I know what you mean, it's all depending on who's wearing them!! Hopefully the pictures will come out right on this. I wouldn't mind seeing this person in some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
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I know what you mean, it's all depending on who's wearing them!! Hopefully the pictures will come out right on this. I wouldn't mind seeing this person in some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
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That's OK James, Ill be your friend and as luck would have it, I know one or two a big morons (have even be called one myself, but I won't be batting for the other team any time soon). All you need to supply is the chains and arseless chaps. :) See you out at Silverton...
Mick
My disaster plan was recently validated during Tropical Storm Isaac. It's pretty simple, disregard the fear pimps in the main stream media; as a general rule, it will never be as bad as they say it will be. Make sure you got a few gallons of fresh water, plenty of beer, a good flashlight, some spare batteries and at least half a tank of gas in the family truckster. IMHO, as beetleheaded and assanine as the human race can be we seem to be a pretty resiliant lot. Come what may, we seem to survive to continue the buffoonery.
Well laddy... You only need to trust in three,: Self; King James, and Uncle Sam. And you'll be cool!
You're already living in australia. How much worse could a post apocalyptic world be? You're practically living in one already :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
No problem Mick, the chain I can get at the hardware store. As far as arseless chaps, I live two hours from San Francisco, it's pretty much the center of the fashion world when it comes to arseless clothing!!Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
Jimbo,Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
I'm not sure how it works "Down Under", but be careful taking Mick's advice if you get caught in the States during the Apocalypse. Wearing arseless chaps in Idaho or Texas will get you mounted on the wall. :nono:
...then on the other hand; wearing arseless chaps in San Fransisco, Oakland or South Beach with get you mounted just about anywhere. :w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRmOc10SMw
A man after my own heart!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
How did ya' like their wood burning apparatus substituting for gasoline? That was friggin' awesome.....I think I took some notes somewhere....Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
Prepped? That's none of your business.
You have to think about a few things: Most of us consider our home our castle, be it stocked or not. Do you have a plan to get back home lets say if a few EMP's went off in the upper atmosphere of your country? Remember, everything electronic is fried. Second is that a loner, no matter how prepped, doesn't have near the chance that a group of like minded individuals would have. A lone wolf may survive, a community would prosper...
A favorite quote from Louis Pastuer: "Chance favors the prepared mind."
What I am getting at is even if you are "stocked up" with all the essentials, is your mind ready & most of all, have you tested yourself?
A disaster lasting more than 45-days would be really a disaster as the stockpiles would run out and surviving would really come into play...
Not a Prob,I could stand to lose 30 Lbs:)Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
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Originally Posted by pixelfixed
HA !!!!
Ok now that was funny :nj
And fortune favors the foolish.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
After 45 days it's just time to remember about the survival of the fittest.
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Originally Posted by donv
WTF are assless chaps??? If they had an 'ass' they are called pants. All chaps,western or motorcycle, are belted leg coverings. What you choose to wear under them is up to the individual.:gaah:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Thanks alot, people. You've just influenced me to buy 3 different survival magazines to determine which I'd rather subscribe to. I'm leaning towards backwoodsman or backwoods home. I looked at Mother Earth News and it looks to have gone completely mainstream w/ half of it trying to sell me something. I though that rag was written by hippies.....pshhhhh. Sellouts. :p :td
Assless chaps are chaps without asses. Duh!Quote:
Originally Posted by HarleyFXST
If the worst should happen, here in Australia we would all band together, pool our resources, and create a new utopia of human endeavour and peace and love.
James.
Backwoodsman is actually a good magazine, I doubt you will be disappointed...full of "how-to" stuff. If you are a "woodsy" kind of guy, then you made a good choice. I don't have a clue about the other one you mentioned.
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Originally Posted by Costabro
I'm not sure what you are getting at here my friend...I'm foolish for being mentally prepared...mmmm....OK.
I do know that if SHTF right now, we (the wife & I) would be fine here in our little community as long as it wasn't a NBC issue & neither of us are ready for a triathlon. It's actually a comforting feeling to be ready for pretty much anything and adaptable enough to handle any situation at hand...even when HE comes I'm prepared :-)
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Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Those that survive the 45 days are among some of the fittest. The weak and stupid will cease to be a factor early on.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I'd think that after 45 days, you'd REALLY better be on your toes.
Right believed that and wrestling!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
One thing that many fail to consider, are medications, most Insurance companies and Pharmacies only allow for 30 days of most medications...
After 30-45 days anyone that can't live without their meds are doomed anyway, also think a second for just the US considering that by many estimates near 50% of the adult population is on some type of mood enhancers, you might verey well be dealing with people in many states of mental breakdown...
There was a well written book I read a year or so ago about an EMP attack and the aftermath of just no electricity/electronics, brought home the reality of the small things that need to be dealt with. Just the lack of basic hygine can kill you :( puts a whole new aspect on the term SHTF event :p
Found it :)
http://www.amazon.com/One-Second-Aft.../dp/0765317583
Backwoodsman magazine is quality and as you stated Mother Earth is crap. I subscribe to Countryside magazine, 10X better than Mother ever was. Covers all aspects of homesteading, in town or out and is geared towards people trying to learn. You can not go wrong with this mag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Costabro
Have you guys read "The Apocalypse for Dummies"? Or "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Doomsday!!"? What about "Ravening Hoards: The Art of Negotiation When You Run Out of Bullets"?
:p
James.
As far as prepping goes, we had a hell of an ice storm a few years back, the power here in my part of suburbia was out for 10 days. Cuddling up with the wife at night while wearing my Carhartt Artic bibs was a new experience. Burning the limbs in your yard for heat was an adventure as well. I think this is where the difference lies is mindset. You cant buy enough crap for every scenario, but you can be mentally prepared. A few good basics wont hurt either, grandma kept a years supply of canned goods in the cellar at all times, the smoke house always had something in it, there were always the apple trees, the garden and the woods along the river.
I do agree with the idea that should food become a problem most game will be wiped out by the new hunters in the woods(most of it wasted as well due to ignorance of field dressing and preservation).
I bought a book once entitled "Five Acres and Independence", my grandfather scoffed at the title and said, "you would be damn surprise what you can do on one acre." So for those of you in town with no where to go in the event of whatever scenario, learn to use what you have and then expand. buying crap for the sake of buying crap doesnt cut it. On my suburban lot{typical 1/5 acre) I have a garden, I have raised rabbits(way to easy to raise and have twice the protein of chicken, US navy study 1954), bees (honey is a very tradable commodity)and goats(milk, meat, butter) and I am thinking of doing it again. Plant fruit trees, ya cant go wrong. Encourage your neighbors to do the same it makes for a stronger community and help in a time of need, be aware of road warriors and the likes. ;)
Feel free to PM if you have serious questions about any of this, I will be glad to help.
I guess that critter in your picture there will be history so you'll be OK in the grub department eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Boom. I thoroughly recommend this. I think you'd like it. It's out of print presently but the kindle version is available here: Reflections of Space and Time: Dr. Scott R. Forrest: Amazon.com: Kindle Store .Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
If need be, him and the dog. But I dont see that coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Sadly, I'm completely unprepared provisionally. If something happened and I couldn't get to a stocked grocery, I'd be without food in about 5 days. I also don't have a firearm, so not much hope of jaunting into the woods for a meal. Although I can set snares, and rabbits are in no short supply around here. I AM lucky enough to be very near a tightly knit community where almost everyone has the requisite survival skills to endure. Perhaps not thrive, but at the very least endure. We are the breadbasket after all. I do happen to know that I don't need nearly as much food as I eat, in order to work twice as hard as I work. So if need be, i'd be good for about a month, which is almost enough time to sprout some radishes. Assuming the sun still shines. So anyhow, basically I'm saying that if I survive an apocalyptic event, it'll be pure dumb luck. I do have big plans in the future. I do read The Backwoodsman, along with several other homesteading/survivalist material. But I live in an apartment, don't watch the news, and don't usually even have an expectation for the weather from day to day. If something bad happened, I'd be the last to know anyways. Information being one of the keys to preparation. All the food in the world won't matter, if I happen to be standing outside when the bomb drops, contagion spreads, volcano erupts, etc.
"Tight knit community?" Well, be prepared to hear the word "NO" when you go begging for food. They are not going to share because they'll not have enough for themselves and their own kids and family.
You are selling yourself short, Joe. You are actually prepared to a certain degree. Your post proves it. Realizing that a few things need to be done to better your situation, is the first step. A firearm is a good thing to have , but not the Holy Grail of equipment; your brain is. Your attitude attuned to the desire to survive. 90% of what you need to survive a major incident is already in your apartment. Information comes in many forms, not just the local evening news.Quote:
Originally Posted by regularjoe
Spend 15 minutes a week, thinking only about this topic; you will be surprised how ideas around you will come to mind.
Know who's house I'm going to if doomsday happens:)Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
All joking aside, I really think my family needs to get more prepared... Funds are sorta low right now, anyone who has some advice for cheap preparedness let me know!!
Parker
Cangooner: You secure the strategic Cap Snaffler silo in Winnipeg.
Parker: You round up the "hookas".
Wullie: You get the beer.
Scookum: As the FNG, you get 10,000 rolls of toilet paper (double-quilted, please) and enough Chalupas and Nachos Bell Grande!
OK, so I'm in the mood to play Devil's advocate here. Assuming that one does not live in a region prone to natural disasters, what exactly are folks preparing for? Don't get me wrong - I have a bag ready to go at a moment's notice, but that's really only to deal with an emergency need to spend some time in a tent. :)
Maybe it's my Historian's perspective that has be a little baffled. People have been expecting/preparing for the end of the world in a WIDE variety of forms really for as long as we have been recording history. Hasn't happened yet. There are of course 'disasters' of all kinds ranging from relatively minor inconveniences to what has happened recently with Katrina, the Hatian and Japanese earthquakes, etc. But these disasters tend to occur in places where one would expect them to occur. I.e. in hurricane, earthquake, tornado, volcano, etc prone regions. If I lived near the Gulf of Mexico you bet your booties I'd be prepared for a hurricane. If I lived on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' you better believe I'd be prepared for volcanoes/earthquakes/Tsunamis.
But if one lives in a part of the world that takes a high probability of such natural disasters out of the equation, what exactly are folks expecting to happen?
Not trying to stir the pot here, I'm genuinely curious.
P.S. All that having been said, the Snafflers are secure... :)
I think some are remembering the lessons of the Battle of Oahu and September 11, 2001.
Examples of disasters that no one pays attention to but could cause world wide havoc. Global warming(please don't flame me), drought, famine, Yellowstone super volcano, meteors, extreme solar flares. These are on top of the normal natural disasters, nuclear holocausts and zombies. You can't really prepare much for some of them, but a little knowledge on simple survival techniques will give you a better chance to survive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cangooner
Tequila has more bang per ounce. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
I don't think an 18 wheeler would haul enough beer to keep us happy for over 5 days.
You'll not get flamed by me for that! Global warming is a clear, present, and growing threat whose reality has repeatedly been demonstrated by the vast majority of peer-reviewed science in recent years. To me, preparing for the effects of global warming (which incidentally would include not only drought but also increased patterns of extreme weather - e.g. tornadoes, hurricanes) makes perfectly good sense. Better yet is actually taking steps to prevent that disaster from happening rather than just preparing for its consequences. An ounce of prevention, and all that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Theseus
There. Now we'll both get flamed. :)
As for the others, if they happen, then fair enough, the S will definitely HTF. But will they happen in my lifetime? I doubt it.
As for learning survival skills, I have been doing that since I was a kid. Not because I think I'll ever *really* need them, but because it's fun. I know (because I have done it) that I can head into the woods on my own and survive. And I like to do that because I like the sense of independence and freedom it gives me, not because of a fear of a looming disaster.
Oh, and zombies! Thanks for the reminder: Walking Dead will be back soon!!
Anne typing for MLA: "1 railroad boxcar of beer will be sufficient!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
Well, I just took a forward step into being more prepared. While going for my dog's evening cruise, I saw the neighbor was messing around with a lug box full of good ole leg hold traps. I stopped in to see what he was up to, he was trading some for some hides a guy had. I picked out four I liked, a #3 double and a #1 jump trap. All of them are against the law to use in California, but, I want them to put on the wall of my Man Cave if I ever get it going. But they could be deployed for food, or as early warning devices. Total cost, I'll smoke him a pork butt. So, I'm practicing my bartering skills too!! BTW, If it comes to a time where money is useless, barter will be the general rule. 22. caliber shells would be great to have, If people have one gun in their home, a lot of times it's a 22..
That's a start, but what about the second week? :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
