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Moderate prepping...crazy or wise?
Posted on 8/18/15 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 8/18/15 at 7:54 pm
I'm running into more and more normal people prepping these days. It used to be just the wide eyed wierd conspiracy people, now I'm talking to bankers, professionals, people with graduate degrees, etc doing it to some degree. What say you?
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Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:01 pm to tider04
Having something put back for an emergency is a good thing.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:06 pm to tider04
Moderate anything is usually okay. Prepping is certainly an okay thing to moderately do. So it's decided. Yes, you are wise, and no you are not crazy for moderately prepping.
Issue closed.
Issue closed.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:07 pm to Agforlife
I'm not talking about having an emergency fund. I'm talking about having months of stored food, guns and ammo, silver coins, etc.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:26 pm to tider04
I live in too much of a suburban area to prep. If the shite hit the fan, my house could be quickly overcome by a fair-sized mob, despite a decent supply of arms.
Luckily, my extended family lives in the middle of nowhere surrounded by mountains and thousands of square miles of woods. My plan is to go there and hunker down, live off the land as much as necessary.
Luckily, my extended family lives in the middle of nowhere surrounded by mountains and thousands of square miles of woods. My plan is to go there and hunker down, live off the land as much as necessary.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:27 pm to tider04
I think it's emotional therapy more than anything. Like: Take stock of what you really need to be comfortable and happy. You can fit most of that in a large closet.
I travel a bunch to developing countries. And I see first hand how little the rest of the world has compared to what we waste. And whenever I get back from one of those trips and walk into my house (10 days in Asia got back Saturday), the first thing I always think is: We do not need half of this shite.
So, to me, prepping is an exercise in embracing the fundamentals of life, health, happiness and self sufficiency. I know that if I had to, I could jettison the trappings of society at a moment's notice and I would still be ok.
It helps me keep perspective.
I travel a bunch to developing countries. And I see first hand how little the rest of the world has compared to what we waste. And whenever I get back from one of those trips and walk into my house (10 days in Asia got back Saturday), the first thing I always think is: We do not need half of this shite.
So, to me, prepping is an exercise in embracing the fundamentals of life, health, happiness and self sufficiency. I know that if I had to, I could jettison the trappings of society at a moment's notice and I would still be ok.
It helps me keep perspective.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:42 pm to No Colors
I agree with all that. I've lived many years of my life in developing countries and travel overseas twice a year now as it is. But, what if the Greece thing happened here? Banks closed, you can get 60 bucks a day from an ATM if you are willing to stand in line for five hours. How to you buy food or get clean water, etc? These prep people are messing with my head 
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:46 pm to tider04
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I'm not talking about having an emergency fund.
Neither am I.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:47 pm to Agforlife
Cool, care to elaborate on what your first vague answer actually entails then? Much appreciated 
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:47 pm to tider04
Being in hurricane country, I prep to meet the specific needs that I'll face in that situation, because odds are that what I get together will most likely have to be utilized (it's happened numerous times throughout my life). I wouldn't necessarily call end-of-the-world/hostile takeover/EMP prepper folks unwise, it's just that their odds of having to employ their stash is much less than me in my situation. It's never a bad thing to be prepared.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:47 pm to tider04
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I'm not talking about having an emergency fund. I'm talking about having months of stored food, guns and ammo, silver coins, etc.
Never understood this any of the prepper thing. The coins are the most loony to me though. "I'm sure these totally useless trinkets will be useful when the world goes up in flames."
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:51 pm to Rebelgator
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Never understood this any of the prepper thing. The coins are the most loony to me though. "I'm sure these totally useless trinkets will be useful when the world goes up in flames."
Yeah I'm new to these concepts. But from what I'm told, gold and silver have always been used as currency throughout human history. So if the dollar goes belly up and people start using them to wipe their butts with, silver and gold will be used to buy and barter in its place. Makes sense to me.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:52 pm to tider04
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care to elaborate on what your first vague answer actually entails then?
Let's just say there is some food and water and maybe some other items that I am not allowed to possess tucked away in a safe place in case of a natural disaster. I am not a prepper but I do believe in keeping my options open.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:53 pm to tider04
As mentioned, moderate prepping is a good idea. Tornadoes or other types of natural disasters can affect just about any area of the country.
My personal plan is to load up my motorhome and head to Eastern Kentucky if a natural disaster hits Central Kentucky. Of the various types of calamities that can hit an area, natural disasters are the most likely. Second would be industrial accidents and third would be acts of terrorism.
My personal plan is to load up my motorhome and head to Eastern Kentucky if a natural disaster hits Central Kentucky. Of the various types of calamities that can hit an area, natural disasters are the most likely. Second would be industrial accidents and third would be acts of terrorism.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:53 pm to tider04
Wouldn't it make more sense to barter with supplies? Like "here's a tent for two boxes of ramen" or something like that instead of "here's a tent for this virtually useless metal."
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:55 pm to Agforlife
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Let's just say there is some food and water and maybe some other items that I am not allowed to possess tucked away in a safe place in case of a natural disaster
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Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:57 pm to Rebelgator
My plan is to load all I can carry in the pickup and haul arse to the coast, steal a sailboat couple of cast nets and some rod and reels and GTFO of the mess and live off fish. Finding fresh water will be the hiccup but there are solutions to every problem.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:57 pm to Kentucker
Most people that prep aren't worried about a tornado or natural disaster. It's more of a fear of an economic collapse, or really bad depression like we had in the 20s and 30s etc. Seeing what happened with Greece, plus us being 18 trillion in debt, etc has me a little more open to some of these ideas than I was 6 months ago. Especially with economists now saying the dollar being dropped as the global reserve currency is not a matter of if, but when.
Posted on 8/18/15 at 8:58 pm to Rebelgator
Shhhhhhh
Posted on 8/18/15 at 9:00 pm to tider04
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I'm not talking about having an emergency fund. I'm talking about having months of stored food, guns and ammo, silver coins, etc.
Yeah? WTF are YOU gonna do when the zombie apocalypse comes?
Don't be beggin at my house...
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