Have you thought about Survival Food ?

[dacheedah]

Every NIMS class I have taken the Government (FEMA) tell us we need 2 weeks of rations. Lots of easy food to mix with water like soup, rice and beans to get you by. You probably don't need crazy food stores but it's about keeping food in the pantry on hand for you and your family in the event and reminding to rotate your food stocks. I wouldn't tell a soul I have anything. But if it hits the fan and you eat with me you will be eating food I like. . .

[Miles]

It appears that there are many riders on this forum that are either prepared, or willing to get prepared. Maybe we could form a more friendly union ( oh wait...that is from one of our nations douments, isn't it?)

 

Maybe we could form a VR survivalists network, wherein those that "want" to join in can share info, tips, ideas, and...locations...discreetly, so that if that proverbial stuff hits the fan...we can be some of the last people standing, or riding, per se.

 

If you seriously think about it...and I honestly do not dwell on the thoughts...but if roads are blocked and transportation is in short supply, and gas is cut off...it will be the motorcycles that are able to get around...more fuel efficient...smaller in size to dodge the road blocks, etc.

 

If interested, without going crazy on this, we could ask Freebird to set up one more tab somewhere on the VR site, to allows us to link to a VR survivalists page.

 

Personally, I feel secure that the world is not going to come to an end in my lifetime. But...it is better to be prepared, than to suffer through it.

 

[GolfVenture]

I'd be interested. It be educational, and fun to hear about creative ideas others have implemented and are thinking about.

[cabreco]

It's not really being a survivalist but a realist.

Let's take the obsurd off the table (Zombie apocalypes, Vampires, Alien Invasion etc).

Lets take something simple. An earthquake, not a total devastating one, just one severe enough to disrupt services. No utilities & roads have impassible obstacles.

 

As you know in disaster situations the supemarkets get cleaned out FAST. If the Roads are impassible for truckers, supermarkets are not readily restocked, so low food supply. It may take days (or weeks) to resolve.

 

No Utilities mean no heat, potable water or electricity. Ok so you have a wood burning fireplace & a generator. But think about it, no electric means the gasoline stations can't pump. The cash machines can't dispense, and any merchants cannot take debit or credit card because they cant process w/o electricity. So a fuel supply & cash is essential to have. Drinking water speaks for itself but what about for OTHER stuff like FLUSHING the toilet?

 

Living in Virginia's "Hurricane Ally" I learned to keep supplies to last at least 2 weeks. Before I moved here Hurricane Irene knocked out power of 10 days. & look what happened in NY with Hurricane Sandy.

 

Bottom line, you're not preparing for the end of world scenario, just for a temporary hold over until services resume.

[Snaggletooth]

The disasters I've seen here have been natural, and minor in comparision to many others. Only blizzards and floods but I've seen the effects of days without power and available suppies. People go nuts. I've seen local grocery stores almost stripped of any food product within hours with the possibility of a severe snow storm coming in. We almost had a riot in one store when people were shopping for groceries and the power went off. And stayed off for several hours. People were trying to run from the building with carts of food. That was only caused by a traffic accident that knocked down a power pole. We had to lock down the building. People panic.

 

All I'm saying is that being prepared well ahead of time is absolutely the best game plan. Trying to find soures at the time of a disaster is not going to work well. Even worse is a highly populated city.

 

I'm a city kid with some woods smarts still left in me from my younger years. The thing I try to be prepared for these days is getting away from the cities with a vehicle that can travel off the main highways and roads and carry what I need. Not much more than that. The more you show, the more you become a target for those with nothing.

 

I've had the discussion too many times with people about defending themselves and what they have. Some don't belive they will ever need to do that. I guess it's just me. I suppose I have trust issues. LOL!. I'll share what I have with others willing to do the same, but try to take what I have away and there will be a problem.

 

Just worse case survial..... Shelter, water, a food sourse and a plan to defend that.

 

All done..

[rickardracing]

I am just going to shoot the zombies and eat them. All I can say is ......wow.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Dont forget, most homes have between 30-50 gallons of water in the water heater. In the event of utilities that shut down for a few days, this is drinkable water, in most cases. It certainly is suitable for cleansing and other uses. Most of its available by using the drain spigot, and opening a hot water faucet nearby. Remember, in a worst-case situation, you wont have water pressure, gas, or electricity to the home.

 

In these worst-case scenarios, you wont be pouring perfectly good drinking water into the commode to flush it. Nature will be available, as always, outside, or, inside, in receptacles. (yall can figure this one out)

 

There are many good sources of dehydrated, freeze-dried, and MRE food supplies on the internet. I have sampled some of these products in my own backup supplies, and they arent bad.

 

Be sure to rotate the supplies, use some now and then, and replace. This keeps the supplies fresh.

 

Great thread!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2013 by tx2sturgis

[kantornado]

I can go up to 3 weeks on a small scale disaster. But if it is a catastrophic event and we do survive. It will be interesting to see what happens. I seen entire cities wiped out in the videos of the flood in Japan. People trying to flee never made it, you see them getting wiped out. There under ground bunkers on hill tops did nothing but pool the water. Large crevasses opened and swallowed up the hillsides. If we are lucky we might survive with the clothes on our back. So I figure aside from major Earth Quake, Flood, Volcano, or Meteor we are pretty good..... but never enough ammo.. That's why in case of a catastrophic event I would forget the grocery store and hit the military ammo dump first a S.A.W comes in pretty handy and lots of cool ordinance. the military will be all out trying to save the city dwellers as per the disaster plan. Just a thought you all might consider....Ron:cool10:

[Condor]

I don't have to worry.... There's Dairy Queen, Micky D's, WopperVille, KFC, etc.

[Sailor]

I'm not prepared at all, except for the lake in front of the house full of fish, the deer and rabbits in the yard, the grouse and quail and an ocean of fish clams, oysters, crabs, a half hour walk away. Surrounded by farms. Back to the barter system. Got guns and fishing tackle and boats.

[SilvrT]

Heck, why bother preparing .... we'll just go to the nearest food, clothing, and shelter bank ... they're everywhere nowadays ..

[WildBill1]

I'll just let my Army Recondo training kick-in. Eat lite, carry lite, and travel at night. Worked for me.

[Squidley]

MRE's have come a long way and have a good shelf life. This is a good idea to stock up on. Here in Houston we have hurricanes as well, we have a basic hurricane supply just in case. A generator a plus and fortunately we are on a well with septic in the property. Ammo is at hand so game could be gotten, I would just sit back and watch it all unfold. Nothing your going to do about it, just defend what is yours and keep thief's away....

[Yammer Dan]

I have a cellar. Warden keeps it stocked.