Skyrad 0 #1 October 3, 2012 Are you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included)When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #2 October 3, 2012 1. Purchased a safe house with acreage in the mountains 2. Co-purchased, with sons, hunting and farming land in south Georgia 3. Completed my arsenal of personal protection weapons 4. Three types of vehicles for different travel 5. Stocking up on ammo 6. Need hunting rifle 7. Stocking up on food supply 8. Identified a survival network in both states where I have houses 9. Maintaining awareness for new tactics, ideas and connections As the saying goes, trust God but, always remove your keys and lock your car.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #3 October 3, 2012 Interesting Ron What do you mean by a survival network?When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #4 October 3, 2012 QuoteInteresting Ron What do you mean by a survival network? Folks that I trust as allies and can count on when and if the poop hits the fan.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weekender 0 #5 October 3, 2012 I keep about a weeks supply of non perishable food. (realistically i have far more in my kitchen but this is technically stored for a purpose). i have a wind up radio and flashlights. first aid kit and the ability to purify water. i do this because when i moved to the subarbs i realized we were prone to storm related power outages. ive been lucky but have had friends lose power for a week or so. i dont think that really makes me a prepper but thought id add my comments because i am prepared for what i feel is a worse case scenario. I just dont see society degrading to where i need a bunker in my lifetime. Im curious to read at what level people here prepare themselves and what they see as worse case scenarios."The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird." John Frusciante Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #6 October 3, 2012 I've always kept a spare car key and a dime in my wallet. I've long forgotten what the dime was for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bertt 0 #7 October 3, 2012 I've encouraged all my neighbors to stock up on food, bottled water, gold, and silver.You don't have to outrun the bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #8 October 3, 2012 QuoteAre you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included) I keep a spare roll of TP under the bathroom sink.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 October 3, 2012 And exactly where do they keep this gold and silver? Please provide a floor plan if possible.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #10 October 3, 2012 QuoteAre you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included) I'm most curious as to why people are prepping? Nobody has specified yet. People who prep must have a reason; what is your's? 1- Social breakdown (failed or overrun government, riots in the street, invasion by other nation(s)) 2- Asteroid or comet impact 3- Alien attack 4 - Any oogie-boogie related to the Mayan calendar/2012 apocalypse 5 - Nuclear war 6- Other, please specify "But just because we're hypnotized it don't mean we can't dance." - Tonio K" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #11 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteAre you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included) I'm most curious as to why people are prepping? Nobody has specified yet. People who prep must have a reason; what is your's? 1- Social breakdown (failed or overrun government, riots in the street, invasion by other nation(s)) 2- Asteroid or comet impact 3- Alien attack 4 - Any oogie-boogie related to the Mayan calendar/2012 apocalypse 5 - Nuclear war 6- Other, please specify "But just because we're hypnotized it don't mean we can't dance." - Tonio K OK, I keep a spare roll of TP under the bathroom sink because I hate it when I run out and the spare rolls are all in a different room. Will that do?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weekender 0 #12 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteAre you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included) I'm most curious as to why people are prepping? Nobody has specified yet. People who prep must have a reason; what is your's? 1- Social breakdown (failed or overrun government, riots in the street, invasion by other nation(s)) 2- Asteroid or comet impact 3- Alien attack 4 - Any oogie-boogie related to the Mayan calendar/2012 apocalypse 5 - Nuclear war 6- Other, please specify "But just because we're hypnotized it don't mean we can't dance." - Tonio K because during the last storm and power outage Fema suggested people in our area keep a weeks supply of food, a wind up radio and flashlight, first aid kit and a way to purify water. seemed reasonably easy and cheap. so i did it. but again, i dont think im a prepper. just sort of prepared"The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird." John Frusciante Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #13 October 3, 2012 Quote OK, I keep a spare roll of TP under the bathroom sink because I hate it when I run out and the spare rolls are all in a different room. Will that do? yeah, I do that too, but then my wife raids the extra roll from one of the bathrooms and doesn't replace it. WTH!!-- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #14 October 3, 2012 Quote Quote Are you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included) I'm most curious as to why people are prepping? Nobody has specified yet. People who prep must have a reason; what is your's? 1- Social breakdown (failed or overrun government, riots in the street, invasion by other nation(s)) 2- Asteroid or comet impact 3- Alien attack 4 - Any oogie-boogie related to the Mayan calendar/2012 apocalypse 5 - Nuclear war 6- Other, please specify "But just because we're hypnotized it don't mean we can't dance." - Tonio K Yea, really good question. I meant to ask in the Op but forgot, cheers When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarpeDiem3 0 #15 October 3, 2012 QuoteI'm most curious as to why people are prepping? Nobody has specified yet. People who prep must have a reason; what is your's? Living in a hurricane area, I am always prepared for that kind of event, with a gas cook stove, canned foods, lantern/candles, water jugs, etc. Electricity can be out for a week. Or more. But when I hear the term "preppers", I don't think of it as applying to regular natural disasters like that. I think of it as meaning a more long term event, like huge social upheaval, civil war, or loss of infrastructure for months or years. For those kinds of things, I've got almost nothing. I don't have dried foods, or a bomb shelter, or seeds with which to grow my own crops. I do have guns... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #16 October 3, 2012 Social breakdown, which includes the aftermath from another terrorist catastrophe.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #17 October 3, 2012 QuoteSocial breakdown, which includes the aftermath from another terrorist catastrophe. Would have to be one hell of a terrorist attack. Consider the social breakdown after 9/11...there wasn't one.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #18 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteSocial breakdown, which includes the aftermath from another terrorist catastrophe. Would have to be one hell of a terrorist attack. Consider the social breakdown after 9/11...there wasn't one. Whaddya mean, Paul? All airports were closed, for goodness sakes!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #19 October 3, 2012 I know I've stopped wearing my polo collars up a long time ago.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #20 October 3, 2012 QuoteAre you a 'prepper' and if so what are you prepping for? What actions have you taken to secure your future? (Pensions not included) Is this an English phrase? I'm not familiar with it, but I see at least some of the East coast folks are. I'm in a pretty lousy place for self sufficiency if something dramatic happened, there are millions of people or harsh ocean between me and something approaching wilderness. On the positive side, most of my neighbors are unarmed and afraid of guns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #21 October 3, 2012 I have two rigs. I have an extra bag of golf tees in the back of my SUV. Always a roll of duct tape in each car. My climbing gear is always in the back of the SUV. (Having the harness and the belay device is good to have when explaining to the police the presence of the climbing rope and duct tape.) (we keep pretty much a full package of Toilet paper in each bathroom) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #22 October 3, 2012 I got enough guns to fight off the zombie's long enough to get bigger and badder guns."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #23 October 3, 2012 QuoteI got enough guns to fight off the zombie's long enough to get bigger and badder guns. Didn't know zombies were susceptible to gunfire. Aren't they already dead?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #24 October 3, 2012 Quote (we keep pretty much a full package of Toilet paper in each bathroom) My kind of a guy!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #25 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuote (we keep pretty much a full package of Toilet paper in each bathroom) My kind of a guy! well, there's emergencies... and then there's "emergencies" ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
