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It‘s Not About ’Stuff‘ It’s About a ‘Mindset’: Beck and Panel Discuss Emergency Preparedness

Glenn Beck dedicated his Wednesday evening program to an in-depth discussion on emergency preparedness. Welcoming a panel of experts including Walt Mayfield of the Amateur Radio Relay League, Independence U.S.A.’s Frank Belcastro and survival podcaster Jack Spirko, Glenn tackled the core tenets of survivalism.

Storing at least 90-days worth of food in the event of an unexpected job loss is a good idea and place to start, according to Spirko. It is also an easy preparedness step that many people overlook. He also believes that if people are taught to look after themselves, they will be emboldened to resist increasing government intervention that seeks to take away more and more liberties each day.

(Related: Man Spends More Than $350K Preparing for the Apocalypse)

Among the many options open to people who are seeking to better prepare, the panel delved into the benefits of food insurance and the importance of sharing one’s personal experience with preparedness with others.

Belcastro said that preparedness is “not something that should be kept under wraps,” but instead shared as it helps to educate people and bring communities together.

Later on in the segment, Glenn hosted an emergency preparedness Q&A session between the panel and audience.

When asked what the “one thing is” that everyone needs to do to be prepared in the event of an unforeseen catastrophe, the answers ranged in response from stressing the importance of communication to suggesting that no one store their entire survival stockpile in one place.

Among the “must-haves,” according to the panel, are water, freeze-dried food with an extended shelf life and different locations in which to store these items.

It’s not about “stuff,” it’s a “mindset, knowledge and skill set.”

Glenn then shared his key piece of advice for those eager to learn how to prepare and survive.

“It’s why I moved to Texas,” he started. “To be surrounded by good, like-minded people.” Glenn stressed how vital it is to be with others who share similar goals, values and ideals, even if their opinions at times may differ from your own.

“We know we’re going from [and in] the right direction and that usually comes from a belief in God,” he explained.

Glenn said that everyone should start learning to prepare by obtaining a history book. Once read, he assured that a familiar set of patterns and solutions will be revealed, as it always has from time immemorial.

“You can take the Bible and take out the names, replace it with current names and you will see the patterns… including those of yourself.”

Watch the insightful segment below:

Comments (50)

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  • Carefreeflyer
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 10:50am

    Great program last night. You just touched on the HAM radio. Would like to a segment specifically devoted to this.

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  • prepperlifestyle
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 10:46am

    Can’t agree more!!! The only thing that drives me nuts is that most of this stuff is that they make it sound like you can’t prepare unless it “runs your life”. While I believe being prepared is best accomplished through living a lifestyle, there are ways to prepare even if you live in an apartment in New York city. That’s why I love the guidance from CategoryFive.org. They helped me figure out how I could GROW in my preparedness plan without making me feel overwhelmed and unqualified.

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    • AmericanFightingMan1
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:30pm

      Agree. Prepping is like going on a diet that really works. A lifestyle change. Not big changes all at once, but like steering a ship, gradual, steady movements to get on the right path. There is a lot to do, but it can be done a step at a time.

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  • marybethelizabeth
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 10:39am

    It’s all about mindset
    Part of a fable

    There are 10 families living around a lake. They go to the lake everyday with their buckets and draw water out to survive.
    One day a family digs a big trench and all the water empties towards his property. A little of the water spills on the property of the family on his left and the family on his right.
    These neighbors say, when the other families without water want to build a dam so the lake is full again, ” No! The family that dug the trench just works harder than you!”

    You keys are the neighbors

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  • country_hick
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:13am

    ronin_6
    Words to live by;
    A cave is a grave
    There is always someone faster and stronger than you
    Treat others as you would be treated
    ————————————–
    A cave is dry and warm compared to a tent or nothing;
    God made man, Sam Colt made them equal;

    Treat others… Do you mean the Progressive way? Take other peoples stuff without working for it and whine when you don’t get it?

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  • Liberalslayer_1861
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 8:21am

    @ Ronin_6 what the hell did you learn as a 11 Bravo the 23 years that you were in?!!!!! I also was 11 B for 4 years and never had the mind set that you have in regards to being prepared. No fellow infantrymen that I served with had that lack of preparedness mindset. We tried to be ready for anything and everything. I guess I took away more from my experience in Iraq in 03 than I thought. Remember this saying: Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

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  • Gump
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 8:13am

    Just to add a note to what Glenn said, pick up a copy of THE HARBINGER, by Cahn. The Old Testament prophecies paralleling today. it’s awesome!

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  • capitalismrocks
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:49am

    Funny thing is, a catastrophe will be a liberal purge from this country, they will all panick starve and kill each other while we wait out the first 3 to 4 months of the major chaos safe with our food and supplies, by 6 months we can start to regroup, and rebuild and dispose of the millions of dead liberals who killed one another or just died waiting for their fair share of the Obama stash.

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    • capitalismrocks
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 8:07am

      Another reason to have guns….

      If the country does fall into chaos, that may be the time that China, Russia and certain S American dictatorships will invade and take land and begin to steal resources, food, etc…. So you need to make sure you can defend against that as well, the moment we are weak, the masks of our “friends” from china and Russia will come off and they will strike at the opportunity without hesitation

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  • BigFoot
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:29am

    Gang, it’s not rocket surgery.

    Those of us that live along the Gulf Coast know what it is like to be without power for weeks (sometimes months) after a major storm.

    Non perishable food (canned or freeze dried)
    Drinks (water, fruit juice, Gatorade, etc.)
    Plain bleach (for purifying water & cleaning)
    Medical supplies (bandages, oinments, etc)
    Heat source (fire wood, sterno, charcol)
    Light source (flashlights, kerosene lanterns)

    We keep a minimum of 6 months worth on hand during hurrican season. It’s a way of life on the coast. Our part of the coast was hit by 6 hurricanes during the 04-05 season. Supply availability was minimal at best for most of the summer/fall of 05. Three counties here in NW Florida/SE Alabama were destroyed in the fall of 04 (Ivan). We were on generator power for a month; others 2 months or more. Of course you know about South MS & LA (Katrina).

    Just be prepared for whatever.

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  • Gump
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:37am

    If you want a Ham license go to http://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/ this is a course that you pay for BUT it makes learning the questions to the test easy to remember. Aced all three test. TNT (taint nutin tuit)

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    • sasquatch08
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:26am

      Get a CB in your vehicle too. I spend a lot of time camping in rugged areas and I drive a Subaru WRX.

      I put a CB in it just in case I get stuck somewhere and need help where cell phones don’t work.

      If it really does hit the fan, being mobile with comms is a good idea.

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  • Arc
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:55am

    Those who scoff at “preparedness” will most likely be your most ardent admirer when the ” balloon goes
    up.. ” No Dorothy, this IS NOT OZ “, just another reality show.

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  • Gump
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:09am

    I have been listening to http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com with Jack Spirko since about 6 months after he started. Jack is a straight shooter and very smart. If you really want a education in prepping visit his website. Besides being able to search old episodes by topic there is a very large forum which is also searchable. I consider it my top prepping site.

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  • Eyes-On-You
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:58am

    The sad truth is that the Govt – FEMA & their contract enforcers [Black Water etc] will show up and collect your stuff to use for the ‘greater good’ in the community. Low profile, need to know only, other security tactics may help but if they go door to door?

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  • ronin_6
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:35am

    Self sufficiency is poverty. You all sound like you think the unibomber was right on. Sorry folks we were tossed out of the garden millenia ago. We are not headed back to the 19th century. Get used to it. In 5000 years of recorded human history what don’t you get about 2,000,000,000 sunrises?

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    • sasquatch08
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:08am

      “Self sufficiency is poverty”.

      Lack of self sufficiency, should a disaster strike, is starvation. Did you even watch the videos? Been to the DHS website where they say you should have two weeks of water, food and batteries no matter where you live? Have you ever been snowed in for 8 days? Literally cannot leave the house except through a second story window?

      “There is always someone faster and stronger…”

      Not to sound like a psycho here but that’s literally the reason why man invented the gun…

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    • sasquatch08
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:20am

      And not very many people are talking about 2012 either. They’re talking about natural disasters, potential economic chaos, a riot in their city.

      So you really think it’s “not possible” for a Tsunami to hit the West Coast, or a hurricane to tear up a large part of the country leaving people isolated for a week or more?

      They did a war game back in 2010, where they posited what the DoD thought was a fairly realistic major hacking attack on the US by a rival country. They got all the former heads of major agencies and war-gamed it for hours.

      Within 30 minutes of a major (MAJOR) cyber attack the country was basically paralyzed. Half the country had no electricity and the blackout was creeping west. Pipelines were shut down (natural gas) the internet was off, cell phones didn’t work nor did landlines. Radio stations without generators were off the air.

      2 hours in and these people basically said that we’re screwed. We can deploy the military with emergency supplies to depots in cities, but with no juice to radio stations in many places communicating the location of aid was impossible. Radio stations that did have backup generators might be able to run a couple days at most. They’re professional analysis: panic and anarchy ensue; martial law.

      Estimated time to effect repairs and get things back up and running? 3-16 weeks. Depending on how mean the hackers decided to be.

      That’s DoD talking. Not me. It was on CNN.

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    • sasquatch08
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:25am

      Oh, and you only get 1,825,000 sunrises in 5000 years.

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    • SoupSandwich
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:49am

      Yeh Ronin, find a new master. Bad math and being masterless doesn’t seem like a decent skillset. I watched several thousand people inside the lovely superdome in NO who didnt bother in any way to prep and then thought Nagan was kidding about the chocolate city stuff. Hee. Hee. Surely you jest too.

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  • ronin_6
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:30am

    It will never happen. Not the way you say it will. I will be so glad when this whole 2012 crap is over and done with and we can all get back to work.
    Words to live by;
    A cave is a grave
    There is always someone faster and stronger than you
    Treat others as you would be treated

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    • AndiAndiAndi
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:24am

      I agree that we should treat others as we would like to be treated. Instead of a cave, I’m having my basement finished. Deep window wells for light. A seperate entrance on the side of the house. A kitchenette. Bathroom. 2 bedrooms. An under the porch cold storage and plenty of room for any other storage that we choose to have. Instead of having panic attacks about a catastrophe, try planning ahead by learning how to bottle things that you actually like. Start simple. Plan on sharing what you have. I plan on making beer bread and spreading it with homemade jam on the 1st day of a disaster. I have a wood burning stove in my basement and cast iron dutch ovens and skillets. People are welcome to warm themselves by my stove. Stay for some food and take a nap if needed. I do expect help cleaning up. We have had a local disaster recently. We had a house full of family staying here because our home stayed warm and we have extra food on hand at all times. Instead of people going to other family members homes, they chose to come here. They know they are welcome and we are prepared to be able to care for ourselves and others. We are taught to follow the example and teachings of Jesus. We are the ones who are blessed when we help others.

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    • SoupSandwich
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:51am

      Nothing at all about keeping your sword thingy sharp enough to shave with and having enough plum wine on hand for guests or just getting plowed? Dude. At least have a twister game and some crisco on hand.

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  • sasquatch08
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:19am

    Quite frankly, I used to think this stuff was sort of nuts. Hoarding food? Water? Stabilized gas?

    But recently I’ve actually started doing this, never even thought of it as “prepping” but more like “common sense”.

    The whole thing started for me when I got to thinking about ammo. Some of you might remember that after Obama got elected ammo prices went through the roof and the stuff was scarce. I mean I just wanted to go target shooting with my rifles/shotguns and handguns and I couldn’t get ammo other than 12gauge turkey loads and that was on a good day.

    So I started stockpiling ammo. Not for the apocalypse, but I bought what I could afford so that if I wanted to go shooting sometime I’d have whatever I needed for it and not have to wonder if wally world or the gun store had ammo. That sort of grew into a habit of stockpiling ammo. At first 500 rounds for each caliber, then 1000 then 2000… you get the idea.

    Either way, this is a good idea as well. I’m glad that Glenn is trying to take some of the stigma out of it. What he says about the peace of mind it provides is certainly true.

    One other thing that I personally would point out is tools. Get tools. For example, how long is that AR/deer rifle gonna last without any CLP? How long is that little bottle of CLP going to last if you actually need that rifle day to day?

    When your generator/vehicle or whatever breaks, if you don‘t even have a screwdriver you’re up the creek.

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    • LostDog54
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:44pm

      Try FROGLUBE for all your cleaning, lube and preservation needs. You will never buy anything else again. Its incredible. I have no affiliation with the company. Just a user of the products and I can say they are a one stop shop for all firearm cleaning and storage care. Made by a seal for seal weapons. All natural. You can eat it or use it to clear up dry skin. Lip balm. And smells like mint. Anyone who owns a firearm should know about this stuff. Watch the video of FrogLube at the SHOT Show. I will sell you the brand new bottles of BF CLP and Slip2000 because i wont be needing it. Give it a try and you will never look back…

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  • AmericanFightingMan1
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:55am

    Another thing to consider is that no man can do 24/7 security. You need help. I have buds who never married..I have family/kids. These Army buds will stay with us. Trusted souls. There will be lots of work, some of it back breaking. Gotta have allies. And you gotta sleep sometime. Someone needs to pull guard duty while you sleep.

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    • ronin_6
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:32am

      Your army buds will stay with you until the food/booze/ammo take your pick, runs out. They may not have married but they still have famlies.
      And yes I served. 23 years as an 11B.

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    • booger71
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:01am

      Maybe your buds will run Ronin, but some of us choose wisely.

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    • AmericanFightingMan1
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:05pm

      They are brothers to me, as loyal as your own family, and can be trusted as much as anyone. In the end, you will have to trust someone. Just make your choice wisely. And they know how to zero anything from small caliber to 120mm. Just sayin.

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  • father_of_10
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:47am

    Preparation is far more of a mindset that you would think. You store lots of stuff, but you have to be aware of what is happening before you need all of your stuff.

    I see more of a need for food storage and preparedness on a personal and family level than I do on a regional or national level. I prepare for things like a job loss, sickness or accident rendering me incapable of working for a while, localized grid problems and such. My family can go easily 3 to six months without an income, and still make our bills and feed ourselves.

    Situational awareness is the key. Know what is going on around you.

    http://fatherof10.com

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  • Gypsy123
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:40am

    Great job as always hang in there people

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  • readytostand
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:29am

    Preparedness – I don’t no if i missed it, or no one brought up the thought of medical supplies ? In most catastrophies , such supplies would be in high demand ! ( Here is a little hint i picked up from a very smart survivalist savey friend ) Medical supplies can be purchased for much cheaper than one would think by going to a farm and animal fleet type stores ! Most products come sterile and would be quite acceptible for human consumption ! Antibiotics , bandaging , etc. Fire extinguishers , sterno cans for cooking ! High in protein foods ,like cans of baked beans can support you quite efficiently! You also need protection, because the unprepared are going to want what you have! Firearms and especially ammo will be in high demand ! If you don,t have a firearm than you should arrange for protection with a friend who is armed ! Good luck , be aware and stay safe !!

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  • sillyfreshness
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:24am

    The biggest threat to preppers isn’t doomsday or an economic collapse (even though it’s all possible). No, the biggest threat to preppers is the government. The government wants people dependent on them so everyone will follow what the government says. If the government says “jump” you say how high, because they are starving. If a collapse, giant solar flare, or other tragic event does occur, you will have our government harassing these preppers and even to the point of rounding them up. The biggest threat to preppers is the very government that is suppose to be protecting them.

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    • IMAWAKENOW
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:18am

      Keep it on the down low, don’t present a target for them. There are enough of us they would take years to track us down through receipts and such.

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  • chromesoldier
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:49am

    It is interesting to note that what we call survivalism and prepping now a 100 years ago it was considerd everyday life. This knowledge of how to prepare must be shared so there will be less of those that are running around when an emergency happens wheter it is personal or national in nature information is a key to survival. I follow jack and glenn closely and thank them everday for what they are doing to help

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:37am

    Glenn, it isn’t the end, but the beginning of something new and different. A different age with many of the same souls with a new face.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:25am

    Good job Glenn – just recall though that there will be some of us, such as myself who cannot get out of the cities and are effectivly stuck. I am as ready now as I realistically can be, which is a lot more than most neighbours.

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:24am

    Here’s a little piece of advice: you can catch a fish by reaching over the edge of a creek or river bank by putting your hand all the way to the bottom with the backside of your hand touching the bed; raise up your fingers upwards slightly sweeping your fingers back and forth while moving it toward and under the bank. Do it very slowly and with enough tries you will eventually feel the underside of a fish, then work forward to the gills grabbing it by the gills.

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    • USAMEDIC3008
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:15am

      Or better yet
      Walk along a river bank untill you see someone with his arm in the water
      Wait untill he pulls out 4 or 5 fish
      Grab him by the ears ,shake him till he drops the fish.
      Throw him in the river.and
      EAT

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    • readytostand
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:45am

      @ its just tim -I like your fishing trick , but i prefer a fishing rod ,hook worm , bait ,etc ! Really Tim, wiggle your fingers on the river bottom! I been told the old timers , would throw a stick of dynamite into the pond , and that was quite effective also!!

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    • marine249
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:49am

      USMED
      ha ha ha ha ha

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    • johnnylingo
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:04am

      Fools mock. Good post . I’ve been doing this for 50 years. It works.

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    • Zeus In A Speedo
      Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:57pm

      USAMedic – I assume you are joking, but in case you are not, just remember that God will judge you most in how you act when the SHTF. When in doubt, just live by the Ten Commandments.

      Better to die with honor, than live acting in cowardice or greed.

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  • SpeckledPup
    Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:10am

    Loved it.
    God bless GB and his team for enlightening so many millions of us real Americans, we are listening and doing our homework.

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