So you want to know how
prepared you
are, eh? If you are already living in your survival homestead, it's
a good bet you're ready for what's coming down the pike. If you're
still making preparations, maybe this will help you determine how far
along you are – and where you might need to beef up.
1. Storage Food
A1.
(-30 points) What Storage Food?
A2.
(0 points) My Neighbor has some.
A3.
(20 points) I have two cases of Dinty Moore Beef Stew & whole bunch
of Raman Noodles
A4. (100 points) I have two
years of storage foods and have a garden
2. My Family's
Attitude Toward Prepping
A1.
(-30 points) What Family?
A2.
(0 points) They already think I'm a tin foil hat wearing nut job
A3.
(20 points) I watch Preppers on TV, hoping my family notices
A4. (100 points) We have
discussed it and everyone is on the same page
3. I plan on
Bugging out
A1.
(-30 points) When I hear gun fire in my neighborhood
A2.
(0 points) When the TV tells me to
A3.
(40 points) When they declare a Banking Holiday
A4. (100 points) Bug out? – I'm
already gone.
4. I was planning
on getting a gun and learning how to use it
A1.
(-30 points) When I hear gun fire in my neighborhood
A2.
(-10 points) Why come I need guns?
A3.
(0 points) I already know how to use my 50 cal, my AK, my SKS, my .22
pistol, my .357 Magnum – and I can't wait to use them
A4.
(100 points) I know a gun is a tool and I know how and when to use mine
for defense and hunting.
5. Chickens
are part of my self sufficiency plans
A1.
(-30 points) The closest I get to Chickens is at KFC
A2.
(0 points) Chickens? Is that where eggs come from?
A3.
(30 points) I'm planning on getting some someday
A4. (100 points) They roam the
yard and we eat their eggs and meat
6. My mind set on
survival is
A1.
(-30 points) I don't think about it much, with it being football season
and all
A2.
(0 points) I'll have another beer and a bowl and hope everything will
be OK
A3.
(20 points) It keeps me awake at 3am. I know I have to do something at
some point
A4. (100 points) It's what I
work on a little bit everyday
7. My bug out bag
contains
A1.
(-30 points) What bug out bag?
A2.
(0 points) Guns, a brick of C4, nunchucks, Rambo knife, condoms
A3.
(10 points) Dinty Moore Beef Stew and Fresca – but no can opener
A4. (100 points) I'm already
bugged out and don't need a bug out bag
8. First Aid Kits,
Meds & Herbs
A1.
(-30 points) What first aid kit? What meds?
A2.
(0 points) I'm sure those nice people at the FEMA camp will help me if
I need it
A3.
(10 points) I've got a box of band-aids and aspirin in the upstairs
bathroom
A4. (100 points) My First Aid
kit is full and I know how to use it!
9.
Water Storage
A1.
(-30 points) What water storage?
A2.
(0 points) I have 3 cases of BPA bottled water in the basement
A3.
(20 points) I have a Lifestraw, so I'm all set!
A4.
(100 points) My survival homestead has a well/stream/river/lake etc.
10. Money
A1.
(-30 points) What money?
A2.
(-20 points) I have 100 oz silver and gold bars in my safe
A3.
(-10 points) I have lots of money and can buy my way out of anything
A4. (100 points) I have already
used my money to become self sufficient
11. Power
A1.
(-30 points) I get all the power I need from Red Bull!
A2.
(0 points) I have power as long as I pay the electric bill
A3.
(20 points) I'm going to look into that soon
A4. (100 points) I'm already off
the grid and operating on solar/wind/water power!
12. Shelter
A1.
(-30 points) I live in my parents' basement – it's nice there
A2.
(10 points) I have a sleeping bag somewhere
A3.
(20 points) I have an RV packed and ready to go
A4. (100 points) I have built a
house from natural resources at my survival retreat
Bonus
Question:
What am I planning to
survive though?
A1.
(-30 points) Whatever happens, happens and I'll do what they tell me
to.
A2.
(-20 points) Aliens are going to come from out of the sky and pick me
up – I only have to survive long enough for them to find me
A3.
(50 points) Economic collapse, war, famine, radiation accidents, solar
flares, pole shift and maybe Planet X
A4. (100 points) I have decided
to live a better way of life, regardless of what does or doesn't happen
“out there”
Scoring:
Minus anything to 99: Go back
to sleep, Dear. You're just having a bad dream.
100 to 499: You know
something's up, you know you have to take some action, but you
haven't done enough research to know what to do about it.
500 to 899: You're obviously on
your way. Keep going.
900 to 1300: Congratulations! We'll
see you on the other side!
