Preppers

[Condor]

Yer on target again Puc. Hygene is gonna be right up there at the top and probably our worst hurdle. Pandemics are gonna take a lot of folks... Scarry!!

 

On the Henry.. I'd been considering picking one of them up but then got to thinking about just how many times would I need to bust it down and pack it away for travel. Not very many, and when I did I wouldn't want to be fumbling around putting it together when needed. Meanwhile that snowshoe is heading off into the sunset.. So my analytical brain tells me that maybe a tube fed 22LR auto-loader might be a better option. There are a few plastic stocked short 22 auto's on the market that wouldn't be that cumbersome to carry, and have a few more rounds in the tube. It might be just me but I have a heck of a time loading a clip when I'm in an adrenaline hurry... Fumble fingers.. I do have a clip fed Mossberg Plinkster 22LR that takes 15 rounds, and in a pinch will do OK, but Remington makes a model 66/22 that is tube fed and might be a better choice, but cost mo-money...

 

Here's something that ran across in this morning's news.

 

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Edited November 22, 2017 by Condor

[Sylvester]

I also don't consider myself a prepper, but I grow produce and can. I also have two freezers with venison and beef plus other staples. I also have solar panels and a backup 22k generating system with a five hundred gallon propane tank. And a 108 foot deep well, and septic system for waste. I never thought of going third world when I planned my mini farm. Other neighbors have similar operations and we are all armed due to the very rural area we live in plus we will defend each other. One neighbor has a hundred head of cattle that we could use since market prices would be zero, but we would have to militia up to protect our food supply.

 

All in all I don't like the idea of having to defend what is mine from marauders, but to protect my wife and neighbors I will.

 

God help us.

 

[Condor]

I also don't consider myself a prepper, but I grow produce and can. I also have two freezers with venison and beef plus other staples. I also have solar panels and a backup 22k generating system with a five hundred gallon propane tank. And a 108 foot deep well, and septic system for waste. I never thought of going third world when I planned my mini farm. Other neighbors have similar operations and we are all armed due to the very rural area we live in plus we will defend each other. One neighbor has a hundred head of cattle that we could use since market prices would be zero, but we would have to militia up to protect our food supply.

 

All in all I don't like the idea of having to defend what is mine from marauders, but to protect my wife and neighbors I will.

 

God help us.

 

Looks like you have the best of both worlds for living off the grid... I think the price of the cattle may surprise you. Maybe not worth a dime, but definitely worth trading fodder for commodities... You may not think you're a prepper, but ya are one... :-) If it walks like a prepper, and talks like a prepper you don't have a fricken duck... :-)

[Sylvester]

Looks like you have the best of both worlds for living off the grid... I think the price of the cattle may surprise you. Maybe not worth a dime, but definitely worth trading fodder for commodities... You may not think you're a prepper, but ya are one... :-) If it walks like a prepper, and talks like a prepper you don't have a fricken duck... :-)

 

My plan was to have land first, that I could grow on. That is what started it all. Always loved the taste and convenience of canned goods on my grandparents farm in Iowa. The generator came as the result of multiple power outages (thank you Duke Energy). And solar came as a cost savings idea (yet to be determined).

 

[Flyinfool]

It is a lot easier to have a level of preparedness out in the country. I live in the big city and it will take a completely different stratagy for survival when the stuff hits the fan.

 

If it is a real WWIII, then I will not have to worry about it. Milwaukee has a LOT of military contractors and is on the first strike list of all the nuclear nations. So I and my family will be vaporized before we know there is a problem, and never have to worry about it for more than a couple of seconds.

 

On the other hand if it is not an all out nuclear fiasco, bullets food and water will become the new currency. The first thing I will do is get as far from the city as possible. I can disappear into the deep woods and live off the land just fine. But because I would need to be mobile on a moments notice and could take no more that what fits in my truck with me. A huge store of anything will do no good. My truck can go 600 miles on a tank of gas, I never let it get below half a tank. both for bug out reasons and it is not good for the fuel system to run it below a half tank. I can load my needed gear and head out of town in just a few minutes if need be.

 

I avoid over sanitizing myself so that my immune system is always running full speed. Some think it is gross, but it does make a difference. If you are never exposed to germs your immune system will not know what to do when one does show up. It is getting obvious in today's youth.

[Condor]

I'm sort of in the semi big city and plan on sitting tight until things start to shake out. Protect what I have, see what's going to happen, and then make a move if needed?? Kinda a wait and see attitude... There's going to be a ton of people trying to get out of Dodge. Even if I have a full tank in the truck, after seeing what happens during an evac due to a hurricane, rush hour is going to be a piece of cake compared to what will happen in a PHTP situation. But like you said, with two AFB's near by, and close to a state capital, it could all be a moot point...