speedytriple Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) So does anyone besides me here get picked on for your get home bag or a bug out bag? Seems the majority of people think i am nuts for having these and a small supply of dried foods and lots of water stored up? Edited June 19, 2013 by speedytriple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 People who aren't prepared will call you paranoid. then they'll go home and prepare a little bit. Besides, wouldn't you rather get called paranoid and have food and water in case something terrible happened than be that idiot that who stares at their smart phone for 18 hours a day and has no clue how to operate in the event of a disaster? I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I need to up my game. I have guns, ammo, and food, but I need water or a purification system. I can always drink urine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'm drinking my pee right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 You probably earned the label. It can be overdone. Having said that I do keep 50+ gallons of drinking water in the house in case of water issues or emergencies. I'm not prepping for the end of times, and neither should you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) I thought my accountant was nuts when he moved to a militant compound in Idaho to get ready for the end. In that case the end was Y2K. He recently moved back. I still think he's a little nuts. Keeping water and food on hand is a good idea for a power outage or a boil alert. But if you have some fantasy about being armed, defending your rations from your less prepared neighbors...yes you're nuts. Edited June 19, 2013 by Tpoppa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I don't think it's nuts at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 having an emergency supply isnt crazy if you ask me. Being on Doomsday preppers IS somewhat crazy. The older I get though, the more I think who gives a fuck what other people do if its not harmful to themselves or the general public. If it makes them happy to do these things then so be it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Even a broken clock is right twice a day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarron77 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yes, you are crazy. I have absolutely nothing for when emergencies happen...no water, no food, no spare gas for a 26Kw generator.....but I have a $hitload of guns and ammunition to protect my home and family. It is more crazy to let people know what you have stockpiled, so that when the SHTF, more people will know where "stuff" is being stored.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yes, you are crazy. I have absolutely nothing for when emergencies happen...no water, no food, no spare gas for a 26Kw generator.....but I have a $hitload of guns and ammunition to protect my home and family. It is more crazy to let people know what you have stockpiled, so that when the SHTF, more people will know where "stuff" is being stored.... I love when people post on Facebook every new gun they buy. Makes the SHTF shopping list easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Trust me the neighbors don't know what I have. I am no where near a doomsday prepper. I have enough dried food and water to last the six people in my home about 30 days. I have guns and ammo that I will not disclose to any neighbor. I also have water filtration good for a sustained time. It is funny that most people would have to run to a store in a emergency for supplies and face the mobs to get them. I keep enough gas on hand to travel or run a genny for awhile. I think that I am gonna keep bulking up on dried foods and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'm drinking my pee right nowWait, that isn't normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapesmuggler27 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Wait, that isn't normal?He said pee not sperm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) No one has called me paranoid to my face, but I know they're all saying it when I am not around. I'll show them who's paranoid. Edited June 19, 2013 by Coyote 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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imprez55 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 People who thought the patriot act was a doorway to domestic spying were considered paranoid once. Do I think something is going to happen that will warrant the use of emergency supplies? No. That doesn't mean being prepared for it is paranoid or crazy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) If I was prepping I wouldn't tell. This way no one will come after what I don't have Edited June 20, 2013 by snot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) I'm not as prepared as I'd like to be, but there's no harm in being ready for whatever might happen. It's not so much crazy as it is phobic, imo. There are folks out there that spend hundreds of thousands ( or more ) on underground bunkers, piles of weaponry, rations for years, and months of training/drills.....apparently they either have a lot to live for, or their OCD has NO bounds I don't really see a way to be truly prepared for all catastrophic events since prepper products are no good if they're submerged and swept away in a flood, or burnt to dust from nuclear attack. What I do agree with is if you've got the funds to invest into being more prepared, it's a virtual insurance that would surely increase your chances of survival. So, I agree with the prepper mentality to "some" degree.....but only within my means. I believe preparedness should be used to sustain life at some point, not become one's lifestyle Edited June 20, 2013 by Hellmutt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Who gives a rats ass what anybody thinks in a negative way, its your life and your preparedness just might save your ass someday. Doomsday shit is dumb IMHO, put more power to them who choose to do so. Having a good stockpile of goods that have a long shelf life, plenty of drinking water or means to get fresh drinking water, plenty of ammo, and survival bags for family members is a very smart thing. I need to get my ass in gear, although I am not a total slacker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Earthquake Fire: San Francisco, April 1906 The Big Burn: Idaho and Montana, August 1910 Spanish Flu Pandemic: 1918 Tri-State Tornado: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, March 1925 The New England Hurricane: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, September 1938 Great Alaskan Earthquake and Tsunami: Alaska, March 1964 Super Tornado Outbreak: Miss. and Ohio River Valleys, April 1974 Mount St. Helens Eruption: Washington, May 1980 Superstorm: Eastern and Central U.S., March 1993 Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans, August 2005 And for the future... 40-Mile-Long Mudslide, Washington State 80-Ft.-High Tsunami, Atlantic Coast Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake, Mississippi River Valley 195-MPH Hurricane, Florida Climate-Changing Ocean Disruption, North Atlantic (This one changes life as we know it, bringing most of the Northern hemisphere into a new epoch.) It's only a matter of time and place. Sort of like a lottery of disaster. Choose wisely.Realize that most lottery players are losers. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=greatest+american+disastershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters_in_the_United_States_by_death_tollhttp://genealogy.about.com/od/historic_disasters/tp/deadliest_us.htmhttp://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/survival/stories/10-disastershttp://www.livescience.com/11365-10-worst-natural-disasters.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Resources:http://publicsafety.ohio.gov/NPM/index.stmhttp://www.ready.gov/http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/kit/disasters/http://www.bt.cdc.gov/http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 I read a synopsis of potentually what would happen with a failure of the communications satellites in orbit. Basically what would happen with a large solar flare. All communications stopped within 30 days, a cascade failure of an overloaded communications system. No phone or internet. Supply chains failed. Deliveries failed. Utilities started shutting down and failing. No fuel or food or services. World economies collapsed. Everything changed, and nothing would ever be the same for a long long time. This isn't the one that I read from NASA, but it's close enough:National Geographic: What If the Biggest Solar Storm on Record Happened Today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Most of my prepping is for SIGHTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 You probably earned the label. It can be overdone. Having said that I do keep 50+ gallons of drinking water in the house in case of water issues or emergencies. I'm not prepping for the end of times, and neither should you... Yeah everyone does, Its called a water heater or toilet tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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