romeosierrabravo2
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may end up SURVIVALcamping. With the Colonial Pipeline issue among others, a van or camper as means to escape or wait out any political or God forbid economic tsunami seems to make sense. I'd much rather live among the known entity of hungry bears and coyotes than unknown hungry city "animals". Better the evil ya know than the one ya don't. It's possible the recent NYC events are false flags and perhaps a harbinger of worse to come. I'd rather be battle hardened via vandwelling than soft and cozy in a fixed locale sitting duck home. Preferably a dependable, stocked, self-sustained, self-powered, maybe even perfectly comfy sprinter van. I have to be able to stand up to think. Can't imagine carcamping.
I've lived on the road 26 years now. Seen alot, been thru a few storms. I'm always amazed at how quickly things go bad and how completely ill-prepared are those involved. Hurricanes, flood, blizzards...whatever. I was shocked to sit and watch when the NY-Toronto-Toledo electric grid went out. 2002 I think it was. I stopped early at a Detroit (of all places) MI. truckstop and hunkered down. The cell towers went out, water didn't work, toilets didn't flush, because the traffic lights didn't work traffic backed up and was at standstill. People needing medical help were outta luck. Police? Fire? They couldn't get to you even if you could have made the call. Elderly walking into the bush's to squat. Later discovered no ATM's, Banks couldn't even open their electronic controlled door locks. All I could think...I'm dam glad I'm in this truck with my bucket potty, full fuel, lots of water, canned tuna, a/c, protection, and folgers singles to get me thru.
I hauled fuel in D/FW for few years. The Exxon pipeline went out. Exxon supplies the majority of RBOB raw gas for D/FW. I was again shocked at how fast the market ran out of product. We were running all over the South to find gasoline. Prices jumped overnight. People were boycotting Exxon stations due to price?? Almost all the gas wether from walmart, qtrips, grocery stores, doesn't matter, it's all Exxon gas with a different blend or brand. We're on a JIT system nowadays. Just in time supply. It's no different with milk, bread, or cash. It's limited. Look at the Venezuelans standing in line for food or cash. It's gone. There is limited supply of most everything. Food, fuel, etc...Shelves can go empty quickly. I'm afraid most are not prepared due to unwarranted trust in da govt.
Survivalblog.com has good info for either camping or surviving comfortably. Others too but that one is good info.
Just a thought. But I suggest we be prepared. I'm voting Bob as leader of the last of the free world.
With that, I'm running out for more coffee packets.
Blessings.
I've lived on the road 26 years now. Seen alot, been thru a few storms. I'm always amazed at how quickly things go bad and how completely ill-prepared are those involved. Hurricanes, flood, blizzards...whatever. I was shocked to sit and watch when the NY-Toronto-Toledo electric grid went out. 2002 I think it was. I stopped early at a Detroit (of all places) MI. truckstop and hunkered down. The cell towers went out, water didn't work, toilets didn't flush, because the traffic lights didn't work traffic backed up and was at standstill. People needing medical help were outta luck. Police? Fire? They couldn't get to you even if you could have made the call. Elderly walking into the bush's to squat. Later discovered no ATM's, Banks couldn't even open their electronic controlled door locks. All I could think...I'm dam glad I'm in this truck with my bucket potty, full fuel, lots of water, canned tuna, a/c, protection, and folgers singles to get me thru.
I hauled fuel in D/FW for few years. The Exxon pipeline went out. Exxon supplies the majority of RBOB raw gas for D/FW. I was again shocked at how fast the market ran out of product. We were running all over the South to find gasoline. Prices jumped overnight. People were boycotting Exxon stations due to price?? Almost all the gas wether from walmart, qtrips, grocery stores, doesn't matter, it's all Exxon gas with a different blend or brand. We're on a JIT system nowadays. Just in time supply. It's no different with milk, bread, or cash. It's limited. Look at the Venezuelans standing in line for food or cash. It's gone. There is limited supply of most everything. Food, fuel, etc...Shelves can go empty quickly. I'm afraid most are not prepared due to unwarranted trust in da govt.
Survivalblog.com has good info for either camping or surviving comfortably. Others too but that one is good info.
Just a thought. But I suggest we be prepared. I'm voting Bob as leader of the last of the free world.
With that, I'm running out for more coffee packets.
Blessings.
