Preparing for War or Apocalypse

Really? What's that based on? Surely chances of surviving any kind of natural disaster/breakdown of society or similar would be improved by a really good level of prepping. Isn't that why people do it?

I remember talking to my husband about prepping, late winter 2019...we were reading a US site that was talking about having enough food and medicine in to survive at home if the government quarantined you for three weeks...at the time we though that was a ludicrous notion but then 2020 hit and it didn't seem so crazy to think these things through. If we had more room I would definitely store more tinned food and bottled water, torches and batteries, basic medical supplies etc.

I used to be a bit of a pepper. But the pandemic taught me how valuable everyday life is. I want to enjoy it rather than waste if prepping.

If there was a disaster on this scale, how long do you think you'd have to survive? If it's long enough to need more than one tin opener you need to a hell of a lot more prepping than that.

The issue is that more than a few days and we'd be into law and order breaking down. At that point, do you think it's viable to be travelling to collect family? We'd likely be into army on the streets and curfews, probably will restrictions on movement within small areas (not unlike COVID).

You'd also have to consider your house defensive strategy because if you are going out hunting food, you have a sign saying you have food over you. Which makes you a target.

What use exactly are hand written telephone numbers if the electricity everywhere is out? How do you think telephone masts and more old fashioned telephone exchanges work? By peddle power?

Otherwise prepping for a week probably isn't the worst idea. And you don't need that much stuff to survive that long.

Well my best friend is a JW so she certainly believes the apocalypse is immminent. She prepares by door knocking and prayer?

Go for it, or you could just live your life and be happy

No amount of prepping will actually help you survive. It will just delay the outcome.

Um….no.

If it makes you feel better to do this, then go for it. Building good relationships with your neighbours is never a bad thing, and even if the apocalypse doesn't turn up, who's to say that there might not be a smaller-scale disaster where you'd be glad of good neighbours?

Nope