Any Preppers/Threepers?

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Kelly

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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
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Kelly
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Herrin
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Is that thing a diesel??
LOL. I wish! The yellow can was what I had with me when I took the photo. I have a red one now.

P.S. I don't think it's safe/legal to carry gas like that on a motorcycle. I'm thinking about an emergency situation only.
 
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Wawa Skittletits

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Former Navy, proud flag flying patriot here. I come from a long line of family members who served so it's safe to say it was 'built in'.

I don't consider myself a prepper but have alway believed it made sense to be prepared for whatever might come. As we all know overlanding is a great way to get use out of the tools, equipment, and knowledge you acquire over the years so to me it's a seamless crossover.
 

ColoradoPacific

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If I could do a "pocket dump" for my truck, it would look about like this....

First Aid Kit

-Standard IFAK supplies
-QuickClot
-CAT
-Extra gauze and ace wraps
-Suture kit

Roadside Emergencies/Repairs
-Flares & flameless alternative
-Bottle Jack
-HiLift
-Kitty Litter (traction and fluid cleanup)
-Small tool box with essential hand tools
-Duct tape
-Tire repair kit
-Tow strap
-Spare shackles
-Spare fluids (1 gallon each of oil and coolant)

Communications
-Cell Phone
-CB Radio
-Ham Radio

"Prepper" Stuff
-Extra socks
-Gloves (work and cold weather)
-Drinking Water
-Clif Bars
-Extra fuel (10 gallons normally, 20+ when I'm "out there")
-Blanket
-Multi-tool
-Flashlight
-Knives (one tied to my door handle for emergency egress, my pocket knife, and a field knife)
-E-tool
-Pew Pew Pew

...I also never go below 1/2-tank unless I'm road tripping.

My personal EDC
-Wallet, phone, keys (obviously)
-Tactical folding knife
-Small swiss army knife
-Lighter
-Flashlight
-CCW pistol (Full frame 1911 or subcompact 9mm, depending on where I am and what I'm wearing)
-2 spare mags

My Get Home Bag (lives in the truck)
-3L hydration bladder
-Power Bars/Clif Bars
-Spare batteries
-HAM Radio
-Waterproof jacket
-Spare socks
-IFAK
-Gloves (work/tactical type)
-2 spare shirts
-Ballcap/beanie (depending on the season)
-25ft of 1/2" climbing rope
-Cash
 

VDawg1115

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Since I am a member of an offroad club, we follow the California 4Wheel Associations regulations. They have a whole list of basic safety stuff we are required to have with us on runs. Check out their website

First Aid, shovel, Jack (doesn't have to be hi-lift), radio, basic tools to fix your rig, etc
 

stoney126

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Prepping led me into Overlanding, actually. Realized that if I needed to get away from mass hysteria, then a capable and well-supplied vehicle was my best chance to do it!
Same here, I was looking at bug put vehicles and it led to overlanding vehicles

Not a hard core prepper but do have supplies due to earthquakes, fires and flooding around here.
 

Joey D

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Holladay, UT
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I have a bug out bag that I always have in the house and I have a smaller version of one in my truck with just some of the basics. Other than that I'm not really prepared for any big disaster other than I have some 40 bottles of liquor in my cabinet so I guess that's something. I also have my 9mm H&K pistol, but I only have about a 1,000 rounds for it, so that wouldn't really get me very far either.

In terms of a patriot? Sure, I very much believe in freedom and letting people do what they want as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others.
 

jkxranger

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Oregon
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Adrian
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Simms
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I like to think I am prepared... Guess that makes me a Prepper.
 

ColoradoPacific

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Fort Collins, CO
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"Not all that wander are lost" --unknown
Just thought you should know... That quote is from a poem in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring".

The full text is as follows
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.