From the KSL News Utah article by Carter Williams:
Nicole Apelian, a scientist, researcher, survivor skills instructor and subject of History Channel’s season two of “Alone,” said another important thing individuals can do now is to actually test their preparedness. She said too many people make the mistake of buying the right gear but not knowing how to use it when it matters.
“The first thing is to learn how to use the stuff that you’ve got. So if you’ve got a knife, you’ve got a firearm — whatever it is that you have in your possession, if you have fire starter, turn the power off for a weekend and see how you do, see how prepared you are,” she said. “Put yourself or your family through a training exercise and see how you fare through it, so if the real thing hits, you’ll have already been through it and it’ll be a lot easier and you won’t go into panic mode.
“If you have all this stuff and you don’t know how to use it, it’s like having none of it.”
