Posted on 12/08/2010 7:33:31 AM PST by Doctor Prepper
FOREIGN ENEMIES and Traitors by Matthew Bracken is an outstanding motivator and a must read!
Canoes are tricky devils. They got me too!
While I would agree on letting #10 take care of it you may have to consider that his way of helping is getting people to encourage others to be ready.
Never-the-less, the threat of EMP has been around for quite awhile – I hearken back to times back in the 80’s where I’ve seen the communications setups in EOC’s hardened for EMP with Faraday cages. This kind of protection for at least some of your radio equipment would not be a bad idea.
I read the book....it does present a frightening scenario...
LOL, lakes in America must be very difficult to navigate, i mean it now must be a case of just reaching below the waterline to grab something LOL LOL
A few few cases of cheap vodka would do wonders - a botle would really sweeten the deal with a lot of trading partners who were being hardasses - and really would come in handy if it seemed the end were near...
But all those guns and their ammo fell in a lake during a canoe accident.
when you are STARVIng...YOU will eat cabbage!
Definitely. I have some whiskey but no vodka. It’s a good thought. Probably makes a decent solvent. I suppose it works as a disinfectant, too, maybe. Hell, can you burn it? And you’re right, a bottle of booze would make a nice deal-sweetener.
I have a TSHTF bag in my office, home, and car.
I just made one for my GF and it is a little overboard, bt a little too much is better than not enough.
My biggest fear is water. Food can be ealty with and you can live for weeks without food, water is another thing.
Well, I like that scenario all, right. Appeals to the coin collector in me.
Reality test:
If there is no government with the authority to coin money and regulate the value thereof, there will also be no social order, no police, and no courts.
The minute you reveal that you possess a stash of silver, through a transaction with the baker (assuming the baker is willing), you and your family will acquire a huge bullseye. Your physical security, and the physical security of your children, will become paramount.
It is a libertarian fantasy that a money system will spontaneously arise that is capable of resisting rapine, theft, and murder.
Stock up on food - don't plan on buying it with your silver.
And not a moment sooner! :-)
You’re on the right track friend. Everyone will need some basic supplies. Better to stockpile the MEANS of survival: guns/ammo/reloading supplies. Water purification, power generation, fishing gear, plant seeds.
Best of all is INFORMATION. We know the possibilities and the how-to’s.... losing that knowledge could be the difference between the Dark Ages and the reemergence of civilization.
Another good thing about hard liquor is I rarely touch the stuff. Not much risk of me breaking into my bank.
I do believe FReepers have good cause for a class action lawsuit against canoe manufacturers from all the sad stories I've read about such accidents.
> I’m good except for a generator.
> Looking for a diesel that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
I made the mistake of getting a 6.5KW unit. It sucks down 5 gallons of fuel every 7 or 8 hours. I need to get one that’s only in the 2KW range. Enough to power the furnace, the fridge and a TV. Anything bigger is a waste. My buddy has a 2.2KW unit; it will run for about 16 hours before it’s 3.5gal tank needs filling.
Also, if you get a generator, make sure you get plenty of oil. The oil needs topping off after every other tank of gas.
It will do. But you better have plenty of ammo. In a SHTF scenario, finding more might be a problem. You might want to get something in a more popular caliber. 9mm, .223, 12GA.
>>> But all those gun and their ammo fell in a lake during a canoe accident.
>> Boy, as a group, Freepers seem to have the worst luck on water.
>Yeah! You’re right. I didn’t lose mine in a lake though, it was a river.
We need a new meme:
I had a lot of guns but I donated them all to my local ATF.
I let my friend melt my guns down to make kitchen utensils.
I traded my guns in to buy those low-energy twisty bulbs.
I gave Al Gore my guns to hunt manbearpig.
I had my guns refurbished with sights on the side of the barrel so I could shoot like a gangsta.
THAT’s me, too....don’t really touch the stuff....and my husband would be shocked to know how much we have hidden away...LOL..in fact, I think another trip to the liquor store is due! More VODKA!
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