National Preparedness Month- September

[Wulf202]

Clang. I think you can find a surprising amount of space if you put your mind to it. Simple storage ideas are readily available at pinterest like the Grey suggested.

As far as gun battles. They happen around here without a crisis.

As far as my preps I'm working on several lists. Hopefully I can get 10% or more done this month.

[ClangClang]

Clang. I think you can find a surprising amount of space if you put your mind to it. Simple storage ideas are readily available at pinterest like the Grey suggested.

As far as gun battles. They happen around here without a crisis.

As far as my preps I'm working on several lists. Hopefully I can get 10% or more done this month.

You may be right, but guns n ammo are heavy. I prefer to be light and mobile. I've spent enough of my life humping around heavy shit.

And as far as space goes, it's a trade off. Do I want to have a large water stash? Or a peaceful marriage

[TheGrey]

You may be right, but guns n ammo are heavy. I prefer to be light and mobile. I've spent enough of my life humping around heavy shit.

And as far as space goes, it's a trade off. Do I want to have a large water stash? Or a peaceful marriage

Understood! There are a lot of sneaky places to stash water- under the bed, in the very corners of closets, beneath towels in the bathroom vanity, etc. With the amount of dried rice and beans that you have on hand, you'll need a great deal of water and time to reconstitute the food.

Do you both eat a lot of rice and beans? The rule of thumb is to store only the foods you eat. Food fatigue is a genuine problem, and if you are snowed in without electricity or gas for your oven, how many meals of rice and beans will you be able to bear before either of you lose interest in food?

It is difficult and frustrating to be the only one of a duo when attempting preps. Usually it's because the partner doesn't believe in the necessity, or finds it distasteful due to a "zombie apocalypse" or something that has no place in one's idea of society. Coupled with living in an apartment with limited space, you've an uphill battle.

It may be that you'll have to approach this from a different angle- be it using a sale price on canned peaches as an excuse to pick up one or two extra, for instance. Or maybe talking with her about your concern with how things are going in Venezuela. Is your wife the one that takes care of the grocery shopping for the household? Any idea why she is reluctant to prep? Is she concerned that you will turn your home into a hoarder's bunker?

As far as traveling light, I fully understand that! Do you have a bug out location selected? Do you have people that you can stay with? I remember how quickly things went on their ear with the massive rains up in Boulder county. I was at a conference and the roads and escape routes were being washed away.