Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why

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Just finished reading this book by, Laurence Gonzales.

http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Survival-Who-Lives-Dies/dp/0393326152/ref=sr_1_1/104-3952667-8600741?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177775533&sr=8-1

Very good read as to what happens to us humans when potentially deadly accidents happen. The author deals mainly with situations where people are suddenly thrown into survival situations such as shipwreck and plane crashes; and those we may walk into like getting lost or injured while hiking. Then he goes on to describe what's happening to his case studies physically and mentally, and more importantly what separates the survivers from those that don't.

Its a good read and I think the principals would easily apply to that inital period after bad things happen and people begin to realize that they are on their own.

[Ponce]

Hello to one and all......my first post.

Because I accept everything that happens to me as a challenge I feel that I am always ready for just about anything.

I no longer get angry when something out of line happens to me, like a flat tire, but see it as a situation that I should handle to the best of my knowledge.

Maybe the reason that I now feel this way is that I have lived in the woods of Oregon for the past seven years and have found my "G" spot in life.

More about me as a survivalist elsewhere........ Ponce

[Ponce]

In our county we voted three days ago for no tax increases for our homes so that now the six libraries are closed and they are going to laid of 65% of the Sheriff officers.

Last time that I saw a Sherrif in my Micky Mouse town was about three weeks ago..... If I were to call 911 it would take them AT LEAST 45 minutes to get someone here from another county.

The crooks will now have a field day, specially at night, now that there are less officers in the field........ can you imagine what will happen WTSHTF?????.

Have my seven "driveway alert" set up around my property and three tv cameras with two monitors, I think that today I will set up my other six cameras and four more monitors.

They sell "Sportsmens Guide" a spot light for boats that turns in a 340 degrees circle and also goes up and down and you controll it by wire..... I extended the wires and added a tv camera on top and then place the whole thing on top of a pole twenty feed ABOVE my house....at nigh when one of my alerts sound off all that I have to do is to turn on my spot light and guide it towards the place where the alarm went off and I can see from my bed what is going on, usually some deers, racoons or my cats.

I have another one in the box that I want to set up the same way but first I have to get some more wires in order to exted the existing ones by at least 100 feet...... between the two of them I can see 85% of my property from my bed...... I might even add a 22 rifle to the pole that will point at the center of the spot light but only WTSHTF, I already know how.

[Arizona Highlander]

Don’t they always do that? The reality: your county officials are “punishing” the voters for rejecting the tax increase by laying off sheriff’s deputies. Police and fire services should head the list of essential public services, so naturally those are what they’ll cut first, just to teach all you rebellious subjects a lesson or two.

Really disgraceful behavior, but sadly all too common. It does, however, spell out again the necessity of individual preparedness.


Last time that I saw a Sherrif in my Micky Mouse town was about three weeks ago..... If I were to call 911 it would take them AT LEAST 45 minutes to get someone here from another county.


Heck, back when I lived in Riverside County, California (population something like 1.7 million) I called the sheriff's department when I saw two guys busting into a farm storage area. I called 911, informing them that there was a burglary IN PROGRESS, and it still took them 45 minutes to arrive (by which time, of course, the thieves were already long-gone).

Taught me a lesson: never depend on the cops being nearby when trouble appears.

[Ponce]

Well today I set up three more cameras with two more monitors for a total of five and three and still got four more cameras with two monitors to go.

Tomorrow will try to set up my five (double bulbs) outside lights that will go on when ever someone walks in the area, this set up I'll be able to plug into my converter that's working with my 110 w solar pannel, in case the power goes out.

Thinking what to do now, have food for four years and just about everything that I can think of....... buy MORE food?, have also all the PM that I want. will see.

[firestorm]

:eek: I live in Colo. The law here with few exceptions is a JOKE on there best days. The wife was accosted by 2 trespassers several years ago and it took the S.O. 3 1/2 HRS TO RESPOND. Since that day the S.O. knows WE only call them to pick up the body parts. NOTE: the 2 TRESPASSERS are and were Federal prison guards. by the way nether of them have been back!!:D

[Ponce]

Wowwwwwww Firestorm that's a heavy one.....this is one reason why I am glad to be single and with no one around but for my two cats, even if I get killed they will do ok in the wild.

Havent had anyone come into my property (legally) for the past three years, just about everyone knows that I want to be left alone......will see.