What SHTF Scenario Are You Preparing For?

[Justin Case]

What SHTF scenario are you preparing for and why have you decided to prepare for this scenario?

Defining which scenario you're preparing for will help to clarify your survival plan and the preps you will need. It also helps to establish an estimated timeframe for the disaster and therefore the amount of supplies needed. For example, a January ice storm may last several days or even weeks, whereas an EMP event could extend to months or possibly years. One would be local while the other could national in scope.

Finally, I would just like to know what other people are preparing for as I may be missing something. By sharing we can help each other improve our own plans.

 

[JetGirl]

Among the obvious "natural disaster" scenarios, we plan for the event of both being out of work for extended times (at the same time). Happened before, and we were prepared. Unemployed cross-over time was near 18 months. Being prepared in many ways kept hardship at bay.

 

[eldirector]

Among the obvious "natural disaster" scenarios, we plan for the event of both being out of work for extended times (at the same time). Happened before, and we were prepared. Unemployed cross-over time was near 18 months. Being prepared in many ways kept hardship at bay.

^^^^ This.
And Zombies.

 

[Tbald14]

Among the obvious "natural disaster" scenarios, we plan for the event of both being out of work for extended times (at the same time). Happened before, and we were prepared. Unemployed cross-over time was near 18 months. Being prepared in many ways kept hardship at bay.

^^^^ This as well

And Economic Down fall. (Maybe not collapse but a damn big down fall.)

 

[K_W]

Currently we are just beginning preppers, focusing on natural disasters common in Indiana, like tornadoes, severe storms, and blizzard/ice storms.

My wife and I are currently prepped for 7 days without power in above freezing temps.

We are working up to 14 days in above freezing or 7 days in below freezing.

Our goal is to have our property to be self-sufficient for the duration of the recovery effort.

The major parts of our current stock are..
$400 cash
First aid and personal items
Batteries
Small TV
Shortwave, AM/FM, Police, CB, and GRMS/FRS radios (all 12v capable)
Deep cycle battery for charging cell phones and operating radios/TV
5 gallons of drinking water
50 gallon insulated water heater full of water for cooking/flushing #2's/back-up drinking/washing (yes it will be cold and have sediment)
Various MRE entrees
15 lbs of fast cook rice
15 cans of tuna
Large assortment of canned food
Dry goods
8 - 1lb propane cylinders for a small camp stove and a grill to cook food / boil water
1 - 20lb propane cylinder on grill for back-up / refills
5 gallons of gasoline for power tools / vehicles + gas in vehicles
Hand tools, nails and fasteners, boards, and tarps for temporary structure repairs

and of course...

Guns and ammo

 

[Justin Case]

Just added a poll. Yes I know I duplicated one item (shift of magentic poles). Sorry.

 

[JetGirl]

15 lbs of fast cook rice

Uncoiled, of course...

 

[K_W]

Uncoiled, of course...

Of course... my mistake, I will throw it out and get the right kind. Then I can dry out my cell phone too.

 

[spencer rifle]

Looks like natural disaster and financial etc. collapse are running neck-in-neck. Collective wisdom says those are the most likely.

I was prepared, but a barn fire claimed my preps on the same day as the boating accident. And it wasn't even Friday the 13th!

 

[Justin Case]

Looks like natural disaster and financial etc. collapse are running neck-in-neck. Collective wisdom says those are the most likely.

I was prepared, but a barn fire claimed my preps on the same day as the boating accident. And it wasn't even Friday the 13th!

^^^^ This is very sad.

 

[NathanJefferson]

Who selected all of the above? I did.

But also as stated above, you forgot zombies...

 

[indiucky]

Who selected all of the above? I did.

But also as stated above, you forgot zombies...

Here is a little Bob Hope to remind us of Zombies and the threat they pose.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fv5I2rmtuU[/ame]

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Natural disaster and "other".

Other= IU wins a championship in mens basketball, little 500, student move in.

 

[tv1217]

Airborne pig attack.

 

[avboiler11]

My wife is a Type I diabetic...so while I'm far from considering myself a 'prepper' ensuring electricity to keep the fridge (and insulin) cold was a #1 priority for me. That meant big generator, gasoline to run it, equipment for the house, and training the wife how to use it.

I'm a hell of a lot more concerned about a storm knocking out power for multiple days while I'm away on a trip, or another Ohio River bridge closure, than I am of a collapse of society or civil war.

..but aliens keep me up at night...okay not really

 

[Mackey]

Rapture

 

[churchmouse]

Looks like natural disaster and financial etc. collapse are running neck-in-neck. Collective wisdom says those are the most likely.

I was prepared, but a barn fire claimed my preps on the same day as the boating accident. And it wasn't even Friday the 13th!

The lake where we had our boating accident was down from the drought but recovery still beyond currant available technology.......................

 

[CarmelHP]

Rapture

You're counting on being left behind?

 

[Tbald14]

Who selected all of the above? I did.

But also as stated above, you forgot zombies...

I did as well!

 

[CathyInBlue]

I'm prepping for the return of the glaciers when the next ice age starts. I notice in the last ice age, the glaciers didn't get any farther south than southern Indiana, so that's where I'm shopping for an anti-gov-- uh, anti-glacier compound.

I guess this could be considered an aspect of the first option as a "Snow/Ice Storm".

Also, zombies.