This sort of injury can be debilitating. Fortunately, it can also be prevented with the proper footwear.
Imagine speeding down the German Autobahn at over one hundred fifty miles per hour in a brand-new Ferrari. The several hundred thousand dollar racing machine is limited only by what you can do with it. Now imagine your car is equipped with a set of bald and unbalanced tires. In this case your safety is in serious jeopardy. This is because the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. It matters not how finely tuned the automobile is when the few square inches of rubber it rides on are in disrepair. The same is true when it comes to the few square inches of rubber that protect your feet in a survival situation.
Before one decides to start living a survivalist lifestyle I highly recommend they take an honest account of their unique situation in this world and set realistic priorities. The truth is that one size does not fit all and to attempt to conform to rigid ideas of survivalism is likely a recipe for disappointment or disaster.
I’m going to start an ongoing series here at Daily Anarchist I’d like to call “baby steps to survivalism.” I’ve been a little bit hesitant to do so because the online world is already littered with countless survivalist websites. But we’re going to go through with it anyways because there are so many issues I take with many of the popular preparedness blogs.
