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No. 1572336
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So things are not looking good in my country. The ex-Prime Minister was arrested by the new regime with support from the armed forces, resulting in protests by his strong support base. protestors are destroying army monuments, overrunning army and paramilitary bases, and have even stormed the army HQ and they had to flee while their houses were burned down, However this is basically the straw that broke the camels back, years of recession, increased cost of living, an internal refugee crisis and failures of the Government have all pushed the people to a breaking point
Twitter, Facebook. Instagram and Youtube are all down as well
My father says that Martial Law is a guarantee now but we haven't had direct Military rule in over 20 years and I don't think the people of Pakistan will just accept it, we may have a civil war coming at hand.
No. 1572352
>>1572306Our society is so interconnected that it's pretty hard for the average city sweller to be able to be prepared for unrest.
My best advice would be:
1) Have an exit plan. If hurricane/wildfire/out of control riot happens, you're not going to want to be in the middle of a city. You're going to want to be somewhere more rural. Be regularly in contact with an aunt, a cousin, or a college friend who owns a farm where you can go if you need to not be in your city. Have your route planned for how you are going to get there, including several possible alternatives for getting there if the main roads are blocked/clogged. Print out the map and directions, keep it in a ziploc bag under your driver's seat. Depending on the impending danger level, never let your gas tank be less than 75% full.
2) Keep a little more stored food on hand. Apartments are small, but having a sealed 5 gallon plastic container of several bags of dried pasta and rice will stretch your meals far longer than having just your normal shopping run in the house. Same with animal food/litter, have an extra bag on hand.
3) Know your neighbors. Most people are normal, if a little self centered, human beings. Knowing your neighbors will allow the possibility of pooling resources, watching each other's back, and will present a more united front against groups threatening harm. Start with a smile and wave, and then proceed to an introduction. After two or three times, you can progress to a casual exchange, like “I like your shirt, are you a Stealer's fan?,” and eventually an invitation to come over and watch a game. As long as its not right off the bat, gifts like baked goods or a "I bought too many organic carrots and won't be able to eat them in time, do you want some?" will smooth over interactions and make people think kindly towards you.
4)Grow what you can. Even if it's a reused pasta jar growing green onions on your window seal, it's better to have that than to be two weeks into the black out and eating nothing but boiled rice. At least you'll have boiled rice and fresh green onions. Two of the easiest food plants to grow are peppers and tomatoes. Peppers like warmth and sunlight, tomatoes like water and sunlight. Mint plants is also indestructible and mint tea will sooth a sour stomach or help convince an empty one that it doesn't actually want food.
>>1572336Any way you can escape the country? Even going into debt to go to a foreign college is better than staying there while everything spirals.
No. 1572456
>>15723521) My father has a reliable off-range company car and we have tons of relatives who live in the countryside
2) something that we'll need to work on, I live in a Desert so most food goes back real quick
3) Other then a few, I don't even know most of their names and have only met them in a market
>Any way you can escape the country? Even going into debt to go to a foreign college is better than staying there while everything spirals.I honestly think my dad could send me and my younger bother away, even though he was in the Army he's not fond of dictatorship and I think he wouldn't want us to live through it.
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here is something i came across that seems like an actual realistic scenario in collapse
No. 1572483
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Don't know if this belongs here, but sometime back a nonnie shared some link to book resources in how to properly homeschool your kids, it would be appreciated if someone could share them if they have them.
No. 1572678
>>1572469Can you convert any money into a more stable currency and stash it? I know the rupee has been doing terribly with inflation, especially because of the flooding, and it will be very hard to get out of the country if the currency inflates rapidly. Have your passports up to date, and ideally enough money stashed to buy a price inflated plane ticket and to bribe anyone needed to get to the airport during chaos.
>>1572493Yeah, I've heard the male dominated lone wolf theory before, so I think there's some merit to that. Some people just don't get it, even if you don't personally like your neighbors or believe them to have useful skills, it's better to have that single mom who's able to take second watch rather than try to be awake constantly.
No. 1572752
>>1572493I agree with you and I'm glad I live in a neighborhood where people are friendly and cooperative. I'm not exactly friends with my neighbors but we're on good relations.
I have a generous basement that is pretty full of supplies that I'm always replenishing, I even keep extra in the event that neighbors will need something.
>>1572352I question the exit plan strategy. Yes, it's true that you'll need to be prepared to leave in the event of a natural disaster that threatens your home, but for social unrest isn't it best to hunker down? I guess this depends on your living situation.
I'm in a suburban enclave that's next to a downtown (like a 20 minute walk). I don't know anybody in the country. If I band up with my neighbors I and stay put I feel like I'd have a better chance of things than trying to rush out into clogged freeways when everyone else has the same idea of going to a rural location. Plus, I have all my supplies with me here (weapons included).
I'm curious what people think of this.
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>>1572336Update, Things are getting worse, now there was already massive brain drain problem for the past 2 years, but now its far beyond that, my father tells me the men in charge of his company are all leaving, going to the middle east and Europe, it's something he's never seen before, seeing him worried is genuinely freaking me out because he's not the type to worry if there's ever a protest.
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I get weekly emails from this site, some are not pertinent to me but others are useful
https://www.superessestraps.com/blogs/news No. 1574484
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anyone have recommendations for lightweight, reliable flashlight with red-light nightvision as a setting, obtainable in europe from poland westwards or in the united states
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Torrent for Survival PDFs from the coof thread
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I don't know if this belongs here, but you can use WFDownloader to bulk download pics and videos from almost any site or account
https://www.wfdownloader.xyz/ No. 1584369
when worries about Roe v Wade started to surface, I got an IUD. no babies until I want one.
I also have an emergency 'bug out' backpack that has extra contacts, glasses, water, copies of important documents, camping wipes that are basically like a shower, three days worth of clothes along with soap that can be used to wash them, batteries, backup medications and a first aid kit, etc. I've also made a plan with my S/O so that if something happens and we lose cell service, we have a place to meet at. when i lived near my family i had a plan with them on how i could get to them if i had to walk or bike if driving wasn't an option.
The area I live in is on a fault line that is past overdue for a large earthquake, so this is a real possibility and I don't want to be screwed if it does happen. There was a massive fire that got within .25miles of our apartment a year or two ago and that's when we decided to make sure we have our shit ready to go. if it had jumped the road, all of our stuff would have been lost so I just grabbed a few days worth of clothes, medication, eyes, and my 'important documents' bin. I would recommend anyone who lives in an area that is prone to fire/hurricanes/earthquakes has a little bin where you store your birth certificate, passport, social security card, tax records etc. so if that happens you can quickly grab and run. between noticing the fire was getting close and when we both got the fuck out of there it was less than 10 minutes. thankfully it was fine, but we were not prepared.
always have big containers of water in your vehicle and house/apartment for emergencies because that will be the thing you need the most. i also have a few jars of peanut butter in my bag and car because it's relatively light, and you can live off of a jar of that for a while. always have a warm blanket and/or jacket in your car or backpack for emergencies as well, preferably wool or water proof down because if you get wet it's impossible to keep warm.
No. 1584373
>>1584369oh last thing, make sure if you have a vehicle and live near one of these high risk areas that you never let you car get below half of a tank. if everyone is trying to evacuate/flee at the same time, there will be a run on gas and you might end up stranded if you don't have enough gas to get out of the area quickly enough. and then you're stranded. keeping a gas container in the back (the 5gal containers are my preference but i have an old small truck, little cars/hybrids can get away with a 1gal)
if you're in a cold weather area never let your car get below a half tank either because if you get stranded, stuck in a ditch, or your car dies you can intermittently turn your car on for heat while you wait for help.
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>>1584373Not a prepper but this will be good to remember in the winter where I live, thank you anon.
I just bought a window breaker/seatbelt cutter for my car because I have a very deep fear of driving and accidently ending up in a body of water. I'm sure it's good for more likely scenarios too though.
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>>1584369how would you rate picrel?
No. 1584436
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>>1572306I'm curious, what's this thing with the hand crank at the top?
No. 1584550
>>1584369Great tips for what to keep in your car, anon. What car do you drive? If you don't mind me asking. I got a Volvo 850 which I've modified into a camper. It was purely a hobby at first as I love camping, but I've realised that it'll be great if shit hits the fan. I've got thermal blinds in there I made myself and can convert the back into a surprisingly decent sleeping area. Tried it out in the snow last winter and got a shockingly good night's sleep. My next move will be to get a trailer to stock full of essentials like a tent, extra blankets, sleeping bags, clothes, cooking equipment, food, medicine, etc. I have considered getting a 4x4 pick-up truck, but I'm on the fence about it. They seem more like a status symbol than a genuine need as a prepper. I think what's most important with cars is to know what you're doing with it. You can have a tiny, little hatchback and get laughed at by prepper moids in their obnoxiously big, obviously-compensating-for-something-trucks, but if you know how to repair it and keep it going then you've already got an advantage. Think about it: most people are absolutely clueless about the cars they drive these days. There's a guy who lives near me who regularly calls his breakdown cover out because his car won't start. Dude can't even fix that! You can RTFM and start watching YouTube vids on how to maintain your car, and already you've got an edge on so many people. One more thing to sperg about: I do think it's quite important to get an older car with no electronic shit onboard, but that's for the more schizo prepper like myself who's worried about EMP.
No. 1585030
>>1584389The thing is, many of these survival tips were created in the 70s/80s. There were 116 million less people back then and all the insects weren't dead. There is almost no situation where fishing hooks would come in handy today. Either you're lost in the woods, at which point you can walk until you come to civilization long before you starve, or else the food disbursement chain has broken down, at which you've got one month before all animals are eaten to extinction.
This might work better in a more remote or different country. You should also switch out the beer in powder form to water purifying tablets.
No. 1585527
>>1584550anon i think we would be friends irl. i specifically bought an older truck that i can fix things on that isn't electronically dependent because of my irrational fear of EMPs/i needed a small truck for work stuff because it ruined the interior of my car. it's an early 00's toyota. i can change my own brakes/oil/tires (i will not change my own brakes unless i need to out of monetary necessity but i have done it). that's awesome that you have your car set up to be a fully functioning house car if need be!
have you looked into on top tents? my partner got one for their crossover and it's not hard to install yourself, we just put it back on for the season. we have specific bins for camping that are also bugout things-we just throw them in the back of their small crossover suv and go. we've been building up and trimming down the bin over 3-4 years so it's only shit you actually need. i would rec the next time you take out your car to sleep in to see what stuff you wish you had and make a list, that's what i've done and then when i get back i see what i didn't need. makes the bin smaller and more useful. my brain is mush from work so this is probably not well worded
No. 1646036
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Thought about making a separate thread for climate change/relief, but since there's a lot of overlap between climate relief and prepping, I'd figure I'd post here.
So yeah it's hotter than ever before, like 5 people near where I live have suffered heat strokes, it's also one of the reasons I find liberal anti-climate doomers on twitter super tone-deaf. Yes, collapse is hyperbolic, but even smaller-than-predicted temperature rises have very real and serious consequences for average people and their daily lives.
so can anything actually be done to make it at least more bearable for average people and communities and that doesn't involve decades of climate activism(a take I have had replied to me on twitter)
No. 1646075
>>1646036Equipping buildings with AC and looking at architecture in hotter climates / take tips from them. Secure energy source for increased power usage. Make it illegal for new builds to not have central air. Require older buildings to be renovated with temperature control technology.
Not really prepping, this is more infrastructure and city planning
No. 1646177
>>1646143>>1646036I posted this in the tinfoil thread, but most governments do have the means to "alleviate"(not completely fix) most of the issues of climate change for average citizens, but they simply refuse to do so. They seem to want us to suffer, to stay at home all day and blast our ACs and make the air hotter and they especially want us to fight and suffer.
Again I'm not saying these methods can fix the damage caused by climate change(which will take centuries to recover) rather then can take the edge off of most of the issues that average people will be facing(such as extreme heat)
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No. 1661188
>>1661166I'd wager most nations would peruse drastic mergers like
>>1646177 even though it could mess with the environment even more.
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>>1661204not from Iran but I live near a similar region and yes a couple of pye-dogs (that literally evolved to live in desert arid regions) have died recently, and as I stated before, a few people in my community have also suffered heat strokes including my mother.
No. 1661230
>>1661204It's pretty bad yeah.
In case it's not clear 158 was the "heat index" not the literal temperature. I think the temperatures have been around 100f but the humidity is extreme right now so the heat index is deathly high.
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>>1661234Forget sweating, our biggest advantage over other animals is the ability to build structures that can contain a cooler environment. Other animals are limited to finding shade or digging a shallow hole to lie in (soil under the surface is slightly cooler than soil on top). We figured out natural air conditioning thousands of years ago.
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Okay, so, while vidrel is a bit exaggerated, it's not untrue. Just five years ago, I could buy enough stuff to last my family an entire week with the equivalent of 9 US dollars. But now, I'm spending that much every single day just to get groceries. It's insane! How are you coping with this huge price increase and do you have any tips to share?
No. 1677483
>>1676611Food pantry tbh. There's also a dry goods store with nearly/just-expired foods near me. And tere's someone near me who leaves out their garden extras, I get stuff from there a lot. Walmart and Aldi for everything else. I used to know someone who would give me the extra meat from the hunting season, I miss having that connection.
>>1676733 are these personal friends or did you find them somewhere?
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How are ya'll managing renting and just surviving on your own?
No. 1685391
>>1684517I'm not. I had to move in with my sibling who is doing well financially so I don't pay rent, but I try to help out wherever I can. this guy saying he's sure there's a place for $500…
oof. I've been lucky only paying $500 in the past, once was at a "friend's" house his parents bought for him, so we paid his parents rent. they kicked me out. main reason was probably because they didn't think I was paying enough even though we agreed on that amount. after they kicked me out they tried to raise the other friend's rent by $200 when they were already paying $700 (because their room was bigger). before that in my sophomore year of college I was lucky to have a friend who was willing to share the mater bedroom of a small house with me and we each paid $500. to share a bedroom. it wasn't big either, plus we lived with 2 guys in the other bedrooms.
No. 1698129
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So me and family have been dealing with daily blackouts (usually 1-2 hours) for a few week now, but this day was fairly egregious. The power went out at 1 AM and came back at 5 AM in the morning. Then, we received an alert that it was supposed to go off at 10:00 PM and came back at 4:00, that time was exceeded by an extra 3 hours and we only got power back just a few hours ago. and despite all that I can say that I'm relatively privileged because I live in a fairly affluent neighborhood and community. Regular people in my country are dealing with blackouts lasting 2-3 days or even week long. This isn't even mentioning the poor state of the economy and how basic foods and necessities are getting beyond people's reach.
No. 1698228
>>1684517By being a student (cheap but good accommodation) and having a side hustle I don't pay taxes on since my earnings are under the threshold.
I don't eat a lot and I'm trying to lose weight so that also helps.
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>>1698129Another blackout today, not as bad as yesterday, but it still lasted 5 hours. This time it was actually more challenging because my cousins had come to visit from another city.
Some more extra advice I can give: if you're using a generator for long periods, you're going to have to turn off most everything (including the fridge), barring one room that you all are going to have to huddle up in. People are going to get disturbed or bored, so buy at least a couple of cheap headphones, remember to charge, don't use an AC, use a cooler, and the rest is up to you. Listen to a podcast or read a book
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Anyone else planning to invest in the bucket?
No. 1749337
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Its the beginning of November and the temperature is around 28 Celsius at night. My mother collapsed the other day due to the excessive heat and we had to take her to the hospital, It's never been this hot before and I'm not sure of what actions I can take to help my family deal with this unnatural heat.