Hi, I'm new.

[MartiniRio]

Hello, my name is Rio (uh, that's not a song reference; my name really is Rio). Single guy, totally new to this (both to prepping and to this website). I split my time between my permanent home in Chicago and Pattaya, Thailand, where I am trying to get situated due to the slightly lower cost of living and real estate (available farmland) and expat friendly environment. I am here looking for everything: new friends, acquaintances, tips, advice, leads, information, 'how-to's...everything.
Thanks!

 

[Silent Bob]

Welcome to DPF

 

[jimLE]

howdy from a Texan .... and welcome to the forum and family...there's quiet a few knowledgeable folks here that'll gladly tell ya what you need to know,or at least point ya in the right direction and/or give ya a good idea or 2..and by all means jump right on in with any replies you have on a topic.and start new topics if/when needed.

 

[jontte]

Hi and welcome from Finland,

 

[Warriorhealer22]

Welcome. I bet a few of us are curious about what you're planning in Thailand.

 

[alabaster]

Welcome, Rio. Thanks for joining. I'm sure you'll find a lot of good info here, and please feel free to share anything that you have learned with us too. This is a friendly group of people and we're all open to discussion.

I don't know a lot about Pattaya, Thailand, but I imagine that like Chicago and every other place on Earth, it poses it's own unique challenge to being prepared, including what to be prepared FOR. Again, welcome to DPF.

 

[Clyde]

Hello, my name is Rio (uh, that's not a song reference; my name really is Rio). Single guy, totally new to this (both to prepping and to this website). I split my time between my permanent home in Chicago and Pattaya, Thailand, where I am trying to get situated due to the slightly lower cost of living and real estate (available farmland) and expat friendly environment. I am here looking for everything: new friends, acquaintances, tips, advice, leads, information, 'how-to's...everything.
Thanks!

Welcome and thank you for taking time to join Doomsday Prepper Forums.com. Your presence here is much appreciated. We look forward to your posts, and hope you enjoy the community!

Please feel free to ask (post) and questions you may have in the proper area, as the members on here are extremely knowledgeable and more than willing to help!

Thank you again for taking the time to join Doomsday Prepper Forums.com!

 

[MartiniRio]

Welcome. I bet a few of us are curious about what you're planning in Thailand.

What am I planning for? Or what I am planning to do/ what are my preparations? Question 1 is easy: the country floods almost every year, disrupting supply chains, sending people into a panic. Also, I don't what the international news coverage is like, but we've also been living under military rule for almost a month. Nobody really knows what happens next. Concerning the latter: I consider being here part of my prepping. Despite the current political situation, Thailand is looking pretty good in terms of a "bug out" location: largely agrarian society, cheap meds available without prescriptions (so I am able to stockpile antibiotics and such), stable climate (it's hot and muggy, but I don't freeze to death in winter like I would in Chicago without electricity.

 

[Warriorhealer22]

What am I planning for? Or what I am planning to do/ what are my preparations? Question 1 is easy: the country floods almost every year, disrupting supply chains, sending people into a panic. Also, I don't what the international news coverage is like, but we've also been living under military rule for almost a month. Nobody really knows what happens next. Concerning the latter: I consider being here part of my prepping. Despite the current political situation, Thailand is looking pretty good in terms of a "bug out" location: largely agrarian society, cheap meds available without prescriptions (so I am able to stockpile antibiotics and such), stable climate (it's hot and muggy, but I don't freeze to death in winter like I would in Chicago without electricity.

I did leave a rather ambiguous question. I guess I mean your preparations. I don't know everything going on, but I do know there's trouble in those parts. Do you have a stay strategy or a leave strategy? I don't know how much you want to keep to yourself, so if you don't want to answer everything, most of us get it here. Are you coastal or inland?