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 News  8 Responses »
Dec 062010
 

Before wasting your time posting spam or rants or lonely hearts – GO TO THIS LINK – and read what is appropriate for this site. Failure to do so will see such posts trashed. If you try posting outside the (very few) guidelines – then your post will be deleted and so will your access to this site.

Creating fake accounts in order to flame other posters on this site from multiple accounts = instant banning.

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Updates

 News, Prepper  11 Responses »
Mar 132012
 

January – 20, 2012 – prepper forum received a security upgrade

January – 24, 2012 – you’ll have noticed new ads on the site over the last few days. One of the site’s major revenue sources has dried up (out of business? not sure….) and I’m wanting to have regular Amazon Gift Cert giveaways for newsletter subscribers. Hopefully the ads will make that possible; they are commission based, so let’s hope some sales will be made to make the giveaways possible.

January – 24, 2012 – a sitemap has been added to the site

January – 26, 2012 – the A+ Prepper Store has been added to the site. Sales made thru this will earn commissions that will keep this website up and running – and also (hopefully) leave enough left over for regular giveaways to newsletter subscribers. :)

February – 10, 2012 – the A+ Prepper Store has made it’s first sale! lol The big bucks roll in! The site made $2.04 from the sale! lol Well, I guess that’s something at least. Hopefully it’s the first of many and will allow more of the following….. —-> In other news, the three $50 Amazon Gift Certificates have been awarded – AV2011, earlebishop and rancher were the lucky recipients.

February – 17, 2012 – today the site gained it’s 6,000th member

February – 20, 2012 – after a rare mass mail, 15 users were deleted whose email addresses were not active/current. How are other preppers supposed to contact you if you don’t keep up to date contact details?

February – 25, 2012 – a major update of the forum software has been released. When I install it, it will mean the prepper forum will be offline for about 1 hour, possibly longer.

February – 26, 2012 – forum is…. purring!

March – 13, 2012 – 7,000 registered members and growing!

March – 19, 2012 – bugs with a software update killed the forum for a time. Fixed now.

March – 21, 2012 – new advertiser! Welcome ultrasteeltactical.com firearms, prepper supplies and more.

April – 1, 2012 – Recent Forum Posts – you’ll notice that the links here on the right to Recent Forum Posts has started throwing up odd times – eg. 1458776 seconds – I’m waiting for a bug fix for that. Don’t trust the times you see there at the moment.

April – 10, 2012 – Recent Forum Posts – latest bug fixes were installed on the forum today. Hopefully post times bug fix is in there somewhere.

April – 16, 2012 – today we passed 8,000 registered members! To celebrate, tomorrow I will be giving away Amazon.com Gift Certificates to random members who have registered to receive the site newsletter. (blue button, right hand side of the page under your log in/out)

April – 17, 2012 – five newsletter subscribers have won $20 Amazon Gift Cards! The winners are – BonnieLeeA1, jerry12, SteadyEddie, Infidel, RaDaR99. Congratulations! Check your email – and your spam folder – for the emails from Amazon.

M E D I A & P R E P P E R G R O U P S

 News, Use CAUTION - press!, USE EXTREME CAUTION!  10 Responses »
Jan 252012
 

I strongly advise everyone NOT to talk to the media. There has been an increase in interest from the media recently to interview people from this site.

It is in your own interests to NOT disclose your personal details (real name, address etc) either on the forum or by email unless you have first gotten to know that person through PM or a face to face.

It’s not a good idea to advertise that you “might have” stockpiles of food or survival related equipment to the press. Their main interest is in making you look like an extremist or a fool. Their ratings and sales depend on them being able to sensationalize a story – facts come a poor second.

I understand that Al Jazeera English in Washington is currently spamming some of you in the hope of an interview. There are harsh penalties for spamming. You might want to consider reporting their spam.

John [Admin]

New & Looking for Prepping Buddies in or around Lincoln Co. WV

 West Virginia  No Responses »
May 192012
 

We are brand new to the prepping community.  We live in Lincoln County in WV on about 3 acres of land.  We live on a very limited income so makes prepping a little harder.  We started a garden this year and added a couple goats to the family. We also are just learning how to start canning.   Our hope is to become completely self sufficient over a short amount of time.   We would LOVE to get a storage container bought and buried but of course wayyyy too expensive for us.  Anyone close to us and want to be our prepper buddies?

Sarah

Looking for others

 Illinois, Prepper  4 Responses »
May 192012
 

Hi there. My wife and I are looking for a good bug out location. The sooner the better. We have been prepping in a small town but know that the time is now to make a move. I am a Military Vietnam Veteran and am in excellent shape as a result of good physical occupations in my life. We have weapons and food storage. I was raised on a dairy farm and have farming experience as well as tactical military experience. I do over-all maintenance as well as carpentry. Other valuable experience to offer as well. We are conservative and vote but also mind our own business. We are located in Illinois and are open to the options of where we may bug out. We prefer somewhere with a good water source and a decent growing season. My wife and I are in total agreement that we need to not go it alone but be part of a trustworthy group of people with like minds. We have a 30 foot RV that we can stay in and would be willing to be a part of a working community. If you have an interest in us please contact us through this forum.

Preppin’ in the Poconos

 Pennsylvania, Prepper  No Responses »
May 192012
 

I am looking for like minded folks, who think that they should be, or are in the process of, becoming more self sufficient,  with a goal of being able to take care of themselves & their loved ones, should anything catastrophic happen, If this describes your thinking, and  you would like to join/start a support network in the Poconos area, I would really like to hear from you. My wife and I are a middle aged couple with some skills & some experience, looking for others in a similar mindset.  If interested, please e-mail us @ austinstan [at] yahoo [dot] com     Hope to hear from some of you soon.

Attention all Delaware and Maryland Preppers

 Delaware, Maryland, Prepper  No Responses »
May 182012
 

Being new to the group I hope I placed this in the right area.

Delmarva Survival Training will host a Meet-up entitled “Easy Food Storage on a Budget” This meet-up will be held on May 31, 2012 at 7 PM. Naturally like all our meet-up this one will be free of charge. Think for a moment….. Have you noticed the increase in cost relating to your normally weekly staple shopping at the grocery store? These prices are only going to escalate higher and higher with the increased cost of fuel. It takes truck loads of products around the nation to supply our supermarkets with food. In the event we experience a stoppage within this transportation chain for any reason what-so-ever than society tends to be disrupted and starts to disintegrate. If you have the foresight to store up on food and know the basic principles of food preservation you are essentially one step ahead of the game. Food costs will never again go down but only up and as such we should be preparing.

This scheduled meet-up will cover several topics relating to food storage and preservation and should prove to be an interesting and entertaining get together. Subjects which we intend to discuss include:

What kind of people stock up on food and what is their mindset
Nutritional requirements of emergency food supplies
Water bath canning principles
Pressure canning operations
Shelf life of stored foods
Purchasing canned foods and properly rotating your stock
All about containers – Those you can use and those you can not use
Dehydrating foods and storing them for over ten years
…….. and more

We should be able to store up during the good times in order to compensate for the upcoming bad and this meet-up will help to prepare you and your family for such an event. This get together will be conducted by experienced preppers who have learned from their mistakes and are ready to instruct others so they do not make the same errors.

When: May 31, 2012 at 7 PM
Where: Redden State Park Education Center, Georgetown DE

For your convenience you may submit specific questions ahead of time. Pass the word around. Please respond if you plan to attend as we have a 25 person limit. I can be contacted at joseph [dot] parish [at] survival-training [dot] info .

South Roanoke County, Floyd County area and new to prepping.

 Prepper  No Responses »
May 182012
 

Hi

41 year old, sane, single male with medical training (EMS) and am new to prepping.  I’m looking for other Preppers in my area for information exchange and possible MAG.

I am an a-political prepper.   By that I mean I don’t talk politics or religion.  LOL

I prep for any TEOTWAKI events ranging from unexpected job loss to Zombie Apocalypse.

 Posted by at 2:17 am

Looking for fellow preppers in Northern Illinois

 Illinois, Prepper  No Responses »
May 172012
 

Just found this website and thrilled about it!!! Finally can find people that think the same way I do…surviving! So many of our friends and family just don’t get it and it’s hard to bounce ideas or make plans when you don’t have anyone else to talk to.

We are a family of 5 and would like to meet other people preparing and share our ideas and thoughts with you.

Oregon Family seeks to form or join a communtiy

 Oregon, Prepper  No Responses »
May 172012
 

Hello everyone,

Once again posting, but wanted to go into a little more detail about what we are seeking and who we are. We are a family of 2 adults in our 30s with two children under 6 years old. We currently “own” our own home on a small 1.3 acre piece of land.  We have been working diligently to becoming more self-sufficient, self-reliant, and prepared for what the future may hold. We are kind, honest, hard-working people with a good set of values. We are financially independent, although we have pre-existing debt, we are working hard to free ourselves from that prison. We are not associated with any one religion, but do not have any issues with respecting other people’s beliefs as long as the same respect is given to us. Our kids are enrolled in an alternative school, and we have considered and have not ruled out homeschooling. We do not have TV and our kids are not exposed to m in media home. We strive for simplicity in our lifestyle and parenting. Simple toys and books and vibrant imaginations are found in our home.

We are serious about lessening our ties to the current fragile system. We have been working hard towards our goals. While we love our home and property and are proud of what we have accomplished, we are realizing we are not in the most ideal location and feel the need to be apart of a larger community of people on the same page. We also would like to be on a larger tract of land to implement larger scale plans. We have knowledge, skills, resources, tools books, funds, and drive to share with the right people. Many of our preparations can be moved to a new location.

Ideally we would like to join in with an existing group with other families and combine our labor and resources to be as prepared as possible. We are also willing to meet new people who have the same vision to purchase or upgrade an existing property. A property with existing structures, House, Barn, Shop, etc., would be ideal and we are willing to live in close quarters, or alternative housing, yurts, etc.. while new residences are built. We are also willing to move and are willing to take action quickly if needed.We are looking to farm, garden, wildcraft, bushcraft, raise animals and livestock, and be as self sufficient as possible. We are looking to prepare for a long term change, and not just stockpiling food for a short term crisis.

If you have an existing community looking for new members, and we sound like a good fit, please contact us. We currently live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, but are willing to relocate for the right situation. Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado Thanks! J      email or PM    phreetogo2012 at g m a i l dot c o m

Looking to make contacts in ID

 Georgia, Idaho, Washington  9 Responses »
May 162012
 

We are currently in GA but have an interest in moving to one of the Rawles Redoubt states and have an interest in Idaho and Eastern Washington.   We are a family of six  committed Christians who walk the talk.  We probably did things a bit backwards – we are stocked on the materials side (supplies for a 10 months and still stocking), but need to nail down a homestead location.  Ultimately, we would like to identify small rural towns where there are concentrations of preppers in the area or likeminded individuals that understand what it means to be self sufficient.

Planning to take a trip out there in June.  I would like to make contact with people who can guide me on what areas I can look for acreage and/or prepper communities already established.  Small rural towns are of interest, as are areas with concentrations of retreat owners with established groups.  We are not looking to violate OpSec boundaries here.  We just need to be pointed in the right direction from folks who have already made the move.

If you are willing to share info, I can be reached at patriotfamily1776 at yahoo dot com

looking

 North Carolina, Prepper  3 Responses »
May 162012
 

Have been working looking to find a group have had a few hits at this point I am not looking to relocate. I am looking to find a group .I know there is safety in numbers and skill sets , groups need time to gel and learn to work together .

West Virginia Family looking for nearby Preppers to network with

 Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia  4 Responses »
May 162012
 

I live in Western W.V. we are looking to establist a network of folks nearby.

Maybe Eastern Kentucky, Southern Ohio Western W.V. 

In order to exchange thoughts and ideas. And in order to have a Communications network,

And things like and Fall back positions, secondary bug-out locationals. Things of that nature.

Plus, We maybe looking for a few good men and women to join our little group.

hillbillies4x4barn (at) gmail (dot) com

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