As I read this article, I couldn’t help but think of a family we know who prepped big-time for Y2K only to have their basement clogged for about six years afterward.
Depending on the disaster, most of the supplies would be worthless anyway. If you are dying of some kind of radiation poison or other biological, then a lot of good all the Spam, powdered milk, or syrup will be. Also, do these preppers then build themselves a FORT? Are they also prepping to turn away relatives who didn’t prep? I could ask a million ?s about this silliness, but for the time being, I’ll just accept that some people exist to entertain us.
Eat what you store, store what you eat.
Also, don’t buy a bunch of crap that won’t make your life better NOW, as well as post-”shift”.
Do you have a spare tire? That's just so silly.
Thanks for the insult. I'm sure many here feel the same way.
After Katrina I was able to help many people in my area for weeks because of my silliness. You can bet that all those folks have a different attitude about prepping now. Most of my neighborhood is now stocked up at all times.
Did you just come on this thread to make snide remarks?
-houeto.
>> Are they also prepping to turn away relatives who didn’t prep? <<
YES!
I know it’s cold-hearted, but I have NO PATIENCE with willful ignorance.
Our group will be inundated with ‘friends’ who chose not to prepare. They WILL be turned away - using force if necessary.
So, there was this major snowstorm that shutdown DC and much of Virginia and Maryland for about a week. Many folks were without electricity for about that. The newspaper had a grocery store pictured....the shelves were picked bare save for some lemons in the produce section -- the headline was "When Life Gives You Lemons."
My worthless supplies? I had seasoned firewood that heated my house. My neighbors with only the electric furnace did without until they came to my house. I had plenty of dry goods, a generator, and extra water. Water you ask? Water doesn't magically come out of the faucet in a rural area when there is no electricity to run the pump.
Once whatever is in the filter/basin is gone, you're hosed. It is better to allow the water to slowly drip and hope the power comes back before it is empty....rather than use it al up and have the pipes freeze. I was crazy right up until the temperature in the house dropped below comfortable, water wouldn't come out of the faucet, and the bellies started to rumble. It was less than 24 hours that my cell phone rang (that I can charge with a hand crank radio) and I was taken up on my offer.
Aside from SPAM and powdered milk......charcoal is good to store. It helps decontaminate an NBC environment. TECNU for poison ivy is also good too (its original purpose). Having a basic dental kit, manuals, and 1st aid helps too. As does, IV bags, catheters, extra tubing and on and on and on. Preparing doesn't end.
I've also made it through hurricanes and other natural disasters. I'm charitable, but watching the 'too-little and too-lates' show up at Wal Mart can almost be a spectator sport.
A bottle jack and tire tool won't help you if your car bursts into flames either, but that doesn't mean you go without them; you may get lucky and only have a flat.
It is only silly until you need what you don't have. Situations turn desperate really quick.
I guess I'll just have to accept some people didn't learn from the ant and the grasshopper story.....unfortunately those results won't be entertaining.