Posted: 9/13/2014 7:13:38 PM EDT
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What's wrong with that?I keep using the stuff in my GHB and first aid kit, that's why I have it.
To the OP:
She probably has the same issue I have with many of you. Practicality. Getting her to prepare for some catastrophic end of the world scenario isn't going to happen, because that just isn't likely to happen. HOWEVER, things like hurricanes, tornadoes, job loss, blizzards, riots, etc. happen ALL THE TIME. I don't know what sort of "prepping" you're doing, but if you sell it as hurricane preparedness or something like that, there's a good chance she'll get on board with it. If she's skeptical about that, dump her. Seriously, if she can't see the value in preparing for disasters that affect many people every year in this country, dump her for someone smarter.
What I did to get my wife "on board" was asking her "What would we do?" while watching the news. During those conversations you can inject "Well, if we had a (whatever prep you want next) we'd be better off in that situation."
After hurricane Sandy, we were comfortable and well fed, because I had made a Walmart run about a week prior when the tracks started looking like it was coming our direction. Watching the news later, it was kind of a shock to see people in the same economic and living situation as us out in the street bumming MRE's off the National Guard, crying about why doesn't the government help me, fighting in Home Depot for the last pack of batteries, etc. We were in the dark too, but we had 50+ spare batteries, a tub full of water, cases of bottled water, two cars full of gas, and a pile of food. That's when we both realized that the prepping thing was a really good idea. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quote History Quoted:Quoted:
I made her a GHB and she keeps using everything in it.
What's wrong with that? I keep using the stuff in my GHB and first aid kit, that's why I have it.
To the OP: She probably has the same issue I have with many of you. Practicality. Getting her to prepare for some catastrophic end of the world scenario isn't going to happen, because that just isn't likely to happen. HOWEVER, things like hurricanes, tornadoes, job loss, blizzards, riots, etc. happen ALL THE TIME. I don't know what sort of "prepping" you're doing, but if you sell it as hurricane preparedness or something like that, there's a good chance she'll get on board with it. If she's skeptical about that, dump her. Seriously, if she can't see the value in preparing for disasters that affect many people every year in this country, dump her for someone smarter. What I did to get my wife "on board" was asking her "What would we do?" while watching the news. During those conversations you can inject "Well, if we had a (whatever prep you want next) we'd be better off in that situation." After hurricane Sandy, we were comfortable and well fed, because I had made a Walmart run about a week prior when the tracks started looking like it was coming our direction. Watching the news later, it was kind of a shock to see people in the same economic and living situation as us out in the street bumming MRE's off the National Guard, crying about why doesn't the government help me, fighting in Home Depot for the last pack of batteries, etc. We were in the dark too, but we had 50+ spare batteries, a tub full of water, cases of bottled water, two cars full of gas, and a pile of food. That's when we both realized that the prepping thing was a really good idea. exactly!!! If you aren't going into your go bag, then it probably isn't going to be useful in an emergency. Just remember to restock. BOB's are supposed to have things for daily comfort in them. You don't need an "everyday" bag and a separate "bob". Just an everday bag, and another one with larger less used items, like a tarp, little stove, whatever. If you discourage your wife from using it, you are essentially discouraging her to be prepared, and defeating your purpose of instilling a prepper mindset.
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