Weekly Prepper Thread

Myself | Feb. 27,2016 | Mike Suchman

[TMSuchman]

Ok folks, welcome back to our weekly discussion on what & how are we going to deal with the end of the world as I see it. This week we are going to discuss medical supplies & possible issues that may/are going to face us when & if everything goes to heck in a hand basket.

First of all you can not beat a good all around first aid kit, for everyday run of the mill emergencies. But know how life likes to throw us a real good wrinkle we need to look at gaining extra, like do you know how to "stitch" someone up in cases of a deep & sever cut/s, what about broken bones, & let us not forget about our teeth. Do you or a member of your family require specialized meds? [In this house we do, so I have to figure out extra work arounds] So now I do have to admit you are probably going to have to spend some hard earned cash for these. We happen to have 3 decent first aid kits stashed around here [1 large one in the house, 1 in the camper & one in my old F-150 truck "Sandy" (named after a horse in the movie "She wore a Yellow Ribbon", Sgt. Tyree's horse)And I do need to get a surgical kit & a dental kit for our preps. And I am by NO means a super prepper either, but I have spent a very large amount of time thinking about the future & making lists/plans [and ALL subject to change at a moments notice too] Because everyday stuff does come up & take notice too. So when ever I have any extra funds or time I go shopping around for gear. And because we do have major medical issues here I have to be very aware of these, for our long term survival. This is where a knowledge of plants & alt. means of treating medical issues will arise. In the bleak future that I am fore seeing there will not be a ready access to the refined med.'s that we have right now today. So now I am always in a prepping mode, trying to figure the next work around.

[mad_as_he$$]

We buy every stick type candle we see a garage sales etc. EMP no problem.

[Jamestown1630]

Thanks very much!

[mad_as_he$$]

Oh and..

rotate, rotate, rotate....

[Pollster1]

I just received an ad for a knife that reminded me of the political dangers of expressing yourself with weapons, even when the weapon is only to be used in self defense. I would rather not use a knife against a BLM thug and have the Confederate Battle flag in front of a (potentially liberal) grand jury. Personally (design, construction, and materials being equal) I prefer Barbie or Hello Kitty, since the goal is to survive the entire encounter with a minimum of damage. A jury would be predisposed to assume that Hello Kitty was not carried with aggressive intent.

The same is true for self-defense firearms. All other things being equal, I'd rather shoot an intruder with my daughter's pink firearm than with a scary black rifle.