We’re all preppers now. Whether we want to be or not. It’s hard to think about, but we’re just in the opening credits to the apocalypse movie. As I write this, we’re in the calm before the storm. This is your moment to get ready. We can get through this. Remember: most people survive the collapse of their way of life, most of the time. The end of the world isn’t always, or even usually, the uh… end of the world.
Probably a weird message to see, but I keep feeling so seen by this community. I did the whole prepping stuff, disliking of capitalism stuff, distaste for government stuff, well before I even heard that anarchism was a distinct branch of political thought. It sounds weird to call that a community, but posts like these really just make it feel that way because it’s just so me.
I suppose to keep it topical now, dont forget to have plenty of water on hand. You won’t need a lot, but more than you’d expect. That goes for most things, even. While it’s not impossible for collapse to happen in a day, most times things slowly break down over time. Regulations on what is allowed in water is relaxed, power gets more spotty, internet may take longer to come back on after a storm, food gets more expensive and shrinks in portion sizes, etc.
That long-term storage is good to have, especially in light of longer unemployment times and general economic strain, but what I’ve found that works well is having a live rotation. This way, you lower spoilage risk, monitor what you actually use, and use today’s money to obtain tomorrow’s food, which would otherwise be more expensive.
Generally, buffers to have built up are anything you rely on, here’s some ideas:
- Food (Pantry, maybe small garden?)
- Water (Countertop water filter?)
- Electricity (Charged battery packs)
- Internet (Reticulum on an ESP32)
- Heating/Cooling (Blankets and Fans)
- Communication (Radio, maybe Meshtastic on ESP32)
- Information (Books/manuals, paper or low-power digital)
- Community (The neighbor you gave those extra tomatoes to)
- News (Radio again?)
But most of all, be there for people. In difficult times, say when a bad storm hits, people seem so naturally willing to help those around them, even if in very small ways. Those little things help ease the mind a lot. Even outside times of struggle, have fun with people, those memories are important and keep us human.
Heh, you are not the only prepper here :>
There’s a significant divide between how pepping is percieved and how it actually works
You don’t need bunkers, barbed wire or have to change your personality to be isolated and scared all the time
You just need to understand that sometimes the goverment or companies you normally rely on may not always be able to provide their service and to have what you need to fill those gaps.
https://theprepared.com/prepping-basics/guides/emergency-preparedness-checklist-prepping-beginners/
That’s the premise of this podcast too. Their advice covers things like “how to talk to your neighbors” and “growing food in different circumstances.”
There’s an app I keep on all my Android devices (dunno about iPhone), called Survival Manual, as part of my prep information.
Its a totally offline app, all information is local on your device, so it works just fine even if you don’t have internet.
Is it this one by any chance?
That would indeed be the one, yeah 👍
Nice I like it a lot. Thanks!
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