Preparing for Zombies

Usually I come up with the title after I've written out what I wanted to say. This time I'm spurred on by my passion for emergency preparedness. My grandmother was big into scouting when my mother and her siblings were growing up. When we go camping for our family reunion in the Tetons every summer she cooks using dutch ovens. She's gotten so good throughout the years that her recipes have listed the specific amount of coals on the lid and around the base of the dutch ovens.

All of my mother's brothers were a part of the scouting program (my father's side of the family doesn't have the Boy Scouts of America because they're English). I achieved the rank of Eagle Scout around my 18th birthday in the spring of 2013. Camping has been a big part of my life due to my family's involvement in scouting.

Turns out my wife loves to camp as well. We haven't been camping as of yet but I'm already getting plenty of ideas to get ready for this year's family reunion. I also want to be prepared in case of an emergency. Natural disasters or... zombies, etc. Who knows? I've been looking on eBay and other places online looking at the price my desired inventory will cost. Because we live above a television store and not on ground level, I've planned to pack everything very tightly and put it into the trunk of our explorer (wrecked my first one and we've just bought another).

Planning to be prepared for camping or a disaster gives me a thrill! I can't wait to get everything and put it all together. At that point one could call me "adventure ready." I'm looking forward to this year's Family Camp out and to all the fun outdoorsy times I'm going to be able to have while being prepared for the worst.