What is a SHTF situation?

[SealDriver]

An interesting article...thank you!

I do wonder if when the SHTF if some people will just say 'No...sorry this isn't what I am prepping for, put all that stuff back we will need it when the REAL SHTF event comes'!

The way I look at it is this and it's due mostly to my life in the Royal Navy.....We would be sailing around in a great big expensive war canoe when say, we get caught up in a hurricane....we had the equipment onboard to manage that situation....no problem, a near by island is wrecked and the population need help again no problem we are equipped to help. Then as we are going along a fishing boat 'Maydays' because it's sinking...again we are there to help no problem.

So what I am saying is....if you are of the mindset and if you have some basic kit and the knowledge of how to use it then you will always be okay....hoarding you food and equipment for one type of event will always put you firmly in the 'Du..du'. Where possible I use my equipment where I can and if I haven't got it I know who can lend it to me and this all comes from my training.

It's the same as my food supply, I have a set rotating food menu so that for every two weeks I know what I will be eating, plenty of choice but it allows me to rotate my food and makes more of my money because I can budget better, I also plan to eat exactly the same way should the SHTF. I have some emergency rations stowed away but apart from that with careful planing my food as it is will last me six months at least.

Drastically changing your lifestyle when the SHTF isn't good. IMHO living as if a situation is part of your daily life works better, one foot in the water so to speak.

Your best prepper tool is a well organised mind.