Preppers - wisdom or fantasy

[JB400]

Here's what your not looking at.  You won't have a freezer.  You will (should) kill one animal at a time.  By making jerky or brining it, it'll last you 2-3 weeks if you use it like the natives did.  As far as city folk, they'll depend on the supermarket until it's gone.  Then craziness will happen and people will die.  The smart ones will look toward the sea or by going hunting.  But, today, people aren't trained to survive and provide for themselves.  They'll perish unfortunately.



Either way, it's all speculation; lets hope this never happens.

[nvrbdn]

i agree that the wild life would take a big hit. the amount of people today compared to the indian days. plus the technology of todays weapons. you really will have to depend on foods other than hunting. now the coyote population in the mid west is pretty large. i wonder how they taste?  chinese anyone?

[RECHRGD]

Yes, eventually the generators will run out of fuel and you're back to trying to survive like the Indians did.  I live north of Spokane Wa. and it's full of sportsmen that could and would be able to fend for themselves for a short while.  I think the huge populations of our older and larger citys to the east would be the first to go into a complete collapse of civility.  Whatever the scenario, as said, just hope it never happens......

[stripedelete]

Being prepared for a natural disaster is wisdom.  I've watched the preppers on T.V.  I think the fantasy for most them is the end of civilization will being  the "great equalizer" or a leveling of the playing field.

[Fred]

OK, I had no idea it was the name of a TV show in the U.S.

[nvrbdn]

yep, doomsday preppers is a regular show. some of the people on there are quacks, but some good ideas and all. gives some good suggestions for supplies.

[JB400]

Never watched it.  Don't see any since in making it a point in watching anything anymore.  Well, watching Gordon and Bowyer get into it was worth watching.

[nvrbdn]

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[Ponch ®]

It's one thing to prepare for a disaster which may cut power / water /food supply temporarily (a few days or weeks), but prepping for the apocalypse is somewhat delusional. Storing up weapons, large amounts of water / food, etc may buy you some time, but in the long term you'd succumb to the same things that are gonna do in people in big cities: anxiety, fear, paranoia, uncertainty. Doomsday preppers are not outsmarting anyone.

[Fred]

It's one thing to prepare for a disaster which may cut power / water /food supply temporarily (a few days or weeks), but prepping for the apocalypse is somewhat delusional. Storing up weapons, large amounts of water / food, etc may buy you some time, but in the long term you'd succumb to the same things that are gonna do in people in big cities: anxiety, fear, paranoia, uncertainty. Doomsday preppers are not outsmarting anyone.

And that's why I'm not losing any sleep over it.

[Patronus]

Here on the front range we call it "the Golden Horde".
The masses coming from the east. I'll be long gone..

[sunfire69]

A lot of good points here.....first you have to figure out what your prepping for....for natural disasters ...or the SHTF...for natural disasters where you have to take care of yourself for 1 to 4 weeks....a good generator to run a well pump and sump pump, and the fridge...and enough gas...( that can be tough you need at least 30 gallon ) and that's if you just use your generator sparingly, they aren't known for fuel economy. if you look around you can find 50gal food grade barrels to store drinking water in...a gas grill or colmen stove can get you thru....a chain saw, several big tarps, lots of bungee cords....
As for the SHTF.....you need a combination of skills...hunting....farming....animal care...my hunting skills are rusty, but it will come back quick....I plant a garden every year...a small one, something different each year so I know what grows the best in my area and what kind of problems each one has...I can some of it..just a small amount just to see how you do it..as a family we help a neighbor take care of his goats, chickens and pigs.....they take far less care or room than cows and horses...and provide more protien....the kids just think it's fun to do...but now they know who to do it just incase they HAVE to do it although all these things sound simple there is a learning curve...I don't want to be "learning" as my family and I head into the first winter....I know how to build a good hog pen and chicken coop..I collect old tools for pennies on the dollar....old bow saws, hammers, things that don't need electricity....I have a small tractor, without solid state ignition...you can crank start it if you have to....my generator runs on propane, I have a 500 gallon tank and propane keeps for a very, very,very long time....plus I have two smaller gas generator for as long as I can get gas....to charge batteries for drills and saws...as long as they last.....I would like the solar and wind option...but just can't afford it....and yes I'm armed, a stock pile is to buy you time...skills will get you thru...it won't be easy...but but it can be done..Hope for the best...plan for the worst

[flyinlow]

I watch Preppers sometimes and have gotten a few good ideas.  Thirty years of flying for a living has taught me that a little preparation and a good back up plan can dramatically improve your chances of surviving . Don't stay up worrying about it and I'm not going to give up the Charger hobby for it.   

[AKcharger]

I follow FEMA guidelines - 2 week supply of food/water/batterys (& bug out bag) After all good emergency preparedness = good Zombie preparedness