What is serious prepping? What things/aspects/features describes serious prepping? Please keep it civil.

[Tirediron]

historically most crisis are by design, so the what ever we are prepping for might blow over, or not, it is the or not that will get many people. and things that are never thought of can create havoc, having the skills to function without the stuff, is well worth considering.

 

[LadyLocust]

We hear a lot about serious prepping but "what" is that....?? Is it strictly a state in mind? Clearly there are those who feel "STRONGLY" that beyond (their definition) of prepping more is not needed or prudent. In this thread "NOT" looking for members beliefs about what they feel is reasonable and prudent. Looking for what "defines" degrees of prepping. How do you describe what is serious prepping. There is zero need of any political discussion in this thread. Thank you for your input.

If you moved to a new town, new state, etc. and started attending a new church, and they said they had three prepping groups in the church who meet regularly. Which would you start attending......???

I would ask what the 3 groups are but in a new town or state. If a church, my questions would pertain to beliefs.
Serious prepping? As opposed to jovial prepping? I’m not being a smart . Why would one want to define it? I would rather be part of a diligent prepping group. Doesn’t have to be all consuming but continually working to better my situation.

 

[LadyLocust]

I am not a serious prepper. I can't get my head around all the lists of must have this, that or the next thing to be a prepper. I do have things, lots of things, but I kind of don't care if it's all gone when I wake up in the morning. Sure it will be suckier, so what? I can make do with very little and enjoy it at the same time.

I think I have a bad case of normalcy bias stemming from my past. I won't be joining any groups. I wouldn't fit in.

Thanks Clem. I needed to hear that

 

[Canon29]

That would seem to imply there are zero serious preppers. Because nobody is going to anticipate everything or last forever on their own.

But I get your point, and agree with it. With the caveat I alluded to in a previous post - a time limit for planned survival set by each individual prepper. There are many of us here, yeah even the older ones like me, that could conceivably live for another 25 years. We might be the most decrepit crypt-keepers imaginable by then, but it's possible. Anybody here think they could do it totally on their own for 25 years? I know I'm going to be needing someone to change my diaper by then.

Being serious doesn't neccesarily equate to being 100% successful. If the point of it all is just survival, we can throw morality to the wind and do whatever it takes to draw every last possible breath.

Really, this would mean that serious peppers have to draw a line as to what they refuse to conform to, and thus decide to insulate themselves from others concerning.

Or we could go straight up survival and any cost and start enslaving others, gouging their eyes and cutting their tounges out and chaining them to a hamster wheel- or just straight up eating them or whatever.

There is an ethical element to what someone is willing to do or not to survive, and thus preparations must be structured to facilitate one's ability to live how they choose and that also means dying how they choose, or dying as a consequence to those choices.

I don't think measuring success in time survived alone as a metric is a good idea. And I'd personally rather die than become to infirm as to require someone to wipe my ass for me- perhaps that is prideful, but if that means I die due to increased strain on my body (or maybe lack of sanitation lmfao) then so be it.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

For anyone living in the north and getting older and more decrepit, or not, I would consider Tirediron's firewood system to be very valuable indeed and serious prepping.

 

[Haertig]

And I'd personally rather die than become to infirm as to require someone to wipe my ass for me- perhaps that is prideful, but if that means I die due to increased strain on my body (or maybe lack of sanitation lmfao) then so be it.

You seem to have missed the joke there.

So I'll modify your line:
"Being serious humorous doesn't neccesarily equate to being 100% successful."

 

[Canon29]

You seem to have missed the joke there.

So I'll modify your line:
"Being serious humorous doesn't neccesarily equate to being 100% successful."

That last bit was an attempt at humor-

really for me it's more like refusing to conform to tyranny or something of that ilk.

 

[Amish Heart]

Being serious doesn't neccesarily equate to being 100% successful. If the point of it all is just survival, we can throw morality to the wind and do whatever it takes to draw every last possible breath.

Really, this would mean that serious peppers have to draw a line as to what they refuse to conform to, and thus decide to insulate themselves from others concerning.

Or we could go straight up survival and any cost and start enslaving others, gouging their eyes and cutting their tounges out and chaining them to a hamster wheel- or just straight up eating them or whatever.

There is an ethical element to what someone is willing to do or not to survive, and thus preparations must be structured to facilitate one's ability to live how they choose and that also means dying how they choose, or dying as a consequence to those choices.

I don't think measuring success in time survived alone as a metric is a good idea. And I'd personally rather die than become to infirm as to require someone to wipe my ass for me- perhaps that is prideful, but if that means I die due to increased strain on my body (or maybe lack of sanitation lmfao) then so be it.

You might change your mind about the infirm part if it's your spouse taking care of you or visa versa. I don't think anyone knows what they can/will do exactly until it presents itself.

 

[Canon29]

You might change your mind about the infirm part if it's your spouse taking care of you or visa versa. I don't think anyone knows what they can/will do exactly until it presents itself.

Having cared for someone like that I'm quite sure it's not for me.

I appreciate the check though.

 

[Haertig]

You might change your mind about the infirm part if it's your spouse taking care of you or visa versa.

Back in my twenties, I was swearing that I'd throw myself off a cliff before I got to where I am now. But now that I've made it here, I avoid cliffs at all costs.