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I think the concept of "self defense" needs to go too. WTSH, it's pretty much all self defense. Have you seen Walking dead?

where does the walking dead come in at here? im refering to treating folks with respect with whats said n done.and i find some things said here to be out right rude and
disrespectful
 
Exactly, Krime! I'm not for murder by any stretch of the imagination, but if I am too fubared and slowing my tribe, or closest loved one, I will not be a burden and I will sign myself out if they cannot. It's only life, we get to go again.

I don't know why these people keep posting in my intro thread about fat and skinny women. I think they are new too and just click on the first post they see.

I am NOT for rape and ALL for consent when it comes to women. We have prostitution now, where's the outrage? I'm simply saying I think it would be a good idea to be the one in charge (without saying the word). Seems logical, no? Women trade their cock holster for dinner or a drink every night in every city in America. At least something will be agined in a time when rape WILL be no problem for many.

I'm a compassionate man.
not quite where I was getting at. but if the factors of people on this site are not like minded individuals in such events, you're probably in the wrong place to discuss such ventures. However, I DO believe episodes of people will human traffic for bartering purposes, again, if I see it, I will attack (a formally layed out plan of course). as far as prostitution goes, im sure there will be women that turn to such things to survive. but if you wanna be a "pimp" more power to ya lol
on another note: I don't think we get to go again, reincarnation isn't logical to me lol
 
you fail to realize some things fin..1st of all i'm more of the old school/old country..that means treating folks with the respect due them..even when a person don't have any respect for the other person or me.still treat them with respect.or simply get away from them and have nothing else to do with them..2nd of all..what was posted by you can be found offensive simply because folks don't know you.for example one post you said What about your parents? When SHTF what are they going to do? Are you going to kill them so they don;t try to mooch off your stash, or do you leave them hanging like the grasshopper and ant?and in another you said See Jim, that's another concern. If you'r moms is in poor health now, she will be a heavy load when you GOOD. How do you plan to put her down easy.the thing is.you dont know me or my mom,much less our situation here.that where it pays to make sure that you word things just right so you dont accidentally offend anyone.to me,thats a show of respect..and reading the post the others made about women,simply set me simply because i was raised to treat women with respect.even if it means treating them with more repect then my self.
 
Jim, now it is clear that you are angry.I must be from the new school, where respect is earned, not just given out like free needles at the methadone clinic I used to visit.

I thought we were preppers. I thought we WANTED to live after SHTF. I thought it was that kind of fortitude that made us willing to do anything it takes to survive for us, for our species, but more for us. So, I think putting your disabled mom down would be the most humane thing for her (the rapers, you know), and it would allow you to be much more mobile. I am not sure why you throw your "respect" around to ALL women so freely. Have you never seen the inside of a family law courtroom? Those women lie and manipulate the system to rake their ex husbands (and baby daddys) over the coals. They are monsters with no conscience. I bet you mom twisted your dad up pretty goo. I heard no mention of him so I guess he is out of the picture?


are you a psychiatrist of some sort??as for respect goes.it is earned.but where i come from.folks still treat others with respect no matter if they have earned it or not..
 
I understand "going to the woods" is a short term plan, but he doesn't have his parents 100% on board, so I would assume that over time as you basement get more and more packed and eventually your parents would get angry.

The likely hood of surviving anywhere besides underground in the event of a Nuclear war is very low. A basement is good for it but you need to see if your first floor is concrete or just wood. More than likely it's wood and in the even of a nuclear explosion the house has a chance of collapsing into the basement. Potentially causing injury and lose of preps.
This actually happened to me, so I keep my stuff in my room, with my dads old USMC duffle bag and Alice-pack, with a bunch of stuff. I keep it next to my dresser in the corner of my room so no one can see it unless my dresser doors are closed. But ya put all of it in a bag and put it under your bed or somewhere in your room
 
No matter if parents are on board or not, learn the art of foraging for food, planting a garden, building a fire, building shelter etc.. material prep stuff is temporary but the mind will last your life time. We can prep for the short term as far as stocking food and water but no body can really say how long short term will last as I have said a couple of times already.. learn the old way's, don't just read about it practice it.
 
The likely hood of surviving anywhere besides underground in the event of a Nuclear war is very low

Location is more important. Too close to impact, and it won't matter much what you are in. I think most folks overestimate the impact of a nuclear war. I know I used to. No doubt completely catastrophic, but also very survivable. Most modern nukes are nowhere near as destructive as those during the height of the Cold War. I'm only about a half hour away from the nearest target, and I'd even be (barely) out of the outer radiation zone of a 5 megaton (where most modern ones are between 1 and 3 megatons).

Also, radiation dissipates fairly rapidly after a blast. Even Cold War estimates had it safe to go out of the shelter at about two weeks. (and that is being within the radiation zone of the impact). Outside of it, we'd likely get only minor radiation exposure, but still enough for me to try and think of some safeguards.
 
Location is more important. Too close to impact, and it won't matter much what you are in. I think most folks overestimate the impact of a nuclear war. I know I used to. No doubt completely catastrophic, but also very survivable. Most modern nukes are nowhere near as destructive as those during the height of the Cold War. I'm only about a half hour away from the nearest target, and I'd even be (barely) out of the outer radiation zone of a 5 megaton (where most modern ones are between 1 and 3 megatons).

Also, radiation dissipates fairly rapidly after a blast. Even Cold War estimates had it safe to go out of the shelter at about two weeks. (and that is being within the radiation zone of the impact). Outside of it, we'd likely get only minor radiation exposure, but still enough for me to try and think of some safeguards.
even in the old day, they had soldiers in fox holes only a mile away from the blast n they lived.....though not too sure how well they lived from that point on lmao. but non the less, im in the same boat one of the nations biggest Air Force bases is bout half hour maybe 45min away from me. just remember not to look at the blast, it WILL blind you for life. though, im not sure about a hydrogen.
 
nations biggest Air Force bases is bout half hour maybe 45min away from me.

You should be fine with any modern nuke impact then. No doubt those guys in the foxholes got serious cancer ailments. I wonder if they even knew about the potassium iodide to help thwart the radiation damage to their systems at exposure.
 
You should be fine with any modern nuke impact then. No doubt those guys in the foxholes got serious cancer ailments. I wonder if they even knew about the potassium iodide to help thwart the radiation damage to their systems at exposure.
knowing the Gum'ment they probably knew yet still wernt given it
 
Back to the original post...

If shtf, I'd like to bug in for the initial panic, then assess.

For most scenarios, bugging in, in suburbia may not be the best choice right after something goes down. While the first week will likely be OK...., as your neighbors' pantries run low to empty, they will cease becoming your neighbors, and will instead become ravenous animals who are willing to do anything to survive, including acts they never would have considered before. In the following few weeks, enterprising gangs who spent the first few weeks establishing their turf, will now start on forays out into the burbs for what they consider easy pickings.

My advice is get out as soon as you can to a more rural area. Look for farmhouses that have more than one vehicle (indicating a family vs. a lone hermit), and chances are, they may be similar to me, willing to take in folks (especially a family who brings some of their own supplies) who can help with the work to provide for all, and contribute to the defense of the property. I've had discussions with other ranchers and most of us seem to share this mindset, so I think you'd encounter this more than the "shoot first" variety. Just wave a white flag first, and have one person come to negotiate.

I have the forethought of having rules signs I can put up, but most others may just greet you with a nearby gunshot as a greeting without doing this.
 

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