9 typical prepping mistakes

[bigpaul]

http://www.backdoorsurvival.com/9-mistak...y-preppers

[Straight Shooter]

great post BP and yes done em all.....but getting better day by day.. thanks BP

[I-K-E]

great find BP .... something to look at a few times over the coming months to make sure I don't make some of the mistakes as I go along.

[Terro]

Good article easy to have all the gear and no idea lol

[Tdvsko]

Thank You I am going to focus now I have some items in developing some more skills like knitting which I am slowly learning and look to sort a first aid course.

[Ghost]

Some really good points on this one BP. Thanks!

[Binnie]

i agree with a lot of them, except the stockpiling food ones.

Oh, and bugging in. not really an option for me!

[bigpaul]

(6 April 2013, 08:00)Binnie Wrote: i agree with a lot of them, except the stockpiling food ones.

Oh, and bugging in. not really an option for me!

i'm confused, your NOT stockpiling food??

[Binnie]

i beleive its an american thing thats run riot lol,

I've got food items, but no, i'm not dedicating thousands of pounds to something i cant carry with me.

there is plenty to eat on my doorstep!

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just to clarify, i'm not a "doomsday prepper", i'm preparing for events outside my control.

looters get wind of your stash, its gone. looters get wind of your stash, your a target.


just becasue someone reckons that stockpiling stuff is a good idea, doesn't make it the only viable plan,

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TEOTWAWKI would leave a lot of people in my area migrating south i believe, i'm probably just far enough from an arterial route to encounter a lot of enquisitive refugees, as opposed to sheeple who will just walk themselves to death.

I'm heading west over open country, hills and woodland in this case, under the cover of darkness if possible... NOT bugging in.

[bigpaul]

(6 April 2013, 09:28)Binnie Wrote: i beleive its an american thing thats run riot lol,

I've got food items, but no, i'm not dedicating thousands of pounds to something i cant carry with me.

there is plenty to eat on my doorstep!

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just to clarify, i'm not a "doomsday prepper", i'm preparing for events outside my control.

looters get wind of your stash, its gone. looters get wind of your stash, your a target.


just becasue someone reckons that stockpiling stuff is a good idea, doesn't make it the only viable plan,

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TEOTWAWKI would leave a lot of people in my area migrating south i believe, i'm probably just far enough from an arterial route to encounter a lot of enquisitive refugees, as opposed to sheeple who will just walk themselves to death.

I'm heading west over open country, hills and woodland in this case, under the cover of darkness if possible... NOT bugging in.

i'm not dedicating thousands of pounds either, just increasing it slowly a few extra tins every time we go shopping, easier and cheaper that way. if your expecting to bug out your probably better to carry dehydrated meals, much lighter-no water and no tins. i'm only bugging out as a last resort-like most people- if things go mental.