Posted on 03/11/2020 5:37:36 AM PDT by Carriage Hill
Do you have your "bug-out bag" (BOB) ready for when the "s*** hits the fan" (SHTF), or will you "bug in" for "the end of the world as we know it" (TEOTWAWKI)?
This jargon is well understood within niche "prepper" communities, whose members spend their lives preparing for impending Armageddon -- natural disasters, pandemics or financial collapse.
And the ideas that drive this culture are becoming increasingly mainstream as coronavirus panic sees people across the world stockpiling rations, sourcing gas masks and self-isolating at home.
Now, "civilians" are turning to expert preppers in droves for help in getting ready for the worst.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
CNN doing a commercial for Ben Gleck’s food stockpile business?
” ...spend their lives... “ As though they people that are prepared do nothing other than this.
Ping list ping.
So I visited a relative I hadn’t seen in years back in early February. He lives a bit out in the boonies, at least by my suburban standards, in a very nice place he built on a small mountain. Nice views.
Last year, they had a big snow. Lost power for 18 days, took him 2 days to get off the mountain and decamp to a hotel. He’s currently about to put in a big generator, and he’s been researching freeze-dried food, likes Mountain House. Had a big spreadsheet of prices from Costco and Amazon for same, which I got a copy of.
Fast forward a month, and Costco has no Mountain House, and Amazon availability isn’t what it was, and prices have gone WAY up, which is the point to my story. Preppers were just ahead of the curve.
Yeah I reacted poorly to that phrase as well.
It’s not all-consuming to be prudent and thorough.
Preppers are the ugly ducklings of the corona virus panicdamonium. Or better stated, preppers are the ant, and CNN drones are the frightened grasshoppers caught unprepared.
Any person with two brain cells knows to be at some level of “preparedness”. However, “preparedness” takes on its true meaning when necessary reserves and protections extend beyond two weeks, and additionally, when in the context of panic, chaos, diseases, economic downturn, etc., you know, the series events.
But if preppers had bought toilet paper and hand sanitizer instead of freeze dried food they’d be called pariahs and fools today.
Well, they probably did sufficiently stock up on ‘paper goods,’ but did so a while ago. No expiration date.
Food stores of all types are constantly rotated by the wise prepper.
;-)
I’m sure CNN was able to find “preppers” in the Yellow Pages...
Can Liberals be Preppers?
I mentioned that I'm good-to-go for a couple of weeks, (and left it at that - I never go into detail about my preps).
I explored the “prepper” world that flared up post Øbongo election in ‘08. Admittedly there were a few who were indulging in irrational knee-jerk panic, but panics have a way of fueling themselves into chaos and I thought it prudent to, at the very least, evaluate my situation.
It encouraged me to be more organized in my purchase and storage/stocking habits. I was already growing vegetables as a hobby but it accelerated and refined my endeavors. I acquired a greenhouse and built a rainwater capture system for feeding the gardens and greenhouse.
I have precious control over the reaction to this China virus crap. It’s going to play out one way or another. But I’m not panicking because I have at least some small control over my living arrangements.
With exception of fresh short life stuff, between panty and freezer, generator, 90 days, supply, including alternatives for cleaning. Didn’t get to be nearly 72 and be stupid. Helped mom and grandmother can every year. Might get tired off same old stuff, won’t go hungry.
Rice, beans, pasta, flour...
A lot cheaper than overpriced MH.
You can water glass eggs for long term storage.
Canned chicken, tuna and beef is all reasonable at wally world.
And spices. Without spices and condiments that list gets old.
Kinda like MREs without enough hot sauce. Hot sauce can make most any ‘meal’ tasty.
True.
It’s also great for buying up supplies to sell to the public at astronomical prices.
Prepping is a lifestyle of prepareing for the most common likely crisis event, with foreknowledge and logic, rather than emotion.
Food storage is storing what you eat,.. and eat what you store.
If you don't like rice, then don't store it, and figure that if you become despirit enough, you'll eat it then. That's B.S. !
Just because it stores well is no reason to have it in storage - you may have to barter it to someone who wants it.
Food storage involves also keeping stock of what you have, and keep it rotated with fresh goods as available.
The supply chain may become even more broken - grocery stores only have enough reserves for three days on average.
Store 1 - 3 months of spare reading glasses, necessary medication, sanitary supplies, toilet tissue, canned goods, and water, and while planning, don't forget pet food for domestic animals.
Overcome "Normalcy Bias" through advanced planning on need, and current availability !
Don't panic ! Act logically !
That's the 'OODA loop' in action.
I wouldn’t doubt it.
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