Tuco
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Depends on if you have somewhere to bug out to, and are willing to do so before everyone else bugs out.
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Kiroy
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The answer to this is ‘no’ to 99% of people that live in metro or very high pop density areas
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Grim1
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Yep. And if you leave the cities after the zombie apocalypse hits hard then you will be running into the barrel of a gun.
All of that fly over country is well armed and they would love for an excuse to give it back to the people who have been laughing at them all of these years.
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Furry
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This.
If things get so bad that you need to flee your home, rednecks will probably get you unless you really know what you're doing. That's one of the main reasons I had a thermal scope as one of my high priorities in my first covid prep post. Bit pricey, but extremely useful in that situation.
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Grim1
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I'm from fly over country so have places to stay, and it's already been offered. But I turned them down. If things get that bad then there is a good chance I would be bringing Covid with me. Not going to do that to my friends and family.
Besides, San Diego has some of the best doctors and hospitals in the world. I like my chances here.
McQueen
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Lanx
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as always i provide
this is a nice consolidated list i follow, and you can print it out easily on one page (as a checklist)
note if you take everything "essential" you'll need at least a 40l bag, i've given up trying to fit everything in that and have gotten a super nice hiking bag. yes my first thought was, i should pack small, but then it's just not practical to "bug out" in a fucking bivy bag (it's basically a shit hits the fan sleeping bag) so i HAVE to have a semi decent 3 season sleeping bag, and then i HAVE to have a sleeping pad... not for comfort mind you, but to create an air barrier, the earth will suck away heat at night, just walk on cold concrete barefoot to see.
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OK... Let's reel it back from all you Bear Grylls MF'rs in here a sec with a far more practical tip for food accumulation.. here we go....
You can, in fact, use shortening (i.e. Crisco) for almost everything you normally use butter for cooking (i.e. baking, etc...) And it keeps at room temp for years. It costs less than butter, and lasts longer without cold storage. I grew up with a grandmother who used it in all her cookies, biscuits, etc instead of butter. Here's what is essentially her biscuit recipe except she would use evaporated milk (another thing you should be accumulating for your long term pantry.)
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You can, in fact, use shortening (i.e. Crisco) for almost everything you normally use butter for cooking (i.e. baking, etc...) And it keeps at room temp for years. It costs less than butter, and lasts longer without cold storage. I grew up with a grandmother who used it in all her cookies, biscuits, etc instead of butter. Here's what is essentially her biscuit recipe except she would use evaporated milk (another thing you should be accumulating for your long term pantry.)
Basic Biscuits
This biscuit recipe is easy to make from scratch for delicious homemade biscuits that turn out perfectly soft and flaky on the inside every time.
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Lanx
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my shortening probably needs to be refreshed, it's only been used to season cast iron, maybe i'll just make a big batch of buttermilk fried chicken for a cheaat dayOK... Let's reel it back from all you Bear Grylls MF'rs in here a sec with a far more practical tip for food accumulation.. here we go....
You can, in fact, use shortening (i.e. Crisco) for almost everything you normally use butter for cooking (i.e. baking, etc...) And it keeps at room temp for years. It costs less than butter, and lasts longer without cold storage. I grew up with a grandmother who used it in all her cookies, biscuits, etc instead of butter. Here's what is essentially her biscuit recipe except she would use evaporated milk (another thing you should be accumulating for your long term pantry.)
Basic Biscuits
This biscuit recipe is easy to make from scratch for delicious homemade biscuits that turn out perfectly soft and flaky on the inside every time.
Oldbased
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It's all fun and games until you get caught out in a nuclear disaster without youras always i provide
this is a nice consolidated list i follow, and you can print it out easily on one page (as a checklist)
note if you take everything "essential" you'll need at least a 40l bag, i've given up trying to fit everything in that and have gotten a super nice hiking bag. yes my first thought was, i should pack small, but then it's just not practical to "bug out" in a fucking bivy bag (it's basically a shit hits the fan sleeping bag) so i HAVE to have a semi decent 3 season sleeping bag, and then i HAVE to have a sleeping pad... not for comfort mind you, but to create an air barrier, the earth will suck away heat at night, just walk on cold concrete barefoot to see.
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McQueen
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I put feelers out to the few people I’m slightly more than indifferent to today, and none of them are remotely prepared for even a two week quarantine. The ones that were more concerned about my medical problems than their lack of preparedness got a couple boxes of good ammo and a few days of staple preps to engender goodwill. Being the Midwest, everyone has ample supply of precious booze.
My conscript army is starting to come together nicely.
My conscript army is starting to come together nicely.
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Big Phoenix
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moonarchia
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That's the incessant flow of bullshit from all his fences.
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Tuco
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We just had a massive rainstorm. It'll clear up quickly.
I am thinking of irrigating that area though. Would be a huge project though.