Prepping

[rockchucker22]

Ok who does it and why? To what extent is your preps, how long can you hold out?

[Country Pete]

I prep for several reasons which can fall under one general statement. To be able to take care of my loved ones in the event something extraordinary happens. My prep state is currently having enough food and water for my family of 5 for three months. Prepping is the primary reason I am looking into home distilling. There are two things that will be great to barter with if something does end the way our economy functions 1. Bullets - I am stocking up on .22 rounds and am starting to reload 12 gauge shotgun shells in bulk. 2. Alcohol - needs no real explanation. It can be used for everything from fuel to fun. My ultimate goal is to be able to hold out for six months. Also keep in mind becoming unemployed counts as something extraordinary. If that were to happen I would not have to purchase much food supplies for 6 months while I look for other employment. Prepping is not necessarily the exclusive area of the tinfoil hat crowd. I personally don't think there is going to be a Zombie Apocalypse but the economy really going in the dumper and being laid off is a real concern these days so having a reserve to draw upon is not really that crazy.

[rockchucker22]

Great post Pete! How many 22s? I have about 6 months food and endless water. What about bunkers? Also what's in your bug out bag? How long could anyone last? Seems imperitive for our community to come together in a event that could disrupt life as we know it.

I still feel people are inherently good and would band together, protect what's right. Might be more like the 1700s but still livable.

[Country Pete]

I currently only have 5000 rounds of .22 but it is cheap and I buy a few boxes ever paycheck or so. I have a B.O.B. but it really only contains a really good med kit, some high protein food bars and fire starting supplies. Since I have little ones bugging out is probably the last thing on my list. I don't have a bunker but do have alternative housing set up about 5 hours away that is a family hunting and fishing camp that has been in our family for fifty years deep in a forest. I like to think that people are inherently good but at the same time if food gets scarce on a mass level then people will do what they must to feed their kids. That could be a nasty situation. I would think long and hard about who I told about my preps in detail, just like distilling.

[rockchucker22]

Do you feel 22s are enough, I know guys with 338 and 50 cal that reach out. I have around ten thousand rounds but all large cal. I fell in love with 17 hmr for rim fire.

I too have young ones as well as a wife with ms. We arn't very mobil. We have a well stocked pond for long term food. As well as water, guess what my still does work for water.

I'm surprised more preppers arn't distillers!

[Country Pete]

Nope a .22 alone won't cut it. I also have a .270, a couple 30.30s and a 30.06. Along with a 12 ga. a couple 20 ga. a .410 and black powder guns ranging from a double barrel shotgun to a .50 cal Hawkin rifle so I have all the arsenal I need or want. I have had most of them since I was a kid for hunting so they are nothing new. I probably was a "prepper" before the TV shows. My dad was a little kid during hard times and he always stuffed the house with food just in case so I kinda always lived the way I do now. I won't ever build a bunker, I have way to many more important things to pay for than a hole in the ground. But that's just me. I bet there are a lot of folks just like me out there who always have had a lot of stuff set aside. I am just adding a few things here and there.

[rockchucker22]

Nope a .22 alone won't cut it. I also have a .270, a couple 30.30s and a 30.06. Along with a 12 ga. a couple 20 ga. a .410 and black powder guns ranging from a double barrel shotgun to a .50 cal Hawkin rifle so I have all the arsenal I need or want. I have had most of them since I was a kid for hunting so they are nothing new. I probably was a "prepper" before the TV shows. My dad was a little kid during hard times and he always stuffed the house with food just in case so I kinda always lived the way I do now. I won't ever build a bunker, I have way to many more important things to pay for than a hole in the ground. But that's just me. I bet there are a lot of folks just like me out there who always have had a lot of stuff set aside. I am just adding a few things here and there.

Ha so true we have been a canning family forever, my guns all have been around a long time! The reason I asked about bunkers is they seems asinine as you could easily gas one out, mustard gas is ever so easy. I love my 270 and will take it to the ends of the earth, so I buy a box or two every now and again.

As with anything the tv shows are crap, although I have seen people with great ideas.

[maheel]

are you like preping for the zombie attack or EOW (end of world) or something ?

are your holding breathing / air purification systems (or planing that sort of equipment)

i watched "the divide" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535616/ the other night and made me think how ill prepared most including myself are for just about any event .....
here in Australia they pretty much took our right to own a gun away, debatable if was a good or bad thing

[rockchucker22]

You know everyone has thier own reason, I'm ready for any sort of natural event, power goes down for a week or two and people shit. Here in California it's earthquakes, elsewhere it's tornadoes or hurricanes what ever it may be its important not to be caught with your pants down. Once again I'm a believer in people, and feel the need to be ready for disaster that is only tempory. Food, water, medical most important. Defense for longer duration events.

[HolyBear]

Ide say this "preping " is just a way of life... some folks want to sit and watch MTV and try to emulate it, or a keep their head in the stock market, etc...well, after living it my whole life ide say its just that...a way of living....we grow a big garden, do our own canning, grow chickens, pigs,& goats. We stock up on 50lb sacks of beans, rice, oats, flower, sugar, etc and store in food grade barels. I have all.I.need for self defence and offence if needbe. Another good protein getter that I have is traps, a dozen traps can be holding protein still for ya while your doing other things. Baught a big Berkey water filter for my adding to.my cuts, but could come in handy if the water system is down. Got lotsa hand tools. There are two books everyone should have 1, "the encyclopedia of country living", has about any technical info in it that you need to know bout this way of life. And 2 " The Holy Bible" if you need to know about what's coming and how to deal with it....its in there..

[Durace11]

Living in the city makes it real hard to bug out since half a million people (or more) would be trying to bug out at the same time. Here it's all about the "bug in", stay home and stay covered up. Being "Out in the open" when riots/zombie attack/whatever are going on is asking to be relieved of your goods in a hurry. Plus, trying to move all your supplies gets real tough when the freeways are jammed for 50+ miles.

Not that that is an excuse for not being prepared. Just need to use a different mindset when getting prepared. I've got my ammo, food, water, and alcohol supply stocked away. Fresh food gardening is a little harder with such a small amount of land to work with.

[Coyote]

Just my 2 cents worth

Short of stopping a grizzly bear a .22 long rifle with hollow point will stop anything up to an Elk

Just speaking from experience, Oh wait I mean theory. . . . .


Coyote