What does it take to survive? The mind is most important tool every one has in an emergency and/or survival situation. What is the right mindset? How can you be prepared? What is key thing to remember?

1. WHAT IS THE MINDSET
NEEDED TO SURVIVE?

2. If disaster struck, whom would you want at your side,
helping you? A doctor? Lawyer? Policeman? Teacher?
While they all have special skills, I submit that the
overwhelming choice would be a Special Forces Green
Beret.
Are you Prepared?

3. S U R V I V A L
S - Size up the situation, your surroundings, yourself, and your
equipment.
U - Use All Your Senses; Undue Haste Makes Waste
R - Remember Where You Are
V - Vanquish Fear and Panic
I - Improvise
V - Value Living
A - Act Like the Natives
L - Live by Your Wits, But for Now, Learn Basic Skills
In Special Forces we’re taught that the word SURVIVAL
provides you with the first letters of the keys you need

4. The Three Stages of Disaster
Mild Disaster: Do you know
what to do if you were snowed in
for a few days? Or the power
was out?
Moderate Disaster: Can you
survive being stranded in your car
for several days? An extended
power outage?
Extreme Disaster: Are you
ready for a large
Catastrophe?

5. Simple rules of:
You can go 3 minutes without air.
You can go 3 hours without regulated body temperate.
You can go 3 days without water.
You can go 3 weeks without food.
PRIORITIZE ACCORDINGLY

6. Do you have a plan in place
and the equipment ready to
Deal with disaster?
Water
Food
Shelter
First Aid

7. Can you make an A-Team?
In a Catastrophe who can you count on? I am not a fan of
picking strangers for your survival team. The level of trust
needed, especially in an extreme emergency, is very,
very high.
One way to figure out your team:
Ask yourself: do I trust this person (these people) with my
life?

8. One of many Things You’ll Need: Grab-n-Go Bag
Know how much you can carry
Plan your gear based on situation and environment—
conduct an Area Study now.
Have several bags: Car, Home, Place of Work
Food, Water, Tools, Tent, Sleeping bag, Fire, Flashlight,
Ziplock bags, Gloves, I.D., Weapons
Make sure its water-repellant if not waterproof
Make your day pack a basic Grab-N-Go bag as seen on
the next slide (an entire slideshow on the contents on
web site)

9. The contents of my day pack
from top left
Knife with whistle/sharpener;
canteen; rain jacket; (Ziplok
extra batteries for headlamp,
water purifying tablets,
waterproof match cases, small
roll duct tape, magnesium fire
starter, 550 cord);
dog leash; solar battery pack,
cables, (Ziplok money, medical
tape, biowipes, sun screen);
Ziplok (gloves and watch cap);
Ziplok (extra socks); bug juice;
SpotX with case; plasma
ligher/flashlight; headlamp;
survival blanket;
fire starter; survival straw;
Quikclot bandage;
Ultralight Waterproof Medical
Kit 9, with extra; splint.

10. No matter how hard it gets,
Never quit!
A survivor must have: Above all a determination to survive.
All else is secondary.
Fear serves a purpose, but too much
fear can paralyze.

11. Okay. Let’s Take a Break!
Overwhelmed?
We all are.
That’s why I’ve written my survival manual.
A step by step, common sense, guide to everything
that just overwhelmed you.
So you can become prepared via one, easily
accomplished, checklist at a time.
We can do it!

12. More Free Information
I constantly update free, downloadable
slideshows like this on my web site for
preparation and survival and other topics.
Use Your Camera on this QR Code

13. More Free Information
Since Slideshare no longer supports links,
I’ve put all the links to free apps, gear and web
pages on my web site at
www.bobmayer.com
Use the pop up from the following image there and
scroll through for what you want:

14. This book walks you through your personal situation,
your home, and your Area of Operations.

15. AMAZON

18. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and
former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the
#1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis.
He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has
traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island
off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and
other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts.
He was an instructor and course developer/writer for years at the
JFK Special Warfare Center and School which trains Green Berets and
also runs the SERE school:
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape.
www.bobmayer.com