Do you prep?

[Lightknight]

Let me reiterate here for those of you stockpiling water. While it's always good to have bottles of water for a few weeks, especially in prep for a hurricane, a much more durable and longer term solution is a life straw or sawyer mini. Just get one and put it in a drawer and remember where it is. Full price is usually $20.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B006QF3TW4 (lifestraw)

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00TOX6UM6?psc=1 (sawyer water filter mini)

One lifestraw filters around 1,000 liters (264 gallons) of water (roughly enough for 1 person for 1 year). Removes 99.9999% bacteria and 99.9% protozoan cysts to 0.02 microns

If the sawyer filter truly works as advertised, 100,000 gallons at .01 microns wins. Hands down. It also attaches to most water bottles so it's more versatile too. It's just that 100,000 gallons claim that is sooo amazing to hear. That's more than you will ever need in your lifetime (80 year person has consumed an average of 23,000 gallons of water). There has been some doubt cast on their claims but it's probably still better than at least the lifestraw. I just don't trust them at the moment until their claims get better verification.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00FM9OBQS

There's also a family model that gets up to around $60 but filters 18,000 liters (4,755 gallons) of water which is like 3 years of water for a family of four. The family model also filters out viruses which the basic straw does not: removes 99.99% viruses, 99.9999% bacteria and 99.9% protozoan cysts to 0.02 microns.

Combine either of these with a Brita filter and you get chemicals, odor and taste filtered out as well.

Having water on hand will certainly make things more convenient. But as long as you have a water source then these life straw is the way to go.

I like to look for deals on lifestraws or look for those bonuses where if you buy one, another is donated to needy families in areas with dangerous drinking water. That used to be true with every filter but I'm not sure if it still is. The video on those links says it does though so that's cool.

 

[Wakey87]

Im from the UK where nothing ever happens EVER.

We'v got so used to news papers telling us that 'the end is neigh' yet opening our curtains to birds and butterflys, that if we did happen to open the papers and read the apcolapse was happening we would probably just shrug our shoulders and say 'ah well.' and carry on as normal, kind of like that old British slogan from WW2.

 

[Foolery]

Nope. Besides, my strategy is just to brutally murder preppers and take their stuff once society collapses.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Let put it this way-

I ALWAYS have a tissure in my pocket including work. Sure the tissure end up being unused and srumped up badly but from time to time it came handy like a paper cut from work or when I got a cold!

There is a bottle opener, LED light and a compass in my key chain eventhought I only have one key on it! Ok granted I only used the light a few times. Heck I even bought a utility tool keyring thing (all in one pile cutter, small blade and screw driver) a few months ago!

I bought a Swiss Army knife in my teen (no I'm not one of those ass kid who is obsess with knifes) and I never really used it properly (like using it at camping) other than tivial things. Granted it came in handy when I was fixing my intoe problem (I had to cut the nail abit to stop the inflmation piling up). I do want to buy a new one cos the blades are a little bit blunt at the moment.

 

[Guffe]

Well this depends...
I don't prep, I live in a country were very few natural disasters happen (read: never happen) so I have nothing to really worry about.
This sort of prepping, doesn't concern me.
On the other hand...
If someone is prepping for the zombie apocalypse, they need help.

 

[mojoismydog77]

I would like to prep, but to do it in a concise manner would mean spender a decent chunk of change on reliable multitools. I lack the funds for that. If I was rich though, id invest in those tools + a nice van that i could modify( solar powered roof, electric stove top, bedding, etc...).

Military surplus is your friend for stuff like that. Just don't think too much how you're rebuying unused stuff that your tax dollars already paid for. Heck, you get a decent off road truck cheap if you look for European Milsurp.

 

[FalloutJack]

I have a zombie plan. Does that count?

 

[Fijiman]

Not really. I've got some odds and ends that would be very helpful should I need to get the hell out of the city and have put some thought into what I would want to grab, but that's about it. While I do believe that it is a good idea to be prepared for emergencies and such, I just can't be bothered to put any real time or energy into doing so.

 

[FPLOON]

Can't... I'm too poor for that shit... I'm doomed on arrival!

Other than that, even if I did survive to the aftermath, I'm still fucked somehow due to systemic survivalism or some shit...

 

[baddude1337]

Not a prepper, but I did buy some survival bits and bobs to keep in my backpack at all times (which has many pockets). I have a small first aid kit, a small survival kit with various bits and bobs in it, a mini survival book, a map of the area around me and a small swiss style utility knife. I even have a few random bits on my keys, including a mulitool and a small LED light.

I also keep things in there I use more day to day, like a multi-tool pen, notepad, tissues brolly, gloves, scarf, portable charger and flashlight. I always have a bottle of water and some dried long life biscuits etc as well.

I suppose reading that back and knowing I carry all that with me everywhere does make me sound kinda paranoid, but eh. It fits in my bags outlier pockets fine and I can still fit various other things in it like my tablet, lunch, clothes etc. I kinda just forget it's in there.

I honestly don't think I'll ever need it (hell, I live in a small UK town, just 10 minutes walk from my work), but it's nice to have it there. I ended up buying it all not long after I got my own place. I guess being on my own initially made me more paranoid.

 

[Ten Foot Bunny]

I can't even concentrate long enough to lay out a set of clothes the night before an important event. Thinking more than 12 hours into the future? That's for responsible people.

 

[God'sFist]

Do to my father being a marine and myself once a boy scout, I do like to carry a few useful items on me. Knife, flashlight, gloves, bottle opener, can opener, pencils, pens, and paper. By no means am I equipped for anything major but I like to think that I can do what I need to.

 

[Deathmageddon]

I heard it put this way by NeverEnuffAmmo on YouTube: basically, if you own any basic emergency supplies like a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, or so much as a box of bandages, congratulations! You're a prepper. I can hardly fathom anyone leaving home without at least a reliable pocket knife. I'm also definitely going to get a handgun, my CCW and one of those scary, black rifles ASAP, if only to piss off the illiterate elites in Washington who walk around with a swarm of armed bodyguards and go to tell us what we need or don't need. (Related: www.facebook.com/TheAKGuy/videos/1740157162892502) I'm not building a bomb shelter any time soon, but I don't think it's silly at all to be assured that you're ready for a wide variety of reasonable contingencies.

 

[Lufia Erim]

I have a cynide pill but only one , if that count? If an apocalypse happens I'm not waiting to see how it ends.

 

[Veylon]

I keep some canned food, lantern oil, cooking supplies, and water stockpiled. Enough to keep my semi-comfortable if my power or water were down for a while or if I were snowed in or something.

Anything more than that... If you really believe that the end is nigh enough to be worth getting ready for, get out now. Six months of beans won't save you. Your boxes full of bullets won't save you. Your gold certificates sure as heck won't save you. You need to be a self-sufficient farmer right now. Otherwise, you're just kicking the can down the road.

 

[Mikeybb]

Frankly, I'm barely prepped for a power cut.

Despite my reliable, survivable avatar here, if society did collapse I'd be one of the first to go.
Hell, if society wobbles, I'd probably be a bloated corpse lodged in a fresh water supply before the hour was out.

Granted, I do know where to find and utilize a decent supply of functional medieval weapons (ranged and melee), plus light yet resilient chain mail armour.
I also know a few rudimentary wilderness survival tricks that would transfer to an urban setting.
Even have a good stock of foods and liquids in the house at all times.
My problem is I happen to be dependent on multiple forms of medication that are difficult to stockpile due to relatively short shelf life and regulations regarding a patient 'stockpiling' such medication.
Not much point in having all your other bases covered if one of the primary things that you need is only provided by a functioning society.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

I wouldn't say that I'm a Prepper, per say, but I do like to be prepared for foreseeable emergencies.

I got my First Aids available at arm's reach and on-the-go, have a good supply of rations and batteries for all occasions, and I have my light sources strewn about the home. I'm not exactly "ready for anything," but I can "get-up-and-get-out" if the situation calls for it.

 

[Raddra]

I barely have the money to survive right now this second, let alone to spend the money on prepping. I also have no real survival skills at all...

If the apocalypse happens, I'm fucked. I have made peace with that.

There are still a few logical preps you can do even with a small amount of money.

Store long duration super cheap foods: rice, pasta, salt and oats are all diet staples that you can usually buy off brand that last for many years. These things either last indefinitely (salt) or last many many years even past the best before (like rice). just make sure they're stores out of sunlight and in a place pest free.

Where I am you can buy kg bags of these for under ?1. And its not even a 'silly' thing to do: you can dip in to them when you need to.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

I always carry two bags, three different lighters, a small powerful pocket lamp, a pen, silver and gold coins, string, a victorinox multitool, a titanium knife in my wallet and tissues

I always make sure to have filled food stowage and many toilet paper rolls... need to buy more candles...

I could arm a small battaglion

There are never any natural disasters here, so the only threat are the southerners or some freakish electical disturbance in winter

 

[Smooth Operator]

Well being prepared is always a good thing, but the Prepper groups very quickly descend into paranoia, anger, religious obsession and delusions. I'm sure it's just the loudest people but they give the distinct impression armageddon would be their preference, and those are the people who inspire future preppers... quite unsettling.

And to be honest most of these will gladly spend a fortune on 15 versions of titanium sporks, but not actually learn basic camping skills which is about 99% of what you really need in a disaster situation.