Threats-People.

[NorthernRaider]

(27 October 2012, 10:47)IB1 Wrote: Before anyone gets upset, this is aimed at prepping forums in general and not this forum in particular

The prepping world seems full of internet warriors and armchair survivalists. There are plenty of normal decent preppers as well but unfortunately too many of the others are just fantasists and full of shit. Everyone talks the talk on the internet but as soon as it involves getting off your arse and actually doing stuff, meeting up, sharing skills and stuff, no one turns up - and in a lot of cases it's because they have been talking crap all the time and dont want to be found out. I still look at forums but I stopped using them as a serious way of networking and linking up with other preppers long ago.

I find it all depressing to be honest

I used to but in the end I just stopped caring, out of 999 fantasists etc i usually find one serious prepper that I can interact with, many of the families I have worked with over the years ARE preppers but would never ever refer to themselves as such. Offgridders, down sizers, greens etc , I used to spend immense amounts of time trying to persuade people to relocate if they lived in risky places, but I hear so much BS in the end I dont even bother trying to try any more, I just write them off as armchairs.

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Over the years I have attended eleven or twelve RVs often driving over 650 mile round trips from up here to the south west, Birmingham, Bristol, Yeovil etc , I learned the hard way that one thing not in short supply is BS from " Preppers" who cannot even make the effort to drive only 50 miles even with a years notice.

Not enough notice ( a YEAR !!!! )
to far to travel !!! I travelled 325 miles
the wifes wooden leg needs polishing
its not convenient
but the bit i used to go mad about was the sad pathetic losers who would say for months " I'll be there" then just not turn up.

I had one turn up at a tiny little gathering I had near Pately Bridge, he had twice before promised to come and then just not turned up, so when he turned up unexpectedly I chased the twat off.