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
>>Preparing for a complete collapse of government and infrastruction... as the 20th century taught anyone awake, is probably not a bad idea,<<
That is essentially what the Mad Max scenario is. (possible tread drift: why in the heck did they remake Red Dawn? The first one made its point most excellently!)
How did you fare with Sandy? Were you hit hard? How did your Prep come into play (whether you ramped up to TSHTF level or a more realistic scenario...)
I think anecdotes of how it worked out (for example, I used my camp stove for 4 days after the Northridge quake when I had electricity but not gas — and I had beer — LOTS of beer) would be helpful for people who peruse the prepper threads.
Johnny has made post after post about actually surviving on a mountain using his skills to feed himself, build a dwelling, etc. He is the best, I think, at surviving “in the wilderness” as he has done it for a long period of time. With each post, he reminds us it is a hard life to live that way. If you had nothing but Johnny with you in a wilderness situation, and he had nothing, either, you would live due to his great knowledge and expertise.
Thanks to Kartographer and his excellent material, we have access to the knowledge he has. Kart will make it in excellent style and safety and one wouldn't have to worry about living and surviving with him around.
Johnny, you said: “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.”
Yes, I think the country is going down fast and think an economic collapse is coming soon. I talked about the solar flare (EMP) because that high flare time period is next year. I don't know how long it will take for an economic collapse to happen, but I know this: When trucks stop, whatever makes them stop (economic collapse, sun flare, etc.), means no power, no water and no food.
Our life depends on trucks - when you see a big truck loaded with food going to a grocery, consider your life depends on that truck - do you trust that truck to always be there? No. I trust the food stored in my house to be there - not that truck. I trust the provisions I made to have good water much more than I trust the faucet to have water.
Several weeks ago, there was a notice on my door - the city water company was shutting off the water for 6 hours for repairs. Did I care? No, I have plenty of water at my fingertips and always will have.
To the person who said starting to prep is overwhelming, if you go to my articles, I designed that to start a person prepping from the beginning so the overwhelming aspect would be less. There is also some humor there so you can laugh as you go along, which helps diffuse the anxiety of beginning to prep.