Thread: Doomsday Preppers unite...or segregate, whichever is safer.

It would be realistic here to be stranded for up to three days and be without power for a week.
I have at least a month's supply of food and redundant water sources that will work without electricity.

Beyond that in terms of 'survival' - I have long been a believer in self-sufficiency. I used to think myself a survivalist, but I think that means something different today. I am more of a homesteader - I don't live off grid, but it wouldn't be a huge transition. The major thing I lack is enough land to have a sustainable farm.

In the event of a disaster which throws us back to the 1800's most of us are going to die anyway - including the preppers.

I was on a board for awhile where this was being discussed. I thought it was amusing how many people have a romanticized view of what it would be like to have a TEOTWAWKI type of event.
Also, most of them, IMO, focus too much on supplies and not enough on skills.

Really good points Eric, and mostly overlooked ones

There was a special on Finances I wasted time watching about buying Gold and Silver after 45 minutes of Sales Pitch BS there was one small nugget of good info...

The most valuable commodity if there is overall fail is 20 acres of Farmland and the Heirloom seeds to grow food... You of course need to be able to protect that food too

Originally Posted by HNSB

It would be realistic here to be stranded for up to three days and be without power for a week.
I have at least a month's supply of food and redundant water sources that will work without electricity.

Beyond that in terms of 'survival' - I have long been a believer in self-sufficiency. I used to think myself a survivalist, but I think that means something different today. I am more of a homesteader - I don't live off grid, but it wouldn't be a huge transition. The major thing I lack is enough land to have a sustainable farm.

In the event of a disaster which throws us back to the 1800's most of us are going to die anyway - including the preppers.

I was on a board for awhile where this was being discussed. I thought it was amusing how many people have a romanticized view of what it would be like to have a TEOTWAWKI type of event.
Also, most of them, IMO, focus too much on supplies and not enough on skills.

I'm learning to be a blacksmith so I'm good
However, you are right. In such an event, the majority of the people will die off. If we fall back to 1800s society, we can only sustain 1800s technology and an 1800s population. One way or another that means 90% of all humanity snuffs it, and while preparation will make a difference, a lot of it will be luck.

If you are a small family living on 20 acres, fully prepared for everything, then you'll still have to deal with things you cannot control.
If you live close to a major city when the teotwawki event takes place, there will be millions of people (the have nots) vs you (the haves). You'll lose everything, just by sheer numbers. If you get an infection or disease that is normally curable but you don't have a doctor or medicine, you'll die. If you don't have a small community to keep the gene pool healthy, you'll die out from inbreeding. The list goes on

Screw you all!! I've seen Mad Max! When the time comes, I'm getting in my nitro charged Falcon and heading for the outback. We don't need another hero!

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

When the time comes, I'm getting in my nitro charged Falcon and heading for the outback.

Just so happens we have one of those in the shed being rebuilt right now (well, its an ongoing project... but we have one). Complete with the appropriate 5.8 litre V8 goodness

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Screw you all!! I've seen Mad Max! When the time comes, I'm getting in my nitro charged Falcon and heading for the outback. We don't need another hero!

James.

Yeah, or you could go to the "other" side. Be the barbarian guy in the nitro dune buggy covered in cow hides with a big moron chained to the hood wearing assless chaps!! Well, maybe that would be pushing it a bit, I loved the Mad Max/Road Warrior films. I always have wanted a Post Apocolypse crazy dune buggy, perhaps someday. And, please don't send applications of your'selves in your chaps!

But I really enjoy assless chaps.

Wait....that didn't come out the way I intended... [that's what she said]

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

But I really enjoy assless chaps.

Wait....that didn't come out the way I intended... [that's what she said]

James.

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.

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.