Survival Theory a preparedeness Guide.

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Survival Theory a preparedeness Guide.

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Found this pretty accurate, long but worth watching God help us if it happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INx_YfK-YKg
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Interesting video Lenn, surviving without Leverguns.com would be a bummer, a fund of knowledge unobtainable..... :(
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Thanks buddy, i thought it was quite awakening. :)
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I know some get all in a knot about the Mormon's adding another volume to the Bible, but some of their literature on surviving different calamities is very helpful. For a time, they were hunted down and killed, so they learned to be prepared for nastiness, much as the Native Americans did, and although in modern-day times, we don't attack others based on race, skin color, or religion (unless we are 'liberal progressives' :roll: ), but their literature now focuses on things like natural disasters (i.e. their "72-hour-kit" recommendation) and terrorist attacks.

The other less-specific, more-entertaining, and perhaps better at preparing us for the 'ambiance' of an EMP is the novels like "One Second After" - I think those are worth reading.

One lesson I think is important is that if you plan on "living off the land" good luck. Your homestead likely won't be able to be defended against a band of 100 armed looters, and if it does, another 100 will arrive in a few days. Do you have a group of 50 or so armed, trained personnel who can guard your homestead effectively....? I know I don't. And if you have that many people, how will you feed them, coordinate their activities, create discipline, etc. The ONLY people who would likely survive would be people who:

a) live in a TRULY remote area (at least 200-300 miles from any city of more than 50,000 people.
b) already have hard-to-traverse natural boundaries like canyons, or whatever, to deter intruders.
c) already have a coordinated and friendly COMMUNITY where there is mutual trust.
d) don't have a bunch of drug addicts, welfare-mooches, or other destructive individuals there.
e) have contemplated and prepared for such a breakdown.
f) have some individuals with military training, some with political connections, and some with all sorts of technical training in electronics, medicine, farming, and manufacture.

And.....if you already have all those things, you are probably already on some list because you live in a "compound" and the government dislikes such folks.... :lol:

So.....do what you can as an individual, and if you do want to live in a 'compound' go for it - your genes will be the ones passed on for the next dozen centuries. Otherwise, do all you can NOW to prevent such political instability, which means supporting TRUMP, even though he's a boorish and annoying dude. He also may be the only thing standing between us and disaster.
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Otherwise, do all you can NOW to prevent such political instability, which means supporting TRUMP, even though he's a boorish and annoying dude. He also may be the only thing standing between us and disaster.
Yep that`s about it, hope its enough.
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Always loosely followed this stuff. The bigger the population, the more dependent it becomes, and the more likely a catastrophic event.
Even if prepared, the rampant death and lack of hygiene makes survival after the initial "die off" most difficult. Disease will be the biggest enemy, clean water the biggest scarcity.
The denser the population, the less your chances, IMO.
He is right, it will have a global effect, and possibly will never recover.
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OldWin wrote: Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:48 am
He is right, it will have a global effect, and possibly will never recover.
It's happened before. They called it the dark ages.
Seems to me we eventually did recover from that...
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Pisgah wrote: Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:03 am
OldWin wrote: Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:48 am
He is right, it will have a global effect, and possibly will never recover.
It's happened before. They called it the dark ages.
Seems to me we eventually did recover from that...
I meant a world affecting event.
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