Prepper Boat Thread

[a64pilot]

I guess if you have money in a savings account then your a prepper then?

[sparrowhawk1]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I guess if you have money in a savings account then your a prepper then?

It has to be kept in a hidden compartment but you're close:-)

[RPZ]

K_V_B,

Originally Posted by GoingWalkabout

Dr. Buessler said that NOAA or EPA are NOT collecting the data in a systematic and statistically relevant manner. The EPA has extensive atmospheric monitoring tools in place but, and this is a bug but, they DON'T have an equivalent monitering of the iceans for such things as radiation readings....

No they are not.

And they are not monitoring seafood catches either. Whether they are caught in our coastal fisheries, or abroad.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I guess if you have money in a savings account then your a prepper then?

Personally I would have to say no that is not a prepper thing.
In the event of a natural disaster how would you access your money that is in the bank?
The power is out and the card reader at the store wont work. The store has its own generators but the bank doesnt.

[annk]

Well I don't feel like a prepper or a hermit! Just a cruiser who enjoys getting right out in the wilds from time to time and not having to worry about food or power etc....
Actually quite often I find myself in a delightful anchorage with some other lucky boaters- except they have to flee back to civilisation regularly for supplies or fuel or a power boost whilst I can happily enjoy the view!
It also means that I save significant cash by only having to top up supplies when I find them at a good price.
Last time crossing the Atlantic had to make an unscheduled stop in Bermuda . It was a wonderful place but VERY expensive. Having plenty of everything aboard I could stay a month and get to know the place without damage to my bank balance.

[sparrowhawk1]

Well like I said there is a confusion between a prepper and a Doomsday prepper. If you can go for months without resupplying you're a prepper. As are most Cruisers. I collect rainwater, grow vegetables and I just bought a solar oven. And one of the most important things I have is a vacuum sealer that'll keep food fresh in mason jars for literally years.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by annk

Well I don't feel like a prepper or a hermit!

Of course not, those are just labels.
I think that is the point some are trying to make about "prepper" is its just a label, that means different things to different people.
When I hear prepper, I think some nut with his compound in the mountains storing up enough ammunition to fight off the Zombie Apocalypse, however as has been pointed out I guess the person prepping for the "Big one" in California is a prepper too?

Makes me think of that Dr Pepper commercial , are you a Pepper too


So I guess Boy Scouts are preppers ?

[sparrowhawk1]

[ATTACH]143278 ding ding ding we have a winner

[RPZ]

Re: who are peppers.

I think the element of intent must be considered. Their motives. I would liken people like AnnK to people with a small homestead, a few livestock, growing their own food for the most part, and off the grid. Independent or semi independent. AnnK, like many others on the water see it as a lifestyle with the ability to travel long distances.

They are all, or mostly, in a better position to ride out hard times, bad times, and disasters - manmade or natural. But that may not be what their motives and goals are about.

[senormechanico]

Originally Posted by RPZ

K_V_B,

No they are not.

And they are not monitoring seafood catches either. Whether they are caught in our coastal fisheries, or abroad.

In other words,
"Move along, nothing to see here..."

[K_V_B]

Originally Posted by RPZ

K_V_B,

No they are not.

And they are not monitoring seafood catches either. Whether they are caught in our coastal fisheries, or abroad.

How much samples need to be collected until you accept that, indeed, samples are being collected?

[RPZ]

Originally Posted by K_V_B

How much samples need to be collected until you accept that, indeed, samples are being collected?

What part of "..are not" and "they don't" do you not understand?

[newhaul]

Trust me as a person with 18rem lifetime ionizing radiation what is comming out of the fukoshima plant is nothing to worry or loose sleep over.

[RPZ]

Originally Posted by newhaul

Trust me as a person with 18rem lifetime ionizing radiation what is comming out of the fukoshima plant is nothing to worry or loose sleep over.

And how did you acquire that?

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by RPZ

And how did you acquire that?

4956 NEC welder navy CVAN.70 and lead on a bart team back in rhe day.
(At least the numbers are what my records say my TLD recorded)