Prepping = Peace of Mind..

[223556]

Yep. It's like a teddy bear for grown children...but with camping gear, guns, and knives. I love my little bear

+1 its come in handy about a year ago.

[wjc]

Quote I live by...

"It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

[I_Love_My_.38]

There is no down side to prepping, you use your food before it goes bad and restock it and live debt free within your means, if anything happens you are ready, if nothing does you still dont lose.

[11HE9]

"It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

I am very fortunate that my wife understands this concept, and supports most of my crazy ideas (within reason )

[kaligaran]

I agree with everything here. The only thing I'm not ready for is a Katrina style flood (my BoB doesn't include a boat but luckily I live in the hills).

My boyfriend thinks I'm a little crazy for carrying an urban GHB everywhere I go. Luckily he appreciates my obsession with survival prep. Now I just wish I could get him to help with it instead of just wanting me to buy two of everything I find. At least he promised me he'll go camping with me this spring so I can show him how to use everything I've bought.

[Ripon83]

While there are always some things I lack the peace of mind knowing that I have plenty is always nice.

For me the best part has been converting a complete non prepper into one. My dear brother in law is still at it. He's been prepping since June I think and doing great. He tells me he's spending about $100 to $200 a month on it....he still lacks the proper firearms but he's getting there - and crap I got enough guns....I can't pull all the triggers I got anyway.

[Chaparral]

Where prepping = getting out of debt, the payoff is immediate peace of mind followed by extra disposable income for funding business ventures, the occasional toy and not having to struggle as much to make ends meet.

My preps also include having plenty of drill bits, endmills, carbide inserts, electrodes, wire spools and the like as I possibly can. When one breaks or gets dull, I don't have to run to the nearest machine tool supply place or home depot or whatever, I just dig into my supply and continue the job. I can stay home and bang out the work rather than adding an extra half day to the project timeline stuck in traffic or waiting in line.

Prior to getting really serious about prepping, I'd just throw out leftover materials from projects. Now I hoard remnants jealously and was able to build two large doghouses, weld up a wheelchair ramp and railing for an elderly relative and fence off the entire garden without spending one cent. All that stuff I use to throw out is now saving me more money and time.

The security provisions I've taken as a part of prepping means that no solicitor gets to within nearly 100 feet of my door. I can see who's at the gate or when the dogs are in the garden without getting out of bed.

There are a lot of little benefits to a tinkerer and builder like me that arent apparent when first starting or just concentrating on food and water.

[Panchira!]

I'm going to start prepping now I'll start buying a few items a week a dyer a month or 2 I should have all I need. But action #1 is getting dept free

[wjc]

I agree with everything here. The only thing I'm not ready for is a Katrina style flood (my BoB doesn't include a boat but luckily I live in the hills).

My boyfriend thinks I'm a little crazy for carrying an urban GHB everywhere I go. Luckily he appreciates my obsession with survival prep. Now I just wish I could get him to help with it instead of just wanting me to buy two of everything I find. At least he promised me he'll go camping with me this spring so I can show him how to use everything I've bought.

Funny you should mention that...I'm currently looking for a collapsable rubber raft I can stick in my storage locker.

[TheChief]

Funny you should mention that...I'm currently looking for a collapsable rubber raft I can stick in my storage locker.

Funny, there was a discussion on this in another site. There are a few super small rafts that hold one person and some gear but they are pricey and heavy. After everyone chimed in I came away with the following compromise:

Gear - A large dry bag as a float for your pack and gear
You - A pool float or inflatable life jacket although you will get wet and will not be able to use this for crossing a frigid lake.

Otherwise hear are some packable rafts...just remeber to bring patches for leaks that these thin walled rafts will get.

http://www.alpackaraft.com/

http://flyweightdesigns.com/default.aspx

I have a large enough tarp to make a tarp raft

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33946

[kaligaran]

The tarp raft pic is really cool.

I wouldn't mind having a nice collapsable raft myself, I just have a few other things that are a higher priority on my 'to buy' list.

[Chaparral]

I'd think a raft of some sort would be mandatory for any prepper living in the Sacto flood zone.