Gun Guy Radio 222 – Prepper Reality Check

Welcome to episode 222 of Gun Guy Radio! This is the podcast that shines a positive light on the firearms lifestyle. I’m your host Jake Challand with Cohost Zack Carlson. This is your weekly dose of positive firearms talk, without the politics.

Zack Carlson of Lone Wolf

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What did you do this week in guns? 

Zack: Ordered SecureItGunStorage safe redo stuff, going to shoot the Tikka T1X

Jake: Kinda did something… 

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Main Topic:  Prepper Realities

Things to first consider:

Population Density – Comparisons 

• New York City Total Area: 469 square miles – Population: 8.18 million
• Portion of the Chicagoland Region (11 Counties) Total Area: 7,935 square miles – Population: 7.76 million
• Multi-State Region N&S Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming Total Area: 295,058 square miles – Population: 7.74 million
• NUKE MAP

Migration Routes – People

Climate

• More arid or desert climates will be more difficult… but will also keep people away

Agriculture

• Grain crops stored in silos in the community? HUGE food resource there already…
• Fruit Tree region
• Cattle Farming region

Natural Resources

• Trees for firewood
• Water Sources
• Wild Animals to hunt

Skills you can barter with in the community in a worst case scenario

Your biggest issue: Water! 

Need ½ gal per day just to drink (15 gallons per person per month) 

Reality Check: People actually use at least 65gal per day (Almost 2,000 gallons per month) We use 8-14,000

Reality: 

Likelihood

Which disaster scenario to prep for?

BIG ONES:

• Flood
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• WildFires (most common for Zack)
• EMP
• Civil Unrest
• Drought/Famine
• Financial Collapse
• Virus, contagion, zombies…

Travel in the above scenarios

• Will you even be home when shtf?
• How do you get home?

Realistic Ones:

• Lose a job
• Reduced income
• Lose a home
• Bankruptcy 
• Divorce
• Disability
• Death

Proactive things you can do:

• Practice Rounds
  • Start with prepping for 3-5 day power outages
  • Stock more things of what you already use
  • Small garden – even just planters on the patio
  • Get out of debt
  • Save for future
  • Pay off house early
  • Get to know your neighbors
  • Develop a bug out plan to more rural area
• Proactive Steps
  • Location, Location Location
  • Move to more rural areas 
    • DeKalb County, IL – Population: 104,733 (2017) 
    • Spokane County 506K (2017)
    • Undisclosed County, SD – Population 6,984 (2017)
  • Develop water collection systems
  • Large scale gardening
  • Raise your own livestock – Raise similar or complementary livestock to neighbors
  • Small scale farming
• Through the Haze Survival: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLBdY-3kPTyxu7uAIuATCpQ

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Sponsor – Ryan Cross Hunter of Design – www.hunterofdesign.com

Zack Carlson of Lone Wolf

Zack’s Instagram : Instagram

Zack’s Youtube: Youtube Link

Zack’s Writing: RangeHot Articles

Wrap-up:

• Reach us at Gunguyradio@gmail.com
• Don’t forget to check out the other shows on the Firearms Radio Network