New Member New From Western Wyoming

Served my country for 21 years, now retired, trying to make ends meet in the civilian world. I have a wonderful wife and four children. Been a prepper for a couple of decades. My wife and I are on the same page, and this is good. Love life, and feel like a sheep dog at times. Pleased to be here.

 

I hope to gain further truth and enlightenment, when it comes to prepping within a budget. I also hope to be a valuable source of prepper info to any who seek the same. I have read about and pondered prepping for many years now, so I may have picked up a few golden nuggets of knowledge.

 

My wife and I, when we married in 1996, began prepping for Y2k, while living outside Atlanta, GA. Being members of the LDS Church, we began a hearty food storage. We have since continued with that, as our family size grew. We lived in Jacksonville FL for several years as well, and learned hurricane preparedness. When 9-11 went down, it really opened our eyes, and as the world has become a quagmire of overthrown governments, terrorism, environmental changes, and more numerous nuclear threats, the scope and magnitude of our preparedness has increased. I have developed respect for the commentaries, writings and interviews of people like James W Rawles, Matt Bracken, Michael Savage, Joel Skousen, Robert Forschen, Joe Nobody, and other like-minded folks. My Kindle app is swamped with Prep and PAW books, some good, some not so, but there is a lot of forknowledge there. Several threads could cover just some of the best, and the different scenarios. One thing I have learned, is that whether it comes fast or slow, most all Teotwawki SHTF scenarios lead to WROL (without rule of law). If people could be lead to focus on that aspect, it probably would not be so overwhelming to those new to prepping. Also, dual purposing things we purchase in our arsenal of preps, would help people feel more comfortable doing it.

 

DITTO!