Well, 2013 is rapidly closing in and a new year awaits.
As this year ends I want to give some thoughts that I feel are important. The
internet is a fabulous tool but it is a double edged sword. Too many people
fail to understand how this impacts them especially when conducting research on
prepping and survival. There has been an explosion of blogs, YouTube channels, Facebook
pages, books, etc. on prepping and related topics. The majority of these
provide no useful, informational, or insightful information. Not only do they
really have nothing new to add but some of the information is incorrect and
dangerous. Yet, for those new to this field they may not have the background to
discriminate the good from the bad. This leads to problems especially if you
believe the information on face value and fail to test it under realistic
conditions which most people won’t.
Some of my observations include:
There is always a lot of debate on which firearm is the
best to carry and everyone has an opinion. Yet, rarely do you read a discussion
on what tactics to use. Tactics are a critical component when it comes to
protection and is probably more important than which firearm to use. If you are
not tactically sound all else will go to hell in a crisis.
- Lately, there is a lot of hoopla about the very inexpensive Chinese made Baofeng radios. Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of this radio based on price alone as they ignore radio performance and poor quality control issues.
- There are many posts on what you should do to secure your home but rarely do they discuss in detail how to do this. Knowing “what” to secure is significantly different from knowing “how” to secure.
- Knives are another topic that is highly debated especially when it comes to talking about what blade steel to use, fixed blade or folder, length of blade, choil, jimping, blade shape, handles, sheaths, modifications, etc. Again, everyone has an opinion especially regarding the knife but there is little on how to use the knife, advantages, disadvantages, etc.
Motivations
Another area of concern are those who update their blog
on a daily basis. At Survival Skillcraft we only update our blog when we have
something to say. We don’t blog just to blog. Yet, many bloggers are looking
for a monetary profit be it big or small. They are trying to earn some extra
money. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this and we fully appreciate and
support capitalism. The problem is that they need to remain current and
relevant in order to keep their name in the spotlight. The problem is how one
comes up with so much information. Let’s face it most of the information that
is posted is not new or original. Or, it is a post from someone else so that
the same information gets moved around from place to place. Don’t get me wrong
as there are some great blogs and information out there the problem is shifting
through all the fodder to find them.
The
Bottom Line
I could go on but the point is that you have to be able
to discriminate the good from the bad from the ugly and dangerous. The only
realistic way to do this is through realistic training where you test out what
works for you. You will also find out what doesn’t work and what modifications
you need to make in order for it to be useful for your specific needs.
The bottom line is that you want to know what works
before a crisis. This is your responsibility and yours alone. Getting
information off a popular website or from a popular blogger doesn’t mean the
information is valid. Abraham Lincoln summed it up best when he said, “Don’t
believe everything you read on the internet.”
Survival Skillcraft would like to with you and your
family a great and prosperous 2014.
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TC
©2013
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