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A place to share information on emergency preparedness as it relates to disasters both natural and man-made.

Would you survive in the event of economic, political and social collapse? What natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or hurricanes are prevalent in your area? What can you do? What should you be doing now? What do you need to know/have?

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Southwest VA Preppers group

Southwest Virginia Preppers: I am trying to find like-minded individuals from the Southwestern VA region as well as the surrounding areas so we can raise awareness of the idea of sustainable living and prepping for disasters. It is a loose small band of town folk right now with no real organization outside of a Facebook group with prepping information. We are trying to find enough influence to start a prep readiness program that towns can piggyback off of so that they can prepare their citizens in the event of disaster. We’ve had close calls plenty but neighbors just a state over have lost everything with no backup plan and no relief or aid to get them back up on their feet. We want to help people prepare for these scenarios the best we can by raising awareness in our local communities that it could be you one day that needs this advice. We’re hoping to eventually get law enforcement, EMTs, firefighters, and veterans in on the program and integrate crucial communication assets between towns, volunteers, and ordinary citizens like you and me. If you are from this region go ahead and follow this link and share it with your friends and family. If you’d like to participate in this readiness program then stand tall for your community and take the first steps toward being the change we all need.

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2024/03/27
19:29 UTC

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Best Instant Ramen Noodle upgrades/recipes for Financial Collapse/Depression 2.0 preppers?

So I’ve seen bulk instant ramen noodles in many preps, but I’m curious to hear what sorts of things you’d mix with them to make them both nutritious and cost effective?

8 Comments
2024/03/27
19:02 UTC

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Antibiotics

What do you all do for simple antibiotics? Preferably without having to get a prescription

6 Comments
2024/03/27
18:52 UTC

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Big out bag for SW 9mm FPC

Hey all! I’m hoping one of you can recommend a high quality BOB that can accommodate a SW 9mm FPC?

Ideally it will also be able to fit enough gear and food/ water for an overnight bug out situation. I am considering the Vertx Gamut Tactical Backpack 25L Conceal Carry Bag. Anyone have one? Not sure of the FPC will fit in the CC compartment though.

0 Comments
2024/03/27
18:51 UTC

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What are some shelf stable foods that can be used everyday and as preps?

What are some shelf stable foods that can be stocked in the pantry and used as preps. From rice and beans to powdered peanut butter and powdered milk, what are some foods and good brands that are nutritious and taste good?

8 Comments
2024/03/27
18:24 UTC

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What's The Point Of Having Gold And Silver When...

This is a discussion & a question. What's the point of having gold and silver when you have to let the feds know you have it (in the US at least) unless you want to go to prison. I don't want to take a chance with the law but I also don't want the feds knowing, or at least limiting the possibility of them knowing. I understand the use for bartering and for financial security, but why go though and spend all that when you have to let the feds know you have it. If the US it's considered and investment, like stocks or bonds. Is there a loop hole or grey area so you don't have to let the feds know? Or are you just ok with them knowing and having to risk them forcibly taking it back if and/or when the dollar crashes? Of course I know you can't hide much from the government if anything at all, but I'd still like to know if it's possible at the very least.

24 Comments
2024/03/27
18:20 UTC

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Emergency medicine and natural remedies

I am a nurse pratictioner in outpatient emergency medicine and rescue department. I’m trained in advanced emergency medicine and also have a specialization course in integrative therapies, focusing on herbal medicine. As a prepper myself and medical professional I recently had the precious opportunity to teach an extracurricular course at a couple of local elementary schools (I normally teach the adults). I believed that information and training are keys, expecially among the general public, so I’d like to make some posts here on several basic topics if you all would like this idea too. Please comment with your 2 topics of choice!

4 Comments
2024/03/27
18:06 UTC

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Strategy Games

I've been a gamer for my whole life, and have found a lot of educational value in games such as Age of Empires and Civil War Generals to learn about history, resource management, and strategy. I've been playing a lot of Fallout Tactics lately, and imagining sometime on a larger scale, but can't find anything that quite fits what I want to play.

Does anyone have any games (computer or table top) that are turn based strategy, in a modern setting, with both state and non state factions? Something that might be comparable to a balkanizing North America, the Ukraine conflict, Armenia/Azerbaijan, or Syria?

7 Comments
2024/03/27
15:54 UTC

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Glasses/contacts

I have good enough vision I don't have to wear contacts or wear glasses, but I have family/significant other that do. In a shtf situation where you would have to relocate from your own residence, and you only brought one pair of glasses or contacts but they get broke, what are you supposed to do? Contacts only last for a short while, and glasses are very easy to break.

9 Comments
2024/03/27
14:38 UTC

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Canadian financial prepper / news analyst

So I like content from people like Chris Martenson (peak prosperity) and Neil McCoy-Ward that combine talk about finance / investing / collapse and prepping. These two focus on the USA / UK though and I was wondering if anybody here knows a content creator similar to these that is based in Canada and talks about Canada. If this sort of content is not your thing then ignore this post.

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2024/03/27
14:17 UTC

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How To Begin 'Deep Pantry'

I think I get the gist but I'm looking for some tips here. I've been apartment prepping for a couple years and am moving into a new home soon. I have a lot of cans stored (maybe about 200-300), a ton of white rice & pasta and some 25 yr shelf life emergency food. With the new house, I'll have more space to buy some big cabinets and store food with. It'd be awesome if I could have at least 1-2 years worth of food that we cycle through. Is it okay to store food in the basement closet beneath the stairs? How do I get started and any general tips for a beginner as far as storage and specific foods go? Thank you

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2024/03/27
14:09 UTC

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Low Key Deep Pantry for the Lazy

You all know you need a little extra of just about everything. It's easy to get complacent or lose track. Wouldn't it be great if there were a set it and forget it way to grow that stockpile?

Amazon Subscribe and Save.

We already buy all of our herbal remedies, OTC pills, and first aid on Amazon because that's usually the cheapest way to get them. When you use Subscribe and save you get up to 15% off of that. Just figure out ABOUT how much of any given item you consume per month and set the subscriptions to deliver a LITTLE more than you normally use.

We set ours to basically deliver about 5-6 items once a month. 5 Items unlocks the maximum discount which is usually 15% per item. Now some of these items are set for every 2 months, some every 6 months. I go in the deliveries page and fudge the schedule while I watch TV, about once evey 2-3 months to maximize my discounts, and increase or decrease my stocks.

You can also use this to great effect for supplements, and dry food. I found that with something like canned coconut milk I could get a case of the organic stuff delivered every 6 months for a FUZZ more per can than the cheap stuff any other way I could get it. I'm a cheapskate but I will pay $1 to have a higher quality product and not have to think about it again for years.

Ditto protein bars and powders and meal replacement powders. You can even subscribe to packs of batteries. We have used it to slowly switch over to all rechargeables.

Cheap painless way to stock up little by little, and you have an instant roadmap of what's coming when that happens on its own with no further input.

7 Comments
2024/03/27
14:01 UTC

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shoes, what's your plan?

I burn through a pair of running shoes and work boots yearly. I have some other "going out" boots and old work boots for gross (concrete, trenching) jobs.

Shoes are a consumable and pretty critical. Wondering what you homies are up to.

59 Comments
2024/03/27
13:15 UTC

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Bartering

I have silver and a little gold but I also have extra ammo to barter with. I've also thought about stocking up on alcohol and tobacco to barter with. My brother-in-law with through a war in Europe and told me that tobacco and alcohol were major bartering items, as good as gold. Your thoughts???

156 Comments
2024/03/27
12:36 UTC

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how do i start

i got nothing other than a USB with some emergency files, medical ebooks, handbooks, navigation, hunting, basically everything

i have a downloaded GPT

no guns or food stored yet, i wont get guns they are illegal where i am, getting a license for a rifle is VERY hard

also i have 0 experience, dont swear at me or give me a ton of downvotes if i mess up. my last post sent me -120 downvotes

40 Comments
2024/03/27
11:27 UTC

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What is a good printed medical text?

My favorite doctor is Dr Google. However, in anticipation of not having internet access I want to have some sort of medical guide. What is a good printed text I should get for that purpose? Maybe a small guide for a bug out bag and a larger volume in case I bug in?

4 Comments
2024/03/27
09:46 UTC

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any book suggestions

i need some books to save just in case things go wild, maybe some medical along with navigation/survival, etc

slide me some PDFs

4 Comments
2024/03/27
06:25 UTC

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Freezer power options

Just moved out of the city last year to a few acres in a small town. My prepper interest has really spiked since then and while I may not have as much as y’all my freezer will soon be stocked with the cows I’m raising. My question is in the case shtf how would yall go about keeping it powered, obviously I bought a brand new 6000 watt generator but is there a solar powered option that could connect to just the fridge? I know it sounds stupid but like a solar panel with an extension cord plug in for just the freezer.

7 Comments
2024/03/27
04:25 UTC

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pine needle tea has Vitamin C and others. what trees in your area are safe to make tea from?

pine needle tea has Vitamin C and other nutrients. what trees in your area are safe to make tea from?

some trees are toxic some others are poisonous, so its best to know before its an emergency.

24 Comments
2024/03/27
03:32 UTC

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Living On Your Preps

Has anybody ever tried living on your food preps for a few days or maybe even a week or two? I was thinking, that may be a good experience. Whether it's your canned food or the 25 yr shelf life stuff, whatever ya got. Maybe try actually living on it and even cooking it without using electricity or however you're planning to do so in any sort of event. Having all this food stocked is a comforting feeling but wouldn't it be good being in touch with what you actually have?

51 Comments
2024/03/27
02:55 UTC

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I need a shift rifle Recommendation

I currently have a Glock 19 and a bolt action 243 what would you recommend for a all around gun? PS.I live in the south of the United States.

86 Comments
2024/03/27
02:14 UTC

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Train Hopping - Possible Bug Out Option?

Check out this train hoppers videos. I was just thinking this would be an option to get out of dodge if all the roads were impassable and there were no flights out.

dancer
https://www.youtube.com/@dancer1/videos

7 Comments
2024/03/27
01:40 UTC

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Recipe for Rice and Beans?

If we're gonna store em what's the best way to make them taste good?

Rice is easy to make good, beans on the other hand???

25 Comments
2024/03/27
00:34 UTC

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Info for a newbie please

There is no way I can install a generator, but I’m curious about small solar powered generators. Are they even feasible? Battery powered? I’m fairly elderly (?) and live alone, so I’m trying to sort through all of this. But SHTF is palpable and I need to get in gear. I’m sure people here can suggest Clif Notes for me, cutting through the bs. I have a perfect rural destination, but three hours by car on a good day makes it impossible on a bad one. I live near a Lockheed Martin facility so that’s just another equation.

9 Comments
2024/03/27
00:33 UTC

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Disabled prepper?

Hi y'all,

So I'm trying to help my brother who is disabled find a glass water jug that is built well and won't leak. Leaking is his biggest concern.

Preferably he's looking for:

  • 1.5-2 gallons

  • won't leak lol

  • has a spigot

  • less than 11" tall

Thank you all so much!

13 Comments
2024/03/27
00:09 UTC

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EMP footprints over Beijing & Moscow

The vast majority of EMP footprint range images available depict the burst over the middle of the U.S. This is handy to show how far an EMP footprint would reach based on the height of burst (HOB), but in reality it’s a very unlikely location for an adversary to select.

How about China and Russia?

Based on the table on page 135 of the report, The U.S. Electric Power Grid A Revolution In Military Affairs (2021), a 30 km HOB would have a radius of a ~600 km, a 75 km HOB would have a ~950 radius, and a 140 km HOB would have a ~1,300 km radius.

30 km is for the commonly used minimum HOB for E1 effects, 75 km is for optimum E1 effects, and 140 km is for optimum E3B effects.

These two images are from public domain maps, edited by me, and free to use.

3 Comments
2024/03/26
23:11 UTC

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Drinking water in Florida

I'm interested in purchasing and installing a rainwater collection drum or two on my property to supply my household with clean drinking water. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Do I want plastic, rubber, metal? Pipe it under the gutter drains? How does the overflow work and how do you keep bugs out? I know little about the actual maintenance of these. Thanks, stay prepped.

4 Comments
2024/03/26
22:41 UTC

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How did our ancestors store food?

Someone asked me today how the pioneers store food/feed themselves over winter when they couldn't get crops? The question stumped me. I know about canning and a root seller but are those the only things? Grow extra during summer,can and store, then ration during winter?

142 Comments
2024/03/26
21:19 UTC

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Prepper rifle

Good evening, I am starting to think about purchasing a SHTF rifle and I’m stuck between 3 options:

  • ak-style rifle, very reliable but I’m not familiar with its handling since I served in a NATO country and not very customizable

-bolt action hunting rifle: Very reliable and less likely to break apart (less moving parts), long range but not semi-auto

-ar-style rifle, worried about its reliability and maintenance in a long-time scenario, but much more customizable

Context: I live in the EU and already have a 9mm pistol + conversion kit making it a close range reliable PDW.

What would be the best choice? Thank you!

75 Comments
2024/03/26
20:20 UTC

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Should I hide my Bug out Bags?

I just have my home BoB in a coat closet. The car BoB is in the back seat of my SUV. I carry my office BoB back and forth to the office. Do I need to hide a office bag at work? Should I hide more supplies elsewhere?

As we live in Tornado Alley I also have a packed overnight bag with rain gear, clothes, meds, nail proof shoes, MRE & water. Backup cell battery/solar charger as well as vhf/uhf radio in the storm shelter.

https://youtu.be/2A1l1B20lyQ?si=L5ZybI2jDY0IFDiM

11 Comments
2024/03/26
19:39 UTC

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