Posted on 11/14/2012 4:53:51 PM PST by Kartographer
1. Not Having Enough Water
2. They put too Much Importance on Their Gear
3. They lack the Knowledge it takes to Really Survive
4. The Rice & Beans Mentality
5. Becoming too dependent on your Guns & Ammo
6. Not Understanding that People will become a Threat During a SHTF Crisis
“I’d say that preppers biggest mistake is in planning to live apart from the community instead of rolling up their sleeves and pitching in to maintain the community.”
I’d say the community will get me killed - due to No. 6.,
“Not Understanding that People will become a Threat During a SHTF Crisis.”
I’m hip. During Sandy, our neighborhood was without power for 8 days. After a few days, our neighbors started coming over in the evenings to sit by our fire to warm up.
We had awesome fireside chats.
They don't fall into the poverty idea, and they are cruel and unusual. ;)
/johnny
Staying tuned ;)
1st Rule of Prep Club: You do not talk about Prep Club.
2nd Rule of Prep Club: You DO NOT talk about Prep Club.
3rd Rule of Prep Club: If someone says “SHTF”, do a shot.
4th Rule of Prep Club: No more than two people to a retreat; one must be a buxom blonde coed for repopulating the human race.
5th Rule of Prep Club: One BOL at a time.
6th Rule of Prep Club: No tie-dye shirts, no socks with sandals.
7th Rule of Prep Club: Prepping will go on as long as it has to.
8th Rule of Prep Club: If this is your first ping to Prep Club, you HAVE to buy all posters a shot.
God....
Is there a way to mute the Prepper Peoople?????
Being unprepared for the fact that people WILL become VERY desperate before YOU run into resource issues WILL get you and your loved ones dead.
This means you MUST have a physical, mental and spiritual plan in place - that you believe in - to handle desperate people, whether they are 7 mos, 7 years, 27 or 70 years old.
AND Never threaten. Only promise.
If the sign says “we hang food thieves and looters” then make it so.
People will quickly fall in line.
You could leave this thread?
What’s YOUR point? (I missed it)
Is there a reason you post on threads you have no interest in, Troll?
I intend to do what I've done in the past, and help folks out as I can.
I'm in a position to do that without much fear, but plenty of awareness.
May get me killed, eventually, anyway, but who wants to live forever? I'd much rather hit the Pearly Gates while in the midst of community service than some things I've done in life. ;)
/johnny
“God.... Is there a way to mute the Prepper Peoople?????”
Sure, GET OFF THIS THREAD, that does it.
What? Next you'll be saying no pony-tails.
Harumph.
/johnny
Me too? Me too?
I think Cody Lundin’s “When All Hell Breaks Loose” makes a few good points:
-The most important survival tool you have is your mind.
-Panic is the enemy, stay calm and your odds of survival are higher with nothing but the clothes on your back than someone freaking out with $100K worth of food and ammo.
-Know your neighbors and plan together, damn few singltons can really survive alone, it’s not impossible but it’s not just buying stuff and going camping once a year to rotate your stuff. This doesn’t mean your neighbors or anyone else should know the details of your plans, but a group of people looking out for each other is going to survive longer and better than Mad Max, unless you have SEAL level skills.
The basics are, IMHO:
-core body temperature
-hydration
-sanitation (the most overlooked and potentially the deadliest; my guess is a LOT more people are going to die of sanitation related issues than killed by roving criminal gangs),
-Sanitation
-communication
I live directly on an earthquake fault; my dad survived the 1906. It ain’t nothing but common sense. Far and away the biggest issue is water, hard to store and you die without it.
Sure. Finish off the quarterly drive, and I won't post until the 22nd. It's only $13K.
/johnny
Yes, please add me if you haven’t already.
Thank you.
/johnny
Yo, Johnny, add ‘Rocker to the list, plis?
I came to appreciate that during survival school. Four days on top of a mountain. It was a training area so they had one porta-pot there which was filled well well beyond capacity.
Then I ate the brownie.
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