The 12 Days of Prepper Christmas
With so many things adversely changing over a few short years, it is difficult to process it all, much less muster up a Christmas spirit. But muster we must! LOL One of the most effect ways to hit the release valve on building mental and emotional pressure is humor.
In Laurence Gonzales’s book, “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why,” he writes, through story-telling, how sanity and focus is ironically gained through surprising quips of expression1. First Responders know that emotions not in check can sabotage efforts. So, a mental capacity to override the reality with humor can serve as a protective rationality mechanism until the emotions have time to process.
Who remembers Bruce Willis’s famous line in Die Hard 2, when his character is perilously crawling through a hot air vent system, “Now I know what a TV Dinner feels like”? 2 Gruesome thought but we all laughed. The audience was given a moment of tension release and at the same time gave assurance the character was okay and rising above his circumstances with focus.
While most of us won’t find ourselves in such dramatic situations, we certainly all share in today’s emotional roller coaster ride of intensity at various levels.
With that in mind, we hope you find at least a little chuckle from this piece found on Doomsday Prepper Forums by Proud Prepper with added resources from the OLR Team.
The 12 Days of a Preppers Christmas by Proud Prepper 3
Twelve Books on Prepping – (Free Homestead e-Books) 4
Eleven Lighters Lighting - (The Best Lighter for Practical Preppers) 5
Ten Knives a Cutting - (Knives Preppers Need: Ultimate Prepper Knife Loadout) 6
Nine Soaps for Washing - (Soap Making for Beginners) 7
Eight Guns a Shooting - (Best Handguns for Preppers) 8
Seven Filters Cleaning - (Prepper Water Storage and Filtration: The Ultimate Guide) 9
Six Flashlights Shining - (The Best Prepper Flashlight for Emergencies and Survival) 10
Five Golden Coins! – (What Preppers Need to Know about Buying Gold and Silver) 11
Four First Aid Kits - (First Aid Kit Guide from True Prepper) 12
Three Camping Stoves - (DIY Prepper Survival Stove) 13
Two Bug Out Bags - (How to Build a Bug Out Bag for Your Family + Checklist) 14
And a Power Generator! – (Best Off Grid Generators For Preppers - That Use Fuel) 15
Merry Christmas everyone and remember to give a wink and a nod to God when out of the blue He presents you a little gift of humor in the middle of the crazy.
Gonzales, L. (2017). Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why. New York City: W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition.
Harlin, R. (Director). (1990). Die Hard 2 a.k.a. Die Harder [Film]. Gordon Company and Silver Pictures.
Prepper, P. (2017, December 23). The 12 days of a preppers Christmas. Retrieved from Doomsday Prepper Forums: https://www.doomsdayprepperforums.com/threads/the-12-days-of-a-preppers-christmas.9420/
Walkerland. (2016, March 6). Free Homesteading e-Books. Retrieved from https://www.walkerland.ca/free-e-books-2/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes
Bruiser, F. (2017, April 17). The Best Lighter for a Practical Prepper. Retrieved from TRUEPREPPER: https://www.trueprepper.com/practical-preppers-best-lighter/
G, JR. (2018, October 18). Knives Preppers Need: Ultimate Prepper Knife Loadout. Retrieved from DIY Prepper: https://www.diyprepper.com/knives-preppers-need/
Shaw, Kate (2020). Heart’s Content Farmhouse; How to Make Soap for Beginners. Retrieved 18 December 2022 https://heartscontentfarmhouse.com/soap-making-for-beginners/
G, JR. (2020, July 12). Best Handguns for Preppers. Retrieved from DIY Prepper: https://www.diyprepper.com/best-handguns-for-preppers/
Prepper, P. (2018, September). Prepper Water Storage and Filtration – The Ultimate Guide. Retrieved from Primed Prepper: https://primedpreppers.com/prepper-water-storage-filtration/
Colliins, R. (2021, February 10). The Best Prepper Flashlight for Emergencies and Survival. Retrieved from TRUEPREPPER: https://www.trueprepper.com/prepper-flashlight/
Prepper, R. (2015, February 25). What Preppers Need to Know about Buying Gold and Silver. Retrieved from Rookie Prepper: https://rookieprepper.com/what-preppers-need-to-know-about-buying-gold-and-silver/
Collins, R. (2022, July 26). First Aid Kit Guide. Retrieved from TRUEPREPPER: https://www.trueprepper.com/kits/first-aid-kit/
Bumble Bee Junction. (2017, August 11). DIY Prepper Survival Stove. Retrieved from AutoDesk Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Prepper-Survival-Stove/
Vuković, D. (2022, October 19). How to Build a Bug Out Bag for Your Family + Checklist. Retrieved from Primal Survivor: https://www.primalsurvivor.net/family-bug-out-bag/
S, A. (2022, October 15). Best Off Grid Generators For Preppers (That Use Fuel). Retrieved from Prepper Fortress: https://www.prepperfortress.com/best-off-grid-generators-for-preppers-that-use-fuel/