You Mad Bro? Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Hello friends I though we could have a discussion on prepping. If anyone does it. Ideas or tips on how to do it better? I’m a pretty normal guy. 30, run a small blue collar business. But I’ve quietly over the last 6 months starting putting together a little stash of emergency supplies. Few cans or bags of rice everyother time I’m in the grocery store. Getting a bug out bag with essential survival gear packed and ready. I’m wondering if there’s some people that take this more seriously? I’ve realized you don’t have to be a crazy old bearded nutjob who lives in the woods to just want to be prepared for an emergency. So if you do prep and would like to discuss ideas about it, please share! The emergency could be any number of things. Earthquake, virus outbreak, ww3, aliens, zombies! and for a little humour maybe share something silly you could or should pack in your emergency bag. Mine is a micky of whisky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I make my lunch for work the night before That's as prepared as I will ever be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 All I have is a brick of blow and an assault rifle with crate of ammo. Looking to add one of those sniper ghillie camouflage suits to my emergency pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I have a few tins of food and a couple of jugs of water that I put aside and periodically swap out for fresh ones, just in case of an earthquake. Along with a first aid kit. We live in a high risk earthquake zone, so I figure better safe than sorry on that one. It has enough food for about a week and a half I guess. My neighbors are mostly super old, so in the event of a real emergency I can always just steal their food. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Umbrus Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 41 minutes ago, riffraff said: Pretty much sums up my prepping skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solinar Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I live in a nice out of the way area, and don't really 'prep' for disaster by hoarding anything in particular. If something went seriously wrong, there'll be supplies available in the houses abandoned by others. I've just made sure that I have tools, and how to books on practical things, like mechanics, electronics, and building. Knowledge is power after all, and if it all goes south, and you have to rebuild, rather not have to figure out a lot of what we have already done. Will be getting myself a full level 3 first aid kit for the new year tho. I will also try my hand at solar power grid making, as well as figuring out how to best implement a nice little hydro powered electricity generator that doesn't require flooding out a valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solinar Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Thinking practically tho, the biggest things off the hope are medical, food storage, and clean water. Buy one of those graphene water purifiers, and learn how to can. That'll be one of the biggest separators between making it and not in the case of a full blown collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 35 minutes ago, BananaMash said: I have a few tins of food and a couple of jugs of water that I put aside and periodically swap out for fresh ones, just in case of an earthquake. Along with a first aid kit. We live in a high risk earthquake zone, so I figure better safe than sorry on that one. It has enough food for about a week and a half I guess. My neighbors are mostly super old, so in the event of a real emergency I can always just steal their food. we have an earthquake kit too, plus a kit bag that we take back country skiing. I figure if those two things aren't enough then I'll go down to the Vancouver yacht club and steal a really nice boat to escape the insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: we have an earthquake kit too, plus a kit bag that we take back country skiing. I figure if those two things aren't enough then I'll go down to the Vancouver yacht club and steal a really nice boat to escape the insanity. Sail over to the island and pick me up, I'm big and I have experience in fights. Will enforce for you in exchange for food and shelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 48 minutes ago, BananaMash said: I have a few tins of food and a couple of jugs of water that I put aside and periodically swap out for fresh ones, just in case of an earthquake. Along with a first aid kit. We live in a high risk earthquake zone, so I figure better safe than sorry on that one. It has enough food for about a week and a half I guess. My neighbors are mostly super old, so in the event of a real emergency I can always just steal their food. This pretty much sums up my supplies. I should have a first aid kit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, BananaMash said: Sail over to the island and pick me up, I'm big and I have experience in fights. Will enforce for you in exchange for food and shelter. done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Shift-4 said: I make my lunch for work the night before That's as prepared as I will ever be That's called "natural selection". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 In the event of a serious emergency, we have our camping trailer. It has everything we need, including emergency food and water for about a week. The battery is charged, we have solar to keep it charged and the propane tank is full. The only trick is, during the winter months, the trailer is winterized so the water system would be of no use. We do keep bottled water on hand. I have my trusty Boy Scout knife and several rolls of duct tape. So as long as Vancouver Island doesn't sink into the Pacific Ocean, I feel I'm as prepared as I need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Interesting to see the "prepper" replies here. You can tell this must be a Canadian site 'cause if it were American, it would be mostly about how you defend yourself from the kind of"preppers" Bananamash describes. If a societal collapse of any length happens, anarchy will reign and there will be no one there (police etc.) to protect you from those who will take what you have and worse. Louisiana was a pretty good example of how quickly that can happen. it only took a few days for the "evil element" in their our midst to act to organize and control food and to require "payment" for basic everyday items. Break-ins, looting, assaults etc. were rampant. I live in a small remote town that is used to extended power outages and road closures. We are fortunate enough to have a large grocery store that could feed our community for an extended time if necessary. in our home, we probably have sufficient food stores to last at least a few weeks, we keep our freezers full and fresh water is all around us. We also mostly heat with wood and can get around without the need for vehicles. oh, and as hunting is prevalent around here, we don't need to rely on the authorities (or lack thereof)to protect ourselves and our community from those who would seek to take advantage. The best prepping we have is our community itself. Everyone knows everyone and many are related. History has shown that during difficult times (fires, extended power outages etc.) that the community comes together to look after each other. If I lived in the city, aside from some basic, easily transportable food items, I would be thinking self-defence and planning how tp escape the area ASAP hopefully before it all went to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, DIBdaQUIB said: we keep our freezers full do you have a generator to keep that freezer cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Where I live it is not uncommon for the power to go out for 3-4 days, so I have a back up generator. It's a bit small and only gas powered but it is enough to keep the fridge and freezer cold. 4 or 5 camp stove size propane bottles for cooking and multiple flashlights, candles and re chargeable batteries. Battery operated and hand cranking radio. First aid kits, fishing gear. 48 bottles(500ml) of water, even though my water supply is gravity fed, no pump required. Lots of deer and fish within 1/2 mile of home. About 3 weeks of canned food and rice. Some seeds for next years garden. Almost looking forward to the collapse, except I'd miss the hell out of the stereo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, gurn said: do you have a generator to keep that freezer cold? Of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Alf has an old 1950s atomic bomb shelter that's he's fully restored. All of you are invited in case the unthinkable happens (except Leaffans unless they bring a cat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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