What Are You Prepping For?

In a post I wote on my "Random Thoughts" blog, I asked "What is a Prepper?"  Now I'm going to ask, What are YOU prepping for? Natural disaster? Socio-economic collapse? The end of the world as we know it?

My prepping started when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area.  As you may have heard, that is considered "earthquake country".  As with most places in the country, FEMA, State and Local Emergency Management Agencies all recommended a 3 day supply of food and water be kept in case of a large earthquake.  Every time there was a major earthquake somewhere in the world, and definitely during "Earthquake Preparedness Month", the newspapers would roll out the stories of what could happen to the infrastructure.

In an article that was before the computer age, I recall reading that should a major earthquake collapse the water delivery system for the Bay Area, it would take 6 months to get minimal water service restored and 2 years to restore full water service.  While stockpiling a 6 month supply was unrealistic, it sure showed a 3 day supply was woefully inadequate.

Other articles about the possibility of freeway overpass collapses (and recalling the collapse of the Cypress Structure during the Loma Preita Earthquake) pointed out that a decent food storage supply would also be a good idea. If the freeways are wrecked, food supplies to stores will be impacted, right?

Some items are problematic. Storing gasoline for example. I know there are ways to do it, I just don't have the place for it right now.

Now I live east of Sacramento, still in the Sacramento Valley, so an earthquake is less of a concern.  But I am still prepping, given the current state of events I think that is a wise thing to do.

Coming up I plan to blog about things I've done to prep, things I do or am in the process of doing, and things I am thinking of doing.

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Thanks!