Have you ever wondered how you're
actually going to handle friends and family when they and their children come
banging on your door and begging for food after shtf? Today's video is going
to tackle that subject... right after the channel intro. Welcome to this channel.
This channel is all about learning how to prepare for when the dark times come,
and the grocery stores are stripped bare. And today we're going to talk about some
solutions on what you can do with loved ones and friends who show up to your
house after shtf begging for food, even though you warned them to not show up. So to kind of set up the context for this video: some kind of an event has happened
and our economy has collapsed and food is no longer being delivered to our grocery
stores. And then all of the people who were pretty open about their prepping to
non Preppers: they've all heard the same thing from friends and family members: "If
shtf happens, I'm coming to your house!" ...and then of course many of those
Preppers told them NOT to come to their house, because they've only got enough
food to feed their own family. Now I hear many preppers say that they're just
going to turn these people away should this happen; then I also hear some
preppers say that they'll turn these people away at gunpoint if need be. But I
think that if you're one of these people who say this, that you may be fooling
yourself. And here's why: I just don't think that the majority of Preppers will
be able to flat-out turn away loved ones after SHTF,
let alone actually shoot a loved one who's refusing to leave. And I'm not
talking about people that's becoming violent with you... but just refusing to
leave because they're so starved and desperate and they know that you have
food. Just think about it: when you've got a neighbor that you've lived next door
to for years, and you genuinely like this neighbor; or when that family member
shows up and they're carrying a baby, or one of your favorite aunt or uncle shows
up, etc.... but how many of you that right now (during normal times)
that say that you're going to be able to turn these people away... how many of you
that say that will actually be able to do it when that moment of truth arrives?
I honestly think that the majority of you that say right now that you'll turn
everybody away: I think that when that time comes that you just won't be able
to turn your heart cold enough to do it. Now please don't misunderstand me and
think that I'm talking in absolutes. There are always exceptions to every
rule. There are some people out there that are completely cold-hearted and
could easily turn away even their own adult child in their baby. But I'm
talking about the normal person here; the person that does have some degree of
empathy for others in that they would have a hard time turning away a loved
one that was honestly starving and had come to their house as a last-ditch
effort to save themselves or their family from starvation. And then really
quick: before we get to the solutions to this problem, here is another risk for
Preppers regarding the people that they do turn away: what are you going to do
when they return with actual evil intentions in their heart? When they
return with the plan of forcefully taking your food so that they can eat
and feed their own family? Folks, don't kid yourselves... these starving people
that you turn away: when they return out of pure desperation, they're not going to
knock on your door and kindly announce that they're there to forcefully take
your food and give you the chance to shoot them. When you turn them away the
first time they're going to become angry, because what's left of the government
will probably be making false promises that things will return back to normal
soon. And the person that you turn away will also probably be having thoughts
that life will soon return back to normal. And they're going to be believing that you're dooming them and their children
to die from starvation when you've got plenty of enough food to get you and
their family through until the government
can get food delivered again. So we just have to face it: these people who you
love or loved and who loved you or once loved you: they may now be angry with you
because they think you are the one doing them wrong (instead of realizing that
their thinking is incorrect because they had time to prepare before shtf and they
failed to do so). So let's face it: once you've turned these people away you're
not going to be able to sleep or use the restroom or come down with any kind of
an illness or anything, because you are going to have to be so on top of your
self-preservation game that honestly almost nobody will be able to pull it
off. So how do Preppers the Preppers who told all of their friends and family
that they are Preppers... how do they mitigate this problem should shtf hit
and these loved ones come knocking on their door? Well the first thing that
you're going to need to do is: #1: make sure that you're worth more alive
than dead to these people. And #2: then turn these people into
an asset rather than a problem. And let me explain: just one way that this can be
done: first, during these normal times pre-SHTF, you're gonna want to choose just
how many people that you would want at your house after the balloon goes up. And
to help you come up with this number, you'll want to think about just how many
people that you would need to do gardening and other survival chores; plus
you'd also want to think about how many people it would take to keep your house
and property secure. And then you'll want to think about the number of people that
you would have the hardest time turning away if they did come knocking at your
door hungry and starving; and then fill up the rest of the numbers of people
that you would need with people that you know that you can trust. So let's just
say that you came up with the number of people at "10." So then what you're going
to need to be able to do is to be able to feed and house those 10 people for
whatever length of time that you feel is a good amount of time before people
could start feeding themselves again. For me personally: I like to have a preps to last at least a minimum of one year; because I feel
that this helps me, that no matter what time of year the shtf may actually
happen, but it would allowed me to get through a full growing and harvesting
season with gardening. So then if you've come up with ten people that you would
need to complete survival chores and around-the-clock security at your house,
then you're going to want to pick out enough of the absolute cheapest foods
and also enough heirloom seeds to feed these ten people for the length of time
that you believe is good enough. Now the way that I think that you could get this
done (reasonably cheap enough) would be to purchase ramen noodles, and then also
just rice and beans, and then also seeds for sprouting. Remember: the point is
not to feed them like royalty, the point here is that your budget (during regular
times) will probably prohibit you from being able to feed them the best of
long-term storage prepper food. So your budget is probably only going to allow
you to feed them just enough to keep them alive. So for a 12-pack box of ramen
noodles: it's only gonna cost two dollars. And a 50-pound bag of rice: that's only
going to cost twenty three dollars. And a 50-pound bag of beans: that's only going
to cost fifty dollars. And when you add all of these up: for $75 you could feed one
person for nearly three months (including breakfast lunch and dinner)
So once the balloon goes up and people start knocking on your door with this
particular plan: you can turn away the people that you don't trust; and then
tell the loved-ones that you can not turn away... and then also tell the ones
that you feel could actually be trusted and will turn out to be an asset to you:
but you can tell them that you can feed them but that they will need to do their
part to provide security and also do their part regarding survival chores. And
hey, this is just another thought: if one of those people that come knocking at
your door: if their place is better than your place, if their place has more room
in a safer than your place: then nothing keeps you and your newly formed group
from packing everything up from your place and moving it to this better
location. But now here's what I feel like is a
huge factor I have found: that no matter how much you think you know somebody, no
matter how much you think you can trust someone, it's very rare to be able to
trust anybody 100%. So if you are thinking about doing this plan then you
have to ensure that you are worth more alive than dead to everybody that you
would utilize under this plan. You want for whomever that you decide to invite
in that they all want you to be alive, because not only will you feed them in
the meantime, but because you're also going to teach them how to feed
themselves and their family in the future. Basically they're not just going
to need for you to be alive right now, but also that their future survival
depends on you being alive and healthy and safe. So there's different ways about
going about this: first with the cheap food that you've put back for them:
you can always tell them that a portion of that food is poisoned and that only you
know which ones won't kill them. And then you can start learning valuable prepping
skills now, so that you can have that knowledge when that time comes. Basically
when you can feed somebody today and then tell them that you can teach them
how to garden come the spring, and teach them how to make their own soaps, and how
to make their water drinkable, etc.... they're going to want to make sure that
you stay alive so that they can learn from you for their future survival. Or
maybe think about it this way: if shtf happens and you possess a book that
tells you step-by-step everything that you need to know to survive (and without
that book you would end up dying) then you would protect that book with your
life. So you want to be the equivalent of that book to those people. And then if
you still worry that a person will kill you once they've learned how to garden
and purify water: then you've done a poor job at picking who will be in your newly
formed group, so put some good thought into it. And then while the rice and the
beans and the ramen noodles and the sprouted seeds will grow really boring
as you get these people working for you and with you and also protecting you, the
gardens that they work in will begin producing more variety of food and also
nutrients for everyone. And folks, please don't think I'm offering a plan that's
supposed to make you some kind of a ruler after shtf, like you'd be some kind
of a king of the hill, like if you have a pathetic life now that you'll suddenly
be somebody that's important after the collapse... what I'm simply giving you here
is a possible solution of how to turn a real problem for a lot of Preppers into
a solution; where community-building and cooperation begins to help to turn
things back to normal. And also realize that I am NOT saying that this is the
best solution, or the only solution. I know that everyone has different
circumstances, and some of you don't have the finances to buy even a month's worth
of food for yourself, let alone other people. But what I am doing is offering
an example of a solution; and that if you do your own critical thinking, and also
read the comments below, that you may be able to come up with a better solution
that will be a better fit for you and your situation. And there's also a
thousand other variables that come into a plan like the one I mentioned in this
video: such as how many heirloom seeds one would need to purchase, or how much
garden space a person would need to feed per person, etc. But I just can't get into
each imaginable variable as this video would never end. and the topic of this
video is a good example of why I don't advertise the fact that I'm a prepper. I
don't want people to even have the idea of knocking on my door after shtf to
begin with. And honestly: if things got that bad where people are actually
starving to death: I won't be found at my house anyways. So let's hear from you so
that we turn this video into an even better video for the community. What are
some other dirt cheap foods that you think a person could purchase and put
back in order to feed people that would come knocking? And what are some other
important variables with the plan that I talked about? (and please only mention the
variables if you can also say how mitigate them) And what are some other
plans that you think would be good for dealing with starving loved ones? And
what do you think are some great skills that a person could learn that would
make non-Preppers want to protect them so that this knowledge could be learned
by the non-Preppers? And if you would like to learn a common Training scar
that many self defenders and Preppers accidentally give themselves during
firearms training, then click on the video link that should be appearing on
the top of the screen (just about now) to possibly save your life should you get
into a deadly use-of-force situation. And after shtf you'll want to grow as many
foods that you can that will actually produce two(2) foods instead of just one. So
to learn a little bit more about that then click on the video should be
appearing on the right side of the screen (just about now). Anyways folks, if
you made it this far: Hey, thank you very much for watching; and I pray that you
have a good night. Take care and God bless.
