Posted on 03/11/2020 5:37:36 AM PDT by Carriage Hill
Do you have your "bug-out bag" (BOB) ready for when the "s*** hits the fan" (SHTF), or will you "bug in" for "the end of the world as we know it" (TEOTWAWKI)?
This jargon is well understood within niche "prepper" communities, whose members spend their lives preparing for impending Armageddon -- natural disasters, pandemics or financial collapse.
And the ideas that drive this culture are becoming increasingly mainstream as coronavirus panic sees people across the world stockpiling rations, sourcing gas masks and self-isolating at home.
Now, "civilians" are turning to expert preppers in droves for help in getting ready for the worst.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
They did.
Also soap, basic OTC medical supplies, laundry detergent or the stuff for making such, cans of soup, orange juice... they have it all already.
And a lot of these people were not preppers in the way CNN is using the word. Just people that realize that at any time things can go wrong and it is nice to have a plan B in place and ready to go.
You have the right approach. I rarely discuss with anyone.
It's disappointing that some preppers, including some on FR, have had a smug attitude about their prepping, and others being not prepared. Almost like a "sucks to be you" mentality.
Thats it exactly ... The Ant and The Grasshopper.
The Grasshopper sneered as The Ant stockpiled and prepped. But once the snow fell, look whos warm and fed!
Prepping rocks ... quietly.
It was, and still is.
MRE hot sauce is to make the food seem “cooked” if you’re unable to do so...
Yup, or the heater pack is MIA.
Oh, those packs are nice (as long as you can clean your hands after using them) - I remember before they had them.
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