where to start

[marcum man]

Was thinking about prepping, just don't know where to start. Food or gear. please advise.

 

[indygunguy]

The easy place to start is just buying extra food every time you go to the grocery... and get yourself a water filter.

 

[eldirector]

Was thinking about prepping, just don't know where to start. Food or gear. please advise.

Or skills. Those can be free (other than time).

Getting organized is free/cheap as well.

 

[Tbald14]

Have a plan. It cost NOTHING!!

 

[Adamz04]

ive never got to extreme with prepping. I started out with 5-5gallon gas jugs w/stabil, lots of batteries, kerosene heater w/15 gal of kero, flashlights, generator, some extra food, lots of guns and ammo and i never really did much of anything else. I figure if it gets really bad someday ill group up with the family.

 

[Mr. FiveseveN]

First I would decide what you are preparing for for. It is much more likely to experience the loss of an income, or natural disaster than an apocalypse.


What if your home burns to the ground or is leveled by a tornado? Do you have money set aside for insurance deductibles? A fire "proof" safe to protect your precious firearms? A place to stay while you house is being reconstructed?


In my opinion the best way to start preparing for the unforeseen is to save money (add up youmonthly bills and multiply by three). Start small and buy an extra box of ammo, extra canned goods, and other supplies when you can afford it. Even on a small budget you will be surprised how fast it adds up.


Oh, I almost forgot, buy guns. Lots of guns and ammo...

 

[spencer rifle]

Or skills. Those can be free (other than time).

Getting organized is free/cheap as well.

^^This. Skills such as canning, reloading, gardening, taking things apart and putting them back together...

 

[Kmcinnes]

Start with what you can, No need to go crazy and put yourself in the poor house. I would start by purchasing Two weeks of food for each member of your family, and add food from there. Figure out your water needs, and just keep building. You have to remember that you can only prep for a certain amount of time, eventually your preps are going to run out so skill sets are going to be very important. Learn to grow your own garden, can that food and your preps will increase pretty fast. Think outside the box, what are you going to do for heat, shelter, food, water, medicine etc. think in terms of threes, example you should be able to cook your food with three different methods, same with water purification, so on and so on. Its a lot to take on but once you start you wont believe the weight that you will have off your shoulders.

 

[churchmouse]

Also remember, just when you think your program is on track one of these guy's is going to post up something new and you are looking at re-doing everything. Usually BOB stuff but it is fun and never really stops.
Food. Lots of dried and easily stored food. Browse these threads. It is all in here. What to buy, where to buy it, how best to store it and so on. Look through the sticky's and get some Ideas.
Guns, do you shoot?? what do you shoot?? is it a survival piece or a toy?? Ammo. get stocked up and do it before we have another shortage. If Ohbummer gets back in, hang on. JMHO

 

[Kmcinnes]

Also remember, just when you think your program is on track one of these guy's is going to post up something new and you are looking at re-doing everything. Usually BOB stuff but it is fun and never really stops.
Food. Lots of dried and easily stored food. Browse these threads. It is all in here. What to buy, where to buy it, how best to store it and so on. Look through the sticky's and get some Ideas.
Guns, do you shoot?? what do you shoot?? is it a survival piece or a toy?? Ammo. get stocked up and do it before we have another shortage. If Ohbummer gets back in, hang on. JMHO

I'm just worried about my dogs! Obama might try to eat them, and Mitt gonna strap them on the roof and go for a drive!

 

[marcum man]

Good stuff guys. Thanks for all the useful info, yes I do shoot I don't have a ton of guns. Have a 12 guage for deer and rabbit, a 22 for squirrel, and a 9mm for hd.

 

[churchmouse]

Good stuff guys. Thanks for all the useful info, yes I do shoot I don't have a ton of guns. Have a 12 guage for deer and rabbit, a 22 for squirrel, and a 9mm for hd.

That is a good enough start. You only really need what you can shoot.
Welcome to ingo...............

 

[marcum man]

That is a good enough start. You only really need what you can shoot.
Welcome to ingo...............

Thanks, I really do need an AR though. Maybe someday.

 

[churchmouse]

Thanks, I really do need an AR though. Maybe someday.

Want and need.....

 

[Mechy]

Water seems to be uh...under emphasized...in this thread. It's important stuff. You won't last long without it.

 

[marcum man]

can anyone recommend a good water filter that is easily portable.

 

[Tbald14]

To start off with to just make sure i have something i myself would get this
http://www.amazon.com/Katadyn-Hiker...=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1335902697&sr=1-3

Once i have the money i plan to get this.... A bit of a step up.
http://www.amazon.com/Katadyn-80136...UTF8&coliid=I1WUOEAFL6FJ2X&colid=LNCNGHXA53ZV

I recommend both of these WITH OUT personal experience but i have spent month researching in to them and have had several recommendations on both. Everything i have found say to have a filter with at least a .3 micron filter but .2 is a better bet in a SHTF type of situation in my opinion.

 

[churchmouse]

Again, there are miles of info in the sticky's and in the threads on this topic.

 

[marcum man]

Again, there are miles of info in the sticky's and in the threads on this topic.

Yes sir I understand this, trying to build relationships, and thread posts as well.

 

[churchmouse]

Yes sir I understand this, trying to build relationships, and thread posts as well.

AAAHHHH... the illusive 50.......Understood.
There is a butt load of info in the sticky's especially in the BOB thread. Just steering a newbie.