Keeping Your Family Safe and Secure Calls for Prepper’s Home Defense

Disaster readiness expert Jim Cobb shows you how to implement a complete plan for operational security and physical defense in his book Prepper’s Home Defense. He was my guest yesterday on DestinySurvival Radio to talk about it.

The bio in his book says he lives in the upper Midwest. So he’s not giving away secrets about his exact location. But wherever that is, he’s with his wife and three kids, which he describes as adolescent weapons of mass destruction.

National magazines such as “Boys’ Life” have published his articles on preparedness. His material is online at www.SurvivalWeekly.com and in blog posts at www.Survival-Gear.com.

This book is one that’s worth having in your survival library. Each chapter could be a book in itself. The appendices at the end contain resource lists on further reading and where to find prepping supplies.

Here are the topics he covers.

It’s Jim’s goal to inform people about the many pieces to the security puzzle. It’s not just about having firearms and ammunition. You don’t have to have a military background. And you don’t have to have a lot of money.

Jim explained the strategy to deter, delay and defend. Deter a threat by not giving anyone reason to think you’re a target. Delay by slowing down the bad guys enough so you can take action. That makes you better positioned to defend yourself.

One of the topics relevant to today, before a collapse, is structure hardening. Will your doors withstand an attempted break in?

For OP SEC, are you practicing discretion and not drawing undue attention to yourself? Are you introducing others to prepping so there will be fewer people pounding on your door when things fall apart?

Should you have a safe room? Do you have food storage and other prepping supplies first?

If you’re new to firearms or have little experience, should you get a revolver or pistol? Do you really have to have a big caliber firearm?

What weapons or tactics aren’t effective? Isn’t it better to have weapons you have experience with?

Are you practicing situational awareness? Or are you missing clues that could allow someone to attack you?

Which breed of dog makes a good family guard dog? Is a mutt from the pound suitable?

Should you tell your children that your prepping is secret or private? What should you tell your children to do if they get lost?

How do you connect with other preppers? Could there be more of them out there than you realize?

Get answers to these questions and more when you listen to my interview with Jim Cobb on DestinySurvival Radio for December 13, 2012. Check out Jim’s site at www.survivalweekly.com.

Get a copy of Jim’s book by clicking on its image below. You’ll be taken to the Amazon.com page where it’s featured. Add it to your cart to start the order process. By the way, it’s a DestinySurvival Amazon Pick.

But keep reading below because you might win a copy for yourself.

I gave away a LifeStraw personal water filtration system, courtesy of EarthEasy.com. Knowing most of my listeners hear the podcast rather than the live show, I was looking for the first person who sent me an e-mail before the 19th with “LifeStraw” in the subject line. I made this giveaway as simple as possible because I’ve had trouble with contests announced during my show.

This time things were different, and I had a winner right away. She’s Anna
from Silicon Valley, CA, who e-mailed me while the show was still airing live. I discovered her entry when I finished the show.

But now you, too, have a chance to win a prize. Between now and Wednesday, December 19th, enter to win a copy of Prepper’s Home Defense. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post. On the 19th, I’ll pick a book winner at random from among the comments. I’ll announce the winner next Friday.

My thanks to Ulysses Press for making the book available to give to you. I’m grateful they put me in touch with Jim Cobb as well. He’ll be on DestinySurvival Radio again in a few weeks, and we’ll talk more about Prepper’s Home Defense and related things.

So go ahead, leave a comment. Any thoughts on what you’ve read in this post? How about something you heard on the show? Remember, you could win a copy of Jim’s book just for sharing your thoughts with others.

2012-12-14 20:00:13

Source: http://destinysurvival.com/2012/12/14/keeping-your-family-safe-and-secure-calls-for-preppers-home-defense/