When the $#!¥ hits the fan.

I think a lot of those serious 'Preppers' people are unhappy with their life, and are hoping for something bad to happen.

I have never killed my dinner (other than fish), and have ZERO Rambo skills. I would probably die if left out in the woods alone with my family. I'm in good shape though, so might be able to steal some food and out run the person, LOL.

Married with a three year old.
 
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drkelly said:
I think a lot of those 'Preppers' people are unhappy with their life, and are hoping for something bad to happen.

I have never killed my dinner (other than fish), and have ZERO Rambo skills. I would probably die if left out in the woods alone with my family. I'm in good shape though, so might be able to steal some food and out run the person, LOL.

Married with a three year old.
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Just remember, that guy you are thinking of stealing the venison from... he Killed his dinner and may not be fond of the idea of you taking it away.
 
Single, as of now

I am really looking and reading the different ideas different people have about being prepared. I do prep, but not near what I wish I could swing. I look at it as preparing ahead of time. Many things to prep for, loss of job, government shut down, weather, natural disaster, pandemic, among a few.

What I lack mostly is a group of local like minded people to combine resources with.
 
upnover said:
What I lack mostly is a group of local like minded people to combine resources with.
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well, this is one thing I was hoping this thread would turn towards. You never know When/if any of this could happen. and with that in mind, there's several of you on this board that I've met that I WOULD qualify as like minded people to combine resources with.
 
mbalbritton said:
well, this is one thing I was hoping this thread would turn towards. You never know When/if any of this could happen. and with that in mind, there's several of you on this board that I've met that I WOULD qualify as like minded people to combine resources with.
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So like I said earlier we can all move to Uwharrie and start a jeep community? Lol. Can we just do that anyway without anything hitting the fan? I watch Alaska the last frontier and just think those people are really living life the way it was intended.


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Me and a Buddy plan to.head to mountains hes got a few guns and a small ammo stock , all i have is a bow i havnt shot yet (lol) , but with his knowledge of hunting and mine of the land we could manage. The only fear i have of is people on route to moutains.

Single with gf
and buddy is married with no kids
mj Xj Jk xterra and the nitro we would ditch

A larger group would be ideal.

And i feel uwharrie would be over ran , no sanctuary left


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dackers said:
Just remember, that guy you are thinking of stealing the venison from... he Killed his dinner and may not be fond of the idea of you taking it away.
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It was a joke about myself since I have no hunting or survival experience.
 
cities no, near cities no, plum "bfe" no, country side and communities. Mob mentality or Gov't will go for the masses at once. Mts. will only sustain a few, in dire past situations (IE dust bowl, and great depression) game became almost obsolete. An agricultural based community with well thought out militia and defensive presence will have the highest likely survival. Many skill sets will be needed within but few leaders, not dictators however. Good reads include "One Second After" based out of Ashville and Black MT. the other is "Patriots" The first is much better the later is very tactics laden and a bit long.

My plan build an inner community and hunker down, however I'm a lot closer to WS and the interstate than I want to be. Wife 2 kids 14 male, 18 female
 
Married, no kids.

Step 1: Go to nearest REI and acquire all water purification and filtration devices and dehydrated food
Step 2: Procure internet access to check NC4x4 and figure out what to do next

I guess the first thing I would do is block my driveway so I don't have to deal with people in vehicles. I honestly imagine a large portion of my friends would come here because they know how I am. I'm not a prepper at all, but I'm one of the most resourceful and hardest working people you will ever meet, and I'm a mechanical engineer and eagle scout, so I have some useful knowledge too. My house is fairly defensible, but surrounded by woods, so I would have to make some quick decisions about clearing trees or not. I like not being seen, but I also like being able to see who's coming. Siphoning all gas and locking it up would be high on the priority list, since that will be a disappearing resource. I would save it for things like chainsaws and tractors. I don't have much of an ammo stash, but I imagine traffic would be low since i'm pretty far off the road. The ammo stash is about 1.5 miles away by road, but less than 3/4 mile away through the woods. I have no interest in living for months/years on can food in a bunker waiting for the nuclear fallout to clear so that the remaining 0.23% of the population can rebuild the world. I'm of the opinion that having about 2-3 weeks worth of supplies, and the ability to survive on not much for several months is the extent of my patience for a situation like that.
 
I think the likelihood of a true doomsday scenario where fuel for cars/trucks is not available, the power grid is shut down, etc is about 0.000000000000001%

I like what Chip wrote though. It is very likely that some of the members on this site will experience some kind of extreme personal hardship like he mentioned. Therefore it is more realistic and practical to prepare for something of that nature. Such as, I'd like to get a generator for our new house so we can live comfortably in case we lost power for several days or more in a bad storm. I'd also like to get a small 4x4 tractor in case we get a 100 yr snow storm, ice storm, or wind storm, and I can't get out of my driveway.
 
SHTF doesn't always mean total government or economic collapse. Look at what happened recently in the Philippines or in Japan. These people don't have crap nor the resources that we fortunately are able to obtain. Just having food and water for 7 days or a month could mean life or death. Having these items doesn't make a full on prepper but a person that is taking care of your family. I myself have started to gather necessities to care for my family. Medical supplies, food for a few months that we normally eat anyway and this spring starting a couple raised bed gardens. All of which we will use in normal life even if nothing happens.
 
drkelly said:
I think the likelihood of a true doomsday scenario where fuel for cars/trucks is not available, the power grid is shut down, etc is about 0.000000000000001%

I like what Chip wrote though. It is very likely that some of the members on this site will experience some kind of extreme personal hardship like he mentioned. Therefore it is more realistic and practical to prepare for something of that nature. Such as, I'd like to get a generator for our new house so we can live comfortably in case we lost power for several days or more in a bad storm. I'd also like to get a small 4x4 tractor in case we get a 100 yr snow storm, ice storm, or wind storm, and I can't get out of my driveway.
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I agree with this to an extent. I do not think there will be a true "doomsday scenario", but I can definitely see a scenario like in the OP (possible govt collapse).
History repeats itself. Every great superpower in the world has had It's rise and fall. Its ignorant to think that our country will not go through this too eventually. How drastic it will be or when I have no clue, but inevitably it is bound to happen.
 
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SHTF doesn't always mean total government or economic collapse. Look at what happened recently in the Philippines or in Japan. These people don't have crap nor the resources that we fortunately are able to obtain. Just having food and water for 7 days or a week could mean life or death. Having these items doesn't make a full on prepper but a person that is taking care of your family. I myself have started to gather necessities to care for my family. Medical supplies, food for a few months that we normally eat anyway and this spring starting a couple raised bed gardens. All of which we will use in normal life even if nothing happens.
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This.
 
With a generator and well for water, we will have and endless supply of water. We also have two full size refrigerators, and the freezers in both are usually fairly full of food, plus lots of can goods in the kitchen. At any given time, we probably have a minimum of two weeks worth of food in our house.
 
This is one reason my truck runs on propane it never gos bad and thers lots of it my genarator also runs off propane I have a 1.5 year old mand I'm maried I would probly head out to some freinds house just out side the city with everything I have

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I would go to uwharrie but im deathly afraid of sasquatch
 
I've read some of the books, I watch Revolution, and have even played post-apocalyptic role playing games as a kid. There's a lot of scenarios that could play out to get to the SHTF world. None of which I'd care to live in. As a Boy Scout, I took Wilderness Survival merit badge, and really enjoyed it. I did quite well on my own with my knife, a poncho and a 1/2 lb. of raw ground beef. I lit a fire, made a lean-to shelter, kept warm, cooked my "burger" and garnished it with wild onions and dandelion leaves as a wrapper-bun. It was fun for a 24 hour period. Would I want to live like that on a permanent manner? Not on your life.

I see a lot of people panicking about how things are and worried about "Obama will declare Martial Law" and other stuff. Now, I'm a die-hard Republican, but I'm not happy with how either side has been working lately. I'm tired of the government's inability to get stuff done and the bickering and back-biting that puts ideologies before ideas and ideals. I'm not sure what it will take to get this country back on track. I think one things for sure though, it will take people that are willing to look at the problem and roll up their sleeves and start working to fix it, instead of placing blame on who broke it. Sometimes, I feel like the US is floating in a boat with a leak in it and everyone's trying to figure out who caused the leak instead of putting a finger in the hole and finding a patch while someone else starts bailing water.

By the way, I'm married and a stay-at-home dad with three kids under 8. Closest I want to come to a post-apocalyptic world is the mall at Christmas time.
 
Im seeing alot more stay at home dads hooray for us finally we can enjoy the fruits of feminism
 
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