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There are 2 types of people.

1. those who do things

2. those who talk about doing things.

(subset: those of try to tell others how to do things they cannot do themselves, many are POLs.)

#2 and the subset had best never underestimate “older’ citizens.

I’m no spring chicken myself. The point of the post was to inspire people to do what they can do within their capabilities, with some light humor. I have to motivate myself to get off the couch and do these things.

No offense was intended.

I’m not sure the implication that I’m “one who talks about doing things I cannot do myself” was really necessary.

As a combat Vet, this is my take on the approach of this article:

It is always good to be in good shape.

It is always recomended to have some kind of emergency kit, supplies, foods and water in case of any kind of emergency.

I do both but...

Why do all these Preppers think that they're going to be in a very specific disaster type of scenario?

Who said that the planet will be in a “MADMAX” mode?

Who said that you're going to be home with all those stored supplies when “it” (choose your disaster) hits?

Who said, you're going to have to walk 12 miles a day, set up temporary shelter and use your prized Primus stove to cook all those MREs or Freeze-dried foods?

It is always assumed that our civilization will return to the forrests and mountains when, “it” hits but who said that that's the way things will play out?

It is great to be prepared but to what extent and what kind of investment are people willing to make and pay for?

Will canning and buying MREs save you? Maybe.

Will hoarding 50,000 rounds of armor-piercing bullets and buying machine guns save you or even be necessary?

Will building an underground NBC protected shelter be necessary and worth the money you pump into it?

Are we all going to be MadMax and Daniel Boon's?

All I am saying here is that you do not have to exaggerate spending each weekend running up and down mountains with full Army packs, sucking on hydro packs and eating beef jerky and pemmican.

Stay focused and reasonable folks. Yep, be prepared but to what extent and at what cost?

I assume I am going to take a lot of hits for what I have written here but keep things in proportion.