Shhhhhhhh!
The WWII poster above told people of the day to keep their traps shut or spies and sympathizers might reveal ship movements and locations to . . . the enemy!
It also gets at a point for you SHTF style samurais that have crazy ass preps in place, or a totally whacked bunker. Don’t advertise it to the world, because when the time comes to use it . . . . . they will come. All the people you told, and all their closest friends. If times are really tough, I’m talking TEOTWAWKI tough, they will come . . . by force!
lol
Seriously though, anyone with a crazy preparedness level has thought about this. The problem is, SHTF-preppin’ is kind of fun, and you want to share it with everyone you know. But you don’t, you only tell the ones you trust. Perhaps you do it, because it’s conversation, perhaps you do it to inspire them, or perhaps you do it for both. Let me tell you, though – when the chips are down, you’re only safe from the people that are equally prepared. The rest – will come.
Sure they’ll feel bad about coming, but they won’t have a choice. They’ll say, “But you have all that food, all those supplies. That’s more than you need. This will all pass quickly. Help will come. Let us in . . . . let us in – DAMN IT!”
I picked up these SHTF-style Twilight Zone vids over at Survival Acres. The dude is a little more anti-government and doom and gloomish than I generally prefer, but some of his posts are pretty entertaining. This short episode is worth watching, it’s a video clip of what I described above. Pick up the first frame around the third minute if you want to cut straight to the action. Awwww yeah.
- Ranger Man
BTW: You’ve got bricks of .22 ammo for the post-apocalyptic world – right? Good, cats will make great eating. They’re freaking everywhere.
Hell, there’s even a cat eating festival in Peru. Check it out – cat burgers!
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Every family member who poo-poos getting prepped should watch that Twilight Zone episode. Even if your family is prepped, they should still watch it to remember to shut the f#ck up about the stuff you’ve got going on in case they feel the need to share it with any non-hackers. When I hear one of the few folks who know what we have going on here at Casa de Bill say,”if shit hits the fan, we’re coming over to your house!”, I ask them why would they do that. “I mean, you’ve got a gameplan, right? So why come over here?” I ask them quite seriously. Basically, I make that person feel like a dick for not being squared away.
I’m glad I watched it, too, though… if anything, just to keep me on my toes.
Sorry, I don’t have a bunker but will probably need one sooner rather than later.
RW
BTW, did a post on your Details interview.
http://stealthsurvival.blogspot.com/2008/10/yuppie-survivalists-its-in-details.html
No bunker here either. Just a tornado shelter…otherwise known as a basement. Woohoo!
Speaking of such things, you guys hear that they are finally returning the guns confiscated after Katrina? And how long ago was that?
I wouldn’t depend too much on eating other people’s pets
1) there will not be many left in short order
2) pissed off neighbors with a score to settle against you are not what you want during SHTF
Great Episode! It really makes one think how bad it could actually get. Will any of us be prepared to turn away friends or relatives? How much charity should we show? I don’t have he ability to have a shelter but I guarantee that my neighbors don’t have a clue as to my supplies and I am a condo dweller. We have no basements in FL! I pray anything like this never happens but I do have a few friends who have made similar preps that I have and a collective front at one of our homes has been agreed upon!
Be safe everyone.
Well I have no bunker here in the UK, but I got my sh!t together and would have no problem turning away any one outside me, the wife and our daughter.
You just gotta do it otherwise where do you stop.
I think the SHTF is here. They are now saying on the MSNBC that the market has crashed. What will tomorrow bring. It is getting very intresting to say the least.
I would turn away people other than immediately family and a couple of close friends.
Everyone else would be on a “barter” basis, sure i can give them food,but they will have to help me plant next years crop, etc etc.
Anyone who comes after my cat is going to end up as catfood.
If they have enough gold they can have my cat. Just kidding. Need to laugh about something. Well its Friday what will happen today. Any Predictions. Ok that would be to easy. SHTF.
With all of those cats, let’s hope we have enough “cat”-sup. Sorry, I couldn’t help it. :)
Those who don’t bring something will be turned away. Those who have their shit together will know what I’m talkin’ bout. Its to bad we have to think like this today, but better prepared than just a member of the “general public”. Horns up! Beeyaunch !!
OK, It should be “too bad”, I know…
I don’t know about eating the cat. But I am beginning to look at the aquarium in a whole new light.
Jerry could have spent a few more bucks on that door.