There was a time when you didn’t prep. Then, something happened, a turning point.
You got the itch. You decided, “Hey, maybe I need to put away some extra food and gear – just in case.” So you start. A few extra cans of soup, beans and spam, maybe you buy a gun and a few boxes of ammo.
Like a lot of preppers, you probably started out small, eventually expanding into the realm of the hard-core survivalist, with enough storage foods and gear to supply a small army for a decade or more. Something motivated you. What was it?
Did you go into it to protect your family? Yourself? As a hobby? An excuse to buy more guns, knives and other gear? Fear of world events. Safety. Religious obligation…
Why did YOU start prepping and what was the trigger?
Take a moment and post a comment and let me know.
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There were two moments that grab my attention to start prepping.
The first moment was when my friend who works with the USCG came back from New Orleans. He was there to help with the Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts. The first thing he told me when he came back was: “Go and get an AR15 or an AK47. While patrolling canals (the streets filled with water) trying to rescue people we were received by bullets instead of open arms. As night falls all you heard were bullets all across the city. The caos was so great that there is no way the we neither the Government could help everyone. Instead everyone should prepare by themselves for the worst case scenario…” So I went and got myself a rifle for home defense in case TSHTF, but that was it.
The second moment came when this year the Haiti Earthquake hit. As soon as the earthquake hit, I started getting my guns and ammo in order with the necessary gadgets and sufficient ammo to live with them instead of just taking them to the range and it became obvious that guns and ammo won’t help get thru 6 months without any food, water, medical supplies and fuel.
It’s been almost 5 months since the disaster in Haiti and life in there has gone from a poor country nation to a hell hole on Earth. I have personal friends from Haiti and the situation does not look good over there. That’s when I realized that I should started to prepare myself to get thru in case something happens in my area. So, instead of going out and buy whatever might help me get by in case of any situation WTSHTF, I have started to read a lot and little by little started planning my own plan. I am currently teaching my family what to do in case of earthquake or social disturbance and where to meet, etc. codes on how to communicate in case there is an intruder in the house, etc. Also, being ready at all times so you are not caught off guard. Thats means never let the fuel tank on our vehicles go below half tank. Have our water reserve tank ready and our diesel generator check every week.
Right now I am in the process of I starting to get some tools I still do not own, foods like grains, rice, beans and peas in proper quantities and do the proper storage. Also looking for collecting rainfall in water tanks, prepping the house with some solar panel and windmills so the generator is used in emergency cases only. Medical supplies and vehicle (motorcycle) and xtra fuel tank for my generator are on the list.
Since I live in a area susceptible to hurricanes it is a great effort just to be ready for one of them in case one hits this season.
And reading blogs like this definitely made me realized that those two moments that came accross my mind were not a paranoid dillusion.
My final words are THANKS MD for all your time and effort to teach us how to prepare in a well educated, common sense kind of way.
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