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Like people who buy tools in the hopes that it will make them better at some particular craft, these "preppers" seem to think having a home fortress, guns, and
by astrodust 12y ago
Like people who buy tools in the hopes that it will make them better at some particular craft, these "preppers" seem to think having a home fortress, guns, and a large amount of supplies is going to help them when disaster strikes.
The only thing that helps in that situation is being highly resourceful, adaptable, and having survival training. I'm sure an SAS-trained individual with more more than a pair of underpants would hold up a lot better than one of these families that, due to circumstances beyond their control, can't access their cache.
- DanAndersen 12y agoIt's true that in such a situation one couldn't guarantee that their "fortress" would be available. But that's why, as described in the article, they have bug-out bags that contain a small portable collection of supplies.
- maratd 12y ago> The only thing that helps in that situation is being highly resourceful, adaptable, and having survival training. Uhhhhh ... NO. The only thing that helps in that situation is a plane ticket to somewhere else. People die because they're in the wrong place at the wrong time. We don't have time travel yet, but we can sure as hell get out of dodge.
- astrodust 12y agoConsider: All the plane tickets in the world wouldn't get you out of a place that gets turned into the next Palestine. That airport isn't sending anyone anywhere any time soon. If you've got foresight then you have options.
- maratd 12y agoWell obviously waiting until the last minute until things turn to shit is profoundly stupid. Anyway, I wasn't necessarily restricting you to air travel. Take a boat. Or a car. Or walk on your own two feet. When things turn to shit, people get out. They don't go into their bunkers with their canned food. That's stupid.