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| Ed.Kloonk:
--- Quote from: Domagoj T on April 08, 2021, 09:28:20 am ---I was always amused by all the fire starting gizmos preppers have and use. Ferrocerium rod, charcloth, fire piston... yet no one packs a lighter, because "What if it gets wet?" Well, you shake it off and it's good to go. "But what if you break it?" Well, you pack a backup, or five. It weighs almost nothing, is dirt cheap, lasts for thousands of fire starts and requires no skill to quickly light a fire. You could have one permanently stored in each and every bag and jacket you own, so you're never more than one feet from the nearest lighter. They have basically infinite shelf life, require no maintenance and are almost indestructible. All the prepper methods require convoluted and fragile fire starting kits that you need to consciously pack and prepare for your unexpected survival situation. --- End quote --- I have been around smokers all my life and in all the various situations I have never met one that couldn't manage to operate a lighter. It was often the least of their problems, in fact. |
| MadScientist:
Prepping for more then a few hours or days of inconvenience is useless , in a severe shortage , you’re not going to be “ allowed “ to sit pretty stuffing yourself while those around you starve ( or whatever affliction is present ) , nobles , kings, queens , and rulers have discovered this truth usually by finding their own head on a pole. |
| Ed.Kloonk:
--- Quote from: MadScientist on April 08, 2021, 10:43:16 am ---Prepping for more then a few hours or days of inconvenience is useless , in a severe shortage , you’re not going to be “ allowed “ to sit pretty stuffing yourself while those around you starve ( or whatever affliction is present ) , nobles , kings, queens , and rulers have discovered this truth usually by finding their own head on a pole. --- End quote --- The preppers I talk to around here say that due to us not allowed to, um, defend ourselves let's say, that storing food is only storing it for other people. |
| MikeK:
--- Quote from: Domagoj T on April 08, 2021, 09:28:20 am ---I was always amused by all the fire starting gizmos preppers have and use. Ferrocerium rod, charcloth, fire piston... yet no one packs a lighter, because "What if it gets wet?" Well, you shake it off and it's good to go. "But what if you break it?" Well, you pack a backup, or five. It weighs almost nothing, is dirt cheap, lasts for thousands of fire starts and requires no skill to quickly light a fire. You could have one permanently stored in each and every bag and jacket you own, so you're never more than one feet from the nearest lighter. They have basically infinite shelf life, require no maintenance and are almost indestructible. All the prepper methods require convoluted and fragile fire starting kits that you need to consciously pack and prepare for your unexpected survival situation. --- End quote --- They're attracted to a vision of an apocalyptic future. They have the delusion that they're going to prevail above everyone else...when, in all likelihood, they would get killed for their chickens. |
| Neganur:
Can't help but think that the bloke who is "preparing for an EMP that will disable the transportation system" meant a solar flare/storm. (...watching 5 minutes more, yes that's what they are talking about. EMP was an improperly chosen expression) |
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