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Ready for the apocalypse! One American family shows what it takes to prepare...
Daily Mail ^ | 3/23/13 | RYAN HERMAN

Posted on 03/23/2013 6:34:00 PM PDT by Kartographer

Imagine if suddenly, and completely without warning, the world experienced a total blackout – no electricity, no mobile phones, no banks, no internet, no TV, no emergency services. Nothing. Highways quickly become jammed with cars that have ground to a halt; an aeroplane falls from the sky; a satellite view of the planet shows it rapidly plunging into darkness. As it becomes apparent that the lights are never coming back on, nations are plunged into chaos, mass riots break out in major cities and, without electricity, governments are toppled. Into the vacuum step ad-hoc militias, armed and ready to enforce their own rule of law. This is the apocalyptic premise of the hit American TV series Revolution, which begins on Sky 1 this week. In the first episode, viewers are pulled through this nightmarish chain of events.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apocalypse; endtimes; preparedness; preppers; prepperslist; survival
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To: Pox

Not trying to be trite but its a serious question. A good supply of ammo for hunting is certainly a good idea in my book.

I’d love to have 15k rounds of 5.56 on hand but seriously is that amount more important then other items? Chances are you won’t live to use it if the shootings that intense.


21 posted on 03/23/2013 6:57:42 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
just how many firefights do you expect to survive?

All of them. It's worked so far. ;)

/johnny

22 posted on 03/23/2013 6:58:04 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: AlexW

Get out of dodge how and go where?


23 posted on 03/23/2013 6:59:05 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Kartographer

hit that with a crudely made clay grenade using black powder from last year’s leftover fireworks ~ and it’s all your stuff.


24 posted on 03/23/2013 6:59:53 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: JRandomFreeper

I’d wager you did that with 0 rounds.


25 posted on 03/23/2013 7:00:52 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Kartographer
I am preparing by contacting my neighbors and making sure they know what to do when the SHTF. We are prepped to a minimal extent. But we have enough ammo to provide food. And a way to prep water for general use.

And we will spread our system to those outside our neighborhood.

If we can survive as a group...we can survive.

FUBO!

26 posted on 03/23/2013 7:01:32 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Get armed, practice in the use of your weapons, get physically fit, stay alert!)
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To: AlexW
Some folks want to run away, some folks want to stay where they are. Different strokes for different folks. Planning is important both ways.

Even here where tornados and high winds are regular, I'd rather stay here than leave. If I survive, some of my stuff will, too. I know this ground, and my stuff. Even if it gets scattered and rained on.

If I don't survive, I'm fairly sure I won't care.

/johnny

27 posted on 03/23/2013 7:02:43 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: driftdiver
Question, just how many firefights do you expect to survive?

Can we round up a fraction?

28 posted on 03/23/2013 7:03:04 PM PDT by ansel12 (" I would not be in the United States Senate if it wasnt for Sarah Palin " Cruz said.)
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To: driftdiver
6, but the first 2 didn't really count.

/johnny

29 posted on 03/23/2013 7:03:52 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Then you probably understand my point.


30 posted on 03/23/2013 7:04:53 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Kartographer

I went to make coffee this morning and the water came out of the tap all brown! I was shocked. So, I called the city water office and guess what? It’s Saturday! No one is there. So, I made coffee with bottled water and thought about it.

Eventually, I ran the water long enough to get a good color; but, I wasn’t sure if I should drink it. So, I tried to call the big emergency number for the city - line was busy.

After carrying on all afternoon, I got a city worker at my door who said they were flushing the fire hydrants because the Fire Dept. uses them for training and they let dirt into the system - happens all the time!

Lesson: I need to store more water!


31 posted on 03/23/2013 7:07:04 PM PDT by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: donna
I've got 50 gallons in the kitchen just because we've got a water system like that, and I HATE being in the middle of dishes or cooking a meal and losing water.

One thing I always did in a commercial/military kitchen when I started a shift was put at least a 15 gallon pot on to heat. No matter what happened during the shift, you would use the hot water, and if CE screwed up and power went south... you had hot water for some basic stuff.

/johnny

32 posted on 03/23/2013 7:11:09 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: driftdiver

“Get out of dodge how and go where?”
______________________________________________

That would depend on so many factors, such as where you are to begin with, and the nature of the problem one is in.
I fled the USSA 12 years ago, and have not regretted it for one moment.
If I were still back in west Tennessee, my first choice would be to head for the hills...Smoky Mountains.
Preppers need to have multiple plans, depending on the problem. One plan will not likely cover all potential problems.


33 posted on 03/23/2013 7:12:56 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: ansel12

I have been looking at solar chargers for small batteries. A fistfull of rechargables could do the duty of a drawer full of expendables. Do you have any experience with these or recommendations?


34 posted on 03/23/2013 7:13:30 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Kartographer

That headline writer ought to know that the word “apocalypse” means disclosure or revelation, not calamity or disaster.


35 posted on 03/23/2013 7:14:29 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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To: RoosterRedux
But we have enough ammo to provide food.

To a large extent, I feed myself through my own efforts. I do buy some stuff at grocery stores (Port Salut cheese and Cotes du Rhone pop to mind), but the bulk, I grow or forage.

I can eat for a year off the land without burning a single round of ammo.

Heck, last week, I had 2 meals of asparagus out of the garden and a couple of salads without firing a single shot.

Skillsets are more important than ammo.

/johnny

36 posted on 03/23/2013 7:15:54 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Kartographer
can't find the Crovel for sale ANYWHERE... all sale links goto a defunct site, any ideas?
37 posted on 03/23/2013 7:16:23 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: driftdiver
barter for the things you need...
38 posted on 03/23/2013 7:17:27 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: AlexW
I fled the USSA 12 years ago, and have not regretted it for one moment.

Then you are, by your own admission, out of the discussion. You cut and ran. You can say nothing that I will take seriously.

/johnny

39 posted on 03/23/2013 7:17:41 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: driftdiver
Well, I was fortunate to stock up on ammo prior to the major runup in prices, so I am lucky enough to be able to allocate funds for other items as well.

Chances are, I won't survive the first wave, but if I do, I'm in good shape as far as provisions go.

40 posted on 03/23/2013 7:18:35 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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