Last updated July 9, 2026

Just listening to this now while I bang out some emails for work.  A couple days ago, Jack Spirko at The Survival Podcast published a podcast about the “20 Simple Steps to Basic Preparedness.”  So far pretty good, and I am learning a few things.

Here is the content of the Podcast:

• Step one – keep a food log
• Step two – keep a spending log
• Step three – perform a risk assessment on your life and geography
• Step four – build a basic black out kit
• Step five – build a basic first aid kit
• Step six – start copy canning
• Step seven – cut two expenses, just two of your choosing
• Step eight – Build a basic 72 Hour Kit – BOB
• Step nine – buy some source of back up power – any source
• Step ten – get some source of back up heating
• Step eleven – build two 7.5 gallon tubs or four 5 gallon buckets emergency food
• Step twelve – store a minimum of 50 gallons of water, more if you can
• Step thirteen – acquire a minimum or two emergency radios
• Step fourteen – acquire some means of back up communications
• Step fifteen – build a basic documentation pack
• Step sixteen – build up a 30 day supply or commercial long term storage food for your house hold
• Step seventeen – learn at lest 2 methods of food storage
• Step eighteen – find a local farmer’s market and visit often, learn about seasonal opportunities
• Step nineteen – learn to cook 5 items you have never eaten before with storable items
• Step twenty – store up a reasonable amount of COH (cash on hand)
• Step twenty-one (bonus) – affirm your right and responsibility to survive

You can navigate right to the site, and check it out.

• Get it here:  http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/episode-483-20-simple-steps-to-basic-preparedness