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thanks going to get a stove top kettle . when i go precinct , might buy another pack of butane gases.... dont drink many brews.... but would for variety in shtf situation... however small /large event would be.... prepps are a hedge against the future and most of us are in front..... i try to not to worry to much that my prepps are complete... you do what you can... try to avoid PREPPER ANXIETY SYNDROME(P.A.S) ... do i get copyright or as someone else thought of it
I think that we are all prepping for something that is relevant to each of us. Some live in areas that are seismically active and so they need to prepare for those. Others live near areas of flood risk, so they will have different needs. Financial meltdown is something that could hit us all and that is my prime concern, so clearing debts and building food stocks to even out the flow of expenses is one solution. Some might be at risk of aliens (or other lowlifes) taking over their tower blocks so will have different requirements for coping. Though I do agree that whatever it is that we are prepping for, that we will be better prepared than most.It's really easy to default to cynicism these days, since you are almost always certain to be right.0 -
It's a good thing that we are so diverse because things are learned from discussions. You make an important point Frugalsod and I echo that sentiment.
My preps stem on loss of power to my home, supermarkets not having food/water to sell to me or me not having money to buy food/water and an emergency evacuation (to large covered building) that will last days. Anything beyond that, whether it's felt right or wrong, does not enter my preps in a physical sense but I am interested in knowledge about surviving in the outdoors.
I agree Frugalsod, we all prep for different reasons and the sheer fact we prep for anything at all is a good thing.0 -
I live in the 'Oil capital of Europe' so l guess what l worry about is a terrorist attack on the oil rigs or heliport.
As long as we can heat up food and water we will be okay. Have plenty coal, torches, camping lanterns, batteries blankets and a decent store cupboard so would manage in the short term. Still need to buy a solar charger for ipad/phone.
Off to start the declutter for Kellykettle funds, oh and a cheap kettle :rotfl::rotfl:Sealed pot challenge member no 1057
No toiletries in 2011, well shampoo, toothpaste or deodurant!0 -
It's a good thing that we are so diverse because things are learned from discussions. You make an important point Frugalsod and I echo that sentiment.
My preps stem on loss of power to my home, supermarkets not having food/water to sell to me or me not having money to buy food/water and an emergency evacuation (to large covered building) that will last days. Anything beyond that, whether it's felt right or wrong, does not enter my preps in a physical sense but I am interested in knowledge about surviving in the outdoors.
I agree Frugalsod, we all prep for different reasons and the sheer fact we prep for anything at all is a good thing.
Food stores for any STHF situation are no different to a freak winter when we could be shut in for several weeks. So if you have prepped for a bad winter then you should cope if the supermarkets run out of stocks. Panic buying will be inevitable but at least preppers will be better prepared, or will be able to concentrate on a very few specific items unlike many who will buy everything.
Evacuation to a new location does have downsides and petrol may not be available. I suspect in the decades to come it will be so expensive that many of us will too far from their bug out location to even use it.It's really easy to default to cynicism these days, since you are almost always certain to be right.0 -
We have all been lied to about global warming.
Evidently Global cooling was discussed at Bilderberg in 2010 so why have the PTB continually shoved global warming or is it climate change down our throats for so long?
It probably involves a money making scam from the cartels
http://tpuc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=156666Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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Not Buying it 2015!0 -
When I was wee, we used to make campfires and use an old tin can with wire handles, to heat water in for tea.0
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Remember when I first started getting to grips with OS and I experimented with a little fire in a roses tin and heated a tin of beans and a tin of water for my cup of tea? I was fed and watered and quite fine0
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Another tiny thing I added to my bug out/in kit - a couple of those small silicon cupcake forms - 6 for £1.
My thought was that in a pan one could heat water for a hot drink, pour some over 3 minute noodles and heat through something for a sauce or coddle an egg, without "contaminating" the hot water or having to clean the whole pan.
As frugalsod notes, makes most sense to prep for the risks we face in our situation. Flooding at home is very unlikely; not as high as mar but most of the population would be swimming before it flooded and flash flooding is also unlikely.
However a BOB at work designed to help me get home when the routes between flooded is a good idea (one year the only permanently surviving rail line was the one to work and most of the roads were problematic but other years that line has been hit by flash floods). Part of my basic prepping is that I have timetables so that if A-B is closed I can go A-C-B or A-D-B and have a couple of options for both routes. It might take an hour instead of 20-25 minutes but it's got me out of a hole a few times.
And I hardly dare go to see family at Christmas without a flood/snow plan in place. One or the other for the last 5 years.
There are other times when "civil strife" has been an issue in local areas and there could be times when a decision had to be made on staying or going and both had risks. A pedal bike is definitely a prepping tool for me.
As an example of not prepping, you might find the following amusing. A lot of roads in England were closed last weekend, heavily advertised? My ABC journey involved A-D, D-B and then BC because the only transport between B-C was so early nothing was leaving A in time to make the connection. The return was straight through once the roads re-opened.
We were joined on the bus by a lad who was rather well oiled. He had been to a wedding in B the previous day, met a young woman and gone back to her place in C "for the night". Rang early the next morning to get a cab to work in B only to discover that NOTHING was going to be using the road from C-B for the next 12 hours except the TdF. Slight lack of attention to detail?If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing0 -
I take it you've all heard about Banco Espirito Santo?
This little comment on Zerohedge made me laugh:- BANK OF PORTUGAL SAYS BES DEPOSITORS CAN STAY CALM
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A pedal bike is definitely a prepping tool for me.It's really easy to default to cynicism these days, since you are almost always certain to be right.0
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