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GenXTalkin Making a Plan - Shelter in Place and Evacution Planning GXT-EP05-01
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
09/28/21 • 77 min
YOUTUBE VIDEO
https://youtu.be/2XlOcaRnqp4
RESOURCES
- https://www.ready.gov/
- National Risk Index MAP
-- https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map
- I’m Matt Damon
-- https://youtu.be/gnPWJOJYVKc
- Bourne Identity Scene
-- https://youtu.be/dsJiYWv3J00
Show Notes:
Hey there all you GenXers. Great to be back again for an exciting show on Making Plans for Preparedness. I’m Matt Marshall overall preparedness enthusiast... and I’m here to remind us all with preparedness comes comfort, with preparedness comes peace, something we could all use a bit more of...
With all that said,. Onto the show! It is National Preparedness Month, and that mainly means we focus on two things, making a plan and creating a go bag. We’ve spent some time in a couple of past episodes talking about the different types of bags; edc, go-bag and bug out bags, and the get home safe bag. And for sure we’ll dig deeper into these in future episodes.
For today we’re focusing on the other half, making a plan.
I think one of the important concepts around making a plan is first to realize it’s never just one plan at all!
Fire escape plan
Shelter In place plan
Evacuation route planning
Water collection plan
Communications plan
Financial plan
This I’m sure is one of the reasons it can take a while to make a plan - when you consider... all the plans.
Planning to Shelter In Place
For Shelter in place I personally think, and I believe most preparedness-minded people walk this same path, that it’s important to first define what are your greatest threats. If you know what you and your community are most at risk of encountering, then you can more easily prepare to combat them.
We review the types of threats:
- High Impact, High Frequency
- High Impact, Low Frequency
- Low Impact, High Frequency
- Low Impact, Low Frequency
Planning to Evacuate or Get Out Quick
The government recommends having a Bugout, or Go Bag in the event you have to get away from home quickly. And most preparedness minded organizations add onto this in saying, within 15 minutes, you should be ready to go with all you need for at least 72 hours, but supplies for one week is even better.
As well, if you travel for work, get in the habit of doing this in hotels, airports and your temporary place of work. Good to at least get a basic idea of layouts.
Next, create a fire escape plan at home. Also consider where your gathering points might be staged. There should be two, one right outside the house (near a tree) and one should be slightly further away, like a neighbor's front porch.
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Lastly, you should come to realize that preparedness does not stop at the end of National Preparedness Month... Keep going, and remember that "practice makes PROGRESS!"
@genxtalkin
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
Active Shooter Review GXT-EP11
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
03/10/22 • 79 min
For today’s show, I thought we’d spend some time digging into the details around Active Shooters. I recently attended a webinar presented by a team of people including multiple subject matter experts from private organizations as well as FBI and former FBI members. This was a very well put together set of presentations. It flowed in a very clear pattern of Preparation, Action and Recovery, or P.A.R.
It hit me while I was in the middle of the webinar that our audience, being primarily GenX, would be perfect beneficiaries of the information. Many of us are in positions of management, supervisory, executive level, or heck even business owners. And you’ll see when we review the numbers how much of these activities actually occur in places of business. So it’s important to be aware of what it looks like when and how Mass Shootings and Active shooter events occur.
I’ll break down each throughout the show today
Some links and resources
LINKS and RESOURCES
ASIS – organization for security training and professional development
GSX Show for Security Professionals
ISC – large security shows
Infragard National Member Alliance – organization to join public and private sector security groups
https://www.infragardnational.org/
Counter Terrorism Watch Training (Active Shooter Training P.A.R.)
https://www.ctwatch.us/ctwatch-private-sector-training
The Ultimate Guide to OODA Loop
https://taylorpearson.me/ooda-loop/
Red Cross Training
https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class
Civilian TACMed Training
https://www.t3ops.com/medical/civilian-tacmed/
Non-Military PTSD
https://monkeysee.com/non-military-ptsd/
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#survivaltool
#survivalist
#urbansurvival
#activeshooter
#fbi
#infragard
#tacmed
#preparedneddtraining
#preparedness
#beprepared
#gethomesafe
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
GenXTalkin Whats In A Bag - GXT-EP03
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
08/20/21 • 82 min
Hello there again and welcome back to GenXTalkin...
In one of our recent shows we reviewed the several different types of bags one could build or buy to start the process of becoming more prepared. We thought we’d take some time in this episode to review some details of what goes into building a bag, and maybe even answer the question why.
Of course there could be a lot of bleed over between the several different types of kits, so lets consider some of the fundamentals. Within every kit, no matter the name or purpose, we should consider the survival rule of threes, and we’ll bring these up fairly regularly throughout the existence of this podcast.
- A person can survive 3 min without air
- 3 hours in a harsh environment, extreme hot or cold
- 3 days without water
- And 3 weeks without food
The reason we start from this framework is to establish a baseline of need for every situation no matter what it is.
Heres a few links. Just click on the items of interest:
MSR Dromedary Water Bladder
Camelbak Water Bladder
Emergency Food Rations
Brita Water Filter
Berkey Water Filter
Rain Poncho
Thanks for joining us!
@genxtalkin
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
GXT Interview - Kristin Marshall - No Heat Stroke
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
08/13/21 • 19 min
Hello and Welcome to GenXTalkin Interviews... This is the first in our interview series, and today we are talking with Kristin Marshall, a nationally certified Parent As Teacher Educator, who works with the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Healthy Start Program.
We are introducing the listeners to a serious topic that is very timely and completely preventable. This is a National Campaign by the National Safety Council called "Look Before You Lock!". We're helping to educate people on the dangers of Heat Stroke for small children in vehicles.
Sites you can go to for more information:
National Safety Council Website - https://www.nsc.org/
No Heat Stroke Safety Camagin Website - https://www.noheatstroke.org/
Did you know that childrens' temperatures can rise 3-5 times faster than adults?
Did you know that with outside temperatures of 75 degrees, the temperature inside a vehicles is deadly for a child within just 30 minutes?
What's more dangerous, drowning or risk of heat stroke? (HINT: DROWNING is, but Heat Stroke is pretty dangerous as well... So listen in...)
We review these any many other facts about the risks of heat stroke through the episode. We really hope you'll join us, and spread it around to get the word out.
Thanks a bunch!
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Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
GXT Interview - Travis and Kristin New Years Party Pack Special GXT-I-EP09
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
12/27/21 • 33 min
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Well thank you GenXers for joining us on one last show before the end of the year. This is a special show with two fantastic folks in my life. The goal was to make it an exciting episode that shows having a prepared mindset doesn’t necessarily mean we have to be all serious. But that we can also make it fun.
In all honesty, we experienced quite a few technical difficulties, but we wanted to share the results and show how we can still respond well when challenges arise. We hope you enjoy it.
Well what can I say, I’m so excited! Kristin and I recently went on an anniversary trip to Nashville and we had the pleasure of staying at Travis’ Airbnb.... It’s a very quick jaunt to downtown with Broadway and that famous Nashville music scene, as well as centennial park with the life sized replica of the Parthenon from Greece, and really just about any other place you might be interested in seeing in Nashville (sorry folks his place is not quite on the market yet on Airbnb)
But while we were there, Travis was getting ready to go out for a concert... and he showed us this party preparedness pack. It’s this cool little backpack with a few very special features that make it great for parties, concerts and sporting events. In the spirit of preparedness for New Years, we wanted to share it with you today.
Show Links
Backpack - Lunchbox Packs
https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/
Face Mask – Jes Splendid Design
Fan – Fansay Fans
Earplugs
Well, it’s the last show of the year. So I wanted to share a few extra thoughts. First ed wanted me to express his thanks to our listeners and viewers. We do this for a reason and that’s to help individuals and communities become better prepared.
M - for me personally It’s been a great few months of shows and for 2022 we’ve got a bunch of exciting plans. We’ll continue to provide value with our Unboxed Prepping videos. We’re continuing the highly successful Storytime episodes where we share our thoughts on a story from the minds of preparedness. And it sounds like we’re even planning some travel sharing events as well through the year.
We can’t wait to get into it with you.
But for now, remember always to respond well and recover faster! Till next time, this is Matt Marshall signing off.
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
2023 11-15 Curate Your Social Media Feed
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
11/15/23 • 46 min
5 tips to curate your online social media feed
did you know that 80% of the content in social media today is made by less than 10 percent of users?
But also, did you know that only 10% of users actually interact with content?
Which means, if you think about the actual content that’s “blowing up”, it may not truly be what the populace believes...
With that said, what are some ways we can curate our own social media to make it more useful for us?
- Follow accounts that create content that aligns with your values and interests.
- Just be mindful not to create an echo chamber.
- It might be interesting to understand both sides of an argument, but if you find the accounts bring you more frustration, then disconnect them in some way
- Utilize the "mute" and "unfollow" features to remove posts that don't bring you joy or value or education.
- Hide Accounts - hide without unfollowing
- Temporary mute like for 30 days.
- Take breaks from social media when needed to help keep a healthy balance in your life.
- What are some ways you can recognize this is needed?
- What are some thing we could do when taking breaks (hike, walk, sit by firepit)
- Curate a list of accounts that you can look to for inspiration and positive messages.
- But what if it’s already overrun with garbage?
- Start a new account
- Reset your feed
- But what if it’s already overrun with garbage?
- Engage with content that resonates with you, by liking, commenting and sharing posts that you appreciate.
Of course you could completely remove yourself from social media as well. But it seems there are ways you can still reap the benefits of new technologies, learn from others, doing it in a more healthy way.
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Well that about sums it up.
Good luck out there!
Better be prepared.
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Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
GXT Interviews - Ed Wasson September 11 Series
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
09/11/21 • 45 min
GenXTalking On Being Prepared Interviews Ed Wasson. You all know Ed (aka Wilksie) as one of our hosts on the podcast. Ed served as a Marine, and particllay due to the events of September 11 Attacks, made his way to Army Military Intelligence, where he served additional tours over seas. As a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ed did all he could to "get back in the fight".
Hope you enjoy!
@genxtalkin
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
GXT Unboxed Prepping - Head For Survival Bandana - GenXTalkin
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
08/18/21 • 4 min
GXT-UP-EP03
Hello again and welcome back to the next installment of Unboxed Prepping brought to you by the team at GenXTalkin - on being prepared.
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It’s the Head for Survival Triangular Bandana and along with it comes a couple of really nice, larger safety pins. All of it folded up nicely in a little zip locked packet. It set me back about 12 bucks.
For those of us with any sort of medical, or even just your simple first aid training, if you think triangle bandage you already get a sense of what this looks like. It’s an Isosceles shaped triangle with the long side being about 52 inches and the short, equal sides being 39 inches. Of course it works perfectly for its more common first aid purposes. Namely:
Sling to stabilize an arm or support a shoulder injury
- Head cover for injury or keeping the head out of the elements
- Stabilizing sprained ankle, Using in conjunction with harder item to splint leg or arm breaks
- Possible tourniquet or means to slow bleeding down
- Covering an injured eye
- Or holding a broken jaw in place
- Pre-filtering water
- A Simple face mask
- it can be used as cordage
- or tinder for fire starting
Printed on these little beauties is a whole host of survival concepts. It’s broken down into sections for:
Navigation, Knots, Signaling, Fire starting, Water collection and purification, And shelter
Each section contains very clear instructions on how to perform steps to success in these areas. For instance, within the Signaling section, it breaks down ideas on how to best use a cell phone in urgent situations. It also explains how many signal fires (three) you should build and in what shape... a triangle of course.
There’s a section on ground signaling, offering recommendations on how big to make an SOS sign on the ground - think about 18 foot tall letters!!! And when trying to hail a searching aircraft, make sure you wave frantically, not friendly. If you can, wave with a bright colored cloth... did I mention this triangle bandage is bright orange!!
Also within signaling, it breaks down ideas for SIGHT signals (SOS in Morse code) versus SOUND signals - think whistling or banging metal objects together. These sounds travel farther or course. And this is just the section for signaling.
Personally I love this item and will probably look for more to add into each pack I have; edc, bug out, get home pack. Doesn’t matter I can always use one of these, or two.
So yep definitely give it a thumbs up and recommend it for anyone.
I’m Matt Marshall. So long and thanks for all the FISH!!
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
GXT Unboxed Prepping - Fast Strike Personal Safety Tool - GenXTalkin
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
08/04/21 • 7 min
In todays episode of Unboxed Prepping, Matt will break down the Fast Strike Personal Safety Tool. This is a great little items I use in all of my Bug Out Bags and In my Appalachian Trail Hikes. Hope you all enjoy!
Here's their Website.
https://www.faststrikedefense.com/
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
2022 Re-Introduction to GenXTalkin on Being Prepared
GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared
10/11/22 • 11 min
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Hey there GenXers. Matt Marshall here checkin in again. It’s been a while, and I’m returning from a long hiatus this summer with a fresh approach to prepping. I’ve traveled seemingly non-stop since May. Ive collected new ideas from the world of hiking and travel and overall preparedness.
GenXTalkin on Being Prepared was built with the plan in mind to help those unfamiliar with prepping become more aware; More aware of things that can cause concern, frustration or even fear, whether those things be simply running out of gas, a child tripping over a crack in the sidewalk, or something more ... life changing.
We’d really like this channel to be a resource anyone can use to enter into the world of preparedness. Maybe even those who've been prepping for a while can learn something important along the way. But it should also be considered multi-directional. Meaning we don’t know everything, and we’d love to hear others’ thoughts and ideas on best ways to prepare and build a community of like minded folks.
But let’s go back to basics for a moment... Why prepare? For me, the need to prepare primarily comes from a lifetime of dealing with difficult situations and having to think and act my way through them with the least amount of negative effects, whether they be physical, emotional, spiritual or mental.
I’d like to share a few stories from my life when preparedness, or lack thereof, was important in one form or another.
#genxtalkin #onbeingprepared #preparedness #survival #hurricane #naturaldisaster #disaster #evacuation #emergency #emp #electromagneticpulse #bugoutbags #bob #gethomesafe #edc #everydaycarry #fannypack #gobag #teotwawki #loadout #emergencypreparedness #disasterpreparedness #areyouprepared #getprepared #beprepared
Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?
Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.
Until next time... this is monk signing off... better be prepared
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