First off, I'd like to say hello to all the members here. I've been lurking in the shadows the past few days trying to get a feel for the community here. Seems like y'all are a good bunch so I decided to open an account. Now that that's out of the way I guess I should introduce myself. For now I won't reveal my real name but maybe someday. However I can tell you some of my story and why I am interested about getting into prepping.
I am a 25 yr old male living in the north east United States, I have a wife and a 4 yr old son with a daughter on the way on aug 16. She works for a MAJOR and I mean major company of the world bc our hometown was basically built to support one of their arms of production. As for me, I enlisted in the Air Force right out of high school because what the heck else was I going to do with little education and a small town? I spent six years in the Air Force as a structural journeyman. Now for all the military members who are thinking I am soft and snickering bc I was Air Force ill let all of you guys know that most of the time on deployments I was with the army or marines or even some Brits! Going on convoys and setting up fobs (forward operating bases.) after six years I turned down a 100k reinlistment bonus to move back to my small hometown with wife and son in tow. I tried to make a go of college but dropped out after a trimester bc it just wasn't for me. Anyways I am currently employed in a forge shop, to be truthful I'm off on short term disability right now bc I just had back surgery.
Boy I can ramble ha, I'll try to rap it up here. The reason why I am starting to become a prepper, it basically comes down to the fact that i read too many dystopian society fictional novels that are loosely based on events that could actually happen so I started looking into the theories more and more and they started too make a little too much sense. Obviously I want to protect my family at all costs and have always been the anxious type in all situations, add in PTSD I slept with a rifle for a few months after I got back ha. I have always been a hunter and fisherman from an early age and have conveniently lost some firearms ;-). However, my wife has fought me on "losing" a pistol for a few years now bc she feels that I shouldn't keep it in our room bc of the kids. I've finally gotten to the point where I will get a pistol by Christmas whether she's mad at me or not. She's in charge of the finances I'm in charge of the protection which I take very seriously.
Now right now I only probably have enough food reserves too last a few days if the power goes out. I figured if she would add about 10$ to the grocery store list every week to buy the essentials we would soon have a decent little supply that I would use the FIFO rule to make sure they don't expire. Like I said we live in a small town that's about 10 miles away from the city. In the next few years we plan on moving though and she's not opposed to living out in the country, just have to get some money saved and whatnot. I have a lot of real world skills bc of my jobs and hobbies (construction,hunting,trapping,forging) that would be extremely useful in a shtf scenario. I currently have a few potted vegetable plants at this time but when we move I hope to have a decent sized vegetable garden and to raise chickens and goats.
Anyways, that's the not so short story on me and I look forward to getting to know you guys and gals.
Good day!
I am a 25 yr old male living in the north east United States, I have a wife and a 4 yr old son with a daughter on the way on aug 16. She works for a MAJOR and I mean major company of the world bc our hometown was basically built to support one of their arms of production. As for me, I enlisted in the Air Force right out of high school because what the heck else was I going to do with little education and a small town? I spent six years in the Air Force as a structural journeyman. Now for all the military members who are thinking I am soft and snickering bc I was Air Force ill let all of you guys know that most of the time on deployments I was with the army or marines or even some Brits! Going on convoys and setting up fobs (forward operating bases.) after six years I turned down a 100k reinlistment bonus to move back to my small hometown with wife and son in tow. I tried to make a go of college but dropped out after a trimester bc it just wasn't for me. Anyways I am currently employed in a forge shop, to be truthful I'm off on short term disability right now bc I just had back surgery.
Boy I can ramble ha, I'll try to rap it up here. The reason why I am starting to become a prepper, it basically comes down to the fact that i read too many dystopian society fictional novels that are loosely based on events that could actually happen so I started looking into the theories more and more and they started too make a little too much sense. Obviously I want to protect my family at all costs and have always been the anxious type in all situations, add in PTSD I slept with a rifle for a few months after I got back ha. I have always been a hunter and fisherman from an early age and have conveniently lost some firearms ;-). However, my wife has fought me on "losing" a pistol for a few years now bc she feels that I shouldn't keep it in our room bc of the kids. I've finally gotten to the point where I will get a pistol by Christmas whether she's mad at me or not. She's in charge of the finances I'm in charge of the protection which I take very seriously.
Now right now I only probably have enough food reserves too last a few days if the power goes out. I figured if she would add about 10$ to the grocery store list every week to buy the essentials we would soon have a decent little supply that I would use the FIFO rule to make sure they don't expire. Like I said we live in a small town that's about 10 miles away from the city. In the next few years we plan on moving though and she's not opposed to living out in the country, just have to get some money saved and whatnot. I have a lot of real world skills bc of my jobs and hobbies (construction,hunting,trapping,forging) that would be extremely useful in a shtf scenario. I currently have a few potted vegetable plants at this time but when we move I hope to have a decent sized vegetable garden and to raise chickens and goats.
Anyways, that's the not so short story on me and I look forward to getting to know you guys and gals.
Good day!
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