The 2020 pandemic was a tough challenge for everyone. It was a crash course in not only human behavior, but survival as well. If you remember the news reports of the hundreds of people flooding the supermarkets in search for toilet paper and sanitizer, then you’ll remember the mass hysteria that followed. From a survival standpoint, there were several lessons to be learnt.
Pandemics Slow Down Supply Chain
In the event of a pandemic, the supply chain will inevitably be slowed down. Supplies will be hard to find. Things that were once easy to obtain will now be difficult to gather. That’s why I recommend keep regular stock of in demand items such as toilet paper. My family and I subscribed to Who Gives A Crap, a toilet paper subscription during the pandemic and it greatly helped us and continues to do so to this day!
Other items such as canned goods, dry goods, batteries, favorite branded items, frozen food, and possibly bottled water are all things that need to be in surplus.
Protection is Vital
Regardless of your stance on guns, firearms are the best way to protect yourself in the modern era. Another lesson the pandemic taught was that protection in the form of law enforcement won’t always be there when you need it. That’s why during the 2020 pandemic, there were so many first time gun owners. With all the riots and pillaging, citizens felt unsafe.
Personally, the one thing the pandemic taught me was the more calibers you have firearms in the better. Ammunition was very scarce during 2020-2021. Relying on one or two calibers is a bad idea. A handgun, Ar-15 (if legal in your area), and a shotgun will get you started.
Keep Cash Reserves
Many people, including me lost their job during the 2020 pandemic. Being an recent college graduate, I didn’t have a lot of extra cash lying around. From a survivalist perspective, having hidden cash reserves is not only an financial benefit, but a survival benefit as well. Certain businesses are cash only. I remember an experience with a barbershop that legitimately only took cash. Having cash reserves is smart because you never know what could happen.
Learn Something New
If the pandemic did anything right, it was slowing the world’s pace down. For many, quarantine gave a people a lot of time on their hands. If you were one that used it well, it gave you time to learn something new like either woodworking or baking. It was well documented on social media that kids in particular, were learning how to cook or bake; because they had time to do so.
By learning something new, you increase your abilities and your possible employment opportunities when the time arises.
So there you have it. Hopefully, in the next couple of years, we won’t have to go through another pandemic, like the one that began in 2020. However, these lessons can help survive not only a pandemic, but give you tips on how to prepare for crisis if ever the time arrives.