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Post by SA Hunter on Jan 27, 2021 9:08:26 GMT 10
Article from a UK Prepper group; Do you think you are prepared enough, and ready to fight it out, weathering the storm as things get markedly worse before there's any hope of them getting a little better. If you haven't thought about prepping before, then there's little hope of starting after the SHTF - Supplies and resources will vanish in days, leaving nothing for the average man in the streets, and by average I mean 90% of the population. So if your not a prepper, you have to ask yourself one simply question: How long will it take you to die when the SHTF? www.ukpreppersguide.co.uk/how-long-will-it-take-you-to-die-when-the-shtf/ |
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Post by Stealth on Jan 27, 2021 12:05:11 GMT 10
I absolutely agree with the 'you have to die sometime' mentality. The most stoic and bad-assed folks to survive in horrible situations seem to have the one foot before the other thing on lockdown. Breaking things into small steps, and then doing that one step. And then deciding the next step. And doing that step.
Those with anxiety or similar other difficulties like PTSD etc. that are good at managing them usually are all over the baby steps system. Don't look at the whole chunk, because the whole chunk will quickly overwhelm. Find small achievable goals to move on with until you find yourself suddenly half way through something that you would think was impossible if you looked at the big picture.
Mindset is the biggest part of survival in my books. No good having a year's supply of water and food if you've already decided you're going to die the second the power goes out rofl.
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Post by fei on Jan 27, 2021 13:33:04 GMT 10
I absolutely agree with the 'you have to die sometime' mentality. The most stoic and bad-assed folks to survive in horrible situations seem to have the one foot before the other thing on lockdown. Breaking things into small steps, and then doing that one step. And then deciding the next step. And doing that step. Those with anxiety or similar other difficulties like PTSD etc. that are good at managing them usually are all over the baby steps system. Don't look at the whole chunk, because the whole chunk will quickly overwhelm. Find small achievable goals to move on with until you find yourself suddenly half way through something that you would think was impossible if you looked at the big picture. Mindset is the biggest part of survival in my books. No good having a year's supply of water and food if you've already decided you're going to die the second the power goes out rofl. My in-laws grew up in a time of chaos and overwhelming austerity, which we nowadays would probably equate with a SHTF situation. They never talk about it, but the one thing that has been passed down is that you can only rely on family. Family always comes first and you should always do what you can for family. Bugger everyone else outside the family unit. Couple that with eat every bit of food you can get your hands on, because you don't know when your next meal is, and sleep whenever you can because you don't know when you'll be forced to change your routines. Seems to have got them through it ok, however the subsequent years of plenty were the undoing for many in their generation, who have never got accustomed to not stuffing their faces at every meal and following rules that maintain a civil society. Having said that, certain younger members of the family are addicted to their mobile phones and on-demand movies and shopping delivery, and tend to get mighty ornery when those things aren't available. Things get pretty tense already when the oldies are around and the youngers ignore them for their 24/7 phone addictions. I can't imagine the tensions that would happen when going cold turkey. (I guess the need to find / forage / prepare / cook / defend food may take minds off their phones though) |
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Post by norseman on Jan 27, 2021 15:00:53 GMT 10
Dying is easy it's the living bit that is bloody hard at times! Trust me I've been there twice and it's just way too easy to let go and watch the bright white turn to deep black! So easy it's freakin scary, I finally figured it out why the medics slap you to keep you on the "light side" !!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2021 0:35:45 GMT 10
Im watching a scifi show i like from amazon prime which is a bit survivalist like. Tonight was a good one, there was a moment where a bunch of blokes rocked up with rifles and vests saying "SECURITY" demanding the property they had taken over and its occupants pool there resources on the island after a massive shtf event (meteor strikes). So there was one female saying they should let these renta cops go (the property had the advantage to arrest them or something other) only for the "SECURITY" to later come back and shoot most of them before they escaped.
Shtf, stupid decisions will get you killed, i believe if you have the upper hand when it is upon you, take advantage of it, dont let rogues wander off, keep them around and question them some more if you are able to.
The tv show is called "The Expanse".
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Post by raptor on Feb 15, 2021 17:52:56 GMT 10
I absolutely agree with the 'you have to die sometime' mentality. The most stoic and bad-assed folks to survive in horrible situations seem to have the one foot before the other thing on lockdown. Breaking things into small steps, and then doing that one step. And then deciding the next step. And doing that step. Those with anxiety or similar other difficulties like PTSD etc. that are good at managing them usually are all over the baby steps system. Don't look at the whole chunk, because the whole chunk will quickly overwhelm. Find small achievable goals to move on with until you find yourself suddenly half way through something that you would think was impossible if you looked at the big picture. Mindset is the biggest part of survival in my books. No good having a year's supply of water and food if you've already decided you're going to die the second the power goes out rofl. I agree with mindset. If you can't stay clam when it's calm then you won't stay calm when it isn't. Remember there is two states of "being". One is calm, rational and functioning. The other is panic which slaps the rational functioning side of the brain into neutral and isn't conducive to good decisions. It's a choice. You can chose to panic or you can chose to be calm, rational and functional. Yeah, I get a huge rush of adrenaline but better to channel that into logical action than to burn through it running around like a chook with it's head cut off. |
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Post by spinifex on Feb 15, 2021 18:08:04 GMT 10
Depends on what the SHTF event IS.
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Post by grumble on Feb 15, 2021 20:18:02 GMT 10
Well today i slipped on a barker egg and nearly pulled the mower on myself so i'm going to hazard a guess i'll probably die from some random event like choke to death on air
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Post by thereth on Feb 15, 2021 22:21:38 GMT 10
I tried reading and taking it seriously but when it got to this point
#1: Lack Of Clean Water
Our bodies are made up predominately of this substance and without it we can only survive for up to 3 days, ***bearly*** any more,
All i could do is look for spelling mistakes XD
All of that is SOP and to be fair I know a shit tonne of people that, while not full on prepper, are much more aware of their food/water/medication limitations at home than 12-18 months ago
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