The latest SHTF bill, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is . If passed, this bill will ship millions more of American jobs overseas. As a fix-up, the idea for something known as Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) is also being fast tracked through the legislature. This bill would work by taking $450-$700 million per year from Medicare funds to help people who lose their jobs as a result of TPP, weakening one of American’s greatest retirement safety nets.
It’s more important than ever for people to take seriously the direction not only of the country, but the world at large. That’s not to say that you should immediately sell your home, buy remote land and build a solar and wind-powered cabin. However, you should at least prepare as if a complete economic meltdown is inevitable (and very likely to be worse than what occurred in 2007). Survival packs for each family member puts you ahead of everyone else on your block. It also gives you an excuse to take a few family camping trips for practice. These three items should be included in each pack.
Life Straws
should be included in all survival packs. These handy little water filters weigh less than two ounces each and measure only nine inches long. To use, simply place the straw directly into a water source and drink it as you normally would. The hollow fiber membrane filter inside the straws remove nearly all bacteria, protozoa and other deadly microbes that could be present. It also cleans the cloudiness from dirty water without an aftertaste. One filter effectively cleans about 265 gallons (1,000 liters) of water before it needs changing.
Sunglasses
In the event that a nuclear bomb tears a hole in the Earth’s atmosphere, ultraviolet sun rays will shine through unfiltered. To survive this you’ll need to be indoors away from windows (a cave would be ideal) to withstand the initial heat blast. But once the dust settles, you still won’t be able to go outdoors without wearing shades.
Two durable pairs of sunglasses should be part of every backpack. The frames themselves do not need to be top-of-the-line. But you don’t want something so cheaply made that they fall apart from normal wear-and-tear while being stored and carried around in a backpack.
Make sure to purchase a set of . You can always improvise to replace a temple (arm) or glue (weld) back together a broken frame. But there’s nothing in nature that will protect your eyes like the lenses will.
Multipurpose Essentials
Some multipurpose items that you need to consider adding to your rucksack include:
- Thin rope to make snare traps is one essential. Practice making a few of them on your next camping trip. You can basically “set it and forget it” until it catches something, preferably a rabbit or squirrel.
- An all-purpose knife (it should cost at least $50, if not more). A good knife will come in handy for everything from food preparation to building shelter.
- A collapsible pen fishing rod.
- Universal bait that stores for a long time and takes up little room. Salmon eggs are a good example of this.
- A roll of 10X25 plastic. This will come in handy when there’s no water available at all so you can .
- Waterproof matches, iodine, snake bite kits, a needle and thread, crank radio and extra socks are also essentials.
Finally, make sure to keep your pack up-to-date as the months go by without using them. Life Straws last indefinitely (have no shelf life). But your fish bait, rope and anything else that ages should be replaced every 12 months or so.
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