I want to know what you all think of the idea if preparing for some kind of disaster is, as the likelihood only increases as time goes on and capitalism survives. Shit will hit the fan, at least where I am. Thoughts?
I want to. Learn how to shoot, do basic first aid, grow my own food, just general self-sufficiency skills. It’d be nice to curb my technology reliance too. Kind of want to prep a bug out bag but it seems pretty expensive.
I’m trying to stock up on technology.
Like what? For me the tech reliance thing is mostly about not getting absolutely fucked without power or internet
get a 4k oled in 2024 when the prices drop a ton… I’m aiming for $300 or less for a 40 inch. also you can get some sick deals on xeon CPUs and motherboards from aliexpress… if u want one I found I can send you… but I’m just waiting until I get the 4k oled. been thinking about this a lot.
u might not want to have a ton in liquidity if there is going to be a massive economic collapse involving climate change and late stage capitalism btw. I’m trying to buy a little useful/interesting thing on a somewhat regular basis.
Me too. I definitely need to brush up on understanding of guns and self-sufficiency skills. I’m also pretty reliant on tech.
I’ve started some storage of long-lasting freeze dried food and a good first aid kit. Alot of it is very expensive unfortunately :/
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That’s awesome. Definitely a good mindset, if shit does go south we can’t have individualist thought processes.
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> not getting a bidet to avoid a second toilet roll fiasco
Why don’t you want to start something like that?
Fair enough though haha
Or build a bunket>
Hoxha is ashamed.
I’m interested in my career if that’s what you mean.
I edited my post. I meant more like in a catastrophic type of way.
Okay
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I know I’ve got to get much more prepared than I am. With the way things are going it won’t be long before we need it.
Yeah, thats what I’m thinking. I plan to create a good network of like-minded people doing the same so that when shit likely hits the fan we can at least try to organize and rebuild.
On one hand, yes I very much want to. On the other hand, it’s expensive, and I simply have way too many other costly (money, time, energy) things on the to-do list first. I understand this might bite me in the ass if I don’t get my shit together–I almost bought a gun in 2018 and gun prices tripled in 2020–but unfortunately there’s only so much I can do and I accept the risk.
For sure, I totally get that. It just isn’t feasible. My whole plan is to become not a bunker-dwelling hoarder, but a prepared, cooperating helpful guy. I’m trying to create a network of like-minded people so that there can be, in the case of some catastrophe, a glimmer of hope for positive change in my community if SHTF. I’d like to participate in offering as many of my skills as possible and rebuilding. Perhaps this is an idealistic point of view, and I’m sure it’s got many flaws, but one has to hope.
I hope to see you thriving soon, comrade.
A lot of the prepping work starts with location. Ideally you’d be in a place without people surrounding you, and with lots of green space to grow food.
I am in an urban area however, so I mainly focus on that. I have a bunker-type-basement where I store food. I plan to bring three or four cheap items extra with me when I do groceries. When buying stuff it’s important to know what to buy. A basement full of candy won’t get you far.
The most important things in a survival situation are carbs, fats and protein. Carbs and fats give you energy and make your immune system work (oversimplified take). My bet on getting enough carbs in, is rice. You can buy huge 10kg bags of rice for pretty cheap. If you plan on eating 100 grams of rice a day, you can last around 100 days with this bag. You do need to look into storing it properly. It can last 2 years but if you do it correctly, it may last longer.
Canned food is next. Where I live, I can easily get canned food that lasts 3+ years. I choose a lot of lentils as they are protein packed and have some carbs as well. Beans work fine too. They are also rich in iron. But stores near me also have full meals in cans for around 2 euro’s each. They contain veggies, some form of protein, sauce and some fats. You won’t necessarily eat like a king, but you’ll be fine in surviving.
Fats can be obtained by stuff like nuts. Peanuts are cheap where I live and a bag of 250 grams can last me 2+ years. A handfull of nuts (lol) contains some fats and vitamins, as well as protein. Canned tuna is great as well.
This covers some basic food stuff. I learned this from my hiking trips where you need to pack dry, protein/carb/fat packed food in order to keep your body working. Look for more stuff on YouTube or Google for some more tips. My choice of food is pretty urban minded as I’m probably going to be in a large urban area if shit hits the fan.
There’s a lot more to this but I’m at work right now so I can’t make a two hour long post lol.
There is actually a very good website for prepping. Altough it is US republician point of view the advices and help it gives is solid.
