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Survivalism is a social movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists or preppers) who proactively prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters, as well as disruptions to social, political, or economic order. Preparations may anticipate short-term scenarios or long-term, on scales ranging from personal adversity, to local disruption of services, to international or global catastrophe. Survivalism may be limited to preparing for a personal emergency, such as job loss or being stranded in the wild or under adverse weather conditions. The emphasis is on self-reliance, stockpiling supplies, and gaining survival knowledge and skills. Survivalists often acquire emergency medical and self-defense training, stockpile food and water, prepare to become self-sufficient, and build structures such as survival retreats or underground shelters that may help them survive a catastrophe.
Use of the term survivalist dates from the early 1980s.
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It's time for me to let go of my most reliable, SHTF rifle (but I bought a replacement that will better suit my needs and still as reliable).
My James River Armory AK47M. I purchased this rifle back in 2015 in CA from a AK enthusiast. It originally was a safe queen but I train quite often and...
Quick overview: I have a couple of GMRS radios and I have my GMRS license from the FCC. I'm very new to this type of communication and still needing to learn the basics of GMRS. Like for many on here, it's mostly to be ready for SHTF stuff. I've also used them with a buddy when...
An interesting, and weird, one from Mark Felton. People preparing for SHTF in the war years. Plot twist is their politics were questionable, to put it mildly. Interesting firearms wielded by g-men in the historic photos. Anywho, just thought I'd pass it along.
I have an 11.5" DDM4V7 Upper on an Aero Lower for sale. Only have about 200 rounds through it. Perfect for SHTF or home defense. Parts list is below:
Upper receiver:
11.5" DDM4V7
SOLGW Nox 6 port
Griffin Armament BUIS
SCALARWORKS 1.57" LEAP mount
Holosun HS515GM
SureFire M600DF with Modlite...
Great condition military items! For collectors, preppers, or hobbiests!
1. Swiss Bayonet. Great condition. Some use wear on handle but overall in excellent shape. The exact high quality you'd expect from the Swiss! Blade measures over 9" long. Comes with knife, scabbard, and frog. $60
2...
It's made of Chinesium. I have the JTS AK12 (semi-auto) and it has shot quite a bit of different loads with nary a hiccup. This seems like the type of shotgun you could bury in the yard or hide in the basement for SHTF and if you forget where you buried it......well you're not out much...
About one in five women ages 40 to 59 and nearly one in four women ages 60 and over used antidepressants in the last 30 days during 2015 to 2018, according to the latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Among women ages 18 to 39, the figure was about one in 10. Among men...
Comes with:
2x Ignition keys
Wall Charger
Helmet
Combo Bike Lock
Keyed Tire Lock w/2x keys
2x Red LED lights, USB Chargeable
2x White LED lights, USB Chargeable
2x Amber LED lights
LED Headlight, USB Chargeable
Bike bell
Notes:
Rode it a couple of times around the neighborhood, I hurt my spine...
OK, this may seem random. This evening I sold a vintage Civil Defense book on the Intratubes. I, normally, wouldn't, but moving around various assets. Whilst at the preparedness bookshelf, I came across an actually pretty informative book I read a few years back:
The text covers...
One of the stable of the preparedness community, for good or ill, is to go over a multiplicity of scenarios that one would have to contend with. Such mental processing and musings can often lead to a good plan or shoring up existing ones. And others are, well, straight up mental masturbation...
Whilst engaging in a flatulent foray on TextFiles, I came across an old short from Kurt Saxon on the topic, entitled "Killer Caravans", which covers brigand bands in the collapse of civilization. (The aforementioned author wrote a number of preparedness and related books back in the day. Much...
Say there is a reason why something AR is a no-go for a primary preparedness carbine for whatever reason — bad experience with them, legal reasons, just prefer something else, the Intergalactic Space Pickles abducted all the ARs, or whatever. What would your choice be for a self-loader as a...
To quote the immortal words of Ace Ventura, "Congratulations on all your success, you smell terrific!"
OK, more seriously, hygiene is of critical importance in a disaster, as in other times. I recently watched a documentary about the internment of American (and Allied) civilians in Manilla...
The pistol caliber carbine thread in the Preparedness section jogged my memory on this. From time to time, I find the SBRed version of the Auto-Ordnance Thompson tempting.* Looks neat-o. Price isn't anywhere near that of transferable. Ammo and magazines are available.
The problem...
Recently there was various posts about supplying family, friends or neighbors with a gun.
I’ve got my own opinion on handing out firearms to people, and although I definitely wouldn’t advise it in most cases because if they haven’t already done their due diligence already in advance acquire at...
Has there ever been a disaster event — be it seen in the news, read in a history book, experienced/survived personally, or near miss — that made you think, rethink, otherwise produced real world preparedness actions on your part? If so:
What was/were the event(s)?
What preparations did you...
Looks like Los Angeles County ranks number one. Associated Press article on the research: Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US. Link to the National Risk Index site here.