The popularity of TV shows like The Walking Dead depict what a post-apocalpytic society would look like. Many people even believe that an event that causes the collapse of civilization as we know it would be cool. However, we must stay realistic and become informed about the ways we can stay alive after SHTF. At the end of the day, our lives aren't a TV show. The below guidelines do much of the thinking for us so we can be sure we're ready at any moment!
SHTF Happens and you are at Home
Reacting rather than data gathering is the key to all of these situations. As humans used to experiencing normal conditions the sudden ending of the normal is a shock and many react to it by standing still and trying to find out what is going on.
Geography, etc. has an input into your plan which is a pre-written plan. If you are hundreds of miles from cities then your response might be different especially if you have large volumes of water stored. What I am saying is get moving early and start using the Water Bob, the clean rain barrels from storage within minutes of any alert that normal no longer might exist.
Even worse is leaving the home to collect wife (or husband) and kids. During the opening hour you have to prepare the home for a possible prolonged end of normal life. The wife (or husband) and kids have a plan and they will use it. If you (or they) are at home then the preparing of the home is the best thing you can do for them in the opening hour. You have no idea how long the water or electricity will last.
Obviously if your children are young you need a plan to collect them but do you need to go immediately? If yes, then go.
Other things you may consider doing during the first hour is nailing tarps over your raised garden beds and moving supplies into the house or bug out vehicle.
But What if you're on the road?
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Scratch my head for first thirty minutes, then take me 10 minutes stretch my back out and si.10 minutes drink coffee n maybe a smoke.then scratch my head some more.
First clean the fan.
No way. First and foremost. Find out if the shtf is localized or city wide or nation wide. If it really is shtf use your head. Get to your bug out location asap at almost any cost. If it will take longer than a day. Prepare for the trip. But certainly do NOT barricade yourself in a washroom for days or weeks. That’s lunacy. This arrival is very dangerous guidance. Come on people. Plan your shtf and work the plan. Plain and simple. Don’t follow stupid guidance like this arrival states.
if the phone is off and cars wont start going to the bank then shopping. If phone is working and cars are running, still going to the bank and going shopping.
If at work. Get home. If at home, load guns.
They aren’t loaded already?
Right all mine are pulls extra mags
I keep a couple loaded mags for just in case. But if Shtf I would have plenty more to stuff full
why worry
Get my generator out and make coffee lol
Go dark. Once the initial panic wave of people fleeing settles down, id scope out the situation. Go from there
Im keeping my$#%&!@*in the country when it hits the fan. I have food, water, shelter and everything thing else i need.
Find a safe place, to be
That’s when the snowflakes all freak and start yelling for government help. FEMA camps would be too damn good for them
Wait
Depends on disaster, can go from hunker down and wait to lock and load and find a defendable structure
LOAD ALL YOUR MAGAZINES
SET BACK AND LAUGH AT EVERYONE GOING CRAZY,,IF THE LORD SAYS IT MY TIME TO DIE,THERES NOTHING GOING TO STOP THAT.
Sit back and watch the$#%&!@*show… I’m not in charge…
Yeah, get stuck in traffic. You’d make better time on a bicycle, or walking, stash and old junker miles down the road at some friends house.
Collect more food and water, locally, then come back home. There aint no getting out of this city
Bend over and kiss your$#%&!@*goodbye.
Who cares. Once nuclear powerplants lose their employees and start to meltdown across the globe the levels of radioactivity won’t be safe.
Amen, brother…
Load all the mags you got and then be prepared ro defend what you got to survive.
I’m staying home … pump handle water out of the ground … hunting … fishing … everything I need within 5 miles of home.
If its a nuclear attack get the old lady go out having fun.
Same here
Hey im just wondering could you wait out a month or 2? In that your looking at having about 90 gallons of potable water per person. And about 120 legit meals per person in storage.. I’m not there yet and i dont need to be worried about water
Yes
I have old people in my neighborhood. I’d probably make sure they are okay and invite them over if not.
Upon seeing the bright flash of nuclear detonation, calmly bend over and kiss your a– goodbye!
Get off the dang road. The road is a death trap.