damn ! Apartment situations ?

[Mercula]

Ive been reading through the threads , you guys are scaring me !

I live in a 3rd floor apartment , camping gear is in storage , I have weapons and ammo , no places to store SHTF water or food really.

anyone else live in an apatment ? whats your setup ? any bottom line "must do's" fo me ? besides moving lol ?

Im in the grab my shit and head for the hills/plains kinda mindset now ?
hard i guess with my camping gear 20min away in a stoage unit.

What would you do .

[funkymonkey1111]

i think you can still prep in an apartment situation--you just have to do so within the confines of your lease. you should be able to store some quantity of foodstuffs, water, etc.

just remember, any amount of prepping, even if compromised in an apartment, is better than none.

[Mercula]

I agree , but im just thinking anything i store , is gonna have to be taken down 2 flights of stairs ? assuming i have time to do so in said situation.

I do see maybe a duffle with dried or mountain house foods in it to grab ?
or do i just store what i want and hope if somthing comes up i have time to grab it ? and load it in my truck ?

This is all assuming i bug out , not sure I want to stay up here ?
I dont have a generator or anything of the sort.

[brianut]

This is all assuming i bug out , not sure I want to stay up here ?

Biggest question is where are you going to go?

Unless you have a pre set up location and supplies there you might be better to store as much as you can at your apt and when it gets down to duffle size then consider a relocation or going on the move.

Even if you had a ton of stuff and your were able to get it all loaded into your truck, whos to say you wont run through a pile of nails thrown onto the road and have 3 flat tires and now you are leaving a bunch of supplies in your truck because you can't carry all of it?

or its February and its 6 degrees outside with 2 feet of snow on the ground. Might be better to stay put in that case.
and I wouldnt worry about a generator, a good mummy bag(1st layer of insulation) and a single person tent(2nd layer of insulation) in your apt would keep you pretty comfy in the coldest temps.

besides the longer you can hold out the better as it will give the weakest ones time to head to the Pepsi center for red cross Gvmt help or die off from killing eachother for their neighbors plasma tv.

[Mercula]

more good points ,
I should see if can get my camping gear into the appt , Id like to think i could defend this appt pretty good ?

But whats to stop someone from burning it out from under me after i shoot their buddy or brother dead in the stairwell or street when they come callin to do me harm?

Im sure the what ifs can go on forever. i guess if it comes thats its time to bug out .
in the snow and nails lol .

[brianut]

But whats to stop someone from burning it out from under me after i shoot their buddy or brother dead in the stairwell or street when they come callin to do me harm?

More ammo . that was too easy.
seriously though you will be vulnerable so your best bet is to be stealth and not let your position known.
no lights at night,or black out curtains, stay away from the windows.
scentless food, that means eating your mountain house meals cold or have food stores that can be eaten cold.
heating of foods can make the smell travel a looong ways, no smoke etc
you might be surprised how long you could hold up.

your biggest issue would be disposing of your waste.

[00tec]

Rent a garage. Store your stuff in there. In SHTF, go down and drag it up to your apartment. If you want to bug out, keep a small box trailer in there with your stuff packed and ready to hook up.

[Big Wall]

You at least need to have a few days of water/food. A way to cook, and a sleeping bag to stay warm if the power goes out.

[Wulf202]

its an apartment. plan to bail and double up with friends or family.

[HoneyBadger]

I was in a similar situation until this past March. Apartments are a difficult situation for prepping. I'm renting a house (with a 2 year contract) now, so I have a basement, garage, lots of storage space, lots of privacy etc. Ideally, getting out of that apartment would be best, but having lived in an apartment for a few years, I can understand very well if you aren't in a position to move yet.

The bottom line: Do the best you can to prepare yourself (mentally, physically, spiritually, whatever), and if that time ever comes, make the best out of what you have.