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Tells you that within a couple weeks a major solar storm will hit earth and take down all electronics, battery powered stuff along with all vehicles, you must prepare for you and those you care about, what preppings would you be stocking on? How would you intend to survive under these circumstances?

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  2. IandSolitude Avatar

    Food, water, clothes, medicine, knives, tools, seeds, candles, oil, fishing supplies, my camping kit.

    I already have all this and I’m not even a prepper.

  3. MoneyFluffy2289 Avatar

    I’m not making insulin from 847575 pig pancreas..es? Pancreii? Anyway I’m gonna die

  4. HatdanceCanada Avatar

    Interesting thought exercise that points out where my knowledge is adequate and areas where I know nothing. In the few weeks of prep time allowed in the scenario I would have to learn a shitload fast, just to know what to stockpile. I’ll be printing out hard copies of random survival topics to have for future reference.

    I could handle stockpiling food and water as these areas I know the most about – food safety, canning, nutrition, cooking, preserving.

    Clothing: basic sturdy clothes with some back ups.

    First Aid/Medicine: learn some basic battlefield treatments and then try to source and store key materials and medicines. Antibiotics, sanitizers, first aid kits. Not sure how you buy controlled medical items like antibiotics in bulk and how long they last. And, the necessary items for euthanasia should that become the only option.

    Defence: this would be the hardest for me because I know the least. If allowed in the scenario, learn about and acquire firearms – some suited for hunting, others for defence. Join a gun range or get other training. Plus other tools/weapons – bow and arrow? Knives, ax, machete.

    A place to store all these supplies, that would ultimately be my new home. I’m thinking rural, isolated, moderate climate, abundant water, cheap shack.

    Cities will turn ugly fast with looting for all the necessities.