How prepared are you, really??

[messer454]

Sorry to hear of your loss Q.....I said a prayer for you and your family.

 

[dialton]

I study and train and practice. I try to think it ahead and plan. I also try to have the necessary gear with me. but today I fell flat on my face!

I packed tools, oil, water, blankets, etc. etc. And yet I screwed it up. So, how prepared was I really? And how prepared are you? Rhetorical question.

Sounds to me like you were only screwed in the sense that you might not get to your destination on time. When you get down to it, time rarely matters when you are just trying to get by. I say it appears that you had all the necessary gear to survive the situation at hand. Walking is usually a good option except in extreme conditions. You may not have been at work on time but you would be alive to work another day. Water, blankets, etc. etc. will get you by and thats what being prepared is all about. The items you carry in your bob won't fix every situation, just allow you to survive most of them!! You did ok.

Kinda surprised to see Fiddleback riding the Busse wave! (or was that great sarcasm, its early in the morning on Saturday and my brain may not be engaged)
Hollow, I always love the pics of your place. I'm thinkin a fellow could survive for a long time at your house. :thumbup:
And Q, truly sorry for your loss. Lean on family and friends and you will get by somehow.

 

[CitizenQ]

I appreciate your kind words fellas...truly I do...but I'm not fishing for sympathy fellas...just wanted to make a couple of points that I think are worth considering. Thank you all.

 

[Robert H]

You bring a very good point. Are we prepared to deal with the situation, even when it's something unimaginable? I'm very sorry for your loss, Q, I appreciatte you bringing that very personal event into the discussion. If I lost my daughter I think I'd be completely lost myself.

Our mental toughness and ability to deal with that sort of tradgedy must be considered.

 

[dartanyon]

After reading the origonal post and replies all I can add is to be familiar with what you have. Don't wait till you have to use it, to learn how to use it. Check everything over including your vehicle or your ropes or your blade ...
Reduce or eliminate the potential for things to go wrong and yes I do understand the complexity of that statement.
The learning I've done has tought me much and one of those lessons is that "an accident is an avoidable incident". When I first heard that statement I didn't cope with it, but in time I've learned how to use it and how it can reduce to potential for things to go wrong. The thirst for knowledge in preparedness is what led me to joining this forum.

 

[Guyon]

If you had a Busse knife it would sweet talk the spare out, the nuts off, the tire on, and a nearby farmers daughter to run away with you. THey rock.

Somehow, this post strikes me as less than sincere. I wonder if Andy has ever actually used a Busse.

You're only going to be as prepared as you can be to a point. Nobody catches everything. Look at NASA. They spend untold millions and attempt to sweat the little things, but they drop the ball pretty often.