Posted on 11/20/2011 2:38:42 PM PST by Kartographer
Ok, so the SHHTF (S#!t Has Hit the Fan). You are hunkered down with your preps about you. Theres no zombies knocking down you door, but the first few days are nerve-wracking to be sure. You will be busy securing what you can, monitoring the situation and generally getting into a survival routine to match whatever is going on. Generally, you will be too busy and with your adrenaline pumping and all the work to do it wont seem that there are enough hours in the day to get everything done. But what happens when the initial action is over and now you are just biding time and waiting for things to get back to a more normal? What if its an extended period? How do you keep morale up, stave off depression, and keep hope alive? First, hopefully you are prepared for whatever the event is. Being prepared and being able to provide even just the basics will go far in reducing worry and panic. Full bellies (even if it isnt exactly what you wanted), sated thirst, and a warm, dry place to sleep will at least give you something to build on.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesurvivalmom.com ...
“You left out a low maintenance woman who cleans up nicely.”
Where do you get those?
Good article, Kartographer! Lisa’s blog has a good readership in the preparedness community, too.
Didn’t see tobacco on that list...good for morale, and after initial retail sources are looted, probably a premium barter item as well.
“Packs of dogs, which folks turned loose when they couldn’t feed them, quickly went wild and were almost as big a problem as rampant crime.”
Maybe you can’t feed your dogs, but you can eat them.
Believe I paid around eight dollars per can. I checked out the exchange last week and they were going for twenty nine dollars!
Opened up one yesterday and the product is fresh as can be... WTSHTF we are going to have quite a bartering chip!
Wanted: Women with boat and motor.
Send picture of boat and motor.
There’s also a Libby’s 4/$1 canned vegetable coupon out there in a printed ad insert. If your Dollar General doesn’t take coupons, HEB has buy Libby’s canned pumpkin ($1.68) and get Carnation ($1.08) evaporated milk free. Yes, the Libby’s pumpkin is more expensive than the store brand but with the free milk and coupon, it comes to $1.43 for pumpkin and milk. Pumpkin does last a long time.
Thanks for the ping Kart. Flashy threads.
Entertainment will be mostly for kids and women. I will be busy with security issues and won’t have extra time.
Remember, odds of survival increase if you have a small, trusted group of well armed and TRAINED men. Lone wolves will not survive.
The group of folks I plan to hunker down with are very entertaining just being themselves.
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