Posted on 07/22/2014 6:35:28 PM PDT by Kartographer
When Paul Revere’s alarm, “The Redcoats are coming!”, was sounded through the countryside centuries ago, it was made to people who were prepared to meet a challenge. Whether the coming challenge in our present day is one of economics or something else, will you be prepared to respond when the alarm is sounded? Here are some ideas you should consider as you get started in your preparations for whatever hard times might await:
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it’s more like 25%. in reality.
I understand what you are saying and it is a good point. I remember a book titled “The Crash of 1980” or some similar year. We did go through some fairly tough economic times but never a real crash.
On the other hand my parents who are both deceased, lived through a real depression so they can happen. I am nearly 70 years old and have seen things in the last few years that I would have never believed. I am mostly talking about morality but it does have some relation to a country’s health.
I really do think there is a catastrophic period coming at some time in this country and probably the entire world.
Depends on the demographic. For instance, young black males are over 50%. That’s right, only one out of 2 have any kind of job. The average is probably upper teens to lower twenties.
My dad said that during the depression successful salesman’s families got to eat and most everyone else nearly starved. His family of eight sometimes had a potato to eat. I don’t mean a potato each, I mean ONE potato! When he was able to attend school his “lunch” was some corn bread with lard on top. We have no idea how good we have it now.
been pushing to extend my basic food stores from 1 month to 3 months. with prices expected to sky rocket the urgency has increased. Been gardening like crazy with good results. good crop of plums, peaches and nectarines - pomegranates coming on good.
Glad things are well for you, but it’s not so for many. Oil, yes flowing in many places flowing almost as fast as gasoline prices are rising. Jobs new jobs are running about 2 or 3 part time to every full time and the wags for both aren’t even keeping up with inflation. Food? I guess you haven’t check the prices of pork or beef lately. We are presently being invaded by third world countries bring not only adding more takers to the rolls, but bringing their third world problems with them. How many more are we to carry before we reach a tipping point.
I suggest you read the article on normalcy bias you might find it enlightening.
Welfare, disability and little part time jobs are what’s keeping it from looking like Calcutta. That won’t last. It can’t.
“Very basic article, but you might use it to get others to thinking about starting to prep.”
Agree...he does a good job on very lightly touching the critical topics. The next step for people is to start digging into those.
One comment about canned food. Most cans have an expiration date a year or a bit more out. If you give it to a food drive after that, they will politely thank you and then immediately trash it, since it’s “expired”.
But then there are others saying that canned food will last at least a decade, if not several decades, particularly if you keep it cool.
So here’s my experience - I stocked up quite well back in 2009 when I figured the dollar would collapse (as any currency this abused would do, in a sane world). Didn’t happen (yet), so now I have a boatload of 5 year-old food (believe me, if you had my wife’s cooking, you wouldn’t eat...or rotate through that canned food very quickly either). So, she’s been out for a bit, and now I’m eating the food. I made no special effort to keep the house (and canned food) cool either last summer or this summer, and temperatures in the 80s were the rule (even at this moment).
Result: The food is JUST FINE. Cannot tell the difference in taste from new and it has actually been a lot of fun eating it - I can calories very easy that way, and some of it is quite filling for the number of calories provided (like corn and peas). Very good experience so far, and I suspect that food would still be good for another 5 years, even with my (temperature) abuse. Now, give me a cool basement, and I wouldn’t hesitate to try 20 year-old canned food - providing, of course, that the can wasn’t bulged out (none of mine are, by the way), and the contents smelled decent.
Is it legal to openly carry an air pistol?
lots of folks are living off others and off the books. i see people driving newer cars than me buying good groceries with ebt cards.
holders folks usually.
Yep,they were tough times.
I was born in the Depression.
My brother was born in the Depression.
My father died in the Depression.
Rough indeed.
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I imagine laws for airguns are as varied as those for powder burners. Where I live, I am sure you could carry for instance a Crosman 1377 which is a fairly powerful air pistol but it looks like an air pistol.
I have Walther and Smith & Wesson air pistols which look just like firearms and I would not recommend any one carry them openly in crowded places.
I am building up emergency supplies slowly. What prepper dehydrated foods do people recommend?
Depends on where you live, but some of the cops now days will most likely shoot you and your dog any way.
My father was born in 1925, had to work as a “hired man” from the age of 12, later was in the CCC and then the Marines for 20 years.
Nice...figured you had some info on it.
Canned foods are the cheapest way to go. I dehydrate some of my own and seal it in canning jars.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3116028/posts
Walmart started sell Augason Farms food on the website with free shipping for orders over $50.00.
I don’t recommend ‘kits’ as I believe you are better off buying the fixings and cooking, less waste more variety.
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