There is a lot of fun (and frustrating) conjecture on the Board regarding tomorrow's announcement. And of course there's no way to know ahead of time what PT will say. I like to be prepared for the worst.
I'm thinking about actual real-life preparation to deal with the immediate aftermath of him announcing, for EXAMPLE, that he is collaborating with the military as they implement Martial Law. It could be a different announcement of course, but basically I like to be prepared.
So, I thought I'd share my list of items that are relevant to me, and encourage Anons to add to the list as well as share your own context and relevant items.
The FOCUS, here, is a 2-3 week window of potential isolation, or being "locked down" under Martial Law, etc. Think "bug out" but not actually leaving your home... in other words, self-sustaining for 2-3 weeks.
I am in a rural community of about 25,000 in the Great Plains region. So, I'm not fearful of gangs of metro thugs (although I'm ready for that, too). The biggest threat I face is supply chain stoppage. So, my list includes:
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Short term: some cash in small bills, firewood, cars filled with gas, 5 gallon gas cans filled, generator, short-term food (unfrozen meat, vegetables, etc. basically a grocery run for the next two weeks), toilet paper (698 rolls, haha, just kidding), dog food, forms of entertainment that don't depend on the internet, muh weapons, stored water, batteries and flashlights, a way to cook food, a way to communicate with family (Hexchat, for example, and a landline that still works), and last but not least my close friends are on high alert along with me. And, I have God in my every day awareness and prayer.
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A lot of long-term prep stuff, like weapons, ammo, precious metals, a lot of stored food, etc.
Whatever happens, this is always a good exercise to do and I share it with my kiddos, too. And if the day passes and it's a nothingburger, that does not mean that this thought exercise (and some preparation if you haven't done it until today) is something that will serve you well into the future. You have about 29.5 hours before the announcement...
God Speed, everyone.
If you haven't prepared by this time, it may be too late. The time to prepare was last year, or even 3 months ago. By now you should already have secured the following and have it in a secure place in your home:
Silver (coins or bars)
Food & Water (and lots of it)
Ammo for 3 months of civil unrest
Cash (2 to 3 thousand dollars would be ample)
Firewood and means to start fires
Alternative fuel sources: Propane, white gas, etc for cooking
Water filtering method
Medical supplies and a backlog of prescriptions
Know your neighbors, who you can trust and who you can't
Prepare to work with those you CAN trust, there will be no Rambo's in this
Have your spiritual house in order.
Agreed. My point, though, was for a short term scenario which I think is more likely if Martial Law is implemented. Things wouldn't be fixed in 3 weeks, but the chaos would be brought under control and access to food and water would be restored and managed by the military in over-populated places.
So, are you prepared for 3 weeks? If not, that's something you can get done in the next 24 hours.
Yes... 3 days...3 weeks... 3 months. Beyond that, I might have to go foraging, but this country boy knows how to survive.
I could buy 3-4 wks worth of stuff in 1 trip to Sam’s Club or Costco!
Maybe the right time to do that, assuming you can consume it beofre it spoils, or that it can be stored.
Just bought myself and my daughter standing freezers 2 months ago. I already had a chest freezer. Both are crammed to over flowing with everything we could get in there. Also we’ve had Food Sealers for years so we even seal stuff that is perishable. My husband also bought 3 empty propane tanks at Big R and then filled them very cheaply at an RV park near us. They have propane the cheapest I have ever seen since everyone there uses it. Only $16 to fill them, plus the 2 we have for each bbq and 1 in our outdoor fire pit.
I actually think we (those who’ve awakened) far out number those arse hats. So I don’t their antics will affect most of us.
Prayers
Prayers, and lots of popcorn
At this point, beef jerkey, water and ammo
I have this image (not of you) of two stereotypical backwoods brothers:
"You got the beef jerky, and the water bottles, and the ammo?"
"Yep. Sure do! You got the gun?"
"Awwww... SHIT. I knew I forgot somethin'."
Beef jerky was one of the first things I tried when I visited the US for the first time. I did not like it, but I probably bought the wrong flavor... It was sweet and weird.
Stay out of cities, especially blue cities. Have some food onhand incase the riots turn towards your neighborhood. Have some type of protection in ur home. I dont see it going to shtf in this scenario.
I think by now it will be too late, but one day of prepping could still save your life.
Just last week there was a power outage here. It took 5 hours for the power to come back on. I took it as an opportunity to test all preparations I have taken. I felt it was important as everything in my house is electric.
I filled about a 100 gallons of water in jerry cans. I figured I would have water for at most an hour after the power went out. In reality, the pumps were on a different circuit; I had water all during the outage. But I forced myself to use the water from the cans. It was entirely doable. Of course, I would mostly not drink this water as I have bottled water for that. About 40 gallons of it. Then there are a dozen bottles of cola, a lot of ultraheated milk. Obviously a lot of dried and canned foods.
Cooked dinner on my wood stove outside. It took slightly longer than normal, but once the thing was hot, it was way faster than electric cooking. Coffee for me. Tea for the wife and kids. A big pot of spaghetti. Fried some meatballs and made a tomato sauce.
Then I tested my heating rig; It is basically an outside fire barrel with a 15 gallon pot of water on top of it. I have built a heat exchanger in it and connected hosing to direct the warm water to inside of the house. In the house I made the hose coil (about 150 feet of it). A small battery powered pump creates the flow. It kept the living room very warm. The pump can be manually cranked if need be. I have ~500W of solar panels to charge lead acid batteries/USB devices and a small 2000W inverter, to run appliances when I need them (rarely).
During this time of year, the outside is a perfect fridge. I could freeze jugs of water and take them inside to keep the fresh stuff cool, but realistically, you should consume these things first. Similarly, if the heating system does not work, I could take several large rocks and heat them up in the fire. Then carry them inside on a baking tray. I still need to look at the thermodynamics of this, but I am pretty sure a 650 °C rock will heat up a room nicely. I just have to make sure they do not shatter, due to water inclusions.
I would say having a place to make fire and having a lot of firewood, cardboard, old furniture, could keep you going for weeks, easily. Make sure you have enough water and basic medical supplies and you will survive for months if need be. Get an axe so you can get more wood from nearby trees. Get a battery operated circular saw that you can charge using a solar panel. This thing makes everything very much less of a hassle. Of course, if it gets really cold, operating a hand saw can get you to feel warm pretty quickly.
Just my opinion from Europe, where it is quickly cooling down.
Great writeup! Glad you were able to test things out and prove you're ready. I really hope Europe isn't cut off from natural gas, too! Sometimes the cost of something is enough reason to bring out the gear. Best of luck to you and your family... and luck favors the prepared.
Ammo (and weapons of course), water and food are the must haves.
At this point make sure your vehicals are gassed up,and you have some actual emergency cash,and a few weeks of food.
Bah. Lots of popcorn.
Firstly, I dont recommend choosing your prep method in the final 24 hours.
Secondly, Nothing after the firstly matters. Your premise is that we have under 24 hours, so either we're ready now or its too late.
Thank you for playing.
You kind of missed the whole point. Anyone who is not a hardcore prepper like you could still go grocery shopping, get gas, go to the atm, and be ready to hunker down for a few weeks.
I played. I won.
OK
Best of luck