'Prepping' goes mainstream

[midnight rambler]

The Commie Nooz Nyetwerk advises: life changes coming, be ready

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/11/11/life-changes-be-ready/

[Ares]

The Commie Nooz Nyetwerk advises: life changes coming, be ready

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/11/11/life-changes-be-ready/

I remember in the old GIM days. That the sign of the shit getting ready to hit the fan would be mainstream news saying being a "prepper" as ok.

Uh oh....

[Dogman]

http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/16/pf/government-doomsday?hpt=hp_t1

Government dysfunction sparks doomsday fears

By Blake Ellis (blake.ellis@turner.com) @blakeellis3 (https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=blakeellis3) October 16, 2013: 3:50 AM ET

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Joe Jacobs, a father of four, is preparing for an economic collapse.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
Joe Jacobs, a 34-year old father of four who lives just outside of Denver, views the current dysfunction in the U.S. government as a sign of something much bigger.

"I feel like the American government is collapsing," he said. "The American financial system has too much debt to pay back, and they can only delay the inevitable so long."

A collapse, he believes, could lead to martial law, riots and destruction. Only those who are prepared will remain to rebuild a new government, he said.

Jacobs has been preparing for this societal collapse for years. And he thinks the government shutdown (http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/debt-crisis/?iid=EL), coupled with the impending debt ceiling (http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/14/news/economy/debt-ceiling-crisis/index.html?iid=EL) deadline could be the final push.

Related: World chastises U.S. as debt ceiling looms (http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/14/news/economy/debt-ceiling-world/index.html?iid=EL)

While he doesn't have thousands of dollars to spend on survival gear, like bunkers and stockpiles of guns, he has spent nearly $500 in the past couple of weeks stocking up on bulk food items like rice, tomatoes, tuna and beans. He has alsoboughtsilverto hedge against the collapse of the dollar and loaded up on camping gear and portable water purifiers.

He doesn't consider himself a stereotypical "doomsday prepper," however. "I feel like we're an average suburban family who simply wants to be prepared for anything," he said.

When it comes to preparing for disaster, there are several distinct camps. While some believe in a religious apocalypse, others worry the world will end by a natural event like a solar flare or earthquake. And still others anticipate economic, political or societal collapse.

Related: Furloughed workers face unemployment claim mess (http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/11/pf/shutdown-unemployment/index.html?iid=EL)

Rob Richardson, a 35-year-old who has been prepping for most of his life, feels prepared for any event -- including the chaos he believes will likely consume the country if the government defaults on its debt.
"I believe it will be the perception of default that will push people over the edge," he said. "The monetary system is built on an illusion that we have a strong currency and economy -- when that's shaken, that's when people start getting worried, and panic about getting food and paying bills."

(snip) More at link + video.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/16/pf/government-doomsday?hpt=hp_t1

[midnight rambler]

I remember in the old GIM days. That the sign of the shit getting ready to hit the fan would be mainstream news saying being a "prepper" as ok.

Uh oh....

Frankly it's a dichotomy - on the one hand being a prepper is good (with FEMA pushing being prepared), while on the other hand being a prepper makes one an extremist (according to the DoD)...which is it?? ???

[chad]

i've expanded it to my vehicles. you could live out of my jeep for a month.

[EE_]

There such a thing as a reasonable amount of prepping. Once you cross the line and become fanatical about it, where you spend most of your money and life prepping...you become a person who wishes for doom everyday.
It would be a shame to be that prepped and die of old age.

[Shami-Amourae]

I remember in the old GIM days. That the sign of the shit getting ready to hit the fan would be mainstream news saying being a "prepper" as ok.

Uh oh....

Why is that? Don't they want a mass die off?

[Ares]

Why is that? Don't they want a mass die off?

Yeah, just means our window of prepping opportunity is shrinking. We always knew it was, but appears to be closer than ever now.

[mamboni]

i've expanded it to my vehicles. you could live out of my jeep for a month.

In TSHTF scenarios, Chad's jeep becomes the ultimate chick magnet.......hmmm, the possibilities.

[mamboni]

There such a thing as a reasonable amount of prepping. Once you cross the line and become fanatical about it, where you spend most of your money and life prepping...you become a person who wishes for doom everyday.
It would be a shame to be that prepped and die of old age.

This is precisely why I PM'd Ponce to urge him to name a recipient of his toilet paper in his will.

[chad]

In TSHTF scenarios, Chad's jeep becomes the ultimate chick magnet.......hmmm, the possibilities.

it does have full leather seats. chicka bow wow.

[Dogman]

Leather vs cloth and sweat?