Practical Prepping Protocol even if Poor

It's fine, I finish it off with sand, dump in, pound on wall, dump more, pound some more, until full.

when you ask "Where are your parents?" what does the child say?

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You open the door to ask "Where are your..." BOOM you get knocked out by 5 people that were using the kid as bait to get you to open the door.

You don't think that is too much out in the open and vulnerable to those with a similar idea and to those who are coming out of cities and towns that they've already looted, looking for more?

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Welp, your premise was we were forced to leave our homes.

Yes, I've thought of places like woods along a highway where nobody would bother with as long as they didn't see you.

One of my favorite places was to row a canoe out in a marsh...nobody could get to you unless they had a canoe too.

Sure they could shoot at you but why waste the ammo? They still couldn't get to you.

They couldn't walk because it's 1 foot of water then it's all muck :)

It seems that sanitation issues should be a part of practical prepping. Found this article while researching same today; lots of good suggestions in this article:


Make and use an emergency toilet:

"In a disaster, you may not be able to use your normal toilet if sewerage lines are broken or damaged. It’s easy to make and use an emergency toilet."

[link to getprepared.nz (secure)]

Here is something else, just to file away.

90% of small aircraft at rural (tiny, maybe grass) airports are pre year 2000 pipers and cessna's (160-190 series)

These are SUPER easy to fly and land.

Pre-year2k aircraft do NOT have electronic ignition. In fact, they actually have MAGNETO igitions. EMP PROOF!

Just file that away in your mind.

One quick way to get out of Dodge!

For me it is part of our rescue program. I have a child in college, 7 hour drive away (if cars are working), 3 hour flight. I have been taking classes and did my first solo the other day. I confronted the instructor, "would you let me take this out for solo training in a power outage?" he said, "Don't see why a power outage would matter much" He's a cool guy, 80 years old, owns 2 cessna's a 1964 and a 1978, both perfect condition.

"woods along a highway" which to me would be insanely right in the middle of millions of people,

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I like the idea of hiding in plain sight.

People are walking the roads because it's the path of least resistance...they have no desire to go into the woods...but if they do, why not go DEEP into the woods (which is where you are looking at).

I also like the idea of building in a tree...who looks up while walking thru the woods?

Paint it cammo & stick some sticks around the edges and nobody will ever know you're there.

Could you draw a picture, literally? Where does the cooking food or heating water sit? I cannot picture this thing, though I do have experience with stovepipe.

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Imagine a cylindar with a hole cut in the bottom & 2 notches cut in the top.

The cooking pot sits on top of it (in direct contact).

That's why you need 2 notches cut in the top...the cooking pot would block the smoke from exiting the pipe without those 2 notches.

As mentioned on preceding page, there are several models on youtube.

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It doesn't need to have the classic "L" shape.

The bottom of the L is just the air intake...and a hole will do just as well for drawing in air.

Here is something else, just to file away.

90% of small aircraft at rural (tiny, maybe grass) airports are pre year 2000 pipers and cessna's (160-190 series)

These are SUPER easy to fly and land.

Pre-year2k aircraft do NOT have electronic ignition. In fact, they actually have MAGNETO igitions. EMP PROOF!

Just file that away in your mind.

Everyone gone to sleep already?

No

So here's a possibility - if there is no EMP or other breaking of the power grid, that is.

Supposing we expect to shelter in place, or even in our bug-out location, and something goes awry. Gangs and hordes are getting too close to us is the first thing I think of - no doubt others will think of more possibilities.

Whatever serious event or possibility tells us that we are no longer safe there, and must immediately leave - and further supposing that we have no particular destination in mind, what would we quickly squeeze into our vehicle of the preps we had intended to use in the shelter we are leaving? We cannot take everything, obviously, so what comes first and foremost?

After mentally packing our vehicle, next, think about whether we could live in our vehicle.

When I thought about this, first to mind was gas, and then the survivors of the zombie apocalypse, filling their tanks from abandoned vehicles. We will assume we can do this, while remembering how often gangs and such folk are hidden nearby waiting for somebody like us so they can steal our preps and our vehicle, probably, and no doubt kill or enslave us. We will assume for the moment that doesn't happen, we get the needed gas and move on.

Where do we go, since we do not have a safe haven in mind? Where do we drive to, or go to park and stay? What do we do now, having escaped what was coming to our formerly safe shelter?

Our vehicles will not run forever - they will break down in some ways - too many flats and no more spares. Lines break. Water leaks out. Low on oil. Anything could happen. So, we have to have a general site we are headed for, with the hope of parking it there. Where is this place? How do we avoid other people, or are we looking for other people to join for mutual protection?

When we get to wherever we are going, what's there? Do we think we can stay there indefinitely? Let's say the vehicle was on its last legs when we arrived, so we will not be driving further. Any change of location will be on foot.

Then, are we physically capable of leaving the vehicle on foot and moving toward hope? Or physically incapable - then what do we do?

Let's give each of these questions - there are actually about eleven of them - serious, serious thought and discussion. Let's help each other see different visions than what's in our own heads.

Survival is the point.

I see it now let me think like I did the other scenario ok

No

So here's a possibility - if there is no EMP or other breaking of the power grid, that is.

Supposing we expect to shelter in place, or even in our bug-out location, and something goes awry. Gangs and hordes are getting too close to us is the first thing I think of - no doubt others will think of more possibilities.

Whatever serious event or possibility tells us that we are no longer safe there, and must immediately leave - and further supposing that we have no particular destination in mind, what would we quickly squeeze into our vehicle of the preps we had intended to use in the shelter we are leaving? We cannot take everything, obviously, so what comes first and foremost?

After mentally packing our vehicle, next, think about whether we could live in our vehicle.

When I thought about this, first to mind was gas, and then the survivors of the zombie apocalypse, filling their tanks from abandoned vehicles. We will assume we can do this, while remembering how often gangs and such folk are hidden nearby waiting for somebody like us so they can steal our preps and our vehicle, probably, and no doubt kill or enslave us. We will assume for the moment that doesn't happen, we get the needed gas and move on.

Where do we go, since we do not have a safe haven in mind? Where do we drive to, or go to park and stay? What do we do now, having escaped what was coming to our formerly safe shelter?

Our vehicles will not run forever - they will break down in some ways - too many flats and no more spares. Lines break. Water leaks out. Low on oil. Anything could happen. So, we have to have a general site we are headed for, with the hope of parking it there. Where is this place? How do we avoid other people, or are we looking for other people to join for mutual protection?

When we get to wherever we are going, what's there? Do we think we can stay there indefinitely? Let's say the vehicle was on its last legs when we arrived, so we will not be driving further. Any change of location will be on foot.

Then, are we physically capable of leaving the vehicle on foot and moving toward hope? Or physically incapable - then what do we do?

Let's give each of these questions - there are actually about eleven of them - serious, serious thought and discussion. Let's help each other see different visions than what's in our own heads.

Survival is the point.

Did someone laugh at your lights flickering? I surely did not.

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Penny Peppers who picked a peck of Practical Prepping Protocols! :D

It's fine, I finish it off with sand, dump in, pound on wall, dump more, pound some more, until full.

You know, all of those pickle, spaghetti, and salsa type jars you have discarded? You could put alot of seeds in them for planting or for sprouting to eat. A few rolls of tape, a thumbtack and one of these preserves them as well as keep citters out.
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my buddy made another video this morning, the must have bugout tool, the folding saw

mine saved my life


Kaz vs Wild 7 Survival Saw Applications and Asset Analysis - YouTube