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I always carry a USB stick in my backpack in case I need to install Linux.

The death of ROMsites

I have been telling myself it is coming since 2006. So I have full sets for every console I can find.

I think I could survive a Prohibition for quite some time, and even homebrew and sell it or run a speakeasy.

A full bladder while driving

Vaccines. I got my mpox shots because it works across a broad spectrum of pox viruses. The mpox vaccine is actually just the modern smallpox vaccine! Not terribly common, but in the past decade or so, someone found a frozen vial of smallpox in a university lab freezer.

While unlikely that mpox or smallpox will ever completely blow up into a huge pandemic, it is good to have.

I fiddle with batteries and very small scale solar. My inverter should be able to handle running my fridge for a few hours.

I keep a few things (museli bars, water, blankets first aid kit) in the car in case of getting stuck somewhere or needing basics suddenly.

At home I keep 'minimum levels' of things we use often, in case of a power outage or just so if anything were to happen we could get by for a couple of weeks. We are limited by space and try to keep organised.

Unemployment. Like many others, I keep an emergency fund with high yield that can keep food on the table for the fam while looking for a new job. Replenish as soon as I get a new job.

I got a solar panel and battery in case of power loss. Won't do much for heating, but as long as 4G stays up, it'll allow me to communicate. Or I could probably get around 30min of PC time out of it if necessary.

If the world was to end tomorrow, I am prepared to end with it. 👉😎👉

I have a variety of blankets near my bed, of varying weight, warmth and texture. It's mostly because of autism related sensory preferences that vary across situations, but it's also great when hosting guests.

I have one plastic bag that is full of other, crumpled plastic bags.

Terfs

I have a trans pride flag and a baseball bat next to my front door

I have a usb thumb drive

Sub-zero degree sleeping bag in the trunk of my car, plus a jug of water and some MRE-type food packs with water-activated food warmers. I grew up in a very rural area and got stuck on the side of the road in a blizzard for too long; I came out ok but it was terrifying. Now I live in a densely populated area that doesn't get blizzards but I still prep.

I used to let my toilet paper run nearly down to zero before I bought another pack. The pandemic lockdown months changed that. I used paper towels and liberated a couple rolls from work back in the day. Now I keep more on hand before triggering next buy. Never again.

I'm a good example of "we prep for our fears". I also do backcountry backpacking and everyone in that hobby does to some degree. I go out with a nurse sometimes and her first aid kit is nearly three pounds while mine is a couple bandaids and rubbing alcohol swaps.

Well, I live 5 meters under sea level. The most realistic disaster to happen to me would involve a giant crushing wave of water, and there's not much you can do to get out of that.

But since I like backpack hiking, and buying in bulk is cheap, I have something like a month of food, some lifestraws, some water, extra cooking gear, etc.

8 tb media back up. Most non essential shit ever lol.

Figure if we're without water I'm dead anyway.

I live in the upper Midwest so I pretty much always have supplies in case we get snowed in. When there's a big storm on the radar we get specific meals for 2+ days. It never really keeps us trapped instead for more than a few hours

Used to live in an earthquake zone right in front of the ocean, so tsunamis were always a risk.

So I kept a bug off bag with water, clothes, blanket, cereal bars, lights and a battery pack ready to go by my bike.

I did use it once and skipped all over the traffic going to the shelter. Fortunately the water didn't rise enough to be a threat, but I thanks to the peace of mind the bag brought, I didn't even stress during the evacuation

Just all of my entertainment is stored locally, either on my NAS, or in the form of physical media (books, blu-rays, physical games), so I'm prepared for a long term internet outage. I can also run everything in the house from battery backups and a generator for about three days or possibly up to a week if I immediately turn off everything that's nonessential. Longer, if I'm in a position to get additional fuel for the generator.

I also live in an area that's prone to earthquakes so I have a total of two weeks worth of nonperishable food and water split between the bedroom, office, and main living area of the house. Along with first-aid kits, Tylenol, ibuprofen, emergency blankets, and spare cold weather clothes.

I'm generally pretty well prepared for the major emergencies that can happen in my region of the world. Those being prolonged internet/cell outages, power outages, and earthquakes.

Like… where do you draw the line?

I’ve got water, a purchased “bug out bag”, camping gear, extra clothes and water in the car, batteries, ham radio, and a crowbar.

I’m not a prepper but I consider myself somewhat prepared

Earthquake (California). I have a good supply of bottled water in a closet. I hope to never need it.

House fire.

(That's a lie, I'm not and I live in an apartment, but I plan on prepping for it)

A water outage lol.

Last Christmas eve, my meter froze and the water company didn't consider it an emergency since it wasn't a geyser. I didn't have water for 3 days until it thawed.

Now, I keep several days of water jugs in the basement just in case. Also, my water company sucks.

Well, it's more than one thing but I don't consider myself as a prepper.

• I have a few months' worth of food both frozen and canned/dried/long lasting.
• I have enough of flour to bake a bread for a year.
• I have enough toilet paper, toothpaste, shower gel, soap, cleaning supplies, etc. to use it for 6ish months.
• I grow my own veggies. Between October and May I don't buy any veggies and for the whole year I don't buy spring onion, radishes and herbs.
• I know how to fix things.
• I know how to cook.
• I have several flashlights and radios with a crank (no battery needed).
• I'm about to install solar panels, wind turbine and rain water collector.

A bit different than others, but every time I ride my bike, I have the equipment to patch a tire with me.

I keep my car's gas tank half full, at least, at all times. Any disaster in my region (except something cataclysmic) I think I'd be able to get far enough away from to protect our lives.

I have a generator and several heaters, as I live in Canada and own a contracting business. I also have neighbours who prep and have urban chickens, and since I have guns and they do not and am also much stronger than them they are my doomsday back up plan.

Nothing anymore, or perhaps just that I buy my TP by the case from Costco, LoL

A couple weeks ago I found some unexpected puddles in my basement, and tracked it to my emergency water supply. A couple plastic jugs that expired in 2010 spontaneously started leaking.

I understand that’s not a good long term solution to water, but also prepping apparently takes more going maintenance than I’m motivated for.