If the SHTF right now how long would you be able to survive?
How long will your current food/water supply last?
Just some food for thought.....
How long will your current food/water supply last?
Just some food for thought.....
Preparedness Questions
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This is for 3 people
Water 10 days " have to filter after that, pools etc "
food 30 days " easy no problem "
gas for generator 2 days " which sucks, need to work on that "
Water 10 days " have to filter after that, pools etc "
food 30 days " easy no problem "
gas for generator 2 days " which sucks, need to work on that "
I have about enough of the same.
However, I am going to need to get a filtration system of some sort for the water.
I too need more gas for the generator.
I have a couple of back packing water filters and life straw, it would be nice to have something that could do some volume.
I agree! I need to make a trip to REI for some fact finding, then go order it from the internet, as REI is so damn expensive.
I like there return policy, I have used stuff for a few months then returned it with no problem. Gotta love that.
I didn't know they had such a great return policy.
food & water 3 days, although more is in the works.
i have 3 2.5 serving MRE's that i got from walmart, and the hydration bladder full, plus a few water bottles. i want enough to get where im goen, plus a few days extra so im allowed "hit n miss" with hunting, but if i can get to my destination w/o incedent, water should be everywhere, depending on what cotastrophie has happened, ie, nuclear fallout, one might not wanna drink the water lol.
i have 3 2.5 serving MRE's that i got from walmart, and the hydration bladder full, plus a few water bottles. i want enough to get where im goen, plus a few days extra so im allowed "hit n miss" with hunting, but if i can get to my destination w/o incedent, water should be everywhere, depending on what cotastrophie has happened, ie, nuclear fallout, one might not wanna drink the water lol.
I know I need to improve my food and water amount.
I need to also store some more gasoline.
Ideally I would like to have 30 days of food and water.
That being said the amount of water I will need for my clan is going to weigh a ton.
Food= canned meats/ fruits/ vegtables cold meals 12 months in storage for 14 (extended Family group)
seed = more than enough for a years planting
Jars and lids = reuse what we have canned up now, plus much more
livestock= more of a liability than asset after day 2 the noise they make will bring more guests than will get to leave. Will be ran off into back woods for possible recapture later when the uh... competition has thinned out.
Everything that can be kept quiet and guarded easier will be caught up, all roosters must die. Always keep new ones comming up so males can reach maturity after the worse has passed. Can perpetuate breeding from those younger ones later, without them crowing thier location like a dinner bell.
2 ponds full of catfish, self reliant, hundreds possibly thousands of pounds of protien.
Water never ending, 40' well, good checkvalve and a hand pump. 3 checkvalves in storage, 3 sets of gaskets for hand pump in storage. Knowledge to build a well bucket (flap bucket if I have to)
Gas = none It will just sound like a dinner bell to those without. whole groups will be inialated from hundreds of yards away. Thier generators will be the beacon that brings the victors. Even a small band can watch a groups doings for a day and understand who is the leaders and who are followers. and plan acordingly.
It may be months before it will even truly be safe to build a fire. only by doing your own scouting will one know.
I am not being over the top, its human nature. Even a child will be able to hear noise, or smell smoke and know that there are other people around. How many more mouths can you take in, can you sleep with people in your stronghold that you dont know. You have, they need. its simple math.
Let it be known where you are, and they will come, first begging, when you stop giving what they want, they will still come.
Bullets, a few LOL
seed = more than enough for a years planting
Jars and lids = reuse what we have canned up now, plus much more
livestock= more of a liability than asset after day 2 the noise they make will bring more guests than will get to leave. Will be ran off into back woods for possible recapture later when the uh... competition has thinned out.
Everything that can be kept quiet and guarded easier will be caught up, all roosters must die. Always keep new ones comming up so males can reach maturity after the worse has passed. Can perpetuate breeding from those younger ones later, without them crowing thier location like a dinner bell.
2 ponds full of catfish, self reliant, hundreds possibly thousands of pounds of protien.
Water never ending, 40' well, good checkvalve and a hand pump. 3 checkvalves in storage, 3 sets of gaskets for hand pump in storage. Knowledge to build a well bucket (flap bucket if I have to)
Gas = none It will just sound like a dinner bell to those without. whole groups will be inialated from hundreds of yards away. Thier generators will be the beacon that brings the victors. Even a small band can watch a groups doings for a day and understand who is the leaders and who are followers. and plan acordingly.
It may be months before it will even truly be safe to build a fire. only by doing your own scouting will one know.
I am not being over the top, its human nature. Even a child will be able to hear noise, or smell smoke and know that there are other people around. How many more mouths can you take in, can you sleep with people in your stronghold that you dont know. You have, they need. its simple math.
Let it be known where you are, and they will come, first begging, when you stop giving what they want, they will still come.
Bullets, a few LOL
People prep for different disasters, me earthquakes, i don't think the world is ending. { but thats just me }
I dont think the world is ending, but I think it will restart.
I know enough about history to see the writing on the wall about the direction we are going, and the only possible outcome.
You are preparing for earthquake.
I am curious of the planned length of time from possible earthquake to the return to normal activities??
Just for fun, Here is a senerio for you, your earthquake in southern Cali.,
5.3 million in LA county alone, about 20 million in southern california,
population of pre Katrina New Orleans 1/2 a million.
warning for Katrina 2 days
Warning of a earthquake ???
A large earthquake
The displaced would have to get past denver to be absorbed. The hoarde would consume food and resources as it migrated, to the extent of relief having to be transported hundreds of miles, all the while being whittled down, by the needs of every area that it had to pass through.
If you dont think the survivors will think its the end of the world, I think you need to reexamine some facts.
1992 53 killed 2000 injured, and that was not over food for peoples kids.
Katrina proved human nature in desperate times, DRs and nurses left the hospitals to take care of thier own familys.
after the 3rd day it will not even be safe for workers to enter the area to help, people will Take what they bring with them.
It may not be the end of the world, but anyone whom does not act like it is will be victims.
If you are prepared for the end of the world, when you are weighed and measured you will not be found wanting.
I have always heard "prepare for the worse", not, "prepare for some semi-bad stuff, cause it could happen"
Serious earthquakes in California could make Katrina look like a picnic.
Arent ya'll waiting for the big one.
Prepare as you see fit. I am the judge of no man. Everything I say is of my opinion only. I only question to understand.
I only want to help others see what another thinks, so you will be prepared to deal with situations as they happen. I live 25 minutes from Fort Bragg, many of my friends are/were military, thier plan is nothing but bullets, To the victor goes the spoils. There are all kinds of people.
A battle plan is only good until the 1st shot, then everything is split between action and reaction. The division of the 2 will be dictated by the planning of every possible opposition.
I know enough about history to see the writing on the wall about the direction we are going, and the only possible outcome.
You are preparing for earthquake.
I am curious of the planned length of time from possible earthquake to the return to normal activities??
Just for fun, Here is a senerio for you, your earthquake in southern Cali.,
5.3 million in LA county alone, about 20 million in southern california,
population of pre Katrina New Orleans 1/2 a million.
warning for Katrina 2 days
Warning of a earthquake ???
A large earthquake
The displaced would have to get past denver to be absorbed. The hoarde would consume food and resources as it migrated, to the extent of relief having to be transported hundreds of miles, all the while being whittled down, by the needs of every area that it had to pass through.
If you dont think the survivors will think its the end of the world, I think you need to reexamine some facts.
1992 53 killed 2000 injured, and that was not over food for peoples kids.
Katrina proved human nature in desperate times, DRs and nurses left the hospitals to take care of thier own familys.
after the 3rd day it will not even be safe for workers to enter the area to help, people will Take what they bring with them.
It may not be the end of the world, but anyone whom does not act like it is will be victims.
If you are prepared for the end of the world, when you are weighed and measured you will not be found wanting.
I have always heard "prepare for the worse", not, "prepare for some semi-bad stuff, cause it could happen"
Serious earthquakes in California could make Katrina look like a picnic.
Arent ya'll waiting for the big one.
Prepare as you see fit. I am the judge of no man. Everything I say is of my opinion only. I only question to understand.
I only want to help others see what another thinks, so you will be prepared to deal with situations as they happen. I live 25 minutes from Fort Bragg, many of my friends are/were military, thier plan is nothing but bullets, To the victor goes the spoils. There are all kinds of people.
A battle plan is only good until the 1st shot, then everything is split between action and reaction. The division of the 2 will be dictated by the planning of every possible opposition.
Hopefully my house is still standing, the plan is to stay at the house as long as possible, keep a low profile. Food and security we are solid, water is my weak link. Really need to work on that. The cars have a 3 day GHB "get home bag" and if plan A does't work, we have a secondary and third location.
You say cars, let me ask you this.
If you have a family in diff places what is your GTP (Get Together Plan)?
I can tell you from experience in a bad situation, your cell phones will stop working. Overload.
We just had a tornado couple years back, and they stopped.
same problem at ground zero. Emergency workers turn up power on thier frequency, yours is drown out.
Do you have walkie talkies for personal comunication?
part of my plan may include having to tell my wife to hole up where she is, and I have to go after her. may have to wait for night?????? who knows the possibilities. but if you dont know where each other are, you are 2 single units trying to get home, then 1 wont leave if they have to waiting on the other. It would be good for one to be able to know plan A didnt work for someone they are at B waiting for pickup or you to join them.
just a small detail many never think about.
everyone in my group have Motorola MH230R , 23 mile range,
always looking for better.
If you have a family in diff places what is your GTP (Get Together Plan)?
I can tell you from experience in a bad situation, your cell phones will stop working. Overload.
We just had a tornado couple years back, and they stopped.
same problem at ground zero. Emergency workers turn up power on thier frequency, yours is drown out.
Do you have walkie talkies for personal comunication?
part of my plan may include having to tell my wife to hole up where she is, and I have to go after her. may have to wait for night?????? who knows the possibilities. but if you dont know where each other are, you are 2 single units trying to get home, then 1 wont leave if they have to waiting on the other. It would be good for one to be able to know plan A didnt work for someone they are at B waiting for pickup or you to join them.
just a small detail many never think about.
everyone in my group have Motorola MH230R , 23 mile range,
always looking for better.
That's a good idea, thanks for the info. I like the walkie talkie plan. That could be very useful. The range would work for us also.
LOL who is this guy ?
I am trying to prepare for anything that comes my way. However, earthquakes are a big priority.
I have already lived through some big ones, but thankfully most earthquakes only affect a specific are
and do not create mass chaos through out the state.
My biggest problem I have with my preppeing effort is a lack of storage space, no land to farm or keep dinner critters.
Hopefully I can get the wife to allow me to take over one of the garages. That would solve a load of problems!
I have already lived through some big ones, but thankfully most earthquakes only affect a specific are
and do not create mass chaos through out the state.
My biggest problem I have with my preppeing effort is a lack of storage space, no land to farm or keep dinner critters.
Hopefully I can get the wife to allow me to take over one of the garages. That would solve a load of problems!
I now huh, the wife takes all my storage also. I agree with ya on the earthquake chaos, just doesn't happen.
Is there something wrong with what I said?
The devil is in the details= the detail you miss is the one that stabs you in the back.
I think you are taking me the wrong way, I am on your side.
Who am I?
You will learn me soon enough, I am a leader, a teacher, a confidant and a motivator.
I am a plethora of information that many find usefull.
I will ask you questions that make you hate me, I will help you with answers that will make you forgive me.
I came here to help others.
Everything I say is opinion, take it, leave it, laugh about it.
I mean no disrespect, If I cant help you prep, just consider me comic relief, LOL
The devil is in the details= the detail you miss is the one that stabs you in the back.
I think you are taking me the wrong way, I am on your side.
Who am I?
You will learn me soon enough, I am a leader, a teacher, a confidant and a motivator.
I am a plethora of information that many find usefull.
I will ask you questions that make you hate me, I will help you with answers that will make you forgive me.
I came here to help others.
Everything I say is opinion, take it, leave it, laugh about it.
I mean no disrespect, If I cant help you prep, just consider me comic relief, LOL
I like having members that cause others to think and reevaluate their current plans.
Especially me.
North Ridge being the most recent. It didn't effect Orange County at all except backup some traffic issues due to the 405 freeway being jacked up from the quake.
I couldn't agree more!
I know I have messed myself up by missing or overlooking that one small detail.
I have too, Thousands of mistakes, and I learned from every one of them.
as a buisness owner I make decisions everyday that require me to think of every possible problem. Once we sign a contract it is legal binding, I make money or I loose money with the details. It takes training to think of every detail. The one I miss is out of my wallet.
When prepping it is our lives, and the lives of our loved ones.
I only want to be an asset here.
To add some healthy resistance to everyone else looking at pictures of leathermans, saying yeah thats a nice one.
Everything is just a means to an end.
Some of my scouts hated me, now they introduce me to thier kids at the grocery store, saying they cant wait to get them in the scouts.
Found a lost boy scout in my local mountains, freaked out crying. Poor kid was scared out of his mind. He got separated from his group and made a wrong turn on a trail, ended up going the wrong direction.
How old was this scout?
Living proof that if you miss a detail, your lost alone. You should have found 2 scouts.
It doesnt surprise me, I have seen whole troops ran by thier mothers, great cooks -couldnt tie a knot or read a compass in the whole troop
Honestly I have seen the same things from troops ran by some men.
I ran a tight ship, we did not use grills, we camped on the land and we ate from the land.
Those were the days, LOL, I miss them.
I will have grankids soon I suppose.
Living proof that if you miss a detail, your lost alone. You should have found 2 scouts.
It doesnt surprise me, I have seen whole troops ran by thier mothers, great cooks -couldnt tie a knot or read a compass in the whole troop
Honestly I have seen the same things from troops ran by some men.
I ran a tight ship, we did not use grills, we camped on the land and we ate from the land.
Those were the days, LOL, I miss them.
I will have grankids soon I suppose.
