and I try to put aside the emails that I think would be helpful to a lot of people who listen to the show. Most of these questions deserve more than just a 1 paragraph answer so Lisa and I decided to answer them on the show.

Because of time constraints we didn’t get to all the questions we had, but I am keeping then set aside for a later show. If you have a question you would like us to answer on the show just send an email to [email protected] and we’ll answer it in the next Q & A show.

SPP121 Listener Questions

LYNN – How Prepared am I?

Your podcasts have kept me company on many a road trip. I decided to join the academy for some more direct skill knowledge and honestly for some of the give always.  I have been “prepping” for about 8 months. While I have the support of my family, other than weapons, it has all been left to me.

I feel like your “squirrel” episode. Being torn in so many directions.  I have two girls away at college.  Both have get home bags and a plan. And a younger daughter at home who is pretty secure with a 9mm.  My husband is extremely smart and has always been physically fit until a trip over a retaining wall in our yard playing soccer shattered his back resulting in 9 surgeries in the last 6 years.  Although the he is still physically fit he has quite a few mobility issues.

We have a good amount of food stored, ammo, water in the pool and purifiers and hopefully most of the other basic items needed to hang on in a SHTF scenario. We learned a lot during the 2011 tornadoes which devastated part of our area but left the whole city without power for a week with very very limited cell phone coverage.  I have no idea if I am truly prepared or not.

I would love for someone to come in and tell me where my holes are.  I guess my questions revolve around skill.  I am suburban girl with absolutely no skills whatsoever. I’m not even sure of the skills I need.  I just started a fall garden but have no idea how to can or hunt and although our family just took a pistol class from tactical response I am a horrible shot.

You talk a lot about practicing skills which is so hard when you have no idea where to start and not a lot of time.  I wanted to make a solar oven but there were so many directions on the Internet and I have no idea which one would work and really didn’t have time to sort through them all- so I just gave up.

So I’m not sure if I directly answered your questions and I probably gave you more information than a gray man should but I guess I’m just hoping to learn.  Squirrel!

Thanks!

TIFFINI – Preparedness Foundation

As new preppers just getting started, there’s so much information out there and so many things to do, what’s the first thing we should focus on? Getting off on the right foot helps to ensure we continue without getting frustrated and possibly giving up.

CHAD – Prepping Efficiently

Hey guys. I just found your podcast this week and have list...