My pantry is usually well stocked. I don't need anything extra for an emergency.Whatever is in my pantry.
I'm with you Brother.You sound like me. I think the Navy ruined us...I have like some kidney beans. If the end comes. I walking outside to watch it. I should have died in the 90's anyway.
Canned food will last indefinitely. The contents may change in color, but it doesn't go bad. Their are some highly acidic exceptions along with caution using dented cans. You should always do the smell test when you open any can.
Absolutely agree with everything else you say!
Don't drink milk or eat eggs. Have also cut out most pasta and rice so can't help much. Most Americans could stand to go a few days to a few weeks not eating.
I never understand those who worry about this sort of thing who live in areas which are free from hurricanes and tornadoes. It's not the 1840's or 1950's.My pantry is usually well stocked. I don't need anything extra for an emergency.
Rice and water. Half the world subsists on these two items.
That's a good point and I believe better to be prepared in all of these ways. I also believe there is no sense in worrying about these things. If there is some sinister world plan, not much can be done about it.I think about this differently. How did people live and survive in the 1930s? What is the point of hoarding when you are not going to have the soft or hard skills long term. ie. Farming, water, crafting.
Before supermarkets and the late 1800's, everyone was basically a prepper. It was the normal way of life, the skills were there and I think we lived in a higher trust society back then.It's not the 1840's or 1950's.
fingers work on their own.Can you believe that I posted that I needed some "flower" to make gravy? FLOWER? I meant to say "FLOUR". Now I question my ability to even make biscuits and gravy. I wonder if possum is easier to procure than squirrel.
Back then it was primarily an agrarian society in the US at least so food storage was a way of life because you had to survive the winter. If it's 1950's then it's going to be lights out and the preppers will be the last ones standing but they will eventually succumb to poisoned air/water/soil/disease. Kinda hard to get hold of seed crops which you can continue to grow every season. You're going to need an animal to plow the fields because mechanized agriculture will no longer function. Good luck harvesting. Know how to dig a well? Marauders will be a problem. Ammo won't last long w/out someone to make more powder (which I know how to do btw). Even during the 1800's there were finished goods making their way into the back country making farmers lives easier.Before supermarkets and the late 1800's, everyone was basically a prepper. It was the normal way of life, the skills were there and I think we lived in a higher trust society back then.
We are very much in a 1950's scenario now IMHO.
- Nuclear proliferation has gotten to the point where the Yakuza in Japan were recently caught making deals with Myanmar to procure plutonium from their defunct nuclear program. How many times has this happened before? When the cartels were buying weapons from the soviet weapons dealers years ago, they were offered suitcase nukes as well, thankfully, or supposedly, the cartels declined, but who knows. How much of this stuff is going around? Even without the high tech needed to achieve fission, no body needs access to these materials.
- YouTube has many stories of radioactive elements such as cobalt found in medial equipment and strontium used in poorly managed Russian RTGs (for powering remote lighthouses) falling into the hands of commoners. If you collect enough of these items, this could lead to a very dirty scenario and disruptive with an especially evil person. Heck, a boy scout was able to turn his shed into a superfund site with all of the radium he collected from old watches.
- It is possible that if Putin sees a massive failure of his Ukraine "operation" which can endanger his rule or result in losing Russian territory, him and Medvedev have stated nukes are on the table. At his age, does he care if there is mutually assured destruction? Most of the army could rebel and not launch ICBMs but it would only take a few "patriotic" and psychotic Tupolev bomber pilots to release a few nukes.
- Xi has been supposedly very erratic in his decision making. There are reports that he fires any messenger telling him bad news. Military, civic, and industrial leaders have disappeared permanently or have been sent to reeducation camps only to surface months later (CEO of Ali Baba). China has tons of nukes and socialism is basically a soulless religion without regard for human life, they are basically the Borg from Star Trek. I wouldn't put it past Xi and his brainwashed army to press the button if he sees no way out.
- Then you have Iran, North Korea, and maybe other forces that are unpredictable.
Overall I think we are in a worse situation now then since the cold war from my barely informed civilian perspective. We can only guess to what's going on and will probably never know the big picture. We can only hope these forces are working in the favor of US interests but prepping is a great way to protect yourself unless you see a very bright flash in the sky or sense a strong metallic taste in your mouth.
If the event is radiological, we’re pretty much out of luck. I don’t know how long the soil be unusable, maybe forever?If it's 1950's then it's going to be lights out and the preppers will be the last ones standing but they will eventually succumb to poisoned air/water/soil/disease.