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Originally posted by MisterFister103
I've been watching this show on NatGeo a little bit, and it's a pretty good, informative show. I don't personally have the financial security to spend money willy nilly on firearms, survival goods, big train crate things, etc. But I still like it for entertainment purposes, and I might learn something about survival in such a situation.
There are two things you can start on right now. First find people in your area that are of a like mind. Get a group together that has some sort of plan withh a few people of different skill sets. This part is pretty much free.
Next, it is not as hard to start stocking up as you think. A couple of cheap cans of soups and vegs when you go to the store. A large bag of rice is very cheap. Try these few things and you will be suprised what you have in just a few weeks.
If your looking for info, use the net. Print just the pages you need are if thats to expensive just copy notes by hand. Do a few of these things and before long I think you will see why people are willing to fight for what they have. Its nice know that if your in a tought spot you can depend on yourself and your group not needing anyone else.
Another thing I think gets shorted when talking about preping is that it dont have to be a total collapse of the world are the U.S. Ask the people that went through Rita are Katrina. The earthquake victims in Japan. When its your town, home,family,and no one is comming for a while it might as well be the whole world.edit on 28-2-2012 by David134 because: I still cant post worth crap
Originally posted by MisterFister103
I've been watching this show on NatGeo a little bit,
But I have one big problem with these preppers. They're always talking about 'protecting what's theirs'. Most of these people seem to have the kind of redneck attitude that they'll shoot first and not ask questions later because the victim will be dead. I mean if there's only a few people walking around on the planet, and we all have our own little groups, what happens when one group bumps into another? If everyone has this mentality we're going to end up wiping each other out.
Originally posted by FugitiveSoul
...It's hard to imagine a world where everyone you meet may be a potential predator that is there to take everything you have and kill you and anyone with you to obtain said items, but unfortunately that will become the reality.
The truth is, there's no way to know or predict if someone is going to be good natured or a killer. People will use their children and wives as traps to lull people into a false sense of security and then pounce the moment you turn your back. The greatest survival trait to maintain will be one of vigilance. Even the traders wandering around, whoe will depend on dealing with people will be on edge and ready to kill at the first "shady move" made in their direction...