The Ultimate Preppers – They Were Preppers, But Didn’t Know It

SHTF Plan ^ | 6-16-2012 | Norse Prepper - Mac Slavo

[shooter223]

“Grandpa was either a hell of a shot, was taking small deer, or was willing to stalk a bleeding out deer for days.” ........ Head shot. 50 yds. or less. No problem if you can sit still and be quiet.

[Vinnie]

At my age I’m not too concerned w/ surviving in order to procreate the human race.
OTHO we do have a stash of food, mostly canned, 30-40 gal, of water available. Much more with any prior warning. If electric stays, a freezer full.
Securitywise I’m in pretty good shape.

My kids and grandkids are many miles away so helping them would likely be problem.

I do watch the show, some good ideas. Some over the top.

[Old Sarge]

Great article, wonderful memories.

That generation is dying off, and few are talking to them about how things really were.

I’m reminded of a quote from comedian Robin Williams: “When you get old, the first thing to go is your hearing, because people stop talking to you”.

I’m headed to that site now to thank the author.

[Lurker]

I was going to say that. My grand dad had exactly two guns. One was a 39a in .22LR and the other was a bolt action J C Riggins 16 gauge shotgun.

The shotgun was for birds and rabbits. The .22 was for squirrels and deer. I still have both of those guns. That 39a is worth quote a sum now. I think grandpa paid about 20 dollars for it back in the day.

Best,

L

[JRandomFreeper]

How did you know I was a discordian?

Last deer my brother shot was with a .223, normal round, black, scary rifle.... So much of the chest meat was blood-shot that he didn't want it. I wind up processing his kills. ;)

Waste not, want not... I made sausage out of it.

/johnny

[Ellendra]

Someone who has at least thought about the eventuality and done some research is still miles ahead of someone who refuses to admit there are problems.

And, some people have things that need to be dealt with first, or issues that prevent them from prepping right now. Personally, I had health issues that kept me trapped in a wheelchair for 3 years, and am currently without a job due to other medical issues. But I did a lot of planning and scheming during that time in the chair, so now I at least know where I'm going, and have been getting stuff done as I'm able to.
(2 years of being able to walk again, woohoo!)

[JRandomFreeper]

I spent 6 months after Dec 2009 incident not being able to sit up by myself. Learning to walk again was hard but I rejoice in it today. I run around like a 10 year old, now. ;)

/johnny

[IncPen]

ping

[Graybeard58]

Check up on Eustis in North Carolina...He actually runs a school at his homesite. It is only a few miles outside of Boone, NC.

He has two BA’s from Appalachian State University and his family are Phd’s...He is definitely not destitute and has money to do as he pleases.

Last night he got a notice that the gov was going to take his land for non payment of taxes (I'm guessing, property taxes) they sure dramatized that segment by strongly implying that he had to go out and cut and sell fire wood to pay those taxes.

[Smokin' Joe]

The target is a high neck shot: a little high, you miss. Spot on and you shatter the spine, a little low takes out the blood vessels in the neck: a short track and an easy one. Most shots well under 100 yards. Farms have no shortage of food, nor places to hide near it and short range shots are fairly easy to come by, if you need meat.
Just saying...

[JoeFromSidney]

I never knew my grandparents. Maternal grandfather killed in action in World War I. Nobody ever told me how the other three grandparents died, but it happened before I was born. I grew up in the Depression. It's my parents whom I remember as "preppers" before there was such a word. An acre of land, half of it in garden; a few fruit trees; chickens and rabbits; in the cellar, shelf after shelf filled with canned vegetables and fruit. Despite the bad economy, we never went hungry.

I'm sorry now that my children couldn't have that experience. They'd be better fixed for what's coming.

[bgill]

That could be my grandparents who half raised me. Everything worth knowing, I learned from them.

About that well without electricity, you can thank the gub-mint and EPA wackdoodles. Our well used to be easily assesible but nooo, had to seal it. Same with the septic which “ran down hill” without electricity but nooo, had to buy property down the road several owners away to move it to and connect it to electricity to pump it up hill.

[Ellendra]

I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to run around like a 10 ear old again, but I know at my brother’s wedding I danced for 5 hours straight. Even when I was out of breath and my feet started to hurt, all I could think was that I’d been sitting down for 3 years, praise the Lord, I can dance!

[Ellendra]

10 ear old

*10 year old

[JRandomFreeper]

Praise the Lord!

All it takes is a few months on your back to make you really appreciate the blessings that you have.

Out of the accident also came a renewed relationship with my brother who helped me in a very physical way. I wake up early and when he woke up and walked by my room, he would help me sit up and stand so I could take that walk down the hall to the little NCO's room.

It's amazing how freeing it is to NOT need that help.

/johnny

[FreedomPoster]

And they’ll soon be using drones and aerial mapping to look for them. If they don’t already on the latter.

[piroque]

Grandpa was either a hell of a shot, was taking small deer, or was willing to stalk a bleeding out deer for days.

See you ain't never hunt'd with that old one-ey'd dawg

[Lazamataz]

I’m going to die.

[SCalGal]

I’m going to die.

Not immediately. Best make SOME plans.

[Sarajevo]

I’d better camouflage the fish pond then.