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Meet the ‘Preppers’ — The Americans Stockpiling Food & Water for a Possible Collapse
Prudence not Paranoia ^
| 5/30/12
| rknecht
Posted on 05/29/2012 7:11:47 PM PDT by Kartographer
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There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger.
Underestimation can be fatal.
To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:13:25 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
The ultimate control over the population is to control the food.
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:14:41 PM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(Liberals need not reply.)
To: Eye of Unk
The Homeland Security brown shirts have already classified preppers as “wierdos” whose food and other prepper stuff can be appropriated by HS commandos if they feel it neccessary.
To: Kartographer
Today, they say “prepper” and laugh at you.
Tomorrow, they’ll say “hoarder!” and attack you.
(and I pray it doesn’t come to that...)
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:27:24 PM PDT
by
Zeppelin
(Keep on FReepin' on...)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:49:15 PM PDT
by
45semi
(The correct response to any accusation of racism in the modern age is laughter!)
To: Kartographer
Best bet: graduated prepping.
That is emphasize prepping on sliding scales, giving emphasis to expected problems over unexpected ones, acute problems vs. chronic ones, natural problems vs. man-made ones, the timetable of the problem; and “budgeting” of the prep, to include costs, perishability of effort and rotation, storage, transport, and in some cases convertability (swap value).
To: Paulus Invictus
The Homeland Security brown shirts have already classified preppers as wierdos whose food and other prepper stuff can be appropriated by HS commandos if they feel it neccessary.They can try, and I'd almost feel sorry for them...almost.
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:54:25 PM PDT
by
Shadowstrike
(Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: Zeppelin
Today, they say prepper and laugh at you. Tomorrow, theyll say hoarder! and attack you. (and I pray it doesnt come to that...) Which brings up the important lesson -- If you do it don't tell anybody about it. Sooner or later they will figure it out when you are not starving and they are, but at that point physical strength and potent weapons will give you the advantage to overcome the anarchy and the mayhem. Don't worry about dying in the calamity, worry about surviving it.
To: Kartographer
In other news, people in New Mexico and other western states are hoarding firewood for winter.
Again. Just like since forever.
/johnny
To: Shadowstrike
Making yourself look like an appetizing target might be an easy way to pick up some nearly free extra firearms and ammo. And dog food.
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posted on
05/29/2012 8:12:29 PM PDT
by
Trod Upon
(Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
To: immadashell
**If you do it don’t tell anybody about it.**
Every now and then, when talking with a friend, or even during a conversation with a stranger (at gun shows for instance), if the subject comes up, I say, “I probably should get a few things..”. If they volunteer their info on their stash, I tell them, “Well, now I know. Who else already knows?”
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posted on
05/29/2012 8:35:22 PM PDT
by
Zuriel
(Acts 2:38,39....nearly 2,000 years and still working today!)
To: JRandomFreeper
Just trying to beat the ‘Wild Fires’ to it! ;-)
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posted on
05/29/2012 8:40:37 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: JRandomFreeper
Be sure to hoard NM green chilies. ;)
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posted on
05/29/2012 8:55:49 PM PDT
by
Redcitizen
(New Mexico green chili is the best.)
To: Redcitizen
Yes, please do, we grow them and you can’t have too big of a market.
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posted on
05/29/2012 9:00:34 PM PDT
by
tiki
To: Zuriel
Good lesson there Teacher!
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posted on
05/29/2012 9:11:19 PM PDT
by
libertarian27
(Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
To: Redcitizen
I grow 'em. I could sell 'em, in theory, if it was not unlawful here in the land of the free.
/johnny
To: Shadowstrike
They can try, and I'd almost feel sorry for them...almost. Food, water, and medical supplies aren't the only things we put away for a rainy day...
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posted on
05/29/2012 9:43:24 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
05/30/2012 1:07:39 AM PDT
by
MachIV
To: libertarian27; Zuriel
The first rule of Prep Club is: you do not talk about Prep Club.
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posted on
05/30/2012 4:09:46 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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