damaralenoire wrote:This is a question that depresses me a little bit because i been thinking about my plans for a situation like this, My father lives 20 miles away but is not taking me serious in my prepping attempts, he has a very old school mindset in that what will happen will happen, however i would attempt to get to his with as much as my stuff as possible (Pet carrier / BOB / Stored foods etc) as where i live has high unemployment / drug / alcohol abuse levels and is not a very safe place. I guess it would be at that point where i would have to make the decision to leave my father if he continues to be stubborn and not want to leave or stay with him and try and get through whatever the situation is, I do have three sisters but as they are all in relationships and dont have the mindset for survival etc I would focus my efforts on my father.
as the saying goes .
you can lead a horse to water but you can`t make it drink .
all you can do is , keep doing what you are doing and put in a little extra for others that may or may not turn up .
YES i walked away mid sentence , you were boring me to death and my survival instincts kick in .
I have been doing the odd little thing for my father like buying him windup torches as i buy things in bulk and tell him they are surplus. today i saw a gas camping stove and four canisters of gas for £20 and bought them whilst shopping with my father and "accidentally" left them at his house, despite the fact that I already have 2 of these cookers and 30 cannisters of gas which i had before i even started prepping as i love camping, i told them to put them in the cupboard but my thinking is they can be kept there for emergencys if like last winter his power goes out
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As a single woman, my plan would be to try and get to my son if he's in this country if not its hunkering down and do the best I can although I don't rate my chances as high, I've tried to get close friends to take an interest but their more of shop by the day type and have no skills whatsoever ever and now just keep my mouth shut and keep anything extra I buy hidden, any advice for this situation would be taken on board.
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hi anarchy i have the same problem but this includes my wife too the best thing to do is if u think they could be swayed then keep up asking and hinting if not keep it to your self and find others in your area,town or near by towns and city's
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We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
I'm in a somewhat similar position to Anarchy, if SHTF when I'm at home with my family then great I'll be there to organise everything but if I'm not then I have to travel 50 miles alone to reach home and as a young woman by herself it's not the best thing. However I plan to get maybe a paintball mask/helmet or just a helmet in general to cover my face for when I'm alone and keep any defensive weapons close to hand for if I have to make that journey.
When at home though I plan to get the family next door to team with us as the husband is a doctor (major win!) and our driveways are joined so we'd be wanted to protect the same area plus they have 4 children under the age of 7 so it would be in their best interests as well in order to protect them in a really bad SHTF scenario with alot of civil disrest and no law enforcement.
Anarchy2012 wrote:As a single woman, my plan would be to try and get to my son if he's in this country if not its hunkering down and do the best I can although I don't rate my chances as high, I've tried to get close friends to take an interest but their more of shop by the day type and have no skills whatsoever ever and now just keep my mouth shut and keep anything extra I buy hidden, any advice for this situation would be taken on board.
You will find that you will lead by example lights go out you have a touch, a cut you have the plasters, carry a small multi tool in your bag need a screwdriver you have it, and so on.
Here is an example that happened to me a couple of years ago. I got stuck on some ice up at the yard out comes the two bath mats that I carry which I put under my wheels and got myself out then had to stop to help all the other cars some of which were 4x4 with my trusty mats. Every one thought it was a great idea and now carry mats in their cars do they think they are prepping No but they are now ready to help themselves if they get stuck.
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Such an interesting topic, it's great to hear what everyone's scenarios would be.
For me, I have a large immediate family with husband and 5 teenagers who can't think of anything worse than no electricity. First priority would be to collect my mother who is only a couple of miles away but a little infirm, then I guess staying home as long as it is feasible.
Any bugging out would be with my neighbours across the road who are also prepping.
When we meet up to talk plans they have been know to get a little far fetched. The two men were looking at converting a double decker bus last week, would be dry I suppose but where on earth would we keep it. Lol.
At the moment it's just me, my other half, and my best mate ( we all live together)
My best mate is currently swinging towards the idea of getting into prepping, while my other half is still taking some convincing.
All of our families are within 3 miles of our house, so potentially we may have a fair few people in the house. Unlikely but it's a very distinct possiblity, with that in mind, my vote goes to group.
I think a group is the way to go, that way a broad spectrum of skills can be brought together. However the location is the tough one, especially on this crowded island.
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I think a group is the way to go, that way a broad spectrum of skills can be brought together. However the location is the tough one, especially on this crowded island.
I'd agree, parts of Scotland or Wales may be less crowded but England
I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.
