How prepared are you right now?

[Nomad13]

I'd say about 25% Prepped.

A few guns (still need some more)
A sizeable amount of ammo (could always do with more)
Plenty of Hand Tools/Powered tools.
Moved to a new house further out in the country which is good!
Low amount of Food/Water stored as we recently moved in so need to work on that.
Need to start a Garden and get a collection of seeds going now that we've got a yard to garden in.

But yeah, I'd say around 25% Prepared. Work in Progress!

 

[Jayson]

But yeah, I'd say around 25% Prepared. Work in Progress!

You’re 25% ahead of a lot of people that I know.

 

[MNwr786]

To answer this question, a dozen more will be created. The reality is that very few have the essentials to survive strictly independant of others in this era. You may consider yourself the most prepared person in your entire county and still find yourself needing essential materials and services. Nobody can live in a bunker, and from what I have experienced, a shat bucket and sawdust starts to smell really bad by day three at 70 degrees F. Preparedness is a function of disaster and nobody can prep for every situation. Myself personally, I have allied with a very small group of people (three to be specific) that I feel I can trust unconditionally (hard to do these days).. One has military background and has been involved in various martial arts since he was 7. The 2nd is a vet, and when SHTF, I trust him to take care of me as well as he has our past horses. The third has an epic greenthumb. Me, I offer plenty to the table in the form of communications and beaker experience. That said, if some country touches off a cobalt bomb or someone decides to test yellowstone with a conventional explosive (assuming it needed help), none of our skills matter. It all boils down to what is happening, and, in my opinion, common sense is the only true prep. If you lack that, become a democrat!

EDIT: sorry, that last sentence was harsh! The best you can do is far better that what most people are doing to prep! Too many drinks in me tonight, signing off.

 

[jayjay1]

Better prepared today than I was yesterday, I'm better off this week than I was last week, I'm better off this month than I was last month, I'm better off this year than I was last year - it's a daily journey. I don't think one can truly say they are 100% prepared ( imho ), but as long as I prepare more and add to my skills as well, then I am better off than I was yesterday.
That's the goal, to improve day by day.

 

[DrJenner]

Water- we set up a rain water catchment and have a great well. Will need to get a solar pump for the well. Down the road we have a culvert we could get water from as well.
Food- we have a great garden, stocked up on beef and working on long term supplies still. Been canning like crazy and still doing more. In the process of building a root cellar and greenhouse. Our southern neighbor has a cattle ranch so we can certainly barter with them at some point. Working on dog food and chicken feed. Our chickens have been laying a lot of eggs.
Medical- probably where we are prepared more than most. I’ve got trauma kits, IV fluid and supplies, medication, pressure bandages, suture supplies, betadine, splints, bandages etc. hoping our medical expertise will serve us well when collaborating with others.
Power- solar in but connected to grid right now. Working on getting off grid and also getting wind turbine in.
Tools- we have a huge shop filled with all sorts of tools both powered and not powered. We have a bobcat with all the attachments, generator, etc.
Still have lots to stock up on but I would say about 50-60% now

 

[MNwr786]

Has anyone seen these yet? They attach to the top of a deep well casing and work along side the submersible so if the power goes out, you can still hand pump. Live Off Grid With a Convenient Well Water Pump

 

[Oddcaliber]

Realistically nobody can be 100% prepared for 100% of situations that can occur when SHTF. I can only mitigate circumstances that might occur. I'm about as prepared as I can be.

 

[TexasFreedom]

Realistically nobody can be 100% prepared for 100% of situations that can occur when SHTF. I can only mitigate circumstances that might occur. I'm about as prepared as I can be.

Realistically, reality, we are all going to die sooner or later. We all need to be prepared for death even more than we need to be prepared for living. (mandatory Christian blurb, not looking for another debate)

Yes, there will always be something we run out of. "Oh no, I need a 6.3mm x 15.8mm socket head cap 316 stainless steel screw!" Oops. Just be ready for 100's of 'plan B' events. Was just speaking with a buddy this morning, his place can hold 32 people, he has gone through & figured out who can sleep where.

 

[Morgan101]

Better than the last time I posted. More food; more ammo; more water. Better prepared to hunker down for the long term if things really went sideways after the election.

 

[Mark1107]

Long time since I last replied:
8 months water barrells stored.
2 -3 years canned meat veggies fruits. Same with salt sugar rice and pasta.
Probably 2 weeks ammo.
8 guns but only one long gun. Need another shotgun and 22 hunting rifle.
Need a crossbow.
Need an inflatable raft and portable outboard motor i can carry attach.

So need a couple of thousand more rounds of 22 shotgun and 9mm bullets.

Need 4 more 55 gallon food grade water barrel storage.

Need to get propane generator and storage.

Need cement 1/2 thick backerboards 4x8 about 30 sheets to fortify house.

If I band with neighbors and we block access to our develeopment and we have night and day security we shoukd be able to keep the Kubla Khan mongol motorcycle gangs at bay. Enough neighbors are gun owners.

 

[Roninsensei]

I’m at the level of bring it on.

 

[MNwr786]

The level of "bring it on" comes with training. Be sure to be proficient in active fire situations, because in a real scenario, rest assured, your target is not nailed to a tree. Firing while moving is an ENTIRELY different ball game. Unfortunately, many people think because they can hit a stationary target (while stationary lol), they are prepared. Just remember, you are also a stationary target, that is unless you get to moving around. Firing while moving is a whole different ball game. Get out there and start with advancing on a stationary target while moving, always lowering your weapon between shots to improve your ability to get on target, and when you have honestly gotten comfortable with that (a few hundred rounds later or more), do the same with a target swinging from a rope or otherwise on the move. Too many people say "I'm ready, bring it on" when the only thing they've shot at is a non-moving neon circle.

you're enemy will not be standing still, and neither should you! if you been in a war and have been actively shot at, don't take this personal, you know what I mean.

 

[Proud Prepper]

The level of "bring it on" comes with training. Be sure to be proficient in active fire situations, because in a real scenario, rest assured, your target is not nailed to a tree. Firing while moving is an ENTIRELY different ball game. Unfortunately, many people think because they can hit a stationary target (while stationary lol), they are prepared. Just remember, you are also a stationary target, that is unless you get to moving around. Firing while moving is a whole different ball game. Get out there and start with advancing on a stationary target while moving, always lowering your weapon between shots to improve your ability to get on target, and when you have honestly gotten comfortable with that (a few hundred rounds later or more), do the same with a target swinging from a rope or otherwise on the move. Too many people say "I'm ready, bring it on" when the only thing they've shot at is a non-moving neon circle.

you're enemy will not be standing still, and neither should you! if you been in a war and have been actively shot at, don't take this personal, you know what I mean.

This is why I regularly play airsoft and practice fast tactical offence and defensive maneuvers. Even though I hurt all over afterwards. Its better to be in pain than dead.

 

[Roninsensei]

My level of “bring it on” is more than ready. Trust me..

 

[GaRp58]

Really don't know what to write at the moment. Gots Lots. Need Lots. Have Lots more than lots of others. The psycho-side of survival, loosing contact with the rest of the world and not KNOWING what is out there or coming for you is the biggest thought to be carried...
We are ready with water, wood and a garden to go back 100 years and work from hand to mouth. BUT, if the canning, smoking and drying of food for winter storage fails, I hope to die in my sleep and not from frostbite. We are already learning to reduce with contact, food sources, scavaging for firewood, nuts, berries and other natural plant foodsources. Getting to know the land around us, where each road leads to, shortcuts back home, what the neighbors are like and where the animals gather for water. Have my fishing/trapping stuff ready, archery and springloaded pellet gun for quiet hunting. Won't count on my solar, electric, car or pharma-meds. Have my sun, fire and feet. Got lots of spare clothing and shoes if not able to buy new...BUT if the SHTF, there will be lots of empty houses, cars and spare clothing to find.
Our age and health are all within survival boundries. Don't need or want much. Can't take much with you if you gotta run, don't wanna leave much if you are one of the first to go.
Got my God and my wife, the rest, I will use my knowledge and my minimum of possessions.
Good thread Rellgar, sort out my thoughts, re-plan the Plan and check the supplies again...GP

 

[jontte]

healthwise, better than last time,then again,working in a hospital,I could get something "nice" from there.

 

[DrPrepper1]

Restocked my house with food and non food items, did all my preps on my car, and rolled my work raise into my 401k

 

[jimLE]

the camping trip I'm going on has proven to me, that I'm not prepared to be without electricity and heat for this time of year.so I'll be making unexpected stop's on my way out,to become more prepared..

 

[Proud Prepper]

the camping trip I'm going on has proven to me, that I'm not prepared to be without electricity and heat for this time of year.so I'll be making unexpected stop's on my way out,to become more prepared..

A primitive camping trip is a good test to see how you can handle SHTF conditions. Especially in winter.

 

[MNwr786]

Another one is to tell the family "ok everyone, the mains breaker is getting shut off for 24 hours" and see how it goes.

 

[TexasFreedom]

Another one is to tell the family "ok everyone, the mains breaker is getting shut off for 24 hours" and see how it goes.

Be careful, this could be deadly. If I did that to my wife in mid-summer heat, my body would never be found.

 

[jimLE]

I'm the only one out of 5 children that never got married.so I'm good to go there.and safe.

 

[Oddcaliber]

Had my practice run with Zeta! Now waiting for the election results.

 

[user 7704]

I had plans to replenish lots of our staples that had been used during the covid lockdown, but since we are all in quarantine, we didnt get a chance before the election. I've seen the plans of Antifa and BLM to destroy the cities etc. Hopefully husband can go today and get toilet paper etc. We have some, but you never want to run out of TP. We have food, lots but not a wide variety.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

I am fretting frankly, because the chest freezer we ordered awhile back still isn’t here. Not that we don’t have enough to food, just that you can’t really have enough meat stored.

 

[MNwr786]

Just picked up a 100 gallon fuel transfer tank with a hand pump and set it up on blocks by the shed. Thats when I realized I don't have a single extra spark plug for the generator. Today's project is to get a little shed built under the deck for the generator and get it wired into the panel. Last year I had to drag it from the shed to the house in 3 feet of snow. Not this year.

 

[jimLE]

my winter preps bite.so I'm going to looking into them

 

[blargg]

I will always wish we had more, but we should be good for at least 6 months.

Don't forget...battle plans never survive the first engagement. Always have contingencies.

 

[OldButtoni]

Our boxes are packed and ready to load into our BO vehicles. But my husband, the perpetual optimist, doesn't want to go to our BOL "until something actually happens", he said this morning. Man, I've been fighting this doubting Tom personality for months on this issue. He's in denial this is actually going down. What part of the THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE BALLOT RESULTS ARE does he not understand? I'm so afraid this "wait and see" approach may end up biting us in the butt. If the roadway to our BOL gets blocked with the chaos that I feel certain is impending, we could get stuck here in the city (my worst fear in all this). The lion's share of our preps are down at our cabin, NOT HERE. We're sitting along an interstate between two major metropolitan areas that may become a hub of activist movement in Texas, so road blockages are a distinct possibility IMHO. Can you hear the low, quiet Grrrrrrr?

 

[Proud Prepper]

Our boxes are packed and ready to load into our BO vehicles. But my husband, the perpetual optimist, doesn't want to go to our BOL "until something actually happens", he said this morning. Man, I've been fighting this doubting Tom personality for months on this issue. He's in denial this is actually going down. What part of the THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE BALLOT RESULTS ARE does he not understand? I'm so afraid this "wait and see" approach may end up biting us in the butt. If the roadway to our BOL gets blocked with the chaos that I feel certain is impending, we could get stuck here in the city (my worst fear in all this). The lion's share of our preps are down at our cabin, NOT HERE. We're sitting along an interstate between two major metropolitan areas that may become a hub of activist movement in Texas, so road blockages are a distinct possibility IMHO. Can you hear the low, quiet Grrrrrrr?

Why not just go to your BoL, instead of waiting out in your car?