[newsurvivalist]

I'm seeing things listed such as phone chargers, cash, IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, etc. This is ridiculous.

In a SHTF scenario, you are not going to be allotted access to the luxuries of modern civilization, where you can pay for gas, etc. You are going to be reduced to a primitive state where the only things keeping you alive are your tools and knowledge

Where can I go to find the pertinent information needed to survive? Like where is a good site/channel for me to watch for someone who ISN'T just trying to grift and sell their own merchandise? I feel like I'm being led into a bad area and because I'm somewhat new to all of this, I don't know where to go to seek out the answers I need. Please help & advise me. Thank you.

 

[KellyDude]

Not every SHTF scenario is apocalyptic - I have been in earthquakes, hurricanes, terror incidents, multi-day power outages and civil unrest where everything in your first sentence is very valid to have.
Please open your mind up to people with experience in prepping.

 

[Back Pack Hack]

Where does this pervasiveness come from that "SHTF" always mean we're tossed back into the stone age in a matter of minutes? Like KellyDude says, that's not always the case. Likewise, 'bugging out' does not always mean one leaves their home and treks into the forest to hunt, fish, trap and garden with nothing more than a flint and steel and a good knife, only to end up living in a log cabin they built with their own hands.

 

[Real Old Man]

I'm seeing things listed such as phone chargers, cash, IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, etc. This is ridiculous.

In a SHTF scenario, you are not going to be allotted access to the luxuries of modern civilization, where you can pay for gas, etc. You are going to be reduced to a primitive state where the only things keeping you alive are your tools and knowledge

Where can I go to find the pertinent information needed to survive? Like where is a good site/channel for me to watch for someone who ISN'T just trying to grift and sell their own merchandise? I feel like I'm being led into a bad area and because I'm somewhat new to all of this, I don't know where to go to seek out the answers I need. Please help & advise me. Thank you.

First welcome. Second how's about sitting back and listening to folks that have been doing this for awhile before jumping in half cocked

Having been thru a couple of real world events some things stay pretty consistent.

Events have an odd habit of evolving at their own pace. Some a lot slower than others.

For those slower events society doesn't always break down completely. So having key 🗝 document so One can reestablish their existence is critical.

In one case a large number of us were to be evacuated back to the mainland where life pretty much went on as usual. Since things like our IDs, bank accounts, vital records didn't exist on the mainland reestablishing our existence without those documents would have been very difficult .

Think Russian civil war and what the White's went through in Shanghai in the 20's and 30's. Yeah society has been thru this type of event many times

 

[NMPRN]

I'm seeing things listed such as phone chargers, cash, IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, etc. This is ridiculous.

Those items will be very important in almost every SHTF situation you'll realistically run into. It would be ridiculous NOT to have them.

Please help & advise me.

Here's some advice: be sure your bug out bag has a cellphone charger, some cash and a copy of your important documents.

 

[Chipper]

Should be easy to search for the specific info your looking for. I've noticed Youtube has a video for just about everything.

Being each individual, location and situation is different. Having someone else tell you what you need doesn't work. You have to figure out what's needed for your survival. Write down your weak points and look them up.

 

[One Shot]

I'm seeing things listed such as phone chargers, cash, IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, etc. This is ridiculous.

Phone chargers: Where to charge them may not be a big problem with some trucks having a 110 volt outlet or a vehicle phone charger outlet, Cell phones may get Gov alerts, phones have apps that may be helpful and just because one area is down doesn't mean others might be.

Cash: People will still take cash with the hopes things will return to the way things were, say you've been walking home and it's day two and someone is selling a PJ sandwich for $20 each you have no food but you have no cash ? Btw: the person selling the food has two people standing to the side with shotguns so grab-n-run isn't an option.

I.D: Your traveling through the countryside and you find a roadblock with cops, they ask to see your I.D to make sure your heading to your home and not someone looking to cause problems for the town.

When Calif has fires during the fire the cops do catch people breaking into homes, after the fire the cops check I.D and only allow home owners through to see if their house is still there. Also, there might be a curfew in play and if your stopped with no I.D you could be spending some time in the local jail until it's proven who you are.

Like Chipper stated each person has to think what situation they could face and build their own BOB with their needs, anyhow there is lots of info on this site that you can look through and pick what works for you....
This might help:

Search results for query: Bug out bag suggestion

www.prepperforums.net

 

[Sourdough]

Where can I go to find the pertinent information needed to survive? Like where is a good site/channel for me to watch for someone who ISN'T just trying to grift and sell their own merchandise?

Easy, sadly you will not embrace it. Modern school prepping theory has a very-very-very low probability of success. It is fine for short term mild inconveniences, where-in it is assumed, it has a short duration, help will be available, someone will save you at some point. Things "WILL" return to normal as it was, or a new definition of normal going forward. First step is to become vividly aware you willingly residing in "Normalcy Bias". Get out of that to even have a chance.

 

[newsurvivalist]

First welcome. Second how's about sitting back and listening to folks that have been doing this for awhile before jumping in half cocked

Having been thru a couple of real world events some things stay pretty consistent.

Events have an odd habit of evolving at their own pace. Some a lot slower than others.

For those slower events society doesn't always break down completely. So having key 🗝 document so One can reestablish their existence is critical.

In one case a large number of us were to be evacuated back to the mainland where life pretty much went on as usual. Since things like our IDs, bank accounts, vital records didn't exist on the mainland reestablishing our existence without those documents would have been very difficult .

Think Russian civil war and what the White's went through in Shanghai in the 20's and 30's. Yeah society has been thru this type of event many times

Thx for the welcome. I guess I'm getting a little far ahead. The kind of 'prepping' I'm preparing for is for a threat that's been levied against us by the WEF. They're talking about a large scale cyber attack which is going to completely shut down the grid. I have no reason to doubt this is going to occur within the next 36 months.That's where I'm at right now. I'm not trying to prep for a flood or some other natural weather catastrophe.

My ideal prepping (and again, this is just me as a beginner) is vacating the city limits and finding somewhere to setup in the bush. I do not want items on my person that run the risk of depletion after being accessed/used a handful of times. Think: purifying water using fire instead of relying on purification tablets or a 'lifestraw.' I'm trying to prepare for the absolute worst, forget about 'hoping for the best,' hope is a dangerous thing. In order to do this with the highest probability of success, one would need to have a plan, such as a destination in mind to head to where there is a body of water you can access to purify. I've never done this before, but just by thinking about this, this is what I would do. And from my limited research on prepping, no one seems to advise this method for some reason. And as I'm typing this, I realize how naive I might be to just have 'a' plan in mind, I should probably have a few plans in mind ready to go when the time comes.

I guess what I'm asking is, or for, rather, is a recommendation for a prepper guide without a list of Amazon affiliates. I want to survive in the bush for years if need be, I'll need knowledge on how to craft things in the wilderness if need be.

 

[Sourdough]

I want to survive in the bush for years if need be, I'll need knowledge on how to craft things in the wilderness if need be.

Start tomorrow and move to the bush. Not too deep at first, actually do it and you will learn.

 

[Real Old Man]

Thx for the welcome. I guess I'm getting a little far ahead. The kind of 'prepping' I'm preparing for is for a threat that's been levied against us by the WEF. They're talking about a large scale cyber attack which is going to completely shut down the grid. I have no reason to doubt this is going to occur within the next 36 months.That's where I'm at right now. I'm not trying to prep for a flood or some other natural weather catastrophe.

My ideal prepping (and again, this is just me as a beginner) is vacating the city limits and finding somewhere to setup in the bush. I do not want items on my person that run the risk of depletion after being accessed/used a handful of times. Think: purifying water using fire instead of relying on purification tablets or a 'lifestraw.' I'm trying to prepare for the absolute worst, forget about 'hoping for the best,' hope is a dangerous thing. In order to do this with the highest probability of success, one would need to have a plan, such as a destination in mind to head to where there is a body of water you can access to purify. I've never done this before, but just by thinking about this, this is what I would do. And from my limited research on prepping, no one seems to advise this method for some reason. And as I'm typing this, I realize how naive I might be to just have 'a' plan in mind, I should probably have a few plans in mind ready to go when the time comes.

I guess what I'm asking is, or for, rather, is a recommendation for a prepper guide without a list of Amazon affiliates. I want to survive in the bush for years if need be, I'll need knowledge on how to craft things in the wilderness if need be.

First you are giving that batch of fools in darvos too much credit. most can't wipe their butts without having 75 folks write a memmo to them on the way to do it the most eco friendly.

Second, if you don't have a place in mind before you bug out then you're in for a very rude awakening.

That's going to be the idea that 99 per cent of city dwellers get and I can tell you the resources will run out very quickly

Third there's only so much that you can transport to the bush. It's one thing to plan for an evac to a port of deparkation, it's quite another to think about living in the woods for years on end.

Water purification is a very simple process once you get the hang of it.

I would suggest subscribing to one or more of the old time magazines that have a lot of great ideas from the past.

The one i write for is the TheBackWoodsman and you can bet that every two months you'll get an article that will help you in your education.

Good luck

 

[Captjim_NM]

The term prepping is very localized. Someone in Okahoma does not prep for a hurricane. Most likely a weather event will happen before a SHTF event. Personal experance can be a cruel teacher. I have lived through ice storms, hurricanes and driven around tornados. The one common factor involved surviving these issues is information. Analize the threat and design a plan. Then make a back-up plan. Build a network of people you can trust, friends or family.