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PREP Apocalyse - so, what are YOU doing?
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At least somebody gets a chance. I hope that happens to all of us prepped. I pray we never need it and can just live from day to day. But the Piper will be paid. Hope the young couple never need it. How did they find what they had and was it still stocked??
Groucho
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I bake award winning bread. No kidding. I've run a shooting range for the state, repaired WWII german and u.s. full autos for collectors. Built m2's, m240's and m249's for "contractors" working for state, learned how to fight from a guy named Charley, and know a thing or two about gardening. What I don't know about food preservation, Mrs. G knows well.
Physically, I'd be a sad joke on a battlefield. If need be, the bad guys would be in serious trouble at 500 yards out. Close in i'm no good. Age and serious physical problems have taken a toll.
I do make great sandwiches and coffee for the home team.
Stuff is labeled and stacked deep. I'm a 1947 model and parts are falling off. Mrs. G and I will keep on going until we have to go home.
Best we can do.
Physically, I'd be a sad joke on a battlefield. If need be, the bad guys would be in serious trouble at 500 yards out. Close in i'm no good. Age and serious physical problems have taken a toll.
I do make great sandwiches and coffee for the home team.
Stuff is labeled and stacked deep. I'm a 1947 model and parts are falling off. Mrs. G and I will keep on going until we have to go home.
Best we can do.
Tennessee gal
Veteran Member
Praying for you Genevieve.
Copious water
Cows
Chickens
Canning jars
Counsel of good friends
I spent over 3 decades foregoing instant gratification to prepare. Don't misunderstand, I still LIVED. Tried my best not to alienate those around me who might have had a different perspective.
My focus has shifted. I'm hoping we can be of help to some around us. Hoping we "make it through".
Being realistic, I'm hoping the last one here sucking wind can turn the kerosene cans over and light the flares. Hoping I had 48 hours to gut-shoot all the cows and drag them into the farm pond.
I don't want some commie or some nere-do- well to get anything. Beware, a couple of those canning jars of pretty food are poisoned. They'll find out soon enough which ones...
Cows
Chickens
Canning jars
Counsel of good friends
I spent over 3 decades foregoing instant gratification to prepare. Don't misunderstand, I still LIVED. Tried my best not to alienate those around me who might have had a different perspective.
My focus has shifted. I'm hoping we can be of help to some around us. Hoping we "make it through".
Being realistic, I'm hoping the last one here sucking wind can turn the kerosene cans over and light the flares. Hoping I had 48 hours to gut-shoot all the cows and drag them into the farm pond.
I don't want some commie or some nere-do- well to get anything. Beware, a couple of those canning jars of pretty food are poisoned. They'll find out soon enough which ones...
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
Recently took a hike with a teacher of edible wild plants. Had to start from about scratch in a new environment. Good thing... coffee grows wild here.
Dang, but I’d be thrilled if we had years more or relative normalcy & thus time more to prep before the end.
Unfortunately, I’ll be surprised if we make it through to the end of this year without a major life-threatening disruption of everything most take for granted today.
I pray I’m wrong, I’ve got kids & grandkids, but that’s a big part of why I prep, too, in case I’m right.
Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane
stormie
Veteran Member
I was friends with the realtor as well. He said it was still stocked with everything. During the covid lockdown, I wondered if they had to dip into any of the supplies. The family member that put it up for sale didn't care about any of it. So that's why everything was sold as he left it. The property was listed with non disclosure of the location. Buyers were vetted before shown the place. They appreciated that so they could maintain their privacy.
At my age, I'm simply trusting God. I wonder every day why I did not die 74 years ago, when I fell from a speeding car into the middle of a busy highway. In the meantime, I'm eating (though watching my waist), drinking (well not really), and making merry (as best I can).
The Lord obviously had plans for you. If you have a kid at 99 (like Abraham) I will definitely be keeping a close eye on you!! By the way, how old were you when you scooted on the pavement. That is a road rash event!!!
Hey, my Mom is the same model is you. That is so totally cool. And I'm not being snarky. My husband and I love those model years. Anything too much later and ... well ... the upkeep gets a tad on the onerous side. There are exceptions of course but I've found people from the 40's are just plain too interesting for words.
progressingamerica
Contributing Member
(Note: Only excerpted the actionable questions)
I always awe and marvel at the fact that we live in the information age and all of us are starving for information. Information has never been cheaper and more accessible and we all come up empty.
"Doing" is my thing, it's what I do, which is why you don't see me post much.
As I am starving for information, I am as fast as I can ("doing") seeing to it that as many audio books as I can create are being created so that I can more efficiently educate people that I personally know and also learn new things for myself along the way. This prevents me from becoming a personal "information island". Everything I create is free and in the public domain.
The pen is mightier than the sword, they say. That makes information more important than guns. Don't think I haven't covered that one though, but be sure that I am prioritizing information just as much as I am prioritizing any other prep item while I am "DOing" what I am "doing about it" instead of just simply typing and conversing. If people feel they lack information, I can honestly say I did the most I could do to rectify the situation.
On the surface, I _have_ been accused of prioritizing information the most out of any other prep item.
I've been accused of worse. :-)
rob0126
Veteran Member
You never know if what you are stocking up, is for someone else. (Solomon said a bit on that)
Ecoflow has some pretty hefty units that can handle serious power spikes. If we had the extra funds, maybe. But I have a pile of parts I could throw together and make something out of if need be.
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As for the question of what are we doing: living one day at a time.
We prep but also live. Whats coming is not survivable according to the Book of Revelation, unless we are under the protection of the Lord God Almighty.
I dont know if I will live much longer myself because of the damage inflicted on my body by the bio weapon. But I press on the best I can, to give my wife as much of an edge as possible, if I don't.
If you can do much, then do much. But if you can only do a little, then do a little.
But do it all to the glory of God.
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Codeno
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155 arty
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Been prepped for years and now my soul is black with disgust for anything to do with the middle to far left all is left is to wait
Babs
Veteran Member
I spend a good deal of time talking with and teaching the younger generation. I prep for my children.
When I see all the things going on the world, I'm pretty sure that DH and I will probably go out in a blaze of bullets defending our children & grandchildren. The preps will be there for our loved ones.
When I see all the things going on the world, I'm pretty sure that DH and I will probably go out in a blaze of bullets defending our children & grandchildren. The preps will be there for our loved ones.
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
jward
passin' thru
I read all sorts of literature in my teens that described how we were facing violent earth and weather changes that would rend the lands, and wars across the globe with the severe deprivation and rivers of blood flowing even in our own streets.
…so my plans have long been in place and over the decades I’ve created a life, and a community, resilient enough to meet all of those needs, not only for myself and my loved ones, but those the Lord has signaled to me he wants under my wing.
Even now there are gaps in knowledge and skills- I’ll never willingly perform surgery on anything other than my herds- but I’ve well balanced my holes with others and their skills; I don’t need to be a surgeon, I can probably default to the peep who’ve plied their dr. trade at walter reed within the last decade. Nor do I actually have to grow every single input this small holding requires, or produce every bit of energy- but I could and can and will if and when the rubber meets the road. Ditto the other systems we’ve grown accustomed to: heating cooling sanitation water etc. And yes, what a primitive harsh life it would be- but so be it.
Right now the I’m just working year six of this decades’ plans- bringing some of the orchards and gardens in closer to the home. Ostensibly due to my preparing to age and downsize, but in actuality to provide easier defense of a smaller unit. I’m also doing a lot of seemingly frivolous things to prepare- we’ve lovely historical theatres and venues that I adore seeing plays and attending dances in, people are celebrating and growing their faith and community by gathering almost weekly, and I join in as I can find time- all that “silly” stuff that isn’t moving the ball fwd on the commandments that I be a wise steward and prepare to be used to care for his children, but it’s part of his mandate, I’ve always thought, to live and love and serve joyously.
I think trying to fill my well back up a little is as important as anything else I’m doing to make myself prepared to be a useful tool for my maker. For real.
I think what I’m doing that is MOST important, far beyond being sure my fruit trees are selected to withstand plunging temps, and I have the knowledge and ability to provide everything from my health care to food to energy to defense etc, at least at a rudimentary level, - even more important than being skilled with my blades probably, is trying to carry the message to people- in word and by example, that the single most important thing any of us can do to is hone our discernment.
The Ultimate survival tool is being able to hear his voice when it whispers in our ears, and being so obedient that we immediately ZIG or ZAG as he commands. Food, Family, Skills, Knowledge bug out holes and all of that are nice, but what I find will save you every single time- whether it’s from actual shots being fired at you, on down to any inconsequential in the larger scheme of things difficulty, is having that force that supplies overwatch coming in loud and clear, and trusting it so completely you obey it immediately and unquestioningly.
Another focus recently is trying to highlight the appalling lack of critical thinking that has become the norm- even here, after all these years -:: smdh ::
I’m sorry. It gives me no pleasure to be a gad fly or to point out the absurdity of some of what I hear and read these days- but the bottom line is we are in terrible trouble and our way of life, perhaps our lives themselves, are truly at risk.
We’ve got to hone our discernment along with our skills, or instead of being the white south Africans gathering with every weapon they own on every block’s corner to fight back against the advancing hordes, we’ll be the fools finding ourselves tasked with wasting our community resources, or even our own homes, to provide succor and quartering to the enemy that we’ve rolled over and allowed them to bring into the country.
Otherwise, I’m not doing much. Nothing new or extra-ordinary. I’ve the intent to reduce my living space to about 700sf- just the kitchen and one of the baths –(a pioneer style settlers’/food production cabin) if ever it becomes necessary for defense or climate control purposes…and I’ve been thinking on that and whether there is any infrastructure I want to put into place to make that easier to accomplish: French doors maybe? Build a covered porch and add an exterior door so that I’ve easy ingress and egress from every direction? Build another porch up front so I can prepare for a roof top cistern for the bath should ever things really go that far sideways. (I think that is a NO lol, but I might reinforce the roof and have the supplies laying around just for the hell o’ it :: shrug :: Most of my short term stuff is focused on tools and building; I’m not skilled in either, but am gaming out whether I need be. I think I’ll start with some out building repair and modification and see if that starts a fire in me. Today ceder siding n walls, tomorrow the world ; )
..or not.
herbgarden
Senior Member
Codeno,I hear you can freeze dry it ,too
Teeja
On the Beach
I'm a bit older than Mongo, and today my wife and I took a 6 mile hike - me with my large rucksack, loaded to about 35 lbs. and her backpack loaded with about 10 pounds. Trying to do that a minimum of once per week, mostly on flat ground now, but come summer, we'll move to more rugged terrain. We do about all the other stuff most preppers do (you know, like stocking up non-perishables, gardening, bangsticks & food for 'em, wood stove & a supply of wood, 12-volt solar, batteries etc.) I split all my firewood myself with my Gransfors Bruk splitting axe.
The only major thing that we're still trying to work out is a renewable water supply. And that's a major concern for me. Currently no stream or lake close by, and since we live currently on the outskirts of a small town (within city limits), we can only have city water, and we can't "legally" drill a well. No professional driller will violate the city ordinance to drill here. Sand point won't work, since it's layered limestone rock about 3 feet down here, and I'm trying to figure out a way to drill a well through that rock myself, quietly and out-of-sight, as a sand-point tip will just destroy itself when it comes in contact with that kind of rock. So for now, it's storing up LOTS of water in old juice containers and 5 gal water juggs we've picked up over time.
We have a limited rain barrel system (five 55-gal barrels set up), and I suppose we could use that for a lot of our needs should the grid go down, but I don't like to rely completely on that, especially in dry spells.
If anyone has ideas on how to drill a well (by yourself) through limestone, please let me know. All I've got experience with is sand point wells.
The only major thing that we're still trying to work out is a renewable water supply. And that's a major concern for me. Currently no stream or lake close by, and since we live currently on the outskirts of a small town (within city limits), we can only have city water, and we can't "legally" drill a well. No professional driller will violate the city ordinance to drill here. Sand point won't work, since it's layered limestone rock about 3 feet down here, and I'm trying to figure out a way to drill a well through that rock myself, quietly and out-of-sight, as a sand-point tip will just destroy itself when it comes in contact with that kind of rock. So for now, it's storing up LOTS of water in old juice containers and 5 gal water juggs we've picked up over time.
We have a limited rain barrel system (five 55-gal barrels set up), and I suppose we could use that for a lot of our needs should the grid go down, but I don't like to rely completely on that, especially in dry spells.
If anyone has ideas on how to drill a well (by yourself) through limestone, please let me know. All I've got experience with is sand point wells.
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Zoner
Veteran Member
Same here. We're physically prepared to the hilt because of Y2K and because we can afford it. Many can't and I believe God will make sure their bread and water is sure (Isaiah 33). And staying connected to our LORD thru the Bible, prayer and fellowship is our major prep. Here' an old quote from y2k days still true as ever:
"If you're not prepared to die, then you're not prepared."
PghPanther
Has No Life - Lives on TB
At 70 years old it better happen soon or I won't be around to enjoy all the dystrophia like festivities.
They won't allow an ag well for outdoor watering only? Even here in the Tampa Bay area if you are on city/county water you can get a permit to get an ag well for landscape watering.
CaryC
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Waiting until the last minute and running out and buying bread and milk.
Babs
Veteran Member
I don't have time to look them up for you ATM, but there are videos on youtube of guys building simple rigs to dig their own wells. Here is a video of a small pre-built set up, but there are others who build these themselves. I don't know anything about the quality of these rigs, just passing this along. Do you know the depth of your water table?
night driver
ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
Interestingly enough that Ytube vid comes with several others...
AMPLE discussion on drilling.
AMPLE discussion on drilling.
155 arty
Veteran Member
Exactly
Sacajawea
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All of us are already dead - sooner or later. It's what we do before then, that matters.
Marthanoir
TB Fanatic
Wow.....we're a bunch of old farts aren't we? Just turned 69 and DW is 71.....
Still in my 40's
just ...
Awesome @Sweetwood ! Best of luck and remember, nursing school teaches the ideal. The first (and many following) year teaches the real.
Mark D
Now running for Emperor.
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
What, no candy bars, chips and beer?
No frozen Pizza?
I think you need to reconsider your plans, my friend!