Posted: 1/10/2010 3:17:20 AM EDT
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I've been observing this forum for a few months now, but figured I'd finally post, going through our own shtf here.
I'm 36, married living in Northern Vermont (10miles from o Canada)with my wife and 2 dogs. I became enlightend after being given a copy of The Patriot by a co-worker about 2 months ago, and have begun to start my life long endevour to be as prepared as I can be for whatever may come. I have been buying some extra food come shopping time, was given a couple cases of MRE's by another friend who I found out was also one of "us", and purchasing ammo for my AR/Remington 1100, and 9mm, building a decent first aid kit. Unfortunately, I was laid off 1 month ago, after working for the State in the Corrections/Probation & Parole dept. for 9 years due to budget cuts. Luckily I have a wife has become supportive of the idea of "prepping" and is showing some interest in it, and she is finishing up her degree to be a dental hygieniest which could come in handy in the event of a prolonged event. Just wanted to finally say HI, and thank you for all of the good information that I've allready recieved from this forum, and looking forward to more. |
Welcome to the SF 
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Prepare for the most likely first and the least likely last. So you ask; what is the most likely event? Quoted:
Start by thinking back over the last 20 years of your life and what emergencies you faced. Things like: flood loss of employment fire tornado blizzard loss of electricity car died out on the road (happened to me tonight 15 miles out of town - 15 degrees and very windy out) etc. these are things that will probably happen again. take steps to deal with those problems first. I bet you will not need a single gun or any ammo to deal with them. once you are well prepared for the things that are almost certainly going to happen, worry about the things that are far less likely. Current events—ongoing or happened within the last 6 months to SF members: 1 SFer recovering from a week in the hospital 3 SF members that are recovering from job loss. 2 SF members have vehicles disabled by auto crashes over Christmas History –– has been posted in SF since I found the SF: homes lost to fire posted here in SF BOV totaled in head on crash because of drugged driver 5 now 7 or more new little SFers born 2 or more little Sfers on the way—ya’ll better tell us when these kids are delivered. Visits to the ER due to infection, injury, and insect sting allergy 5 or more hurricanes Flooding in Cedar Rapids TJ’s BOVs destroyed by severe weather I point this out to say that you can have the perfect retreat but be really hurt by a simple accident. Being a prepper makes dealing with any emergency less troublesome. Do you have a plan for; fire? severe weather? pregnancy? job loss? vehicle loss? Who’s who of the SF (please forgive me if I don’t spell all the names perfectly) Frank Squid—posts occasionally one of the founders or the founder of SF TomJefferson(TJ)—top moderator of SF and great source of wisdom and stories, and poster SF family Paul—suburban SFing and expedition offroading. Halffast—author of some well known fiction Feral—homesteading frozenny—financial Protus—apartment survivalism and outdoor skills die-tryin(dt or DT)—poster BOV of SF Ops—lived SF for decades, poster SF family 1bigbunker—builds houses Ferfal308—he’s living through a collapse in another country biere—general knowledge donne3—mom to a bunch of SFers CJan_NH—generator use and the poster AR15 spare parts kit There are others, but I have not caught the above posters posting trash or foolishness. Acronym translator; SF—this survival forum BOB—Bug Out Bag BOV—Bug Out vehicle IMHO—In My Humble Opinion YMMV—Your Mileage May Vary |