Prepper Priorities - most need adjusting

[livingston]

 

[spat]

Most preppers seem to have some oddly specific view about what a collapse looks like.

My personal view is that it's most likely going to look like Venezuela, which doesn't seem to be what people are preparing for.

 

[GOPerfect]

I have watched many of his videos. He is a bit out there on some things, but many times he is spot on. This video, I give a solid "B".

@spat , I tend to agree, Venezuela type issues coming to America.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Prepping is not a static linear thinking process with a beginning and end. Prepping is a continuous dynamic thinking process that evolves and changes to adapt to the situation on hand. Keep in mind that for every problem there are potentially multiple solutions. Pat, the speaker, talks about priorities in spending money to accumulate resources. People also need to prioritize and use "time" to prepare. How do you spend your time? Do you read useful material or do you while away the hours on X-Box? If you have to watch a football game, try doing it while reloading or working on a project in the garage (multi-tasking.) Time is a valuable resource to be invested wisely before things go wrong.

One last thing. Worrying is an emotional waste of time. If you're worrying, do something useful to figure out how to challenge and fix the problem/situation. It's okay to think about things, but if you're worrying you're on the wrong path.

 

[livingston]

I like and agree with him on most of his topics. I will say this I would welcome him as a neighbor in a SHTF situation. A vast majority of the population have not a clue what could come .... Myself I have too much credit card debt. Working to pay it down while laying in supplies .. My problem is I am a firm believer in quality and quality costs ....
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[Robin]

I don't always prep, but when I do, I remain flexible. Stay wary my friends.
Robin Dos Equis

 

[Marine Cpl]

I agree with everything he said except sharing your food with like-minded people. Because when hunting and foraging run out, they'll come for your food. You can meet up with like-minded people, share tools, share your time defending the neighborhood, etc, but never your food. Never tell them what food you have. Act just as hungry as them when you go out together hunting, fishing, and foraging.

 

[C3D]

Like every one of those videos, start from 3:30 to avoid hearing a lot of self-promo BS.

Or skip it entirely to hear the lesson: food is more important then guns in prepping, get all the food you can.

 

[livingston]

I agree with everything he said except sharing your food with like-minded people. Because when hunting and foraging run out, they'll come for your food. You can meet up with like-minded people, share tools, share your time defending the neighborhood, etc, but never your food. Never tell them what food you have. Act just as hungry as them when you go out together hunting, fishing, and foraging.

I can see relatives showing up if things go south.... Not many do prep.. but they do have a stake in the land that I reside on .. This is through a land trust set up by my parents. Unless one really hates their family There is a good chance any of us just has to face that possibility . What happens if your brother and sister in-law die and their 3 young children show up at your doorstep. ... Running nose and empty stomachs ... Shut the door in their face . As bad as things got in the depression families stuck together and survived. .
Now my great grandmother came from a poor family in the Ukraine . Around 8 she got farmed out to a rich Jewish family. Worked all day Polishing silver spoons and washing cloths and windows ... All for room and board. From the sound of it the family dog ate better than she did. .... Case in point one needs to prepare for this also. More folks will be at your household than one thinks ... ....
The one thing that I have noticed that all these prepper sites . No one ever talks about raising and storing potato's. Beans , corm,rice... Never potato's... Of course most folks do not have access to a root cellar .
AT 26:30 shows one in Russia.
If one has time this is a real life survivalist story. A book was written about them that I bought. a few years ago..
In 1936, a family of Russian Old Believers journeyed deep into Siberia's vast taiga to escape persecution and protect their way of life. The Lykovs eventually settled in the Sayan Mountains, 160 miles from any other sign of civilization. In 1944, Agafia Lykov was born into this wilderness. Today, she is the last surviving Lykov, remaining steadfast in her seclusion. In this episode of Far Out, the VICE crew travels to Agafia to learn about her taiga lifestyle and the encroaching influence of the outside world.

 

[livingston]

 

[livingston]

This tells about them almost starving

 

[C3D]

I can see relatives showing up if things go south.... Not many do prep.. but they do have a stake in the land that I reside on .. This is through a land trust set up by my parents. Unless one really hates their family There is a good chance any of us just has to face that possibility . What happens if your brother and sister in-law die and their 3 young children show up at your doorstep. ... Running nose and empty stomachs ... Shut the door in their face . As bad as things got in the depression families stuck together and survived. .
Now my great grandmother came from a poor family in the Ukraine . Around 8 she got farmed out to a rich Jewish family. Worked all day Polishing silver spoons and washing cloths and windows ... All for room and board. From the sound of it the family dog ate better than she did. .... Case in point one needs to prepare for this also. More folks will be at your household than one thinks ... ....
The one thing that I have noticed that all these prepper sites . No one ever talks about raising and storing potato's. Beans , corm,rice... Never potato's... Of course most folks do not have access to a root cellar .
AT 26:30 shows one in Russia.
If one has time this is a real life survivalist story. A book was written about them that I bought. a few years ago..
In 1936, a family of Russian Old Believers journeyed deep into Siberia's vast taiga to escape persecution and protect their way of life. The Lykovs eventually settled in the Sayan Mountains, 160 miles from any other sign of civilization. In 1944, Agafia Lykov was born into this wilderness. Today, she is the last surviving Lykov, remaining steadfast in her seclusion. In this episode of Far Out, the VICE crew travels to Agafia to learn about her taiga lifestyle and the encroaching influence of the outside world.

Outside of possibly the remote regions of Alaska, there isn't any place like that in CONUS. That's a pretty unique story.