Northeast Preppers?

[Rancho]

I have been prepping over the last year and I am finding it difficult as I am met with a lot of resistance (wife) because of ignorance or maybe it's just fear and denial.
I can't even talk about it . It took some convincing just to get a months worth of storable food seeing as though I would very much like to have at least a years worth.
Ammo, guns, and supplies like water purification and other sundry articles needed aren't difficult because I have them already from being an avid hiker and outdoorsy type.
My friends think I am insane (well I may be a little nutty), even though all the signs are right in front of them they seem like they'd rather bury their heads in the sand or just ride the train til it derails, than be honest and realize we are headed for some heavy stuff.
I guess I am just wondering who else out there is like minded and prepping that I can talk to and learn more I feel kind of alone in this.

[TimMcG74]

I am trying but it's hard. My wife is on board more and more all the time and is actually starting to get excited the more she sees our panrty fill up. Still, I don't think she sees the larger threat; that we could be on our own with no income or connection to services for a substantial amount of time. Some of my perperations I just choose not to bring up.

[coastie]

How are you approaching it with your wife? Are you telling her that the world is about to end and you need 4K rolls of TP and 10 tons of wheat to survive the coming comet/ economic/ alien super doom scenario? If so change your approach. Look at natural disasters etc. Point to things like the tornadoes and floods. SAme for your friends. I used local power outages and ice storms to drive home that point to several of my friends in the last couple of years. Several bought generators, extra food and 2 installed alternate heating.

Try using that tactic that you can save money by buying in bulk. have her read the book One Second After. That has scared at least 2 people I know into prepping more.

Realistically if you have a solid months worth of food and supplies you are ready for 99% of what is coming down the pike. We all imagine that the world is going to suddenly end and we will be on our own forever. It hasnt happened yet and has been predicted for a very long time.

As for questions ask away in this forum. There are a lot of smart people here.

[drgrant]

How are you approaching it with your wife? Are you telling her that the world is about to end and you need 4K rolls of TP and 10 tons of wheat to survive the coming comet/ economic/ alien super doom scenario? If so change your approach. Look at natural disasters etc. Point to things like the tornadoes and floods. SAme for your friends. I used local power outages and ice storms to drive home that point to several of my friends in the last couple of years. Several bought generators, extra food and 2 installed alternate heating.

+ a billion.. Stay away from all the tinfoiler bulls**t and your message will get a lot further.

-Mike

[coastie]

I am trying but it's hard. My wife is on board more and more all the time and is actually starting to get excited the more she sees our panrty fill up. Still, I don't think she sees the larger threat; that we could be on our own with no income or connection to services for a substantial amount of time. Some of my perperations I just choose not to bring up.

Ber careful hiding preps. If something were to happen to you, how would your wife know about the preps that you hid? They wont do you any good but they might save her life.

[speedy]

Get what you want and need slowly. Soon she'll begin to ignore you. Do not anounce to just anyone, or advertise what you have. You'll be a target if things go crazy. Everyone will know where to go to get "their share", LOL. Have fun.

[TimMcG74]

Good point.

[Gak44]

I wish we knew how much time we have until everything goes south.

[Polibious]

If your prepping for relatively short term, much of what you store can be things you normally use i.e. experation dates of 1 year. Stockpiling can simply mean buying a little extra on every shopping trip and rotating your products as they near experation. Your wife might see this strategy as beneficial as your ensuring you don't run out of normal products; your not making her think she is going to be eating MREs. This is how I built up (gradually) 3 months of food and water. Depending on your medical conditions, don't overlook your rxs. If you can switch to mail order you can usually get a three month supply. Also, most rx programs let you refill your monthly orders one week prior to one month. If you delay switching to mail order for a few months, you can stockpile one month of rxs by consistently filling them one week early then, when you switch to mail order you will actually have four months of rxs.

Good luck!

[drumenigma]

My girlfriend makes fun of me a little bit for stocking up on things like water and fuel sources but I always throw out examples like the tornados that happened recently and other past events that weren't TEOTWAWKI but definitely threw off the balance of daily life for people. Those are the types of events I want to be prepared for at the very least. Ideally I would like to be good for at least a month as far as food and other supplies but I am not sure I will be at that point anytime soon.