Prepless Preppers! Are you ready?

Haha, yeah i don't like the sound of it either, some recently manufactured terminology to categorize the newest weirdos of society.

But the title does sound funny, and works as a good base for jeff foxworthy-esque jokes

If your M.R.E's stand for Marshmallows Ready (to) Eat - you might be a prepless prepper.

OK! OK!

I'm heading to the store for a tomato plant!


Happy?

I'd add that it is important to learn about the local food sources available to you. Many plants and trees which you may not have ever noticed can keep you alive for a long time (Fukushima contaminated notwithstanding, not much we can do about that). Seek out the local lore, talk to old folks and visit the library.

Good advice for those with room to ascend into the mountains and find shelter.

My situation is pretty nuts in terms of handling collapse. I live on oahu, probably a 45 minute walk or 10 minute drive from the nearest valley.

There are at least 1 million people living on this tiny island. And we are absolutely dependent upon boats and planes coming in daily to feed so much people in such a small space. If the boats and planes stopped coming I'd be scared to see how we'd manage here.

The poster above mentioned not bothering with the woods cause of all the people tryin ta be badasses/rambos and I have to agree.

It will surely be interesting if/when it all goes down.

People seem to forget too that you need to learn how to fight

Especially if the other guy has a blade and you don't, you have to learn how to unarm him with your hands

That's why I always carry a small bag of soil around with me, so if I get attacked with a knife you can blind your opponent temporally for about 5 seconds while you disarm him. Throw sand in their eyes, coins, stones anything you have in your pocket it'll blind/distract them for a few seconds.
- A form of Karate that I practiced had moves designed to be used with a wooden ore, one of them was flicking sand into opponents face with the ore

A long-bladed Panga machete will do good against a knife, because you have the distance advantage.

Even a long stick will do a lot more when faced against someone with a small knife.

Scant little time to learn for those that haven't thought of this. I've trained for awhile in stand-up styles (muay-thai, and boxing) but just for fun, just to know that i'm capable of defending myself or people in need. I don't get myself in fights ever.

Zero ground/grappling training though, as i wasn't training for a mad max style apocalyptic scenario in which i'd have to fight and kill many men just to get my fair piece




Got a bowstaff in the corner in case of zombie style apocalypse [i figure it's good cos it won't produce splashes of blood which would lead to infection in this scenario]

You missed my current evens favourite doom - pole reversal. I started thinking about prepping to survive the tsunami that will probably wash over the UK, but then I convinced myself the pole shift will mess with the magnetosphere and cause Sun doom at the same time.

So my prep is a box of Diazepam and a hope that it's quick.

haha TBH some part of me is expecting inescapable doom to be played out, or unexpected earth/reality changes

not because i'm jealous of those that are "prepped"

It just seems likely, perhaps because i spend too much time here on GLP. Shitty lil laptop can't play videos or music, may as well get my money's worth for the internet connection huh?

In this scenario my prep kit has 2 joints for me and a baggie of kitty treats for mah 2 cats, hell i might even throw a joint in there for them

I consider us being lucky, living in a free standing house with a full 8ft fence - guess we'll be safe for a while. And indeed, the recources at home will come in handy. We got a wood burner for the cold days, and I guess we can stock up on candles. The easiest would be to get a 200 gallon water barrel, connected up to the gutter. Leaves the food...

That sounds good man! And i bet you live in a low-crime area right? How's the sense of community, do all your neighbors know eachother?

Either way, you're off to a decent start i think

We live in a Cul de Sac with only three houses, but the other side of the elevated railway is pretty bad. Last year my wife did her shopping at the local grocery store while it got robbed, that was rather shocking. Our neighbor is 82 and has copd, so he could do with some help. The other is a young family, we can definitely join forces with them. I think we'll invite some good friends to live with us too - got plenty of space and it would make our chances stronger...

no rapture for preppers pals

humm, guess i always fantasized about european countries like yours being crime free havens where the govt can be trusted and the people are refined and educated and free to create art and music, and other beneficial things.

though i based that on nothing other than personal fancy

^^ THIS. I was about to get 40 lbs of rice, 3 containers of bleach, toilet papers, 10 gallons of water (which is obviously not enough but better than nothing) tons of canned fruits and veggies, and some extra soaps, medicines, and masks and gloves for less than $80. We're in no way prepared for an all out end of the world thing, but say we have to shelter in place for a while, I think we'll be okay. And I will just keep buying more of everything we may need for as long as I can until we need it.

I'm so prepped for panic sex
Other than that I've got some garlic for vampire infestation