Hello from the Midlands

[Stokey]

Been lurking on the forums for a few days now and decided to register and introduce myself.

Read a few Ray Mears and Lofty Woodhouse books and Pretty interested in Surviving off the land.

Great to find a site with a UK Bias towards prepping and to see some very informative comments.

Would be nice to know what a few of these abbreviations mean though for the Newbie :-)

Stokey.

[Skean Dhude]

Welcome. I like to think we are in roughly the right place for the UK. Coupling realism with practical stuff.

Which abbreviations are you stuck on?

[bigpaul]

(6 April 2012, 15:10)Stokey Wrote: Been lurking on the forums for a few days now and decided to register and introduce myself.

Read a few Ray Mears and Lofty Woodhouse books and Pretty interested in Surviving off the land.

Great to find a site with a UK Bias towards prepping and to see some very informative comments.

Would be nice to know what a few of these abbreviations mean though for the Newbie :-)

Stokey.

hi and welcome from rural Devon. any probs with the abbreviations, let us know and we will see if we can answer your question.(lets see: BOB is bug out bag, BOL is bug out location, anything else??)

[Stokey]

Hi Guys,

Thank's for the replies, Most are self explanatory, just ASHTF
TSHTF I was confused on, Im guessing the gist is after society collapses?

[TOF]

Good afternoon!

[Scythe13]

Hi Stokey,

Welcome to the forum.

I had the same issue the the abbreviations when I first started.

A quick cover of what the main ones mean

SHTF = S**t Hits The Fan
TSHTF = The S**t Hits The Fan
Meaning: a bad situation.
Example: I was in a real SHTF situation

WTSHTF = When The S**t Hits The Fan
Meaning: Self explanitary I guess, When the bad situation occurs.
Example: WTSHTF, I want to get away from a city.

Opsec = Operational Security
Meaning: The privacy and secrecy of what you are doing.
Example: You want to keep opsec high, incase people know what you're doing.

BOB = Bug Out Bag
Meaning: A bag that you have with enough equipment to keep you alive for 72hrs (minimum)
Example: WTSHTF, I'm going to grab my BOB.

GHB = Get Home Bag
Meaning: Bag that contains just enough stuff so that you can get home.
Example: WOW, TSHTF!!! I need to grab my GHB, to get home.

BOL = Bug Out Location
Meaning: Where you plan to go if you have to leave your home in an emergency
Example: Quick, grab your BOB, we need to head to our BOL.

BOV = Bug Out Vehicle
Meaning: Vehicle you will use to leave your home in an emergency.
Example: Make sure the BOV is fueled up incase something happens.

TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It
Meaning: A change in the way the world is, due to a bad scenario/situation. People often mistake this for the genuine end of earth.
Example: WTSHTF, grab your BOB, take the BOV to your BOL, and pray it's not TEOTWAWKI.

ASHTF = After S**t's Hit The Fan
Meaning: After the bad scenario/situation.
Example: How will we rebuild society ATSHTF?

EDC = Every Day Carry
Meaning: The stuff you have with you everyday.
Example: My EDC includes a big rescue knife, £100 cash, and a mobile phone.

That's a quick run-down.


Hope that helps.

[Stokey]

Yep, That pretty much covered it all :-) thanks :-)

[Scythe13]

(6 April 2012, 15:28)Stokey Wrote: Yep, That pretty much covered it all :-) thanks :-)

Happy to help mate.

We all started off in the same place, so it's all good.

[Barneyboy]

hello from norfolk one more is YOYO your on your own

[Scythe13]

WROL = Without Rule Of Law
Meaning: When there is no legal considerations
Example: When in a WROL situation, anything goes.