What I am doing to prepare...

[klon solo]

I hope I am posting correctly. I'm too used to other recreational forums that I'm on, so if this is in the wrong area, please delete or move. Thanks.

So, I have been prepping for about 3 years and suspect I'll be bugging in during a SHTF scenario. I have some preps in case I need to leave with my family, but I think it would be best to stay put.

Here is an idea of what I have done so far:

I live on a well and have a bison hand pump as back-up
I have a wood burning stove and wood for one season.
I'm in the process of installing 10Kw solar panels on my roof.
I am on geothermal heating and cooling. wood/solar would assist in back-up
I have built two faraday cages for batteries, walkie-talkies, wind-up emergency radios, etc. It tested well using a cranked radio
I have started to garden and learned how to save seeds.
I have about 6 months food supply. Buckets with gamma lids, oxygen absorbers, etc.
I keep a 3 day get home bag in my truck. I used to keep a folding bike in the back as well - I took it out.
Thermal imaging camera to keep an eye out at night, if need be.
I have lots of hard copy literature in case the internet can't be accessed (anything from setting up snares to raising snails).

Things on the horizon:

I can't get the wife on board with keeping guns at the house, but I do have some at my sister's.
I'm thinking of getting a crossbow.
Solar oven

I'm a 10km hike from town, but do have about 6 neighbours. I live on 2 acres, but back on to 90 acres (10 of which is used for crops). The rest is loaded with deer and turkey.

I'm certainly missing a few things, but I'll continue to work on it. My main concern is protecting what I have.

 

[Maverick]

Even with a well w/mechanical hand pump, should at least keep a minimum 30 days of stored water inside the house, there may be a time when no one can venture outside, I have two wells one with a hand pump, both backup with generators with remote start switch inside the house but I also keep enough water stored inside the house to exceed 30 day supply, got to have a backup to the backup

 

[Brent S]

I hope I am posting correctly. I'm too used to other recreational forums that I'm on, so if this is in the wrong area, please delete or move. Thanks.

So, I have been prepping for about 3 years and suspect I'll be bugging in during a SHTF scenario. I have some preps in case I need to leave with my family, but I think it would be best to stay put.

Here is an idea of what I have done so far:

I live on a well and have a bison hand pump as back-up
I have a wood burning stove and wood for one season.
I'm in the process of installing 10Kw solar panels on my roof.
I am on geothermal heating and cooling. wood/solar would assist in back-up
I have built two faraday cages for batteries, walkie-talkies, wind-up emergency radios, etc. It tested well using a cranked radio
I have started to garden and learned how to save seeds.
I have about 6 months food supply. Buckets with gamma lids, oxygen absorbers, etc.
I keep a 3 day get home bag in my truck. I used to keep a folding bike in the back as well - I took it out.
Thermal imaging camera to keep an eye out at night, if need be.
I have lots of hard copy literature in case the internet can't be accessed (anything from setting up snares to raising snails).

Things on the horizon:

I can't get the wife on board with keeping guns at the house, but I do have some at my sister's.
I'm thinking of getting a crossbow.
Solar oven

I'm a 10km hike from town, but do have about 6 neighbours. I live on 2 acres, but back on to 90 acres (10 of which is used for crops). The rest is loaded with deer and turkey.

I'm certainly missing a few things, but I'll continue to work on it. My main concern is protecting what I have.

You've got a lot more covered than most in three years. I think I'd work on having accessto guns for security. I think security is going to be the toughest thing for people that have prepared well and are bugging in. Lots of those that haven't prepared are going to want what you have, and you've got to sleep sometime. I also really like what maverick said with don't forget backups for backups.

 

[klon solo]

Thanks guys...

Well, a lot has changed since I posted this initially. We have to move for my son's school and I'm moving into subdivision (I'm thinking by September). I'm going to have to start from scratch and now I'm going to have to try the whole "bug out" location method. It's really thrown me for a loop.

I'll be back to the site to review BOL tips soon.

Thanks again,

Chuck