There's More to Prepping Than Buying & Storing Supplies

 

I ran a "Prepper" blog for many years, but shut it down in 2012 due to lack of interest. Most people simply do not believe a disaster will strike them, or just do not want to think about it.

With the advent of Covid and people waking up to the realities of uncertainly, and being lied to by government and media, and beginning to understand there really IS a group of wealthy elites (WEF, globalist elite) that want to depopulate the planet and enslave the rest with their New World Order (NWO) - well, I posted this "beginner's" blog in March of 2020, when Covid was just being taken seriously. It's a good place for beginners to start...

https://bills-no-spin-zone.blogspot.com/2020/03/prepared-not-scared.html

I also posted this one which provides info on types of disasters that fall short of economic or societal collapse...

https://bills-no-spin-zone.blogspot.com/2020/03/why-prepare-for-crisis.html

That is pretty basic. This post is different in that it will delve into STRATEGIES necessary for survival. If the proverbial excrement hits the proverbial spinning blades (SHTF), there is much, much more you will be wishing you had considered. I have been prepping for over 45 years and even I am still learning. Still, I hope that this blog post will provide enough info to help in surviving the collapse of society. Please, if you have good input to add, feel free to do so in the COMMENTS section at the end of this post. If, on the other hand you want to mock, don't bother.

I have heard people say it is unAmerican not to share with others under SHTF conditions, and that may well be true, but I don't believe it. I believe that in a choice between values and life, a person is wise to choose life, for what good are values when you are in your grave?

Rule Number One : don't brag. In fact, do not tell anyone what you have. Even if they are trusted and working with you on prepping, keep much under your hat. Believe me - if the SHTF and people's families are dying, they will kill you in a heartbeat if it will help them get through one more meal, or glass of clean water, or medical supplies. Believe it! The First Law of Nature will once again become a "thing" - survival of the fittest. And the fittest will be those who are best prepared not only with supplies, but with survival skills, one of which is a tight lip and quiet tongue.

Rule Number two: Use cash! Whenever you buy supplies, equipment, arms & munitions - whatever - use cash. If you use a credit card, debit card or pay by check, the government knows what you have. Also avoid using those store discount cards or apps - they, too track what you buy. When the SHTF the government WILL seek out everyone's supplies and take them for redistribution - but distribution will only be among those they approve. You will not be one of those.

Rule Number Three: Have or develop skills that will be in demand - gardening, canning, hunting, trapping, metalworking, woodworking, first aid, gunsmithing, hand-loading munitions etc. And make sure you have the equipment and supplies necessary to apply those skills on a long-term basis.

Rule Number Four: Incorporate as many neighbors as you can into a "survival group". Without giving away info on what you have stashed, a group that is ready, willing and able to work together to survive and defend is likely the best asset you can have. Assign tasks, such as this person in charge of community gardening, this one in charge of canning, someone in charge of procuring raw materials and so on.

STORING SUPPLIES: Not everyone has access to safe, secret storage options, especially for large amounts. As a rule of thumb, however, do not keep all your eggs in one basket.

Understand, if there are roving gangs and they even remotely suspect you have something worth taking, you must be mentally, emotionally and physically prepared to kill. If not, they WILL take your home apart, board by board, in search of hidden goodies. And if the government comes - they WILL find anything you have hidden if you choose "standard" hiding places, i.e. hidden in walls, under the floor, in mattresses - they will leave no stone unturned, so you must try and create a safe place that is well beyond "standard".

Here are some ideas for hidden rooms...https://onekindesign.com/2014/02/21/57-unbelievable-secret-doorways-hidden-rooms/

Hide smaller items:

• forget the "fake rock" crap. They LOOK fake and are easily detected. Glue a REAL rock to the top of a plastic container and dig a hole to fit. If the rock is actually set INTO the ground a bit, all the better. One of my smaller containers holds (20) one ounce rounds of pure silver (one of these containers...)
  
  
  
• drill a hole in the top of an interior "hollow core" door, large enough for a length of STEEL tubing. Solder a rim on one end to keep it from falling into the door too far, and plug the other end. Somewhere nearby keep a small magnet handy for pulling the tube out when needed. I have a steel sign hung near the door which has a small magnet stuck to it in a way it barely shows -
  
  
  
• hidden in the wall: I have a full length mirror that slides (from Tactical Walls) that keeps a few long rifles and ammo. I also create hide-aways using child-safety magnet locks to conceal a cutout with a wall mounted magazine rack, and one behind a large framed photo of the King, which houses a couple more - see https://www.intellibiz.com/hide-away.html for construction details with photos.

WATER: Know how to collect and purify water, especially in urban and suburban areas that depend on city water, which may no longer be in service. Know how to build a filter, and how to make activated charcoal for filtering. Or use a good canner to substitute as a still for distilled water (it does not harm the canner). A cork or rubber stopper with a 1/4" hole for a coil of 1/4" copper tubing, shoved snugly over the vent in the canner. Coil is put into a 5 gallon bucket with a 1/4" hole near the bottom to run the tube out. Steam condenses as it passes through the tubing and comes out through the hole in the bucket and into glass or PEX containers. If the steam does not condense fast enough, cold water or snow or ice in the bucket should do the trick.

LIGHTING: If the grid goes down, a few small, cheap portable solar lights can be charged during the day, and brought in at night. But understand - if people see light coming from your windows, they will target you, knowing you are prepared. You can buy cheap 1/4" (4'x8') sheets of foam insulation board at Home Depot or Lowes, cut them to fit the EXACT frame of your windows, spray one side black and set them in your window frames at dusk. Test them out at night, to make certain no light escapes around the edges

MEDICAL: It is critical to have medical supplies on hand, particularly first aid, nitril gloves, N95 masks (will not work well for virus, but great for bacteria, dust, smoke particles) and a good supply of any necessary prescriptions or meds.

PETS: If you have pets, you have an obligation to provide for their needs as well as our own, and that includes a supply of food and other supplies.

FIRE: Know how to make fire under any circumstances. Have plenty of Bic lighters on hand, and matches. Matches can be waterproofed with wax. You might want to also have a modern "flint & steel" tool handy, and a supply of char cloth for tinder. Learn how to make char cloth and keep a supply on hand.

These are just a few of the basics - I could write an entire book on the subject. But there are good books available if you want to pursue prepping in earnest.

Good luck - and get busy. Time may be a lot shorter than you know!

Brought to you by IntelliBiz