How horrific will it be for the non prepper?

[WiseOwl]

http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-preparedness/how-horrific-will-it-be-for-the-non-prepper_05122012

I really like the points that I quoted here. This is a good article. Sobering. To think that tens of millions of people are going to go out like this. This is how they live. From the "1%" to the dirt poor and everything in between.

[QUOTE]This is the hard reality the non prepper needs to understand:

Without power the water company cannot get water to their faucets. Without water dehydration occurs within 24 hours. Dehydration causes much suffering before death.
Toilets in homes, unless they have an incineration toilet that still need power to work, don

[Matt In Oklahoma]

"How horrific will it be for the non prepper?"
not my issue LOL

[WiseOwl]

"How horrific will it be for the non prepper?"
not my issue LOL

AHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA :)

Yeah but you aint an hour from MeccAtlanta are ya bud? I have consoins that are very consoining. Oh well, drink beer and be merry and watch the pretty lights!

[qrprat77]

You people need help.
Sigh.
Time to get more preps!

[BioG8r]

I don't understand how prepping could be so foreign to the masses!

[protus]

i like how people assume how bad another person ( non prepper) will have it.
I know some non preppers that are more prepared than their prepper counter parts, mostly because of the matter between their ears.
that whole write it has the high horse i will live while the masses around me die mentality. Bad part is i bet the author lives in a suburb of a 150k populated or larger town.

[rice paddy daddy]

We see mini versions of this whenever a major hurricane hits the mainland US. I don't mean an Irene, but a major storm like Andrew or Katrina.
If the people have become so conditioned that they believe the government will save them from any and all situations, then there are going to be some who are going to die. No, that does not amuse me, it makes me sad. But, as my wife says, life is full of choices and choices have consequences.

[Rmplstlskn]

I think we will all only survive a TRUE event by the grace of God alone, prepper or non-prepper alike... It is just a matter of how fast the SUCK will manifest and how strong and lucky you are to push through it without Murphy finding you along the way...

[Not_Yet_Prepped]

I know some non preppers that are more prepared than their prepper counter parts, mostly because of the matter between their ears.

I believe Protus is right... Stuff is not nearly as import as the knowledge but more important than knowledge is the mindset to make it and will to force your-self to follow through.

To me the order of importance is as follows:
1. Mindset/Will
2. Knowledge/Ingenuity
3. Strength/Conditioning
4. Finally Stuff

Prepers talk a lot about stuff and some about P.T. and knowledge, but very little about mindset and will, which I believe is the most important part of living.

No matter your preps, no mater your training, no matter knowledge if you don

[jimmycthemd]

Being a newbie, I usually stay out of these discussions. Here's my take:

I agree on the mindset and preparing to a point. As a young man (and not seing past today), I went through some horrific things. (I took the details out as they're not important) Well, I had to dig deep to my faith and know that there was someone above 'taking care of business'. I firmly believe that it's not just 'mindset' or having 'stuff and skills'. It's more about what you believe and how deep your faith is that will pull you through the long haul. You have to KNOW that, if it is HIS will that you pull through then you will. It is up to you to do your share of heavy lifting to get there, but you have to KNOW that He's with you every step of the way. Otherwise, what's the point?

I'll get off my soap box now and go back to work :-)

[Not_Yet_Prepped]

Jimmy,

I aggree with that to me its the Faith, Family and Friends that gives me the strength, desire, and will to acheive/live (ie the mindest/will). I did not mention Faith or the 3-Fs because I am not sure the rest of society using the same things as their "Fuel".

[1Admin]

Don't count out those "non preppers" right off the bat.

UNLIKE most actual preppers, some of those folks will do whatever is necessary to survive.

Teach a couple classes on fighting/combatives/knife/firearms usage to a few groups of people preparing. It doesn't take long to figure out that maybe 10% have the will to actually use the skills.

In a way, this speaks highly of us- good, moral type people. On the flip side, it could slow down our ability to act, hamper our judgement. Will we wait and try to see how things play out versus taking pre-emptive action to nip something in the bud? Think about it. Hopefully I conveyed what I was trying to convey here.

I think MANY a non preppers would think nothing of bashing you in the skull with a brick to get what they want. However reverse the situation and I think their are a lot of preppers that would hesitate. Again, not saying this is wrong, morally it's the high ground and all that jazz. Thoughts?

[thedreamers]

When or if anything ever comes in our life times, it will be dog eat dog world no matter if you prepped or not. Its just how things go, you always hope moral/religious faith will win out but when it comes to survival just about any body will do what it takes to make it happen. Its just human nature. Most of us have never killed a human before, hopefully never will. I've done my fair share of hunting and farm kills. But if you have trained and prepared for it, will you have the courage to go through with it???? If its my family or my friends that are at stake I probally would and deal with my actions as best as I can. We all will have demons if TSHTF.

[hayseed]

i've never practised wilderness survival in order to get good at STUFF. i practice in order to know myself when i'm not myself.
3 or 4 days of being wet and cold while scrounging food out of season and trying to make a camp exhausted and you burn your hands due to fatigue. then go another 4.
what i learned is that without a companion i begin to fade from fatigue. too much to do for just one person but even a gimpy friend makes it all different.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I don't understand how prepping could be so foreign to the masses!

It's not foreign it's just not "accepted" therefore the jones' won't
that combined with the socialistic the government will help me attitudes.......