The Illusion of an Off-Grid Utopia By Brett A. Fernau I attended a presentation the other night from someone who sincerely believed that living off-the-grid was a goal toward which we all should strive. That was not the first time I have heard this idea presented as a goal worthy of achieving. The idea is somewhat pervasive within the preparedness “community.” I reject the notion that we all should be working toward getting ourselves off the grid. Instead, I believe we should be working hard at building a better, more sustainable, more resilient and durable grid. First, let’s look at
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Posts by Brett Fernau
Links to Los Angeles Group’s videos
Here are links to two video presentations made to the Los Angeles CPG . Alf Garbutt and Mark Schlaich on Earthquake Preparedness Mark Schlaich on Emergency Food and Water Supplies
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Further to the concept of Emergency Preventingness – My thoughts on prepping “under the radar.”
Leading the Way to a New Civilization By Brett A. Fernau Part 2: Helping or Hiding There are some emergency preparedness enthusiasts, often referred to as “preppers,” who advocate extreme secrecy in all their preparedness activities. I understand their viewpoint, though I do not altogether share it. If you are concerned only with your own survival, or the survival of your own small group, then I can see where secrecy is a priority. You wouldn’t want to advertise the fact that you have water and food supplies cached in your basement, or that you are prepared to defend yourself, your
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For the LA Group, this is worth a read.
Lucy Jones Advises LA on Resiliency and ‘The Big One’ Yours, Brett
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Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness By Brett A. Fernau What is “situational awareness?” Very simply, it is knowing what is going on around you. You may well believe that you already have this. Of course you know what’s going on around you. Do you really? And more importantly, do you always know? When you go out for a walk, do you take your smart-phone with you and catch up on your texts, listen to messages, return calls? How is your situational awareness while you do that? Do you plug in your headphones and listen to music while you walk? The music inspires you
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Emergency Preventingness
Emergency Preventingness For the past couple of years or so, I’ve been involved in and have been studying the concepts and activities of Neighborhood Watch and emergency preparedness. As a young man, I was a member of the Boy Scouts and worked my way up to Eagle Scout. From then on I more or less absorbed the concept expressed by the Boy Scout Motto: Be Prepared. More recently, I’ve been studying the tactics and strategies of survival in the event of a long-term disaster. Part of that study involves defining and identifying what sort of disasters we might need to
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