Posted on 03/28/2024 6:10:39 AM PDT by MtnClimber
That is preposterous. There is no way to prepare for the end of the world. I would go out on a limb to say that most preppers have lost confidence in the institutions that support the way of life we enjoy today. They see way government orchestrates crisis after crisis. They see the war on farmers and they know who the ultimate target is.
I’m so old that my stash doesn’t have to be all that large.
More like preparing for the end of civil society.
I’m pretty sure all my efforts are actually going to benefit my non raptured neighbors.
there is no “surviving” a nuclear holocaust. I thought this was settled 40 years ago.
I have been ready for that for the last 54 years after my discharge from the military. Paying attention to the world situation and having extra stocks on hand just in case.
When the Vietnam war ended someone wondered whom our next war would be with. I thought then said.....Islam. I was correct. I was not the only one who thought it.
bkmk
The best prep is, first, having kids and raising them well. And, second, get involved in saving America rather than being a couch potato. (A few guns might also come in handy.)
No one is going to make it unless they make a huge lifestyle change now. One has to learn and practice how to live completely without electricity long term first thing. Basically return to the lifestyle during the 1800s before electricity so that when it comes you don’t notice much and the impact will be minimal. Only about 5% of this country is ready and prepared to do this, the rest are history in a few short months.
A lot of “Prepping” is just learning and applying the lessons learned by watching how depression era grandparents live. They probably would have appreciated being able to have generators and long storage food available.
Might also want to network with half a dozen other families to support each other. Learn to communicate without electronics like the Pilgrims.
practice how to live completely without electricity
That’s the first start to prepping...
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.
My guess is that a major disruption is more likely than the end of the world or total collapse of civil society. Our infrastructure is susceptible to attack and it could leave hundreds of thousands without power, food disruptions, energy issues etc for weeks to perhaps months, that's what would be smart to prepare for. As an example, Covid - who would have guessed toilet paper would be a hot hard to find commodity. It caused near panic. Imagine no power for a month. Store food supplies stripped. I can see the value of having 1-3 months of supplies.
Since they're apparently using energy as their weapon of choice, I've therefore made our home and driving mostly energy independent.
“That’s the first start to prepping...”
Yep, but it is the last thing folks are willing to practice now ahead of the game. Number one and most important is acclimating your body and learning to live without central heating and A/C. There will be no such thing as setting the thermostat when the SHTF. If you cannot live without central now you will never make it when it does happen. Nothing else you do to prepare will matter at all if you don’t actually do this first. It is a prerequisite.
If the power goes out permanently I want be able to run the following and have put the gear together to make it so.
-microwave ovens
-room air conditioners
-Fans, lots of fans
-refrigerators and small freezers
-Washing machine
-my computers
-My ham radio gear
-simplex repeaters for local comms
-electric blankets
-LED room lighting
-DC chainsaws
-Small power tools
I still need to get the gear together to pump water from my
wells, I can draw water by hand but a pump and pressure tank is a better solution by far.
I am not building a solar power system capable of running the electric central heaters or the clothes dryer.. I can hang clothes out to dry them and I live in a vast forest so I have two woodstoves at the ready.
I have gathered together redundant air conditioners, power tools, small refrigerators..etc etc
I have gathered some ammo but I’m not much of a gun guy.
I have a 22 rifle and a 12 gauge pump shotgun and hundreds of rounds for them.
Lots of security gear, doppler motion sensors, 8 cam security system..etc
LOTS of foodstuffs, medicines, surgical instrument sets..etc
I still need to stock some IV fluids and more bandages and such... I also need to get some O2 concentrators..
I have about 20 good GPS drones for surveillance use.
I still think of at least one more thing each day that I need to get... I know I will forget several things but what can you do...
I have EMP storage for Ham and solar gear, this is just several large galvanized trash cans. 40 spare solar panels that are not connected, still factory packaged.. these should survive any EMP.
My car is old and likely will survive EMP, I got ten 5gal cans for gas... I was shocked at how much a simple 5gal gas can costs! :-/
I have the gear to assemble a mesh network that would cover the county I live in.
I have some FM band transmitters and could cover the local area with a signal if it came to that.
I have four 65’ fiberglass telescoping antenna poles for repeaters and the mesh network.... and nice tall hills on the property for them.
I’m a frugal guy (cheap) but I felt the need to prepare.
I hope to God I never have to use any of it!
Be prepared my FRiends!
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