Emergency Preparedness - What Are You Doing? (If Anything)

[Fahzz]

I didn't read all the posts, but nobody mentioned getting a gun? That's refreshing.

 

[EJ3]

I didn't read all the posts, but nobody mentioned getting a gun? That's refreshing.

Could be because most already have them?
Therefore don't need to get something that they already have had for years.
Just playing the devil's advocate.
Or perhaps they do not want others to know they have them.
So when that when someone comes to try to steal their family food supply, it would be: Surprise!

 

[Esprit]

 

[Valvetubehead]

I have a collection of large rocks I will throw at any primate approaching my water hole… we are devo

 

[JeffS7444]

I didn't read all the posts, but nobody mentioned getting a gun? That's refreshing.

USA is already #1 in terms of firearms per capita:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country
But far from being the most "prepared" nation on earth, I'm more inclined to think it's indicative of hoarding behavior: USA is also #1 in self-storage!
https://www.sellselfstorages.com/wh...as-the-most-need-for-self-storage-facilities/

 

[TankTop]

The absolute best thing you can do is live a lifestyle of being somewhat self sufficient. Make friends with others in your community that do the same but perhaps they focus on things you don’t. Begin trading with others and bartering and develop a community that is self supporting.

If you’re waiting for things to go sideways it’s too late and dry goods will run out. You really need to integrate it into a healthy lifestyle, no need to go Mad Max about it

 

[Neddy]

I wonder how many 'preppers' die waiting for emergency medical responses to common but serious medical issues.
I know far more people who've suffered live altering changes from that than EVER had environmental disasters to deal with, and having a pile of guns won't help that one bit.
Get your priorities straight.

 

[Sgt. Ear Ache]

Yeah, I'm in Canada so gun ownership is far less prevalent in general and I'm good with that. But also, I figure any circumstance where guns become a necessity for survival is probably a circumstance I don't want to and probably haven't survived. My preparedness concerns are focused primarily on common situations like short-term power outages and so forth.

 

[EJ3]

Yeah, I'm in Canada so gun ownership is far less prevalent in general and I'm good with that. But also, I figure any circumstance where guns become a necessity for survival is probably a circumstance I don't want to and probably haven't survived. My preparedness concerns are focused primarily on common situations like short-term power outages and so forth.

I get most of my meats using a gun or trap). But I am afraid of what the wildlife has been eating now.
Deer are the most widely experimented with GMO foods (they eat corn that is planted for them or spread for them by corn spreaders) than any other animal on the planet.
Yes, other animals that end up in the super market are also experimented with (& the antibiotics) but I can (& do) avoid those by hunting & trapping.
Even they & the fish have microplastics now.

 

[GD Fan]

I try not to run out of toilet paper.

 

[Willem]

It all comes down to what emergency you may have to prepare for. In the Netherlands the electricity supply is very reliable, and that is true for much of Europe, with a mostly internationally integrated grid. The only reason there was a recent interruption in Spain and Portugal was that their grids only have a very limited connection to France. They really need to add a few more high voltage power lines across the Pyrenees. The biggest risk is probably a Russian computer hack that disrupts that interconnected grid.
Even so, we can easily survive a few days without electricity. Our house has a full electric heatpump, but it is very well insulated so in winter the temperature will only drop slowly, and from our outdoor adventures we have serious down sleeping bags. I have a battery radio, and some outdoor headlights and a big DIY battery torch that will last for many hours. We could not cook our meals on the big electric cooker, but we have outdoor stoves and fuel for them. We have canned and dried food for a few days, though not for nice meals. We have 8 liters of bottled drinking water for the two of us, again good for a few days. I should buy some purification tablets for the water in the canal on the other side of the street. In short, with a few extra measures that we should still take we can easily survive for a few days.

 

[Mart68]

I wonder how many 'preppers' die waiting for emergency medical responses to common but serious medical issues.
I know far more people who've suffered live altering changes from that than EVER had environmental disasters to deal with, and having a pile of guns won't help that one bit.
Get your priorities straight.

True. Owning firearms in the UK now is far too difficult, although it can be done if you jump through enough hoops. If it were easier I'd probably get a small calibre pistol. Just in case.

I mean it's better to have it and never need it, than to need it and not have it.

 

[Chr1]

Might be worth looking at the gun crime and gun death statistics in the US.

Personally I am very glad that we have tight gun ownership laws here in the UK.
(Even extreme prepper/zombie apocalypse types here don't have to consider the prospect of marauding gun wielding hordes, thankfully.)

PS I was born in the US.

 

[Sal1950]

Going into hurricane-tornado season here in Central FL I check my supplies of food, water, batteries, radios, all that I may need for at least 7 days without such. Most have been covered here over and over.
"Refuse to be a victim", During periods of unrest for whatever reason, you never know what may happen. Keep the legal and possibly needed defensive weapons handy, firearms, ammo, knives, stun type self defense gear, more. Be sure you've been well trained in the proper handling of these weapons and practice their effective use often.

 

[Sal1950]

I wonder how many 'preppers' die waiting for emergency medical responses to common but serious medical issues.
I know far more people who've suffered live altering changes from that than EVER had environmental disasters to deal with, and having a pile of guns won't help that one bit.
Get your priorities straight.

Totally true,
I have the absolute highest respect for first responders in whatever capacity.
But even truer is the old saying,
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

 

[Willem]

I find the idea that such emergency preparation should include firearms abhorrent. I am glad we have none, and I cannot see how having one will help if nobody has one.

 

[Mart68]

I find the idea that such emergency preparation should include firearms abhorrent. I am glad we have none, and I cannot see how having one will help if nobody has one.

It gives you an advantage if no-one else has one and puts you on a level playing field if they do.

I am also happy with the UK's tight restrictions on owning firearms, don't get me wrong. However as I get older I do wonder what I will eventually be able to physically do in the highly unlikely but not impossible event of a home invasion.

It would be handy just to be able to show the pistol and say 'Just turn around and keep walking.' I wouldn't even have to get up.

 

[TankTop]

I find the idea that such emergency preparation should include firearms abhorrent. I am glad we have none, and I cannot see how having one will help if nobody has one.

I understand your perspective but I think you’d find there are far more firearms in the UK than the average Brit thinks. If you look at the history of humans Western civilization is a blip on the radar and shouldn’t be expected to continue in its relative peaceful state. Violent people with weapons tend to win when things go south. I’m not suggesting having an arsenal but a little forethought on how we may protect ourselves and family is prudent. Using the lense of the last hundred or so years (England enjoyed peace at home much longer but that was due to imperialism which is long gone) is nearsighted at best.

 

[Chr1]

Violent people with weapons tend to win when things go south.

WTF. This is exactly why it's good to have tight gun laws IMHO.

I do suggest you look up how many family members die accidentally due to guns. Teenagers climbing in a window late etc. It's pretty grim tbh.

Police and army are a different matter.
YMMV.

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

Study: More Americans Buying Firearms To Defend Selves From Toddlers Who Found Their Guns

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