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Annual prep reviews: Why and how

Make it a habit to review your emergency preparations at least once a year. It’s easy and extremely valuable. Here are tips on what to do and why.

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      Software engineer here.  Drives with built-in encryption are not to be taken seriously if you care about security.  In order for encryption implementations to be secure they have to be transparent and reviewed, and this routinely doesn’t happen in hardware.  Two examples:

      Researchers crack disk encryption in popular Samsung and Crucial SSDs

      Researchers crack disk encryption in popular Samsung and Crucial SSDs

      Academics Find Critical Flaws in Self-Encrypting Hardware Drives

      Academics Find Critical Flaws in Self-Encrypting Hardware Drives

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      How do y’all balance ensuring your gear is working & you know how to use it against the gear getting worn out, and thus not working when you need it?

      Does going backpacking for a night with my gear make sense?

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        Training with your gear is critical, otherwise you are just carrying around dead weight because it’s useless if you don’t know how to use it right?

        One of my favorite articles from The Prepared is this one about bugging out to your back yard. (I bookmarked it because I like it so much) Such a simple but effective concept that I haven’t seen any other preppers talking about. You should read it because it answers your questions pretty well.

        Part of testing out your gear is knowing it’s limits, seeing signs of wear, how to repair that gear, and maintenance that you will need to do on it. Taking your BOB camping once isn’t going to be a realistic scenario, wear your gear out and learn how to take care of it and learn when you need to replace it.

        That’s the respectful and fun way to treat your BOB. By using and testing it. I feel bad for all those bags that have sat untouched on a shelf for the past 20 years.