Doomsday Preppers

[4est_4est_Gump]

Gas barrels...

 

[tactful]

Gas barrels...

No more beans, for you.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

That would be a need for pressure vessels.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

No more beans, for you.

Yeah, we have nearly half a ton with more to be planted in our survival garden...


It's surrounded by cammo netting.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

. . . so the bean-eating beetles can't see it.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

. . . so the bean-eating beetles can't see it.

Something like that...

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Comanchero insects got no respect for property values

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Comanchero insects got no respect for property values

You got that right! Sho' got that right!

 

[JohnnySavage]

LT always steals my thread ideas

 

[CHNOPS]

LT always steals my thread ideas

I know! For some reason, he hasn't felt compelled to do his own awesome ships thread yet.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I know! For some reason, he hasn't felt compelled to do his own awesome ships thread yet.

You aren't going to last a week once the earth's magnetic field fails!

 

[SkAoUt]

I've not watched the show. Not sure what doomsday scenarios they're prepping for.

Realistically though, earthquake, volcanic eruptions and tsunami (in my neck of the woods) prepping would be what I'd be interested in. Though of course a whole bunch less sensational than the presumed doomsday scenarios on a reality tv show.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Being a HUGE fan of these quarky reality shows (Ax Men, Swamp Wars, Shipping Wars, Storage Wars, Gold Rush, etc.) I was excited to watch Doomsday Preppers.

What a bunch of dummies on that show though.

There are two basic types of these wacky people: Those that are stockpiling to hunker down; and, those who are honing survival skills to live off the land. It depends on the scenario one is prepping for.

The Hunker Downers: One guy had 80 guns. They were all different kinds. It seems to me you'd be better with a bunch of long guns, a bunch of shot guns, and a bunch of hand guns. I'd get the exact same model of each category so you have redundancy in parts, and consistent ammo. What happens if you are under attack and all you have within reach is .45 ammo and you are using the .223? None of them had enough water. You'd need a stainless steel tank that holds several thousand gallons.

The Survivalists: This one dumb woman was explaining her plan to escape Houston, but when put to the test, she couldn't hump her pack outside the city limits.

I reckon I'd be more of a Survivalist than a Hunker Downer. The Hunker Downers would be vulnerable to a siege attack from a marauding gang. I think I'd prefer my chances living alone in the woods.

I've been giving this a lot of thought and have concluded that the best prep is to own a nuclear submarine. Of course the statists that don't understand the Constitution violate my second amendment rights by not letting me have one.

So I've decided to learn first aid.

 

[JohnnySavage]

My bug out bag is complete:

Twinkies
Chips
Pork skins
Dehydrated water
a book
a roll of Skoal
Flashlight
Fleshlight
A fire starter thing from my grill
Clean socks

 

[Evilwriter]

May want to pack extra baetteries

for the fleshlight. I understand they run down quickly. While Twinkies and Skoal will definitely be at a premium in the post-Apocatyptic world, they won't help you when the zombies come for your fleshlight.

 

[islandman]

for the fleshlight. I understand they run down quickly. While Twinkies and Skoal will definitely be at a premium in the post-Apocatyptic world, they won't help you when the zombies come for your fleshlight.

How would extra batteries help should such an event occur?

 

[Evilwriter]

I should think that's obvious...

Either you'll be so enraptured with your fleshlight that you won't care about the zombies eating you alive, or you'll simply pelt the with the batteries while you make your escape. I have to say I don't think you've given much thought to the realities of the zombie-ridden future.

 

[islandman]

It was the "when the zombies come for your fleshlight" part that confused me. To the best of my knowledge, zombies do not desire the fleshlight or the batteries contained therein. In fact, one could argue that the extra batteries would weight you down and make it easier for said zombies to catch you.

One pair of rechargeable batteries and a solar charger makes much more sense in a post-apocalyptic world.

 

[Evilwriter]

If you're going to bring facts and logic into

this conversation, I'm going to have to object. I'm pretty sure I saw an episode of the Walking Dead where a character brained a zombie with a fleshlight. Was it that cute girl who plays Maggie?

 

[islandman]

If facts and logic are out, then I'll just pack one of these babies and I'll never have to worry about a zombie.

Therefore, I win the zombie apocalypse.


http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/zoom/star_trek_phaser.jpg

 

[Evilwriter]

That's the spirit...

A phaser (which I assume that is) will not only kill said zombie, but incinerate the brain as well, killing two birds with one stone as it were. That's the kind of thinking that allows a man and his fleshlight to survive the zombie wasteland.

 

[lovetoread]

I wouldn't want anyone who watches the walking dead to be a part of my zombie crew.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I wouldn't want anyone who watches the walking dead to be a part of my zombie crew.

Your crew? Who made you the boss?!

 

[islandman]

I've never seen an episode.

I own one of these and will pick up a fleshlight on the way to your group's meeting point.



http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/solar-powered-backpack-1.jpg

 

[Evilwriter]

That would be very practical...

but it might be better if somebody could bring a whole bunch of booze. And maybe some chicks as well. I'm just not sure I'd want to live in a world without Vodka.