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1. Thank you, Old Bobbert! My spouse used to be a snickerer, and loved to try and embarrass me in front of others. She is still not a believer, but at least she wants to move to Idaho. I don’t talk about prepping anymore, unless someone else brings it up. I have been laughed at too many times by my Christian friends who thought I was not “trusting God enough.” I wonder who they will go to when things get bad? Thank you again for making things clearer.

2. Very interesting. I’m a training officer for our local Rescue Squad and can see some excellent resource material here for training and recruiting. Well done. He’s afe

3. Interesting read. For me and mine, we don’t broadcast prepping, so the Nonpreppers, unpreppers and put downers and the rest of the stereotyped are a nonissue. Our prepping is masked by frequent trips to ‘ the cabin’ Lots of folks have a vacation spot, and we are just another family with one. We don’t blather on about prepping to anyone, and we have no interest in recruiting people to adopt our way of thinking. We keep it fun, we keep it interesting, and we get excited when we accomplish goals that bring us closer to our comfort level. our plans have nothing to do with trying to convince folks to follow suit, or approve of our way of life. We have our circle of close friends and relatives who are involved with prepping. (Birds of a feather right?) I have no intentions of ‘staying ready’ just in case someone shows a glimmer of interest in prepping. My job is to make sure my family has options when the balloon goes up, not try to convince others that my way is the right way. There will always be people who’s emphasis is on trying to convince others to go along with their plans, instead of just forging ahead.

   1. L.O. You are so right. It’s been my experience that any time i try to talk about this to a non-prepper the response is the same: “now I know where to come if it all comes crashing down.” Never can do any convincing, which makes me feel that it is really all about laziness on their part.

4. A good article. I am of the opinion it is too late to start prepping (unless one had a lot of money.) I think we are too close to the fall. However, like calling the Second Coming, one just never knows the day and the hour. I have made the effort for friends and family. With about 63 1st cousins and a large number of friends I find that those who “get it” are making some effort. Those who don’t wont change because of me.

   I used my facebook account to educate and warn. I reaped the whirlwind because of it. I did so in as inoffensive way that I could. It has been many years since deleting my account which I did for my on cyber security. Prepping in my state is a matter of being prepared for tornados and ice storm power outages to the general public. Other catastrophes are “impossible.” We have both and still very little prepping is done. People just don’t think they will get hit by a tornado- but they do buy lottery tickets and drive over the border to get them.

   My resolve has been to develop a well written email which includes all the best steps and links to begin prepping and do so in a meaningful way. If each step is accomplished then they may last till next years harvest. The reality is that most wont make an effort and those that do see only a short term disaster on the menu. It is time for me to lessen my digital footprint and my societal footprint. One last decent email to at least give them a choice for making some effort. One email sent blindCC to everyone I know. One email before TSHTF and I go dark to my bug out location and communication is no longer possible.

5. I like your point of view. “some people just won’t or don’t want to understand”. I personally have been a prepper all my life and just did not realize it until I read JWR a few years ago. Friends and family would always come to me because they knew I had everything (food, tools, information, skills) and I was willing to help. Once I realized what prepping was about, I realized that the only thing I was missing was opsec. Now I am trying to lay a little lower with what I have but still help others and encourage them to HELP THEMSELVES.

6. There was a post a while back where the guy told people they could come to his place if things got bad, as long as they knew they password. What was the password, they wanted to know.

   Answer: I brought food.

   I’ve told this one to a lot of people. It makes the point that they shouldn’t expect to be takers.

   I also believe in trying to warn whoever I can in whatever way they are open to. I am accountable to God, and there is a famous passage in the OT about a watchman who did not warn the people. I do not want to appear before my Lord with their blood on my hands.

   Since I am a service worker, I meet a lot of people, so obviously OPSEC is an issue. I say so directly, and tell then that is why I do not keep any of my preps at my home, but in a friend’s warehouse. Which is true, except for a little stuff for small emergencies.

   Also, the comment about being right doesn’t make you good is true. A prepper neighbor turned out to be a lying criminal.

   1. I agree. I rent my place. I was offered a place to stay on a friend’s 5 acres if things got bad. (About 8 miles away) I gratefully accepted the “emergency only” offer and insisted that I would not come empty handed, but would bring a lot of food, tools and supplies with me and would be immediately planting a garden once I got there!

7. Here is an honest question about prepping.
   But first here is a fan observations I know first hand.
   I have had friends move to small Towns and they “never” could break the clique of old time residence. They remained outsiders and yet they were salt of the Earth folk.

   Anyway, here is my question. What suggestions would you give to a mid 60’s couple that has few family members alive to survive whatever is the top 2 “events” that could happen?

   And number 2, we are not rich. FYI; we belong to a strong Christian church,( less than 80 people). which is a great source of strength and unity.

   I have always thought to be prepared would be similar to my great grandparents that had deep pantries but still needed the harvest to have food to eat.
   Anyway, any thoughts? Thanks in advance
   Skip

8. Skip, “What suggestions would you give to a mid 60’s couple…” The top 2 events probably depend on your location… Suggest you start by inventorying what you have on hand and how long would it last. Some SHTF events may last a week, some a month, others a year or more. If you don’t have food, water, medicine or fuel to survive a month, best start there and strive for 6 months, and then a year. Work your way to a vegetable garden and maybe egg layers, again, depending on your location and situation. Start putting up meat and vegetables using a pressure canner. If you live in a large city…pray mightily.

   1. Thanks, and I live in a low probability of natural disasters.

      And I have learned a great deal from the Argentina Man and his real life survival durning the economic crash in the year 2000.

9. There many very good points in this post. I have encountered the same things. I printed this one and put in my note book. There is a fine line between OPSEC and teaching/warning. This is a very good training in how to “walk the line”. I’ve learned how to “feel people out” and have discovered that MANY people in my vicinity have long term food storage, buried cargo containers full of supplies, and people loosely organized to help each other discretely. Well done post.

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