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Posted: 4/2/2014 5:58:22 PM EDT
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Depends on your definition of SHTF.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 5:59:13 PM EDT
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Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016? 
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:00:14 PM EDT
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I prepare for SHTF.
Not...war SHTF... More along the lines of... Trains go through my hometown all the time... A train could wreck..spill some dumb chemical....and we won't be able to use tap water for a week or two... Or... Power goes for for a few days....for whatever reason... You know... Shit that happens in other towns..but you think could never happen to you... So I am not that guy going to Wal Mart buying all the bottled water/bread when something stupid happens. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:00:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Michelle / Hillary 2016? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016? He said SHTF not EOTWAWKI |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:01:13 PM EDT
[#5]
Zombies. Lots and lots of Zombies.
PREPARE! |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:01:14 PM EDT
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As long as you remain in the minority.... You'll never get laid!
train up, prep up, gear up.... a long night is coming! |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:02:08 PM EDT
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I thought the S had already hit the F in NY?
Better go get you some speed loaders for that sixgun, Padnuh!
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:03:05 PM EDT
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Michelle / Hillary 2016? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016? 
Doomed. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:03:33 PM EDT
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I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:03:44 PM EDT
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Depends on what you mean by prepared?
If you can't survive a week or two without going to the supermarket, living without power for a few day, then yes you should be doing more. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:04:07 PM EDT
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I've been without power for 7+ days during an ice storm. That's the only "shtf" I plan to tackle. All the mad max bs is pure fringe lunatics.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:04:21 PM EDT
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Doomed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016?
Doomed. 
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:04:28 PM EDT
[#13]
You are a grasshopper.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:04:30 PM EDT
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If I lived in NY I wouldn't bother prepping either. You're pretty much fucked no matter what.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:04:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:05:06 PM EDT
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You could always go apex predator. Do you have moobs and a felony?
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:05:39 PM EDT
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Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016?
Doomed. If you think things are bad now, just imagine how much worse they could be. POTUS: Michelle Obama VP: Hillary Clinton Secretary of State: Rev. Jesse Jackson Secretary of Defense: Dianne Feinstein Attorney General: Al Sharpton |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:08:10 PM EDT
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I've been without power for 7+ days during an ice storm. That's the only "shtf" I plan to tackle. All the mad max bs is pure fringe lunatics. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile +1 |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:09:28 PM EDT
[#19]
You will need tats, all preppers have tats.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:10:45 PM EDT
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In Florida, we call SHTF plans hurricane planning.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:10:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I lived in NY I wouldn't bother prepping either. You're pretty much fucked no matter what. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:11:17 PM EDT
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I'm just in it for the (to be) harem of former soccer moms and coeds who will service me for protection and supplies.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:11:52 PM EDT
[#23]
Good luck.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:13:22 PM EDT
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I did Sandy and Irene. No power for at least a week. Hasn't changed my view and my lack of prep. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. Good for you. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:13:24 PM EDT
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It's even worse, I live on Long Island. Pretty much the only way off the island is through the biggest terrorist target in the world. We couldn't even evacuate if we wanted as the roads would turn into a massive parking lot. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If I lived in NY I wouldn't bother prepping either. You're pretty much fucked no matter what. Maybe have a canoe or some other small water craft, a small sail boat. Wow. Think, try it sometime. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:13:40 PM EDT
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I did Sandy and Irene. No power for at least a week. Hasn't changed my view and my lack of prep. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. Well that's special. I've been through a handful of hurricanes directly--many more indirectly. That's not really the issue. The issue is thousands upon thousands driving through your city evacuating. Your city's resources being redirected to other parts of the region, and the criminals know it. When you lose power or water for a week, but all the resources are moved to the portion of the state where people are actually dead from the storm. Every storm that comes ashore is another possibility of bad things. Just because you were fine through two hurricanes doesn't mean you were actually prepared. More likely just lucky. And if you were prepared, then you prepared for SHTF. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:14:11 PM EDT
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I did Sandy and Irene. No power for at least a week. Hasn't changed my view and my lack of prep. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. I survived a car wreck once without a seatbelt, so now I NEVER wear seatbelts. Se how stupid that logic sounds? |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:14:15 PM EDT
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Fuck no I dont prep, I study at the Marauders School of Apex predators, got my single shot 12 gauge and home made body armor ready.
Now bow to my wolf stare while I try to not smile!!!! 
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:14:52 PM EDT
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You have auto insurance - in case something bad happens You have fire/flood insurance - in case something bad happens You have health insurance........... in case something bad happens You have life insurance........ Why would you not have some supplies? - in case something bad happens. If you are buying a missile silo that might be a little over the top, but having a few supplies, food, ammo, gas, etc is just being prudent and is akin to any other insurance type. Always have a plan B |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:16:06 PM EDT
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When I lived in tornado land. I didn't have any money to prepare and wished I did. Now I do, it's mostly food, water and ammo.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:17:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe have a canoe or some other small water craft, a small sail boat. On the flip side I almost got myself killed, and had two helicopters sent up on a kayaking adventure gone wrong.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:17:49 PM EDT
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I'd imagine many people preparing for SHTF become gunowners if they weren't already and the mindset of people who are gunowners is more towards preparedness. I'm not prepared like I should be. Its always in the back of my mind during hurricane season. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:20:19 PM EDT
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Dibs on Ammo,
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:20:31 PM EDT
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I did Sandy and Irene. No power for at least a week. Hasn't changed my view and my lack of prep. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. That's nice, honey. 
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:21:46 PM EDT
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We've got enough food, water and supplies for probably 2-3 weeks. We would not be living on steak and taters, but we would be fed.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:21:52 PM EDT
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Natural disaster SHTF preps for me...not a lot. I live in the suburbs; I'm not going to pretend for one second that if a SHTF EOTWAWKI event happened I'd be doing anything other than bugging in until my meds run out and then count the days until I die. But hey, that's just my meds taking.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:24:26 PM EDT
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Savings account = prepared for shtf job loss
Not prepared = prepared to be FSA Preparing for Shtf doesn't necessarily mean digging a bunker and stocking it with twinkies |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:31:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. Yup. In 2004 I had three systems snuggle up to me. I've lost power due to summer thunderstorms, drunk drivers, horny squirrels and equipment failure. I HAD TO DRINK WHISKEY WITHOUT ICE ONCE. How the fuck do you expect me to maintain civilized behavior without ice in my drink? |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:33:20 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's even worse, I live on Long Island. Pretty much the only way off the island is through the biggest terrorist target in the world. We couldn't even evacuate if we wanted as the roads would turn into a massive parking lot. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If I lived in NY I wouldn't bother prepping either. You're pretty much fucked no matter what. Yeah, I wouldn't prep either. You are pretty much boned. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:36:05 PM EDT
[#40]
That's nice honey.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:38:31 PM EDT
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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
I take precautions and try to keep my family prepared to handle the unknown things in life. It's not like I am preparing for some TEOTWAKI fantasy but there are so many other things that happen. Being prepared really helped us the most when I was laid off for almost a year. I had cash savings and food and other necessary things. I never missed any payments and my kids never did without any of their needs. In fact, I was able to keep my kids lives almost as good as it was when I was working. First thing I did after getting employed again was to restock my savings and supplies. Be ready... |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 6:40:38 PM EDT
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do you carry a toolbox in your trunk?
if so, you're a prepper--it's just a matter of degree.
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:11:10 PM EDT
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He said SHTF not EOTWAWKI Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016? He said SHTF not EOTWAWKI Dude, that would just plain be the EOTW. 
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:16:34 PM EDT
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SHTF in varying degrees and in varying degrees of likelihood.
I actively prepare for the most likely scenarios (power outages, tornadoes, house fires). It just so happens that my hobbies, and learned behaviors* have prepared me for additional scenarios. * My grandparents all went through the great depression, and their habits became my parents' habits which became my own. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:18:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Michelle / Hillary 2016? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Depends on your definition of SHTF. Michelle / Hillary 2016?  |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:21:15 PM EDT
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There's TEOTWAWKI, and then theres SHTF.
Depending on your definition of SHTF, depends on what you -need- to prepare for. What got me to prepare was a gas line break a number of years back. We ran out, quick. You could get gas... in lines... sometimes... or by driving south, beyond the break, which was about 1/2 way to Tucson. Casa Grande had gas. As soon as the line was fixed... I ordered Jerry Cans. That was my start. Having a little fuel, food, a generator... that's not paranoid. It's just smart. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:23:23 PM EDT
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If you are prepared for the zombie apocalypse then
Losing power in a blizzard is just Tuesday 
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:33:27 PM EDT
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I survived a car wreck once without a seatbelt, so now I NEVER wear seatbelts. Se how stupid that logic sounds? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. I survived a car wreck once without a seatbelt, so now I NEVER wear seatbelts. Se how stupid that logic sounds? I was going to post the same thing. I mean whatever floats yer boat I guess.... There are a hundred ways to 'prep' that don't involve massive stockpiles of X, Y, and Z. I'd argue that being extremely physically fit is probably one of the best things you can do, and has many more benefits than end-of-the-world scenarios. The same can be said of acquiring real-world skills and first-aid/trauma certification. But to deny the fact that tomorrow might be radically worse than today is to simply ignore history. We are at an incredibly fragile point IMO with broken economies and warring oligarchs. That historically has never ended well for normal people. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:33:44 PM EDT
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That's always been in the back of my mind. I have years and years of sailing experience. On the flip side I almost got myself killed, and had two helicopters sent up on a kayaking adventure gone wrong.
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Maybe have a canoe or some other small water craft, a small sail boat. On the flip side I almost got myself killed, and had two helicopters sent up on a kayaking adventure gone wrong.
Sounds like you live a life where you depend on someone else all the time to save your bacon. |
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Posted: 4/2/2014 7:34:08 PM EDT
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I don't consider myself a prepper, but my wife and I have several months of extended storage emergency food in addition to what is in our pantry, which is quite a bit. We also have equipment for filtering, treating, and storing water. Other random stuff includes cook stove, white fuel, candles, matches, KI tablets, N95 masks, crank radio, solar chargers, first aid/medical gear, and whatever else I am forgetting...in addition to standard hunting, fishing, and camping gear.
I don't expect to ever need most of it, but it's worth $500 or so to me to have enough to take care of my family for several months (at least) if the food trucks stop coming, the power fails, and/or water stops coming out of the tap. We get a storm around here and the grocery store is cleaned out in a day. What happens when a dirty bomb goes off in DC...20 miles east of us? We started setting up this supply after talking about how much money goes through our hands each month and how little it would take to be better prepared. Good luck buying this stuff in the unlikely event that the shit does actually HTF. Our gear will not be for sale. As someone else said, it's just like having an insurance policy. You don't buy it thinking you'll need it. |
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