I don't condone taking from others, but if my life or my son's life depends on it I'll take your food. I'm not a prepper but I do have some survival stuff ready. Cannabis, guns, ammo, generator, gas, little bit of food and water.a marauder, eh? dangerous trade............
I lived in California most of my life, and I made an Earthquake Preparedness Kit about 3 decades ago. Nothing fancy, just some basics to get us thru a coupla days: a jar of peanut butter, some Capri Suns, MRE's, changes of clothing, candles. It's in a backpack, and was either floating in the back of my car, or in the garage -- I used to be pretty good about changing out the food in it, adding a fresh gallon of water, etc., but just kinda forgot about it for the last decade.
Which brings us to 3 weeks ago, when boyfriend finds the backpack, explores it, and thinks I'm REALLY weird! How exactly did I think 1 PBR and a pair of boys toddler underpants would help in a crisis? Do I really think I'm going to need to change an IV bag? (I have some random medical crap from ex husband, who was an Army medic).
The peanut butter was fine, by the way, and Teenage Son had an embarrassed laugh at the little boy underwear.
If Zombipacalypse, the Comet, the Big One, the Rapture, Randall Flagg and Cap'n Tripps, or melting polar ice caps comes along, I don't think the crap we have hoarded will make a shit of difference. My motto is to be happy NOW (or do my best). If it makes people happy to "prep" for whatever, then alrighty then.
honey never spoils.....throw a small jar in there, imo. socks and foot powder. a blister will really change a hike/march.I'm currently building a bug out bag.
Right now it contains:
3 different types and lengths of rope
hunting knife
skinner blade
traditional folder
2 sided diamond plate sharpening stone
Fishing hooks and line
10 cans of Tuna (in water)
A jar of Peanut butter
Basic medical supplies
Looking into getting a gas mask, with extra filters, but those tend to be expensive.
Also, I never the leave the house without my Kbar short (combat knife) which scabbard is wrapped in 100ft of parachord, a small whet stone, and fire striker tucked behind it... actually pulled it today, afraid I might have to use it. Damn pit bull in my neighborhood charged at me.
the Third World will fare much better than the First World. here, we depend on interstate trucking to supply our cities with food and supplies. here.......we are 9 meals away from chaos.Thousands of people live "primitive" life styles here in the 3rd world; no electricity, water or food supplies, they go out and grow crops, fish and hunt. Some have absolutely no idea what is like to live in the modern world, and they don't need to. Prepare for what now?
honey never spoils.....throw a small jar in there, imo. socks and foot powder. a blister will really change a hike/march.
I agree that people thinking they can just roll over the better prepared are the ones who are more likely to die quickly.I had wanted to start a thread on here about prepping but didn't because I knew it would have a bunch of uninformed and unprepared people on here talking crazy.
If you really do plan on just stealing from other people I feel bad for you, you probably won't make it a month before your shot and your family starves.
I recently began prepping and planning. Fortunately my family and my fiance's family is open minded and we recently purchased a farm for both of our families to live at in the shtf. It has a well for fresh water, 30 acres of farming land, abundant wildlife for hunting, and about a mile hike to a big river, all while being 7 miles away from any type of city.
I am just now starting to collect an aresonal, which will consist of hi-point pistols and surplus rifles until we are financially stable enough to invest more, in which case I plan on getting a belt fed 7.62x54r rifle, most likely a pkm, which costs $4,000+
We will have about 20 people living there so we feel we will do good, unless a divorce happens.....