Posted on 08/15/2012 5:55:42 PM PDT by Kartographer
1. It’s just like camping.
2. You can buy enough food and supplies for forever.
3. Your neighbors will gather around and help each other.
4. If I buy enough gadgets (mini washing machine, generator, solar tracker) I’ll be OK
5. I can get to my survival location when TSHTF.
6. I can convince my “significant other” that this is the right move.
7. I don’t need to prepare a place. I’ll just grab my Bug-Out-Bag and find a cave somewhere.
8. My kids will be bored.
If their names end in Donner it’s what’s for dinner...
You’re kewel!
I would luv to do what you did.
In a few years I am going to walk the Amazon as far as I can.
I read a story about two friends who wanted to walk the Amazon from one to the other. One fellow dropped off very quickly while the other spent the next two years before finally making it to the end.
What a frickin experience and I’d like to only do about a month of it solo.
Whut’s SSKI?
I like that.
If we have to resort to cannibalism .. . will vegans taste better?
I understand that homosexuals taste kind of queer
Not to belabor the point, but I would stay away from the zombies until they are eaten by the hogs. There will be a lot of zombies running around. (ala Obama voters and libtards)but they will be initially inedible. They will probably eat out of dumpsters, have infectious diseases and generally be a health risk. After the wild hogs eat them and use their enzymes to get rid of the toxic elements, they should be alright. Yes, the wild game like deer, rabbits stray dogs, cats, opossums, etc. will be gone in the 1st few weeks. But a prime Occupy-type vegan should be the escargo of the apocalypse. Now I do not justify cannibalism, but in the cases of extreme emergency (ala Survive, Leningrad, Mountain Phil, Donner Pass, etc.)the Church will consecrate the food items to preserve life.
Didn’t notice the “From the comments” line did you.
That was someone else who lived that life in the Amazon.
I have no argument with those verses, but they’re off the point a bit.
The major events that befall all of us are necessary elements of his greater plan. The personal crises that we encounter are simply the consequences of our own actions or inactions. The gathering unto destruction at Meggido is justice on a colossal scale.
That's the scary part. It's not hard to shoot a zombie. It's not hard to call the police in case the powers that be have time to respond to a trespasser who is not an immediate danger in a civilized society. The trick is when the powers that be exist, outgun us, and may or may not intervene either on our side or on the zombie side. That requires careful thought, since SHTF is not likely to be the same as throwing an on-off switch for civilization.
Isopropyl alcohol accelerates the growth of minute metastasises. This was discovered in Germany about 20 years ago.
It also settles nausea in 10 seconds. Maintain a high pH and most ailments will pass you by.
I don't quite agree on EMP setting us back 200 years. First, the knowledge exists on paper and in our heads (not just electronic), and we could rebuild after an EMP (assuming the pulses were not a monthly occurrence, and even then we could protect against them). Second, an EMP over the United States might set us back quite a bit and kill tens of millions due to disruptions, but are you imagining pulses over every other continent too? I'm certain that Europe would be here to help us rebuild at a profit to them, or Australia, or North Korea. We might no longer be a recognizable United States, but we would rejoin the mid-20th century with surprising rapidity.
Half a dozen large crawdads are probably enough to meet your protein requirement for a day. A dozen or so medium sized.
If you are a kid (like I was once) who lives where these things are common, we’re talking about 10, 15 minutes max to catch them.
Yeah, you’ll still feel hungry. And yeah, you’ll get damn tired of the taste of crawdads after a week or so!
But you won’t starve!
One does not ‘avoid’ EMP, or any other EMF, one deflects them through proven physical phenomina.
Your friends have bought into deliberate fear propagation. Faraday cages have been tested, and proven effective by the US Navy during atomic testing in the Pacific.
>> “ And yeah, you’ll get damn tired of the taste of crawdads after a week or so!” <<
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I won’t, as long as the salt, garlic, and bacon fat hold out! (coconut oil works too)
>> “the Church will consecrate the food items to preserve life.” <<
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The “church” can consecrate nothing.
What God has condemned will visit condemnation unto you.
Mat 16:25
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”
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Lol!
I have a bunch of catsup in my supplies AND I GROW HORSERADISH!!!
Also, I have a bunch of 1/4 inch hardware cloth around I’ve used for various projects, so cutting it and making basically what amounts to a mini-lobster or mini crab trap would take no time at all!
And I know of a few places where there are huge amounts of crawdads around me.
Your post-apocalypse DJF Mini-Crawdad Trap (TM) can keep you alive and can be had TODAY for the measly price of ten gallons unleaded!
>>> “I spent the day on the web looking for a women’s tactical vest - finally found one that is just right for my purpose.”
I’m always interested in women-specific gear. Would you mind sharing that link?
If I could sew & had a machine for heavy fabrics, I’d rent a stall at the local gun shows. I suspect there’s a fortune to be made in custom shooting supplies, especially in a market whose largest growth demographic is women.
SSKI: Super Saturated Potassium Iodide.
The most effective sanitation available on Planet Earth.
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