which shtf are you preparing for?

[glock21]

im preparing for when my wife finds out about all my girl friends, tiger's wife has nothing on my wife haha. now that will be a shtf moment

[funkfool]

Mostly I am trying to get prepared for economic meltdown/dollar collapse and Govt. clampdown on civilians.
After that...

The return of Mothra:
(And if Mothra comes back - then Godzilla WILL battle Mothra!)
Tokyo WILL be destroyed.


Additionally, this will cause mass confusion, because then my lips won't synch to the words I am saying.

[Irving]

Mothra is funny. Doesn't Japan have any hoses?

[thvigil11]

To me the underlying issue with any of these scenarios is people. A single human being is intelligent, clever and in general can be dealt with. People, however have the tendency to act like fcktards when the SHTF. Therefore, my main concern is not zombie, virus, meteor, tyrant, government, food shortage, no hairdryer, whatever... My main concern is keeping the muzzle pointed at all the dumbass people who will panic, lose their sense of morality, and in general act in any way that endangers me and my loved ones.

[Cameron]

I don't think you have to be prepared for a specific scenario. It would be like asking why someone carries concealed, for muggings, carjackings, assaults.... I carry concealed for all those reasons and any other reason that might require using a gun.

Same thing for being prepared for a disaster. Being prepared if you have to stay home for a few weeks, or leave for a few weeks. A decent firearm, some food, water and medical supplies and then a long term plan on how to keep replenishing them as needed.

As to which cause of a disaster is more likely, all of them are extremely unlikely....

Cameron

[Ak47Ar15Glock26]

im betting on economic collapse. (we are not far from it) if that happened, then people would literally turn into hungry zombies. Chances are, if your neighbor knows you have food, he will try to get it if his kids are hungry. people turn into wild animals when there is no order. prepare for 6 months if you can. get as much as you can today, because you might not be able to tomorrow.

[68Charger]

I fear the EMP. And giant insects. But mostly the EMP.

Preparing for that one is definitely a tough one.

build a Faraday cage yet?
any electronics that are in a Faraday cage should theoretically be protected..

store all electrical/electronics you want to still work within the Faraday cage- unless they are devices that require infrastructure to work (cell phones, etc).. and things like a car with a computer obviously present a challenge..

oh, and any grid-tie you have should have a surge suppressor, including an air-gap suppressor... but chances are the power grid will be Tango Uniform anyway..

I haven't done all this, but do own some Diesel vehicles that are almost impervious to EMP.. (if I had a spare starter, alternator, etc stored in a Faraday cage they'd be good)

it IS possible to harden electronics against EMP... the military & aerospace industry does this as a rule.. think shielding & surge supression

[BushMasterBoy]

I keep all my ammo in cans...they are Faraday cages!

[SideShow Bob]

For the 2012 one, Y2K let me down.
I'm still eating up the institutional size cans of refried beans I hoarded for that one.
And yes I am definitely full of it.
P.S.
Be sure to ground your Faraday cages with at least two 8 ft. X 5/8 in. grounding rods & #6 solid bare copper wire.

[jerrymrc]

I keep all my ammo in cans...they are Faraday cages!

And when lined and grounded work just fine. You want to line the can so nothing touches the sides. Some of my items are semi protected and some are very well protected. A well grounded aluminum shed makes a great cage. And I own a Dodge 12v....