Posted on 06/01/2012 9:22:45 AM PDT by Kartographer
More Americans are joining the ranks of “preppers” every day.
My last two columns discussed the growing trend of people taking steps to ensure they can be as self-sufficient as possible over the short term in; the event of a natural or manmade catastrophe.
Preppers aren’t necessarily members of groups with a political agenda.
They’re just concerned citizens and sometimes include groups of families, neighborhoods, churches, civic organizations and even entire states.
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The top of my list for things people forget is physical fitness and strength training.
Self-reliance - what a concept!
Prepper PING!
Please consider this our weekly Prepper Thread.
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I would also recommend any sort of antidepressants you can get.
If something happens for which preps are needed people are going to be freaking out. Being able to calm them down and get them to sleep is going to be a gift beyond price.
If you’re on special meds, re-order the first chance you get, and keep doing that each time. You’ll start building up a supply of them, in case the source is disrupted at some point in future. Even though most meds in pill form have a one year shelf life. They’ll last longer, just may not be as effective. You can do the same thing with those as with foods; first in, first out.
That's why God gave us home-brew.
/johnny
One thing I seldom see is glasses.
If you need corrective lenses, you’d do well to order a couple extra pair through an inexpensive online source. Dito with contacts, although if you’re using the throwaway ones, you’ll need a bunch.
But also consider that your eyes (and those of anyone in your household who need lenses) are likely to change over time. It would be prudent to order a couple of pre-emptive prescriptions that might get you closer to your vision several years out, if you can find an optometrist to work with you.
Another thing to consider is fixing on one set of frames so you can order multiple pair of bare frames so you can move the lenses or cannibalize them for parts down the road.
It would be great if some optometrist out there could help establish some sort of SHTF vision kit. Like a standardized set of frames and standardized lenses (probably round) to help get the price down so people could order in bulk and stash them away just in case.
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I added a couple of cases of Hydrogen-peroxide
it is less than a buck a bottle, and is good for cleaning and disinfecting things too
I bought a rubber mallet just in case.
Dont forget. Being a prepper makes you an “enemy of the state” so be careful in all things
That's on the short side. Testing done by the DoD and FDA have shown that all most all medication, if kept in a cool, dry environment, have 90% efficacy after 10 years.
Yes, this is one area in which I’ve gone to some length to prepare. My 72 hour kit sling bag carries both regular glasses and sunglasses for my current prescription; both are in hard cases. Just spent a nice chunk of change updating all of my eyewear. See to live, live to see.
Get a bunch of the “reading” glasses they sell at drug stores. They come in all kinds of setting and are cheap.
You either prepare and stand on your own beholden to no one or you become dependent on others to provide your basic needs and become thier‘serf’. Me I don’t want to be beholden to anyone for providing what is needed for me and mine. I certainly don’t want to have to kiss some ‘gubberment’ third class bureaucratic to try and coax some help from them, I don’t want some ‘jack booted’ thug herding me in line and telling me where to stand, sit, eat or sleep. And last but not least I don’t want to be shut up in with a bunch of ‘zombies’ and have to worry about not only trying to get basic necessities but having to fight to keep what I manage to get.
Let us know how standing on the bridge works out for you.
Now anyone thinking that prepping is foolish ask you what’s easier telling your children and loved ones why you prepared or explaining to them why you didn’t?
But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. 1 Timothy 5:8
You know on second thought don’t let us know how standing on the bridge works out for you we already the answer.
Even with all of the extra manual work to do there will be down time and long periods of it.
Books
Board Games
Cards
Arts and Crafts (papper, pencil, pens and crayons have many uses.)
>> “I myself added two 500 count bottles of acetaminophen and two 500 count bottles of ibuprofen to my preps just this week.” <<
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Trying to assure that you have a quick way to commit suicide?
Just buy aspirin. It works without endangering your life. (and its cheaper)
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