[Kartographer]

From a Bosina water survivor:

"Living near a well with a manual pump is like living in the Garden of Eden."

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!

Northern and Central Freepers Preppers please Freep mail me.

[Carriage Hill]

Thanks; I needed that advice, K!

[4everontheRight]

Thanks for the great work and devotion to helping all of us Kartographer!! Wish there were more like you out there....especially near where I live in SC!!

[driftdiver]

All well in good until someone comes along and decides to take what you have.

[bgill]

Its another thing to have access to several acres of land, able to have chickens, a nice sized garden for a variety of fresh veggies, various types of fruit trees, access to fresh running water and access to land to hunt on. Maybe even have access to water to fish in.

For most, that's wishful thinking. Most don't have the $$$$ or they can't/won't relocate for various reasons such as jobs, schools, family, etc.

[Mariner]

Don't neglect the value of a swimming pool if you have one. Keep chemicals and test kit for at LEAST 1 years...along with a good filer or two.

Spam. Tons of Spam. It's the most calorie-dense food you can stockpile.

Beans sealed in nitrogen. They sprout well...and then prevent scurvy.

NOTHING that you have to cook. Nothing.

You'll run out of energy...or attract zombies.

Plant your fruit tress now. Clear that 20 x 30 foot garden space NOW. Stock hand tools...old fashioned stuff of high quality. Keep two of everything.

And above ever water, have lots of weapons and ammo. You can't live past 3 days with water. Almost 3 months without food.

Less than 3 seconds without good weapons and the will to use them.

One other note for even urban and suburban residents: Little Dogs. Even Chihuahua. Their eyes, ears and snouts will save your life and they don't eat much. But they MUST EAT MEAT. They can scavenge many of the essentials from bugs and grass...but they must have meat.

No, not canned dog food unless it's of the highest quality. Buy very low sodium canned meat. It will keep for at least 10 years in sufficient quality to nourish your BEST FRIEND.

Man has not survived without dogs for at least 50,000 years and now some scholars are saying 250,000 years. There's a R E A S O N for that. Their loyalty and their senses. They can be indoors and hear a cat sneaking around across the street.

[Chode]

thank God i have one twenty feet from my back door... and a creek ~100' away

[AlaskaErik]

I found the show to be interesting, but most people seem to be single-scenario preppers. The looniest one was the New England lady who wanted nothing to do with firearms. Does she really think no one will take her food at gunpoint when the SHTF?!

If the SHTF, city dwellers are pretty much screwed. Those with the best chance are those who are the farthest away from civilization who have planned for sustainable sources of food and water.

Personally, I believe in preparing for multiple contingencies. A powerful earthquake would just have me hunkering down in my house. A financial collapse that leads to widespread unrest would have me going remote to an area that would provide me with isolation, water, lots of game, fowl, and fish. Very doable in Alaska if you have an airplane.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

a nice sized garden for a variety of fresh veggies

Does anybody use the word "vegetable" anymore?

[Shadowstrike]

And that’s the one thing I really need, but with things the way they are right now (financially) I don’t have the money to dig a well nor can I afford the manual pump....

This is the one thing that really weighs on my mind.