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NotADcotor

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You guys must not be seeing what's happening at all the ports and ship back ups.
That's been going on for a while. Meanwhile, the old man went shopping today for food and the shelves were full.
There is an issue with computer chips but those purchases can be delayed, and some concern for things like Christmas shopping being delayed but going from what is happening with the ports to full on TEOTWAWKI is a bit either special needs or just taking the piss and trying to get a rise out of people.

I enjoy following prepper stuff but they use every little excuse to go "see it's coming" and they so far have been wrong every time. I used to collect gold bug books about the upcoming Great Depression some published in the 70s at used book stores. Actually pretty well thought out books more so than, a few ships outside of ports. All of them wrong. Except for Harry Browne who learned from his experiences and went to a Permanent Portfolio idea because he admits he can't tell the future, the rest kept at it. I suppose if they live long enough they are bound to be right some time but still.

But hey if you want to go 2 weeks, or even full Mormon and store a rotated 1 year supply of food, wouldn't hurt much, but current events isn't a good excuse doing so.
 

basketcase

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Grain will last 30 years if not forever. Beans and peas will last about 8. Most canned goods will last about 2 it seems.
Assuming you can keep the bugs out.

As mentioned before, potable water will be the more immediate issue
 

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Heres what you should have a 22 lr rifle and a 12 guage shotgun.

Trauma level 1st aid kit.

Cheese cloth, funnel, bleach and big container for water.

Large tarps. Zip ties. Paracord. Rope.

Siphon for gas.

Crow bar. Hammer. Tool box. Basic tools.

Lighter. Flint.

A solid hunting knife.

Compass.

Crank powered radio.

Flashlight. Head lamp.

Poncho. Winter clothes. Waterproof boots.

Freeze dried food.

Can opener.

Pot.

Portable stove.

Solar panel. Portable rechargable battery.

Sleeping bag.

Grease pencil. Waterproof matches. Maps.

Gas cans. Oil and fluids for your car. Have a real spare tire instead of a doughnut.
I think the military saying is something like "2 is 1 and 1 is none", especially the knife, fire starter, and first aid.

And a reminder that most water filters will fail if the water in them freezes.
 

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That's been going on for a while. Meanwhile, the old man went shopping today for food and the shelves were full.
There is an issue with computer chips but those purchases can be delayed, and some concern for things like Christmas shopping being delayed but going from what is happening with the ports to full on TEOTWAWKI is a bit either special needs or just taking the piss and trying to get a rise out of people.

I enjoy following prepper stuff but they use every little excuse to go "see it's coming" and they so far have been wrong every time. I used to collect gold bug books about the upcoming Great Depression some published in the 70s at used book stores. Actually pretty well thought out books more so than, a few ships outside of ports. All of them wrong. Except for Harry Browne who learned from his experiences and went to a Permanent Portfolio idea because he admits he can't tell the future, the rest kept at it. I suppose if they live long enough they are bound to be right some time but still.

But hey if you want to go 2 weeks, or even full Mormon and store a rotated 1 year supply of food, wouldn't hurt much, but current events isn't a good excuse doing so.
I just watch what's going on. Mechanics can't get parts for the trucks that haul or stuff. Things ain't good right now. I feel it's gonna get worse. So I made myself ready if it does. I'll be happy if I'm wrong and ready if I'm not.
 

danmand

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I grow most of my food and have beans and canned goods for a year.

More importantly, I have enough arms and ammunition to fend of the marauding masses if need be. Shotguns with smooth barrels for buck shots and rifled barrels for slugs and sabots.
 
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I grow most of my food and have beans and canned goods for a year.

More importantly, I have enough arms and ammunition to fend of the marauding masses if need be.
Just finished the pal and rpal course 3 weeks ago. Waiting on paperwork now.
 

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Holy crap, Simon. Have you been hiding under a rock all this time? Returning to a world that is about to transition into a apocalyptic Mad Max dystopia, and later ravaged with a second plague that turns many into the Walking Dead. I would suggest you wrap your head in several layers of aluminium foil so that the shadow government that runs the world can not find you or read you thoughts.

BTW- Do not count on getting your PAL or RPAL, I called the cops and told them to put a BOLO out on a deranged guy that is on meds or delusional and has a pointy head.
 
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NotADcotor

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How would you store vegetables?
As long as you feed them, give them water, turn them over so they don't get bed sores and give them some TV to watch, they will be fine.
 

SexB

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I always have to laugh at these doomsday preppers.

The last 18 months is exactly what they've been preparing for, for years but they're the types who are out protesting the lockdown measures.

And most of these "Last Man on Earth' types will probably be the first to die in a civil uprising because they think that watching a few YouTube videos has made them survivalists.
 

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Sometimes you can get caught by surprise. Lauging at theories now but Dinasours weren't 65M years ago. Or whoever else that built the Pyramids and other cool structures and got wiped out.
 

NotADcotor

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Speaking of which, has anyone seen the Korean movie "The Basement" they make some... a lot of errors [not just the characters] but it was rather interesting.


I always have to laugh at these doomsday preppers.

The last 18 months is exactly what they've been preparing for, for years but they're the types who are out protesting the lockdown measures.
I doubt your typical doomsday prepper would be at a rally of any sort. Also considering how paranoid they are about everything instead of calling Covid just the flu brah, I could see many of them fappiing like mad in their bunkers while chanting I was right everyone will die but me.

Most hilarious are those who claim to be looking forward to everything going tits up. As if that would make anything better for anyone.
That and people like Type 1 diabetics who prep for the end of the world... How do I deal with insulin. You don't, your life is pretty much dependent on the modern world functioning. [Assuming Insulin can't be stored indefinitely, I haven't looked it up.]

I could deal with outages/disaster scenarios but an actual extinction level event? I’m not sure I’d want to survive the initial wipeout, everything would suck really bad for years and years with no hope of getting better within your lifetime.
A true extinction level event, you won't survive. Sure I suppose if you can store a life time supply of propane and propane accessories and butt tons of food plus a method to grow more and live underground with heat and electricity you can do it, but that sort of set up is a bit much to afford for most people. Also you need people you can trust and get alone with to not go insane and set up a defendable spot at least for the short run. Also depending on the nature of the event, if you are not at your bug out zone when it happens you
could be very fucked.
Short term disruptions are pretty easy to do, hell if you have some water you could just suck it up on the misery train for a while.
The mass distruction but non extention events, you just need to be able to make it a year or so. Say there is a mild nuke, enough for everything to go ape shit but not enough to kill everyone. If you get out of your bunker fully fed and avoiding radiation, if there is any sort of civilication around, you got the step ahead of everyone else so if it isn't a total extinction event you are bound to be one of the ones to make it... unless you make it into a manwich sandwich.
 

versitile1

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Speaking of which, has anyone seen the Korean movie "The Basement" they make some... a lot of errors [not just the characters] but it was rather interesting.




I doubt your typical doomsday prepper would be at a rally of any sort. Also considering how paranoid they are about everything instead of calling Covid just the flu brah, I could see many of them fappiing like mad in their bunkers while chanting I was right everyone will die but me.

Most hilarious are those who claim to be looking forward to everything going tits up. As if that would make anything better for anyone.
That and people like Type 1 diabetics who prep for the end of the world... How do I deal with insulin. You don't, your life is pretty much dependent on the modern world functioning. [Assuming Insulin can't be stored indefinitely, I haven't looked it up.]


A true extinction level event, you won't survive. Sure I suppose if you can store a life time supply of propane and propane accessories and butt tons of food plus a method to grow more and live underground with heat and electricity you can do it, but that sort of set up is a bit much to afford for most people. Also you need people you can trust and get alone with to not go insane and set up a defendable spot at least for the short run. Also depending on the nature of the event, if you are not at your bug out zone when it happens you
could be very fucked.
Short term disruptions are pretty easy to do, hell if you have some water you could just suck it up on the misery train for a while.
The mass distruction but non extention events, you just need to be able to make it a year or so. Say there is a mild nuke, enough for everything to go ape shit but not enough to kill everyone. If you get out of your bunker fully fed and avoiding radiation, if there is any sort of civilication around, you got the step ahead of everyone else so if it isn't a total extinction event you are bound to be one of the ones to make it... unless you make it into a manwich sandwich.
Point is, I don’t think I would want to survive. Post-apocalyptic world? Yeah, count me out.
 

versitile1

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Could’ve happened in 2013. They were tracking another meteor that passed us on the same day this one hit, totally unknown until it struck.

 

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Point is, I don’t think I would want to survive. Post-apocalyptic world? Yeah, count me out.
Yeah, I’m not going out of my way to survive unless there’s light at end of the tunnel. At least I won’t have to suffer through another crappy Leafs season
 
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