Hello, and welcome back to PGM. Since you’re probably at home, riding out the bitter cold that’s pretty much hit the whole nation, you might as well give a thought or two to your home’s unique security concerns for this time of year.
Windows & Doors
Not a big concern when it’s near-or-below freezing outside, as you’re already keeping them shut tight! Just make sure they’re locked and you have your alarm system’s sensors activated (if you have a system).
Heating
As I’ve mentioned multiple times in my real world prepping series, heating in the winter can be a source of failure. Make sure you keep warm by having a fire already going! A pre-emptive fire in your fireplace is always a good idea. Not just that it’s cozy, but if the power suddenly goes out you’ll be well ahead of the curve. A blanket never hurts to keep around, either.
Food
Food isn’t necessarily an immediate concern, although caloric output will increase in the kind of environment we experience in winter. Keeping this in mind, we need to prepare ourselves food suited for our current needs. Something warm (to help with heat loss replacement), sugar and flour (replacing calories lost to the cold), and preferably portable. Cookies are a great, portable way to meet our seasonal needs.
Drinks
While water is always a good option, considering the unique challenges of a dynamic cold weather time-is-life environment, other options become viable. Milk would be a great way to keep us and our loved ones hydrated, while also giving us sustainable energy in the form of proteins and healthy fats. Whole milk is the preferred option, as the fat content adds more calories and carries nutrients that we will need to survive for as long as possible if something were to happen.
Lighting
As the days are shortest this time of year (December 21st is the shortest day and longest night of the year), lighting is vitally important. The fire in the fireplace will provide a decent amount of ambient light, but it flickers and is inconsistent. We can do better than that. Consider something that is brighter and more consistent, like LEDs. We also want to spread out the source, so we don’t create intense shadows that can hide potential problems like intruders, so maybe a string of lights. Now, laying them on the ground doesn’t really allow the lights to do their job, so place them up high, like wrapped around some sort of tree-like structure, or a mantle. Or along the eaves of your house. You know, for security purposes. Be sure to leave them on all night, as you never know when you’ll need the extra light.
Staying Prepared
It does a person no good to have all this knowledge and never act on it. To be fully prepared, we need to take preventative actions immediately. Go ahead and get pre-emptive fire started, and start baking some cookies. Take your warm cookies and place them by your Christma- security light tree, and get under a nice warm blanket. You have to stay warm and prepared! It does you no good to have to go and you’re already half frozen and deydrated! Make sure you stage a tactical reserve of milk & cookies somewhere near the fireplace before you go to bed tonight. If you do it correctly, your setup should look something like this:
Merry Christmas.
-S_S
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