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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:06:49 AM EDT
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Apart from propane, I could stay on my property for probably 3 years. I may have gone overboard, but I sleep very well at night.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:10:42 AM EDT
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I don't Prep. I just maintain enough stuff for a LONG camping trip and moderate violence.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:13:46 AM EDT
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Closest thing to SHTF in my area is going to be civil unrest.
The whole Oscar Grant ordeal got a bit messy in Oakland, and I can definitely see something like that happening in the Iron Triangle of Richmond and eventually spilling out to where I am. So as fucked up as it is, race riots/wars is what I'd consider the most likely SHTF scenario for me. There's also the whole "giant earthquake" thing that is supposed to happen eventually. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:15:58 AM EDT
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You prepare for likely emergencies, that means Earthquakes in So Cal, Hurricanes on the East Coast, Tornadoes in the Midwest.. you see where this is going.
There is no way you can be prepared for a SHTF event, prep for a DPOTF event ( Dog Poop On The Floor ), same thing but more localized. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:18:06 AM 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. Ever hear of the Ant & the Grasshopper?? Being an Adult in the society should mean being prepared to take care of you & yours for a week, (or two) without outside assistance. Hurricane, Tornado, Blizzard, Job Loss or Transition. Instead of fancy $200 Nike Air Jordan sneakers or latest iPhones, more people would be better served by having a stock of groceries & extra money in reserve for "bad times". Having a gun means you & yours can keep what you saved & purchased from those who chose to live for today and will be very sorry they didn't plan for tomorrow - Society is really three days away from Anarchy - if the FSA can't get what they want, expect looting and riot of epic scale. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:19:06 AM EDT
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Here the most likely SHTF scenario would be a hurricane landfall or an ICBM strike. We prepare for the former don't worry about the latter.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:28:11 AM EDT
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We've been prepping for tornado SHTF for a year or two now. It seems to be the most likely of all events.
That said I'm not a believer that the gravy train will last forever. It is nice to know in the back of my mind that should something happen we are GTG. If SHTF don't expect me to be posting here. I'll be gone gone gone and faded into the woodwork. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:37:04 AM EDT
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Quoted: 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. You've got your head in the sand if you aren't preparing at some level. I spend my time, effort and money preparing for the most common "SHTF" scenarios. Those include: loss of my job, car/transportation problems, short-duration power outages, illness, food storage, etc... and way on down towards the bottom of the list are things like TEOTWAWKI, Zombie Apocalypse, Massive Civil War, etc... |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 7:52:52 AM EDT
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Back in the early 90's we had an ice storm where people went without power for a couple of weeks, and about 4 years ago some major flooding that messed things up for a lot of people. Those kind of short-term events are the ones for which I prepare.
If anything ever happens that results in TEOTWAWKI, then I'll just have to adapt to the new world or die. The older I get that less I am concerned about that. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 8:00:08 AM EDT
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SHTF is extremely unlikely in my area.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 8:10:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Really? Give us an AAR on your experience. Then we'll see if you were really prepared or just the luckiest guy on the planet. Either way works out the same in the end. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I live in a hurricane state. SHTF is likely every summer. My biggest worry was where I was going to shower every AM and after a week of no power I was looking for a place to do wash my clothes.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 8:11:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you have a wife or children? |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 8:14:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Quote HistoryQuoted: Meh some people will need to die...no fucks given |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 8:35:00 AM EDT
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You don't need to prep. You'll always be able to get to the FSA center.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 9:05:23 AM EDT
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There are two different issues being discussed - preparing for temporary disruption in service vs. all out grab your ass SHTF. I feel preparing for the former is wise but preparing for the latter is really no use. I wouldn't want to live like a caveman anyway.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 9:30:44 AM 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. OP must have never lived in an earthquake or hurricane zone. Our infrastructure can be quite fragile, and store shelves clear out very quickly. I don't consider myself a 'prepper', however, I have a decent store of food, purely from buying items in bulk or on sale to save money. I will admit that it gives me some comfort to have a stockpile. It is also nice to be able to prepare many different dishes on a whim, without a trip to the grocer. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:06:36 AM EDT
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Don't go nuts about this; I'm in the same place I was on New Years Day 1955 when I was three months old. My Dad and neighbor put in a fall-out shelter after Castro let the Soviets put a base in Cuba. They were the ONLY ones to spend a night in that can in the ground, and I helped clean out the spoiled food. Do what makes sense, don't prepare for some WWIII you will never see!
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:13:09 AM EDT
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I have preps to go almost a year for 6 people.
If I lived on Lawn Guyland as the OP does... I'd have more on hand than I do. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:13:49 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:18:31 AM EDT
[#20]
OP is FSA in training.
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:30:15 AM EDT
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My personal priority list is 1.) economic (debt, savings, job, overhead) 2.) physical (fitness, overall health) 3.) crime preparedness (handgun, unarmed, edged weapon and fitness). After that the "prep" is next but WAY lower in priority and actually doing anything.
How off am I? I rank them according my perception of chance of falling victim to them. |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:40:17 AM EDT
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If you don't care, why are you asking?
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Posted: 4/3/2014 10:58:24 AM EDT
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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? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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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? Oh yeah, well I had to drink warm beer after Francis, Irene, and the other one I forgot the name of. HOW CAN A CIVILIZED WORLD FUNCTION LIKE THIS? |
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Posted: 4/3/2014 11:10:44 AM EDT
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Oh yeah, well I had to drink warm beer after Francis, Irene, and the other one I forgot the name of. HOW CAN A CIVILIZED WORLD FUNCTION LIKE THIS? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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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? Oh yeah, well I had to drink warm beer after Francis, Irene, and the other one I forgot the name of. HOW CAN A CIVILIZED WORLD FUNCTION LIKE THIS? You failed in prepping. 
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Posted: 4/3/2014 11:17:33 AM EDT
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In the likely event that the unprepared decide to find their sustenance in my hurricane supplies without invitation, then I am prepared to ensure that they do not.
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