Hi there..:)

[Lucky Jim]

Hi, this seems a neat well-organised board compared to some of the big sprawling monstrosities i've seen..

[preppingsu]

Hello and welcome.

Please expand your intro post a little. What got you into prepping, what are you prepping for etc.

Thanks

[Lucky Jim]

Hello and welcome.
Please expand your intro post a little. What got you into prepping, what are you prepping for etc.
Thanks

Hi, I've got a healthy interest in prepping and survival like everybody else here..
As for what exactly we're prepping for, the list of possibilities is long, so without knowing which specific disaster will hit us I plan to adopt a 'PLAY IT BY EAR' strategy.
For example it might be better to stay in the city, or it might be best to get out into the countryside.
All I know is that we should make sure our fridge and kitchen cupboards are well-stocked with food, and that we've got several containers of tap water standing by.
That way, when a disaster hits, we'll have enough food and drink to tide us over for a few weeks, giving us ample time to plan our next move.
As I said, it all depends on the type of disaster, I've drawn up this list which covers most, but if i've missed any out perhaps members will let me know..

1- Chernobyl-type nuclear plant accident, but on a much bigger scale, poisoning an area as big as the USA or the whole of Europe and Asia.
2- Massive meteor or asteroid strike wiping out millions with blast and tsunami, and kicking up enough dust to black out the sun for years like what wiped out the dinosaurs.
3- World War 3 exchange of nuclear weapons poisoning virtually the entire planet.
4- A plague wiping out most humans on earth after accidental release from a bio research lab, or a deliberate release by terrorists to wipe out the population of a specific country, or perhaps a virus naturally evolves that has no cure.
5- EC Event (Economic Collapse) triggering total breakdown of law and order resulting in looting gangs etc.
6- EM pulse (from a solar flare or nuclear bomb) blows out the electricity grid and electronics, it'll be bad but hopefully the govt will have contingency plans to get relief food and medicine convoys up and running.
7- Mega-earthquake bigger than anything the earth has experienced before, demolishing a whole bunch of cities.
8- Mega-tsunami triggered by gigantic quake at sea, wiping out coastal areas for a hundred miles or more inland.
9- Runaway volcano that carries on spewing out dust and ash for months, throwing a grey wind-carried shroud around the planet blocking out sunlight and triggering subzero temperature drops.
10- Haywire weather (nonstop storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods etc) caused by global warming, pollution, ozone depletion etc

[The Ace of Spades]

Hello, and welcome to the forum.

Ace.

[tigs]

hello and welcome to the forum

by the way you missed out alien invasion and the rise of the zombies

[Lucky Jim]

..by the way you missed out alien invasion and the rise of the zombies

Dunno bout zombs but according to some ancient scriptures aliens are already here..

[tigs]

some believe the zombies are here too well the walking dead at least ! you seen the tory party

[Plymtom]

Welcome aboard Jim

Dunno bout zombs but according to some ancient scriptures aliens are already here..

You've been looking out of your window at night haven't you, Geographically speaking Jim there's a couple on your list you're not too well placed for good news is unless anyone else knows different you and I are the closest together (geographically) preppers on the forum, in scenario 8 a mere second or two on a surfboard or a 15- 20 minute stroll on foot for an unfit sore footed 51 year old.


been known to take half that time and half way home to find somewhere to park