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How prepared does everyone think they are for a catastrophic scenario? What is your reasoning?
My beliefs are based from what the Bible tells me. There will come a time when I, as a believer, will not be able to exchange in trade. I'm sure by that time, I'll have something figured, but for now the stockpile will have to do. Preparations need to be made for maintaining suitable living in the absence of an established government and its resources (ie: emergency responders, etc.).Why do you feel the need to stockpile weapons, supplies, etc. like it's the end of the world?
You see, all my life, I've been in a Christian environment. Not really the 100% believing, though I thought I was at the time. In just about the last 10 years or so, I started really finding meaning to this world (other than my own existence). I got to reading the Bible. Not just reading along with some study group, but in depth reading, stopping and going back over it again until I fully understood what the message was before I continued. Anyway, it brought to light, in the prophetic side, many signs of things to come and what to look for. Being a typical mortal man, it's always easier to see than just believe, so I actually spent countless hours looking for anything, not no avail. OK, fine. So maybe now isn't the right time. With recent global developments, however, it's like reading the pages straight out of Revelations.Why do you think these things will be happening now or in the near future?
Absolutely! Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, believes that He died for their sins and was resurrected, will also fall into that category. The Bible does not, however, give a specific point at which such Rapture will occur. This is one of those situations that if I'm right, yippee for me. If I'm wrong, well, I just end up with a bunch of extra crap and lost time in preparation. Big deal. I think life won't be worth the paper I wipe my a$$ on if all of this is BS.Don't you believe in the Rapture? Since the Bible says all Christians will be called up, wouldn't you fit in that crowd?
They are very interesting people, no doubt. I'd like to build a house that's decent for farming/gardening/ranching etc. Kind of excluded from everyone. Powered by solar or wind. My own water well. You know the run-down.That's like asking, "How High is High?"
Unless you go into 'Lock Down Mode' and actually live off your stores and equipment a couple of years you won't really know...
I take the Amish/Mennonites as my models.
Self sufficient in about every way, water, fuel, energy production, working tools, live stock, ect.
Nothing wasted, but no superfluous, unneeded and distracting crap laying around either.
They aren't afraid to take advantage of things like Sprayed Foam Insulation or extra insulation bats in the attics to save on heating costs and keep the place cooler in the summer...
They will buy solar panels to make electricity for tools and to charge batteries, but they won't have music blasting or TV's on to district people from their jobs.
They might have someone come in with a community owned tractor,
Or hire a tractor to plow up a hard field,
But they will use a horse team to disk or to harvest crops like wheat, hay, ect. since 'Two Horsepower' rig will do that just fine, and not much slower than a dozen tractors, a $250K combine can, plus horses don't tear up or pack down fields.
They grow, can and consume their own foods.
The prepare and preserve food for outsides sales and trade.
They don't have massive animal waste spills,
They don't have huge chemical tank disasters,
They don't have large amounts of farm chemical runoff into their water supply,
They don't have large amounts of Industrial chemical runoff into their water supply,
They don't pump their livestock full of hormones, anti-biotics, ect.
That means clean meat for their families.
That means kids that aren't thrown into puberty at 8 or 10 years old.
They are around their children 24/7/365...
That means children that are respectful, developer a work ethic, learn a trade, and grow up honest & hard working.
They live and work in the same community all their lives, so their honesty and integrity is well known.
A hand shake will still seal a deal up there, and if the neighbor borrows something, you don't have to wonder if it's getting returned, or if it's returned, will it be broken or serviceable.
Neighbors still pitch in for big jobs, barn raisings or house raisings, they will still pitch in if someone gets hurt and can't do the spring planting or the fall harvest.
You can't live a solitary life, you MUST be part of a community, it's human nature...
I just like the idea of being part of a community that doesn't lie, cheat, steal, back stab, produce robbers & killers and just plain damn fools!
We are decently prepared...
First off, where we live: We live in an odd location 5 minutes away from a 300,000 person city... Though we live on a 137 acre farm (about half fields, about half old growth timber), we have a major highway running in front of our house (which can (and does) bring unwanted people right to our door). Behind and to one side of us is an upscale ~200 home neighborhood. To the other side is the bulk of our property. We're also at the base of a mountain, in a "cove".
We live in a home on 1 acre in a semi-rural town. We'll be hunkering down most likely because we dont' have a lot of other options unless someone gives us permission to use their hunting cabin, etc. In other words, we'll be hiding in plain site.
We have stockpiles of non-perishable food, emergency 1200 & 2400 calorie food bars, etc., medicine, survival supplies, in Navy surplus shipping containers in our basement (they're watertight AND airtight). In case the cell towers go down (power outage), which would kill our (cordless) house phone too, we have some old school 1970s ROTARY DIAL phones (get 'em off eBay for CHEAP) so we'll have phone service until something eats through the lines.We have AM/FM/SW radios, dynamo-powered flashlights and other electronics, and all sorts of survival stuff.
We have a landline phone that is not cordless. And we are working on stockpiling the food. I'm storing it wherever I can store it out of sight. And I'm not even telling the kids that we're storing all this food because I know they won't understand why they can't "help out" their friends and families.
I bought a hand grain mill, and a good water filter. We are planning to harvest rainwater as soon as we get our new metal roof on (its paid for, we're just waiting for the guy to come put it on). But if we need to we'll be able to drink from the river with the filter that I bought.
Being on a farm, we have all manner of machetes, axes, pick axes, cultivators, etc. We also have about an acre of bamboo. Maybe I can do something with some of that...
We're not on a farm, but my husband has TONS of tools and all kinds of odds and ends used for carpentry that he has accumulated over the years. I think I could say we have any tool we would need.
We have well water, fed from a 111' deep spring which originates on a nearby mountain. Unfortunately, the well pump is electric. If the power is out, we're screwed. If the water gets contaminated (nuclear/chemical rain?), we're screwed. We have a pantry in the basement (about 8' x 12'), and we started stockpiling water down there awhile back, in case the well pump is inoperable or something. We're also going to buy some of the 4oz pouches of water (couple of cases, probably), just to be doubly sure that we have enough.
As mentioned above, we are harvesting rainwater and we live 100 yards from a major river.
If all else fails and we have to "get out of Dodge", we have a 7 passenger 4x4 SUV which will hopefully aid in our retreat. I keep my TomTom GPS in it, so (barring EMP/satellite disruption), it should help get us to a safer area.
We have an 8 passenger SUV. We don't have anything "pre-packed" to rush out the door, but I may just make some lists to keep close by so we could throw some bags together in a hurry if we needed to.
I also have a CCW permit, and conceal carry a Glock pistol with extra clips, with more ammo nearby for personal protection.
No CCW permit here. But we've got plenty of guns and ammo here if we need to use it. And we've got 4 dogs that look and sound mean.
I *think* we have our bases covered, but I'm going to look around on this forum to see if I can pick up any good ideas that we may have either not thought about or neglected.
I know what you mean. I think our biggest areas for improvement are the amount of food we have stockpiled, seeds that we need for the garden next year, batteries for various things, and putting some cash away (though I'm sure bartering will be more the way to go). And between my husband and I, we have skills we can barter with. He's well versed in a number of construction and carpentry skills, along with hunting, trapping, and butchering. I'm a nurse. I've worked in ICU and ER. And I've recently attended some Wilderness Medicine training.
Beyond that I can't think of a whole lot else.
I wish I raised 90% of my own food!We live on a 15 acre homestead about 100 miles from any major city. The county we live has about 30000 people total. We have water sources on the porperty and raise about 90 percent of our own food stuff. We could go completely off grid without the use of both solar and wind if we chose or had to . We use propane only to wash dishes and heat hot water , again not a necessity but may as well run the tank on out. Our heat is wood .
What we do wasnt necessarily done with what is happening in mind. It was a life style decision long before we saw this trainwreck coming down the track but it is coinciding nicely. We dont plan on any one or the govt to take care of us and provide for us, We prefer doin things on our own n knowing that we have done it.
What food crops do you grow and how time consuming is it?We live on a 15 acre homestead about 100 miles from any major city. The county we live has about 30000 people total. We have water sources on the porperty and raise about 90 percent of our own food stuff. We could go completely off grid without the use of both solar and wind if we chose or had to . We use propane only to wash dishes and heat hot water , again not a necessity but may as well run the tank on out. Our heat is wood .
What we do wasnt necessarily done with what is happening in mind. It was a life style decision long before we saw this trainwreck coming down the track but it is coinciding nicely. We dont plan on any one or the govt to take care of us and provide for us, We prefer doin things on our own n knowing that we have done it.
Depending on the time of year it can take me from just an hour or so to as many as i can work in a day. Right now is about our slowest time of the year and all total i spend about two hours a day on garden chores. I could spend more however the bees havent died off as yet and being allergic it is limiting what i can do . We are in the process of going from about an acre n a quarter to half of gardens to atleast 2 acres and possible another half acre or so.What food crops do you grow and how time consuming is it?