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Under stress, man is at the mercy of his mind. Fear may be responsible for more deaths then exposure, hunger, and injury combined. Fear and imagination plague almost every person who is faced with a crisis.
Realizing you have fears and that these are normal emotions in unfamiliar situations, you will be aware of them and better able to cope with them as they appear. Fears can be expected in any outdoor problem situation. Fear of the unknown and fear of your ability to cope with the situation will be foremost. You may also experience a fear of being alone, the darkness, suffering, or death. Fear is usually based on lack of self-confidence and lack of adequate preparation and /or experience. Knowledge and experience (practice sessions) will instill confidence and help control fear.
As you assemble your BoB kit, be sure to keep a list of its contents and their location inside the kit so that you can find them easily. Also keep a list of the dates when certain items need to be reviewed, especially foods, outgrown or seasonal clothes and medications, so that they may be properly rotated with the seasons or at least every six months.

Changing batteries.

For the safest functioning of smoke and CO – carbon monoxide – alarms we would change the batteries when our clocks would change because that put it very close to every 6 months and was simple to remember. Well, they changed those actions a few years ago, so it is not as simple as the old days. Normally now the first weekend of April and of October is still a good time to swap out the batteries on your safety alarms. That is one of the projects that we have set up for this weekend. Another thing to consider doing at this time of year is going through your 72 our kit [aka BoB] and rotating the food out and replacing it with new stuff and swapping the seasonal clothing along with making sure that it still fits.

While you are changing out the batteries in your alarm systems go ahead and put fresh batteries into your bug out bags. BTW never store the batteries installed in the devices as they can leak and ruin the device and other stuff. Instead keep them in a plastic container such as a box or bag which can be sealed.

This is also a good time for your family to discuss or review all the items that you have in your kits to see if you need more practice with the tools or if something better has been discovered to add to the Bug out bags. An example would be having the first BBQ of the year and making use of the fire starters out of your 72 our kit to start the grill, it would be great practice and evaluation, not to mention how fun outdoor cooking is nor how wonderful it tastes.

Please consider sharing some of the things you carry in your bug out bags or what types of safety tips that you may have found useful such as smoke and CO monitors ect..

Thanks.

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