Anyone planning to be a Prepper?

[Tin Pot]

I’m always ready for anything.

But...Any end of world scenario in which MasterCard is no longer accepted is not a world in which I would continue to live in.

I do have an axe though. For zombies etc.

 

[tyred]

Sure. Fossil fuel availability.

I'm going to convert mine to run on an electric motor. So nice and quiet as those small petrol engines are very noisy....

 

[slowmotion]

I'm ready. I was going to post this shot in the "View from my desk" thread. I decided not to for fear of alarming the folks hereabouts.

 

[classic33]

It's not harmless, this prepper stuff. It almost always involves guns, guns, guns, conspiracy theories, a distrust of government and society, and huge doses of paranoia. Which wouldn't be such a bad thing if they weren't actively poisoning the minds of other gullible folks. "See them thar chemical trails off of that airplane, sonny?" "That's the gubmint trying to kill you".

What did we do when faced with deeper snowfall, shops not open for a few days.

Most people bought in what they felt would last until the weather got better. We were also able to rely on neighbours who were willing to help you. That seems to have vanished, replaced with a "me" society.

I don't have a gun by the way.

 

[Fab Foodie]

not quite anything, your missing cable ties

....and WD40....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I think you forgot a travel bidet.

It’s become the first item of my survival kit!

 

[rikki]

... I don't have a gun by the way.

You don't need a gun. You've got a scythe!

 

[MikeG]

What did we do when faced with deeper snowfall, shops not open for a few days.

Most people bought in what they felt would last until the weather got better. We were also able to rely on neighbours who were willing to help you. That seems to have vanished, replaced with a "me" society.

I don't have a gun by the way.

Being prepared for the vagaries of the weather is not what a prepper is. These people are preparing for an end-of-the-world scenario. Watch Mad Max. That's their idea of heaven.

 

[Drago]

I've got a shotgun and air weapons. Perhaps I should start chewing my own beard and become a prepper?

Costco sell emergency supply packages, with a 20-25 year storage life. Ideal for lazy preppers with a Costco card.

https://www.costco.com/THRIVE-1-Year-Food-Storage-31,500-Servings.product.11763436.html

 

[Paulus]

[QUOTE="Drago, post: 5185491, member: 22751

Costco sell emergency supply packages, with a 20-25 year storage life. [/QUOTE]


Doesn't this bring us back to Fray Bentos Pies?

 

[jefmcg]

I've read that when the world ends and civilisation collapses, there will be sufficient fossil fuels for the survivors for months if not years as the pumps can't get the last bits out of the tanks in filling stations so there will be plenty for them to syphon out, apparently. Although I did read this on the internet so it's probably nonsense.

It's nonsense. Petrol goes off pretty quickly.

 

[Svendo]

Heh heh. You would hope. I think the real reason is there is a tribe of devout survivalists who are very passionate about their skillls and what is in their EDC packs they take on the Tube, should the world come to an end whilst on the commute to work. Then there are the trolls who love a bit of engagement and mud slinging towards these harmless individuals.

Let people enjoy themselves even if they have gloomy ambitions.

EDC? Doesn’t seem too gloomy, in fact looks like lots of fun if you like that sort of thing!

 

[jefmcg]

It's not harmless, this prepper stuff. It almost always involves guns, guns, guns, conspiracy theories, a distrust of government and society, and huge doses of paranoia. Which wouldn't be such a bad thing if they weren't actively poisoning the minds of other gullible folks. "See them thar chemical trails off of that airplane, sonny?" "That's the gubmint trying to kill you".

It's like you've never seen Tremors.

 

[Drago]

Doesn't this bring us back to Fray Bentos Pies?

Its a universal truth that everything comes back to Fray Bentos pies. The equation...

E=FB2 defines cosmology, and describes how the universe was created in the Big Oven.

 

[classic33]

Its a universal truth that everything comes back to Fray Bentos pies. The equation...

E=FB2 defines cosmology, and describes how the universe was created in the Big Oven.

And the big bang came about because someone never removed the lid before placing it in the oven.