Once you find yourself in an SHTF situation, you need to be concerned about the prospect of your neighbors considering stealing your supplies to feed their families.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to determine which of your neighbors has the potential to use a disaster as an excuse to loot your hard-earned supplies.
That being said, there are a few signs that may indicate that your neighbor could turn into a looter after SHTF.
Your neighbors may exhibit some of these traits and also be of no threat to you and your family. What follows is meant to be a list of possible things that may indicate your neighbor could become a looter.
Ultimately you’ll need to use your own intuition and discretion when judging the possible future intentions of those in your community.
A Total Lack Of Preparedness
Once the societal safety nets are removed, panic will set in, especially when the unprepared amongst us realize that there is no help coming and that they are on their own.
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When these people look to the prepared families around them, they will inevitably consider stealing from them to ensure their survival.
Desperation is a powerful driving force, and if your neighbors are looking at empty cupboards and starving children, they will also start looking at you as a solution to their problems.
This will be especially true if you adopt a policy of not sharing your supplies with the unprepared.
One red flag to watch out for is the people who say they will come to your place after an SHTF situation. Anyone who assumes that you will open your home to them also has a high probability of being a looter post-SHTF.
A Deep Interest In Your Preps Without Prepping Themselves
If word gets out that you are a prepper, you’ll inevitably encounter someone who takes a keen interest in your preps while doing nothing to prepare themselves.
Of course, not everyone who is interested in the scope of your preparations plans to loot you after SHTF. Still, they may have nefarious motives if they are not actively pursuing prepping themselves.
They could be trying to determine what supplies you have in your home and planning on taking those by force after SHTF. Moreover, they could be trying to determine where you keep your supplies.
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Even those who are interested in your preps and have started the journey into preparedness may look at their insufficient supplies and consider taking from you to get their stockpiles up.
Previous Or Current Criminal Activity
There is a saying, ‘Once a thief, always a thief.’
This saying exists for a good reason.
If your neighbor is currently or has been a thief in the past, you should keep a watchful eye on them after a disaster or SHTF situation.
Of course, being a thief in the past does not automatically mean that they will immediately steal your supplies and gear, but it does mean that they can revert back to such behavior more easily.
If someone has stolen from innocent people in the past, they will already have traversed the moral hurdles involved in looting, which means they will find theft easier to do than the average person.
People With Loose Morals
For someone to resort to looting does not require that they have a criminal past or be currently a prolific thief. There are many individuals in our society whose morals are questionable at best.
These people are the ones who would not rob a bank but don’t hesitate to ‘forget’ to scan some big ticket items at the self-checkout. Looters are not often criminal masterminds; they are ordinary people who commit crimes they see as victimless.
We all know people like this. They like to cheat on their taxes, sneak into movies, steal cable or streaming services, and violate a myriad of other laws that would not usually land a person in jail but are still ones that the majority of us abide by.
Like other items on this list, loose morals are not a guarantee of future looting but are worth watching out for in those around you.
The “I’ll Just Steal What I Need” People
I think we have all encountered people who, when we talk to them about prepping, say something along the lines of ‘I’ll just steal what I need’ or ‘I have a gun; I’ll take what I want.’
They may not be serious, but you must look at these people suspiciously. Individuals with a lot of firearms and tactical gear but no food, water, or medical supplies and an attitude of taking what they need should be considered dangerous after SHTF.
If your neighbor seems armed to the teeth and is very interested in your tactical prowess and what weapons you have, it is a good idea to keep any and all information close to your chest.
None of these traits guarantee that your neighbors will resort to looting in a post-SHTF situation, but they are worth watching out for in those around you.
Part of being prepared is staying ready for looters coming to steal your stuff, and part of that is getting a good idea of who in your neighborhood may potentially resort to looting.
The best time to figure out which of your neighbors meet the traits listed above is now, so make a point to get to know your neighbors and use what I’ve listed here to figure out who you may need to keep an eye on.
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I would add the following to this list: drug addicts, weekly drunkards, liars, lazy, entitlement mentality, nosy, busybodies, meddlers, late on paying their rent. The list is long. But rest assured that when the SHTF hits, all the riffraff is going to come out of hiding.
And they will get shot in my yard. The dogs will need something to eat!
@Alan T
Human life is sacred – even the human lives of people like yourself who have obvious contempt for those guilty of other types of wrongdoing.
I live in an older demographic neighborhood… most everyone has a gun, most of the males were combat vets, everyone helps one another, everyone stays prepared not due to the sheeple but, the weather… quietly, somewhat uniform…and some of those you list exist here and are known.
People late on their rent? Eff you! Hahaha
People late on their rent IS a good identifier. They are either closer to the desparation phase, on already in the beginning stages. That doesn’t mean they are mopes, it means that if someone is forced into a corner, they are more likely to act than those not forced into a corner.
@Dude
Agree with the insight that often it is the “landlords” who are the criminals…
.Btw: CIA owns most property now in large blue cities – has anyone not noticed how rent has TRIPLED in recent years?
(2003: Minimum $1,500 for a studio apt???)
move out??? How to.pay moving expenses if alone, disabled & not even a motorist? Then..where to go to start over? ( Not that many of the cold blooded self-sufficient pagans think that they should care!)
Late rent means short on money, so you probably do not have the cash to stash food
Those people will be the middle class, the rest will be easy to deal with.
I would add to that list people who have everything that they need, but enjoy power – politicians, political activists, and
people who evaluate that they deserve it more than the owners ( Wolf on Wall Street types…who dress and speak well indeed)
Absolutely YES. Especially be wary of anyone who is addicted to any substance, and look out for people who are regular consumers of things, such as alcohol and other drugs but “don’t think they have a problem”. Most of them likely do have a problem, but either don’t realize it or are in denial of it. Remember… An addict will literally roll their own grandmother to get another drink or another hit.
And absolutely look out for the lazy and entitled. They often will try to give the impression that they are helpless and don’t know how to do anything. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I seem to be currently surrounded by people like this. Be wary of these people… They think that they deserve to be looked after.
People With Loose Morals
For someone to resort to looting does not require that they have a criminal past or be currently a prolific thief. There are many individuals in our society whose morals are questionable at best.
These people are the ones who would not rob a bank but don’t hesitate to ‘forget’ to scan some big ticket items at the self-checkout. Looters are not often criminal masterminds; they are ordinary people who commit crimes they see as victimless.
We all know people like this. They like to cheat on their taxes, sneak into movies, steal cable or streaming services, and violate a myriad of other laws that would not usually land a person in jail but are still ones that the majority of us abide by.
Like other items on this list, loose morals are not a guarantee of future looting but are worth watching out for in those around you.
Why should we pay taxes ?
Because government does have a purpose, even according to the bible in Romans 13. The idea we should pay zero taxes is stupid and ignorant. Do you enjoy having roads? Police? A military? The many other things we all agree are necessary to a functioning civil society?
Well, go find me a nation that has been built on zero taxes and that has all those things, and I’ll send you a check for my entire net worth.
We can complain (and should) when our tax dollars are misused or raised too high, but the idea that there should be zero taxes is absurd.
ah yes the misquote of “paying taxers”
how about when your taxes now fund things that goes directly against Yeshua…… oh i’ll wait for that one
I hate to burst your bubble, but the United Arab Emirates has all you listed and more, and zero taxes.
Just a hint for future reference. When Paul wrote there were no chapter and verse divisions. Thus the accurate way to see Romans 13:1-7 is to recognize that the topic is introduced in Romans 12:21 with Paul poised to explain what good, Godly government looks like and that it should be striven for. He was NOT saying that Christians should make the best of things and just live with the Stalin’s and the Mao’s and the U.S. Beltway. He goes further into that assignment in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. Paul would have opposed government taxation to provide for “human needs” since that was the job of the various ecclesias. Including Christian-produced private sector roads and police.
you have a wrong interpretation of Romans 13. here’s a link for you to learn the truth
Our New 7-Minute Animated Video on Romans 13
the 501c3 churches will not tell you this because they would loose their tax exemption. our sovereignty comes from God, not the government. when the government violates God’s laws our obligation is to God, not the evil empire.
Some taxes are necessary but NOT income or property taxes.
Taxes is theft.
I don’t mind so much taxes going to something I benefit from, like Military, roads, parks, and the like.
Prisons for some people but not for all people.
I do not want to pay taxes for social programs like welfare, SNAP, ADC, women’s benefits, similar things I do not benefit from.
If I have no kids I should not pay school taxes.
I should not have to pay for cops to ‘do their job’ as their ‘job’ is counter to my personal freedoms most of the time.
Their sole job is supposed to protect us from the government not be the government’s hit men.
Or revenue generators.
Note: I got out of paying my State income taxes by withdrawing consent to be governed, formally.
I plan on doing this with the Feds once I figure out the best way to do it – feds are far more complicated than a simple State.
Tired of paying for things I get no benefit from and paying for things I am supposed to get but NEVER do (like border security for example).
Barry Poston – your example of a ‘good’ government is the UAE? An economy entirely driven by oil and all the wealth generated from it in other nations? A country that lives in a bubble, shielded from 99% of the world’s problems?
That model of government is impossible for pretty much every other nation on earth. Try again.
Richard A. Jones – you do realize that Paul wrote Romans 13 while under ROMAN OCCUPATION, right? So when he wrote that, he was thinking about Roman government, and telling his readers to submit and obey them. Rome was about as far from “good godly government” as you can get. So no, Paul was not writing about good godly government.
And you guys are all missing the point. I’m not in favor of taxes going to anything and everything leftists want to fund. But that’s a separate issue from saying we shouldn’t have to pay ANY taxes at all. One is a good discussion that needs to be had. The other is just naive stupidity. Governments are going to charge taxes. Get over it. The issue is, what should they spend that money on.
And if they don’t tax income, they have to tax something else right? One way or another, it’s going to happen. And government has a proper function in society.
Nothing about this nation can be called “moderate”. Governments at local, state and the federal level have totally failed at balanced budgets and are constantly seeking more funding, more assets and more limits on your God-given liberties.
While all those goal seeking behaviors are going on, these vertically integrated elements of the regime (local, state, federal) are flooding our country with the dregs of the third world, they are balancing their budgets on the backs of motorists and prosecutions for victimless crimes (no crimes at all) as well as running up deficits that can not will not be repaid. People and businesses would go to jail for this conduct.
It’s ironic, did you know that the pentagon and HUD have been caught in the theft of 21+ trillion (with a “T”) dollars and cash flows may indicate that up to 100 trillion has been stolen? We may never know the total because the federals have taken a large part of federal accounting and classified it — on Trump’s watch. So much for transparency, honesty and integrity. And then there’s that little matter of the clot shots.
This entire regime is a racketeering mafia. The end of the “bathtub” curve beckons.
Another big hoser of philosophy.
@crazy squirrel
Pray tell how you withdraw consent to be taxed.
Please add details or a website/ address.
Yes, this is a serious request not a flippant retort.
Taxes are an interesting topic. I know I’ll get flamed for this, but are you really required to pay federal taxes? Apparently most of us are not. Before you do a quick internet search to debunk him, know that there has been an exhaustive effort to silence & vilify Peter Hendrickson, who wrote Cracking the Code, and has exhaustively documented that most people in the US are not obliged to pay taxes. IRS uses common words that we all understand, but defines them differently than we do. According to Hendrickson & others who have studied the US tax code extensively, only Federal Employees and residents of DC are subject to taxes. All the rest of us do not participate in taxable activities. Here is a presentation about Peter’s work (presentation starts about 3:30 Vimeo )
Eno: Maybe we aren’t required to pay Federal taxes ( I did not watch the video), but I’d like to see you after you stop paying them and have the Feds take all that you have in payment of unpaid taxes, or put you in prison for not paying taxes, and then take all you have….
Have YOU done this?
Not until there is a grassroots body of thousands who are willing to sign up to do it, will I ever consent to do it myself.
Safety in numbers.
…I too, would like to find out how to not pay taxes that I don’t use the services of…
I find a few women, nice looking, with loose morals I will share with them, if they share with me.
Those that steal or loot from me, are NOT my Neighbors.
They are thief’s and they will get the beat down…
Will help, if I can; but ask first. The answer still might be NO!
Then I will watch you very closely after you leave. If I see that you are my Neighbor, then I will help.
stay sharp
We have a family of criminals + drug addicts living a few houses away. We have several “the government is there to take care of me” helpless families in the neighborhood. Most of the rest of us are armed and fairly self-sufficient. (26 houses in the neighborhood). A few very elderly neighbors, but I suspect self sufficient to the degree they can be, but will need help.
Valerama, a wise part of your prepping for the soon coming time of trouble would be to move out of that neighborhood. If they live like animals now with rules of law still in effect, consider how bad it will become post shtf without any rule of law.
We live in a mobile home park of nearly 300 trailers. Very few if any socialize, exchange pleasantries in passing or even a friendly wave. Quite a few are older, some with children and some Hispanic. It doesn’t appear that anyone would trust anybody. Bottom line, security, security, security.
Well you’re going die
we all die some time. better on your feet than cowering in your closet. it’s not the first death we should fear.
A depressed fear-monger troll.
Raven, death and misery will easily find all “Charlie Foxtrot” X-spurts like you and your foolish cultists, you won’t be missed.
Why specify Hispanic? How is that relevant?
I have nothing against Hispanics and grew up basically in the barrio, but it’s a fact their neighborhoods have higher crime stats than certain other neighborhoods
I pay a lot in sales tax and that is sufficient. In California the money from the gasoline tax never makes it to the roads. So I do give to Caesar.
Bottom line
everything you have you can loose
people are only as good as thier belief system
when there is no God, consequence for actions, knowledge of coming doooom
this will be what you get
as the belief system in place , this is how they act
Law and Order create Prosperity for all
Lawless ness create s POVERTY
since those in charge have set in motion JUDGEMENT for all
this is enviable
when you confuse the people
Teach propaganda in the schools of discontintment
and you dont have to be what you were created to be , this will be what you get
LOOK at history , more evidence than ever of fake , false , beleif systems which destroy people and lie , cheet , steal , take , manipulate, control , decieve many
all evidence of consequence , just how much time will it take and when will it happen
Because God Hater s dont look like the evil thief , they look good , happy , loving , caring , giving , just like they are from God ( deception ) snake waiting to bite you
God is Holy , structured, disciplined with consequence for actions
? I’m a Pagan, I’m a good person bc that’s just who I am, not bc I fear burning in a hell, etc. So basically, you’re saying that if we take away the idea of a hell as a consequence that ppl of faiths would give in to their evil thoughts and urges? Imo, ppl with urges that are only squelched bc they fear a devil, aren’t truly a good ppl at all. They’re just wearing a’ good guy’ mask. Interesting.
Before you say anything about my belief being godless, that couldn’t be further from reality, as we Pagans believe in MANY gods.
I’m prepped beyond capacity, have prepped for several decades. I keep prepping so I can have enough to also help others in need. Please don’t speak ill of others based on beliefs. I’m living proof that you are wrong. ✌️
Raven, I am also Pagan. I am also a prepper and have been for many years. I just had a discussion with a friend who is a Christian about prepping and their response to me was shocking. They don’t store anything, have nothing put back. I asked what would they do if we were to be hit with an EMP and explained how most stores only carry about 3 days of food. He looked at me and said, “I will just go steal whatever I need from neighbors or whoever”. I was floored.
I think it’s funny how the Bible says “ Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned” (Luke 6:37) yet bcz we do not believe the same way a Christian does, we are automatically condemned and are going to h€ll. Hell is in their belief, not mine. And most think the word Pagan means devil worshipper however it actually means Country Dwellers.
May you be blessed in your walk and stay safe.
Isabella
Hmmmm a self-righteous poly-theist. Interesting approach. Things go wrong just pick on one of the gods to blame. Convenient mask.
Bottom line
everything you have you can loose
people are only as good as thier belief system
when there is no God, consequence for actions, knowledge of coming doooom
this will be what you get
as the belief system in place , this is how they act
Law and Order create Prosperity for all
Lawless ness create s POVERTY
since those in charge have set in motion JUDGEMENT for all
this is enviable
when you confuse the people
Teach propaganda in the schools of discontentment
and you dont have to be what you were created to be , this will be what you get
LOOK at history , more evidence than ever of fake , false , belief systems which destroy people and lie , cheet , steal , take , manipulate, control , deceive many
all evidence of consequence , just how much time will it take and when will it happen
All of you guys quoting from the bible; you understand it has been translated, rewritten and reduced to what the institutions in power (the church) wanted to use to become the institution in power. Newly translations come to very different explanations, notions that woman were much more active, also in writing, but neglected by the powers that were in 400 – 500 bc.
the context is the same and you be advised to study and learn from it.
Another Debbie Downer on this blog. A Biden supporter maybe?
Organized world religions are about control. Take advantage of the Bible to quote and misinterpret the readings to their advantage. Over the unwashed masses who survive in these trying times.
Enjoy hell
Not to mention all of the stuff that was censored from it.
Correct, they also purposely leave our the Book of Enoch bc he speaks of aliens and giants, both do/did exist.
and just like all “religious text”, it is still just the Words of Men, edited and rewritten over and over again to be used as a tool to control others.
Another reason why I/we have shot in a Combat Pistol & Rifle Match (Shoot and move) every month for the last 10yr. 200+ Combat Matches/Tactical. Every position you can think of and more, moving, more. Inside and outside, moving vehicles. All weather – Rain, Snow, Sleet, Heat, etc. Some Night Matches. Tactical House Clearing-Instr. Sniper. More. We keep, at least, 5k rds, on hand, of 9mm and 223/556. A few hundred 38’s. And several weapons of each. ACOG Gear. Body Armor Lev III & IV. They may still get us, but it will be Loud for while anyway. State and DHS Certified Instructor. It is what I/we do. 2 of us. 1 a Nam Combat Medic. Pre-Prepared- Covered shooting positions. Tactical Van. Prepper – Food, H20, Gens, etc. Range out back. Semi Rural – Heavily Wooded here. Anything I miss ?
this is what everyone should should try to be.
Are you really a city slicker in sheep’s clothing pretending to be a prepper?
You seem well trained and prepared for the saving of your body/soul in this life, however each day is just one day closer to the grave… why, we all grow old and weak, and die. So being this life is but a vapor compared to life everlasting… what should we be preparing for?.. this temporary life that’s but a blip on the radar screen compared to everlasting life, that is life without end. We all need to look at the percentages of our spent time researching and navigating this life as to getting understanding of what the creator has planned for those who love and honor HIS name, because THAT is where we want to be heading to THAT destination.
If you are the last man on earth, who has battled and overcame all… you can (and will) grow old and die… so where can you say I profited in that in the day of judgment?
Understand, if deadly force is necessary to save loved one or the oppressed, I believe it is justified…
So get to know YHWH and HIS only Begotten SON YESHUA the Christ who is salvation and through HIM provides access to the CREATOR YHWH… YHWH’s Word is Torah… keep HIS sabbaths as it is a sign between me and you, sayth the LORD.
Those who have ears to hear, hear. You did say “Anything I miss”?
Thank you, J.
“Jesus: It’ll all be better when we’re dead”
lol.
A well trained dog?
The 11-year-old boy in the flannel shirt and blue jeans can take you out with his scoped single shot .22 from a place of concealment. Controlled combat matches don’t even come close to reality, you may become proficient (quick & accurate) with a weapon, but there is much more to a live firefight. If you want to get good at it, send one of the other match contestants down range and y’all shoot at each other for awhile. If you survive, then you deserve the right to brag about it.
oh yawn….
Dude training in stressed enivorments is a good thing and this guy is getting profficent at his skills
You’re 11 year-old kid wont be able to pull the trigger and kill a human. Much less be calm enough to make that shot. He’s going to get smoked out after he makes that shot if he does.
22LR blows for killing too
Just wanted to add, with the Israeli Mossad .22 LRS was the preferred signature terminator pistol for the Mossad, the premiere intelligence agency of the State of Israel. .22 LR in rifles are even more proficient in protecting property, with their only slight smoke and muzzle flash they are hard to spot from position of stealth concealment. I prefer my 5.56 or .308, but there are times coming that a silenced .22 will have its use.
One of the best way to prevent looting after a shtf situation, is build a community before the disasters hit. As a neighborhood you’ll be prepared, have allowed in the same direction and can help each other out while times are tuff! Something the first settlers and nature people understood and understand very well and could only therefor be successful as they were.
In today’s world we can’t get some of our own family members to see the truth. The neighborhoods don’t have the same upbringing that America once had. Many of the educated have been taught Marxism in grade school to college.
Henri
While I agree with your comment in principle, in reality, EXACTLY HOW do you do this?
I can only see two ways:
Buy up a few (or a hundred) properties adjacent to each other, and sell only to those you know for CERTAIN are of like mind…IF you have the money to do that then you can well afford to buy up the best location and make a total bunker with all the security you will ever need.
Or two:
Start a commune, which will undoubtedly require a huge piece of land for all the like minded residents that will occupy it.
And the next problem with it is: How do you determine who is like minded and not a liar, or crooked and only telling you what you want to hear? Just how do you go about ‘advertising’ for this neighborhood without giving so much away that is security because of OPSEC?
I really like the idea of a large prepper community, but just can’t see a feasible way to do it.
Do not confuse looters with scavengers.
same thing
Your full of it.
joann no
don’t confuse “scavengers” from murderers >>> they are only “the next house” away from being confronted by a homeowner/biz owner that is lying low >>> then a decision of killing or being killed …
you can call it anything you want but if you taking other people’s property – it’s looting
Crazy Squirrel, anyone “scavenging” others property just because they are not on the property at the time of “scavenging” is still a looter. If I leave my compound to hunt game for a day or two, does that make my property worthy of being scavenged? If my daughter can’t get home from college when the shtf and I need to be gone a week to go cross country to get her, does that make my property up for grabs to “scavengers”. Looters should be shot, regardless of the title they assign to themselves to cover their wrong doing.
Oracle
I believe that at any time your place, our place or there place, is up for looting, scavenging, killing and taking any thing that is not nailed down when the “Shit Hits the Fan”.
There will be NO respect for NO one or there stuff.
WE will just have to deal with it best as we can, at that time.
stay sharp
Abandoned is abandoned. If I left my home, and never returned, I’d hope anything I left behind was useful to someone. We’re talking about that INCH thing here. Not “went to a funeral, be back in two weeks”, or “forced to evac by cops until X event is over”. That’s not abandonment.
I’d like to add: Has a “Beto” yard sign.
I think that the best way to prepare is not by prepping, but by learning the skills it takes to survive. People who seem to be good neighbors now and have some food and supplies put back are going to really be hurting when their beans and rice runs out if they don’t know how to produce their own food.
Gotta do both. Skill at gardening won’t feed a person until harvest. You have to have food at aside to make it to harvest.
If you don’t have food put away and the SHTF begins at the beginning of winter you will starve to death before spring arrives so you can plant seeds (that you don’t have) for a food crop. There will be wild game available for a short while, but you won’t be able to harvest it if you have not stored away hunting weapons, ammunition, and or traps. I am a survivalist and can find a multitude of wild plants to eat and make medicines from, but there are not enough, even here in the wilds of the Missouri Ozarks to feed my family a balanced meal.
We have trolls, typical nonsense spewed. They should be kicked off this blog. These have been trolling for days now. You can’t ignore potential hacking of this site by them.
Don’t hold your breath here as the blog monitor is most likely what you would call a city slicker.
If you neighbors are Democrats keep a close eye on them at all times. Even though the Government has collapsed the Democrat will want you to keep supporting them. They will be the first to try to take your stuff.
Ikr ?
This is certainly true of my area. I am truly looking forward to moving soon.
I feel the big take away from this is “people who live with a different honor code to you”.
It’s an interesting conundrum… many of us preppers aren’t keen for governance or laws over us, but the reality is that we want everyone else to abide by the rules so we have the predictability and benefit of that.
Had two neighbors on my “Wary List” when I first moved here to the Ozarks. They probably would have been trouble post shtf. They are no longer an issue, they both died of drug overdose a few years ago. I feel sorry for the grief felt by their elderly parents who could not control them, but, and not to sound cold and calloused, the world is a better place without them. We are given the opportunity to choose life are death, some choose death.
I’ve cared for elders with dementia a couple of times. It is hard, in many ways. But it is far easier, AND safer, than knowing an addict. I have no use for addicts at all, and I’m not even keen on knowing a “recovering” addict once SHTF. I’ve had more than my fill by now.
prepping is for people with less guns then their neighbors.
In a true SHTF scenario you’ll need to be wary of everyone, until they’ve demonstrated their trustworthiness. But even then, if the event were to run long enough the “good guy” could become a bad guy if his preps run out. You really think a person who was originally considered good is simply going to allow themselves and their family to die of starvation or infection while declaring, “Man, I wish my preps were as complete as Charlie’s”? No, he’s going to do whatever he has to do to survive.
Well that conversation turned to shitty conspiracy, religious carnage in a jiffy! If SHTF does come around and all there’s left is this bunch, well god help us, we’ll be back in the dark ages.
if a real “End of the World as We Know It” situation occurs, the majority of people in the “modern world” won’t survive, with the majority of deaths occurring from exposure to the elements, accidents, diseases (including infections), and malnutrition, as well as violent conflicts with others.
How do you prepare for everything? Learn as much as you can, stock up as best you can manage, maintain Situational Awareness at all times, trust your instincts, live frugally, adapt to your conditions no matter what you encounter, prepare your mental attitude and be willing to do whatever is necessary to protect what you care about.
Henri has the right idea, but in the wrong place.
When the 1st wave of death reaps the innocent and ignorant, there will be a second wave of gangs and terrorists. Watch the “The Postman” with Kevin Costner and you will get the picture.
You should get out in the country and connected with the local towns.
Quietly perform your Maximum Prep which is highly suggested if not required for survival in TEOTWAWKI.
I would definitely want DEFENDER’s skill sets on my team.
Move… Easy to say not always easy to do in some cases absolutely impossible
Have any of you heard of the Gray man concept?
1) Do not publicize that you’re a prepper.
2) If you shop DISCRETELY; no one will know that you’re a prepper.
3) Do not tell anyone that you own firearms. DISCRETELY store them safely in your house. Take the time to learn how to SAFELY use and care for them.
How about a neighbor whose first appearances on your property were to borrow money, so he could walk to the $Gen to buy cigarettes?
We live in a remote community. There are about 12 year round residents each on 40 acre parcels. We share the road maintenance. I wouldn’t trust any of them within 1/4 of a mile of my home. No one is “poor”, but most are ignorant and dangerous in a SHTF circumstance. Mentally ill, likely were jabbed. Following the plandemic jabbed vs unjabbed there are few trustworthy even before a true SHTF scenario. The jabbed we know are mostly seriously health and mental compromised and have demonstrated they are sheep/brownshirts to the core. Some here are originally Texans, Some Arizona, some California, some Florida.