Please let me know any suggestions on how to explain to my girlfriend of two and a half years that I am not nutz for starting to prepare for SHTF or other natural disaster.
I already asked her how would we be able to stay in the house we rent with no power?
I already asked her how long could we survive on the food that’s in the house?
I already explained that no power = no water without a manual pump, we are fortunate to have a well even though we live in town.
It all started because I became a legal resident of Indiana a few months back, I was a legal resident of the communist state of Illinois before that. I used to be a resident of Indiana when I went to college and had a LTCH back then. I recently reinstated my LTCH and have started to carry all the time now.
Like an idiot I had let my first ex-wife convince me to disarm for the most part so with a LTCH I had to go out and purchase a new carry weapon, I now carry a Ruger SR9c w/10 rd mag all the time.
It took her a while to get used to it but she isn’t going to stop me from being armed and being able to defend us. She is convinced she lives in a safe place and that nothing will ever happen to her. On the other hand I was robbed at gun point once when I was in college and don’t want it to happen again.
What I am being “poked at” now is working on organizing an effort to become prepared for a natural disaster and or SHTF day….
To start I am armed and always carry a Kershaw Leek in my pocket, a spare 17 rd mag for the Ruger and a flashlight on my belt at all times. She said I look like a robo cop guy now..
My truck has first aid, blanket, some sort of food and usually a bottle of water in it most of the time.
My work truck which I spend most of my time in has much more in the way of survival if I get stuck somewhere.
Now I am looking into long term food storage and other home issues. Problem is I rent and at this point the best case scenario is to pack up everything useful and head back to my families farm in Illinois. Easier to defend and better equipped.
Over all my being prepared the little that I was up to know has been handy for her, like simple handy wipes in the truck for when her kids make a mess or need to wipe off…
Anyway, I am looking for some thing to assist me in opening her eyes to what she doesn’t understand and that is how unprepared we actually are. God for bid we ever have SHTF or have an ice storm knock us out of power or any sort of terrorist attack or biological crap happen..
I already asked her how would we be able to stay in the house we rent with no power?
I already asked her how long could we survive on the food that’s in the house?
I already explained that no power = no water without a manual pump, we are fortunate to have a well even though we live in town.
It all started because I became a legal resident of Indiana a few months back, I was a legal resident of the communist state of Illinois before that. I used to be a resident of Indiana when I went to college and had a LTCH back then. I recently reinstated my LTCH and have started to carry all the time now.
Like an idiot I had let my first ex-wife convince me to disarm for the most part so with a LTCH I had to go out and purchase a new carry weapon, I now carry a Ruger SR9c w/10 rd mag all the time.
It took her a while to get used to it but she isn’t going to stop me from being armed and being able to defend us. She is convinced she lives in a safe place and that nothing will ever happen to her. On the other hand I was robbed at gun point once when I was in college and don’t want it to happen again.
What I am being “poked at” now is working on organizing an effort to become prepared for a natural disaster and or SHTF day….
To start I am armed and always carry a Kershaw Leek in my pocket, a spare 17 rd mag for the Ruger and a flashlight on my belt at all times. She said I look like a robo cop guy now..
My truck has first aid, blanket, some sort of food and usually a bottle of water in it most of the time.
My work truck which I spend most of my time in has much more in the way of survival if I get stuck somewhere.
Now I am looking into long term food storage and other home issues. Problem is I rent and at this point the best case scenario is to pack up everything useful and head back to my families farm in Illinois. Easier to defend and better equipped.
Over all my being prepared the little that I was up to know has been handy for her, like simple handy wipes in the truck for when her kids make a mess or need to wipe off…
Anyway, I am looking for some thing to assist me in opening her eyes to what she doesn’t understand and that is how unprepared we actually are. God for bid we ever have SHTF or have an ice storm knock us out of power or any sort of terrorist attack or biological crap happen..