Any Doomsday Preppers here? ..Camp/Survival programs?
 

Been watching Doomsday Preppers on TV..Just wondering Is anyone here doomsday prepping?

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I have 2 bottles of very expensive champagne put away and 3 hookers booked in advance... I will go out with a bang, or have a very entertaining night...

Dont really want to survive only to be eaten by zombies :Oh crap

I have many solar cells stored in enclosed metal trailers that are as good of faraday cages as you can get. My biggest fear is solar flares knocking out the power grids. Enough freeze dried and dehydrated food in #10 cans to feed 4 people for 5 years. Don't want to say exactly how much weaponry I have, but lets just say I don't need the food. If the shit was to hit the fan I am well prepared to just take food from those who have it. Propane and propane powered generaters to power the well for a couple years probably. Without water nothing else matters really.

But I'm not nuts like the people on that show. Everything I have can be sold on ebay at least. LOL

Interesting show. I think there are several main things we all should think about. Water, dry food, medical supplies and defense.

If some natural disaster like a solar flare strong enough to knock out the power grid was to occur, and it's not impossible, things would go downhill fast. People who organise into small heavily armed gangs will run the show. No power would put us back to the 1800's overnight.

Ok lets liven this thread up. What would become money if the world went to shit? Most say silver and gold I say bullshit. I think bullets and guns will be used as currency. Defense will be everyones top priority.

Bullets and guns
Soap, for washing yourself and clothes
any medicines
booze
smokes
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I have a metric shit ton of ammo, that serves all my "doomsday" needs.

I watched that show once, the whole time sitting there thinking nice stockpiles, you'll all be everyone's number 1 target if the time comes.

Get guns/ammo/and camping shit, and learn how to start fires, pull clean water out of the ground, clean and cook animals and fish.

Gold and silver would be pretty worthless in my book. I might trade a bullet per ounce of gold just because shit may get back to normal but that's about it. I'd rather feed the family and friends that i'd be with then have them sit around in a fucking circle staring at the pretty yellow shiny trinket I just traded for.

Ammo and food would be the currency. And a box of saw blades would be worth more to you then a pound of gold.

That's hardcore, by saying I have enough propane to power the well for a year I mean with it running for say 5 minutes a day. Just long enough to pull up enough water for basics.

I was thinking that while not having big stopping power, .22 might be my ammo of choice because its so cheap and you could stock up on so much of it.

I had a Ruger 10/22 years ago, and I've been thinking about getting another one. Maybe a Mossberg riot gun also.

I'd like to be aware of doomsday scenarios, but I can't be looking like a damn crazy person making a shelter.

Yep, common calibers like 12 guage, .223, 7.62 even 22s. And yeah if we have to go back to cutting down trees hand sawblades and axes will be very valuable.

I love how they say what the nutcases are preparing for before they get more in depth.

550 round box for $19.99 at walmart. I picked up several ar15 style 22's for my daughters to shoot in the backyard. 100 round drums are really cheap for them. Found myself shooting them more than they do. Picked up a Calico 100 round 22 pistol at a gun show, that fucker is fun as hell to shoot.

But yeah building a shelter is overboard for sure. The most trouble I have went to is stashing a bunch of essential electronic devices in metal tool boxes wrapped in mylar then put inside of enclosed metal trailers. Like I said before, solar flares concern me as they are not science fiction. They happen all the time and we are long overdue for a major series of them.

A brick of 500 rounds of .22 is around 25 bucks. Can't really beat that.

--and the 10/22 is just so beautiful(from what I remember). Easy to clean and break down. They have lots of aftermarket options for tactical bodies and stocks also, in case you want the weapon to be a little scarier looking.

I owned a car15 also, but it was a pain in the ass to maintain, and .223 was expensive.

I hope you are one of the zombies I have to shoot in the head.

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what's the difference between the AR-15 and the m16

3 round burst and full auto for the m16.

our country is almost tottally relying on the trucking industry to feed its people..without walmart,kroger,bilo,food lion,piggly wiggly,etc the u.s. will fall apart rather quickly. Urban/surburban people who think runnng to the woods and hunting is the answer are in for a big letdown


ive got 12gauge 7.62 22s 40cal and 9mm ..i was thinking there should be alot of 12 gauge 40 and 9 due to very common calibur in the usa for home defense AND Law enforcement.

40's and 9's both in handgun and carbine rifle models..

must have list :
22lr Rifle
ar 223 rifle
Ar-15 with the 50cal conversion


i think water,gas,booze,ammo,dry food and spices will be the high value items...also seeds,nails,gas masks,medicine and cold weather gear.

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You are correct about no food in the woods. People like me with 2 acres fenced in with my own well water will be sitting pretty. People in the cities will be fucked. I don't think 40 cal is common, 45 is more common. even 38 special more than 40. 100 12 guage birdshot at wallmart is $19.99.

strong will is all you will need, likely most people storing food and ammo will have it taken from them when they are killed by someone who wants it more.
I hope im a ruthless killer if the shit goes down, i doubt id be able to listen to my kids being hungry for long before deciding the neighbours have to go..lol

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hey im not pretending to be a psychopathic killer who could just take food and resources from weaker people.

However, i think it would be a necessary survival skill, if the shit hit the fan.

Please stay in context, we are talking about Armageddon.

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After going through a couple of major hurricanes in last 7years that was followed by days without power, all stores closed, etc... I'm prepared in practical sense for a major disaster unlike the crazy nuts on that show.

and what are you going to do if a group of 20-30 come to take your shit?

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Due to the floods in Thailand last year the factories who bottle water were shut down along with many of the food plants, and pretty much all other factories that make our daily household items. Here is what happened...

Within the first week bottled water was incredibly scarce. We had to drive to several towns to get less than a weeks supply, with each store raising the price of water and limiting how much you can buy. We already had a good stockpile, but I wanted as much water as we could get our hands on, so we spent a few days stocking up and buying everything we could find. Some cities were worse off than others, but most of the stores were out of water.

You could still get tap water, but unless you wanted to / could filter it, it's best to not drink it. However, if need be we would have filtered ours.

Prepackaged foods also started to run out. It wasn't uncommon to walk into a 7-11 or super market and most of the shelves were totally empty.

Toilet paper was gone. Very hard to find. As was soap.

Normal restaurants were unable to get the supplies they needed so menus were often limited. Even Starbucks had to cut back their menu, and there were no baked goods.

This went on for a few weeks and only because the distribution was cut off. That's it.

So when you're thinking about prepping and end of the world shit, you don't even have to think any further than what would happen if the trucks can't bring in what you usually buy. Toilet paper, water, food, soap, batteries, toothpaste... all gone FAST. And all it took was a flood to make it happen.

So my advice to all of you is to secure your water source first and foremost. Because that is the first to go. Then think of everything you use in every day life, and stock up on those. Instant coffee packs, smokes, peanut butter, soap, toilet paper, and so on. Because those go after the water.

Those same items will also be used as barter if a real SHTF scenario happens.

Oh, and hope you're near all of your supplies if the shit hits the fan. Would suck if you were on holiday and everything fell apart. Then what would you do?

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exactly... the only thing ammo and weapons stock piling does is make you a target for others.

People think if they rambo it up they will be safe. Hardly.


ps your all fucking crazy if you think anything that exciting will happen in your lifetime.... solar flares... :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

This is something preppers don't think about. They think because they have weapons that they will be safe. I have news for you, no one will be safe. There will only be safer.

You don't need 20 - 30 people to come at you. You only need a few clever people. What you have to worry about is traps and being drawn out of your home. Or what if you go out to pick some food from your garden and you're attacked? 2 or 3 guys coming in the back while 2 or 3 more in the front. Someone kidnaps your wife or kids. They burn you out of your house. They sniper your ass from a location you don't even see. Lots of variables.

That said, it's still better to be prepared than not. And the fear of group violence is no reason not to be prepared. I'd rather be prepared and eat well and take my chances with gangs than go hungry and have to fight for my next meal, eventually having to deal with gangs anyway.

Solar flares happen all the time.

Where did you buy your crystal ball?

You're wasting your time working in porn. :2 cents:

No one knows what may or may not happen in the near future. One suitcase nuke would let off an EMP that would disable all electronics for several miles. It could happen tomorrow. Or not.

But before you get too cocky, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_outages Shit happens and it doesn't have to be massive in order to knock your power out. If it's big enough, your power may be off for months.

I better stock up on cherry poptarts..

And a diesel generator for your toaster.

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It would make sense for groups of 10 to 20 people to live together in order to mutually defend each other. There is safety in numbers. I would think being in a city would be much more dangerous that in a urban area. As far as being a target if you stockpile weapons, well having weapons is a better option than being defenseless.

one thing you gotta have is goals :

You don't need doomsday to have problems.

During the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, I was without power for four days. No power, big fucking deal, right? Within twenty-four hours everything in your fridge is going bad, you can't cook, all stores, restaurants, and gas stations are closed. Your stuck with what you have on hand in your pantry. I worked at a restaurant in town, so I went and picked up some sterno and canned goods to get by. Now we have sterno and lots of canned goods in the house.

In Phoenix one time the gas pipeline shut down - and suddenly there was no gas in all of Phoenix for nearly two weeks. We saw it coming as the gas stations were shutting down so we got by; The Lightspeed offices closed for over a week because no one had gas and we all worked from home. Now I keep two containers full of gas here at the house - just in case.

Then... Last year my home town here was evacuated. A tanker train full of propane caught fire, and when they explode they can take out an entire town. Three fours of my town was under an evacuation order. The evacuation line was right up my street - meaning everyone across the street was ordered to leave. We had a dozen people living in my house for three days. It was "amusing" how unprepared people were for this. They had fifteen minutes to leave their houses. Now we keep bags full of clothes and sleeping bags in the garage. If I ever have to leave, I need two minutes.

I'm not saying the end of the world is coming, but after these three incidents I'm somewhat ready.

Thanks pretty funny :1orglaugh

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No doubt man. There is strength in numbers. That's probably the #1 mistake most preppers make is not having a plan with their community / neighbors. If you don't look after each other, you're all fucked.

But I wouldn't want to live in the city (a big one) if a real SHTF situation happened. That is begging for problems, be it from more people trying to get what you have to build up of garbage and human waste. Could get real ugly real fast.

And yes, I'm 100% for having as much weapons and ammo as you can have, and knowing how to use them. Those with weapons and supplies will be better than those without, regardless of if gangs are roaming the streets or not. You can bet your ass all the easy targets will be hit first.

Good point. I like'em cooked because I'm sophisticated.

That's exactly what I'm saying.

Crazy? LOL, solar flares disrupt satelites and ground based electronics all the time. A major flare like ones that have happened throught history could wipe out every chip on the planet not shielded. It's a real threat, so serious that the power companies have been building more of the huge transformers that would be fried in a big flare. Soemone correct me if I am wrong but isn't there like 12 transformers that all power in the US goes thru and no replacements in storage? I think 4 or 5 have been added to the grid in the last 10 years but there are none in reserve and they are only made in europe, but it takes like a year to make one? Anyone have any insight about this?

There's two kinds of preppers.

1. People that go all out. They actually fantasize about living in a Mad Max type of world and want something to happen.

2. People that prepare just in case.

I am in the #2 category. Everything I have bought I can and do resell easy. Guns I consider a very good investment. Shoot them once, clean them up and grease them down, secure in a airproof mylar bag and put in a safe. Bullets last forever if stored in a safe. Dehydrated food my daughter sells on ebay so this keeps my stock rotated and fresh. Generater and propane hell I live in Florida. This is a must have for hurricane season.

when things collapse there is usually a couple days of chaos and looting before people reorganize and start helping each other. get your history from books not end of the world movies.