>>And all three of us also recieved (sic) anti-prepper posts during Sandy. Seems you either help or stand around and bitch about others and the situation. And even on FR you will find some who would rather bitch than help.<<
Hey, I poke fun at you but I am NOT anti-prepper. Like I said, I was in a disaster zone AND survived an actual RL big-time disaster. I know what is needed and posted a sensible list.
I merely pointed out that people can’t prep for a disaster as they would for the mythical WTSHTF.
JRF and Marcella, can you post or link to your experiences?
Smart preparation makes a lot of sense. Getting ready for a Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome OTOH: probably low to zero ROI.
Keep posting these (seriously) and I’ll keep helping you keep it real.
Anyone that thinks serious preppers are getting ready for Thunderdome, asteroid strike, or Yellowstone going off has emotional issues with preppers.
Preparing for a complete collapse of government and infrastruction... as the 20th century taught anyone awake, is probably not a bad idea, that scenario has happened with disturbing regularity all around the world, and always caused by governments.
/johnny
The problem is not so much TEOTWAWKI, but being prepared for disaster clusters. Many times one disaster can make one vulnerable to a secondary disaster , one that you may have even been easily able to handle if not for the primary disaster. This is exactly what happened with Sandy and the Northeaster. Think a earthquake on the New Madrid during a server winter storm.
I've lived with this all of my life and I don't know what you mean, both are part of the same, the differences would not be noticeable until getting into the serious survivalist lifestyle.