Announcements of interest to members from the administrators of www.Emergency-Preps.com

Introduce yourselves here.

If you're new to prepping, this is for you: No question is too dumb to ask - in fact, the only dumb thing here is not asking in the first place.

How this forum works, and the rules you should keep in mind in order to make things nice for yourself and everybody else.

We'll always try to give you what you want. Got an idea to make SP.com better? Let us know here!

How to do things that aren't immediately obvious - like embed YouTube videos.

Anything that happens to cross Bill Quick's mind on any given day, and your reactions.

Just what it says: Chit-chat amongs ourselves, not necessarily about prepping. Consider it like chatting with neighbors across the back fence. As usual, keep it clean, and put the controversial political stuff on the appropriate boards.

Anything you would care to offer from your own personal experience that would be relevent to emergency preparedness.

We can all use a bit of extra money to help with our preps. Discuss ideas and methods of making additional income, especially ideas you have personal experience with.

Conditions vary from place to place. What are the economic, political, and cultural conditions where you live right now?

Specific "What If" scenarios, and member discussions of relevant reactions, preps, and other observations.

Here is where our resident experts hang out. Discuss prepping questions and issues with Flight-ER-Doc, Amisheggpicker, and Jerry D. Young here.

Animal husbandry, vet treatments, breeding, weaning, raising, slaughtering all thing meaty and delicious from fluffy bunnies to delicious buffalo.

If you can't find a category, board, or thread for it, put it here.

News preppers can use - and other stuff, too.

If you find a link to a good deal, or know of one in a brick and mortar store, let us know about it here.

All the preps in the world won't help you if you wait until after the volcano has erupted on your head. When and why should you start moving to GOOD (Get Out of Dodge) status?

Everything from monster diesel 4X4s to tiny Toyotas from 1975 - what's your driving taste for the End of the World?

Everybody has a different notion of a proper Bug Out Bag. What's yours?

Show us your list of what you feel to beyour top ten preps! Don't be shy!

List can run from a couple of items to several thousand. Let us know what you think is important enough to keep in writing.

Most folks don't think of the mundane and ordinary after a disaster, but - how you gonna wash the dishes? Or the sleeping bags. How are you going to handle poop? All this, and more.

What provisions have you made to keep your pets safe and well after a disaster?

Opportunities for training and education of interest to preppers

Sometimes it's hard to know who to trust with the information that you are a prepper. If you are interested in meeting, contacting, or forming a group with others, consider posting here.

What has the Army found to be the number one indicator of combat survivability? Physical fitness. Talk about it here.

Use this sort of like a blog, where anybody can spout off about anything they like. Keep it clean, though.

Down here, just about anything goes. Just don't break any laws.

How to do more prepping with less money

Just because the world ends doesn't mean the kids get to skip school. You'll just be teaching them at home. Yay! (Are you prepared?)

Even In A PAW, you're going to have to wear something. Get ready now!

All those things you wear come from somewhere - you can discuss how and where right here!

All the equipment and gear you find useful or of interest in making emergency preparations.

Those mundane things you never think about till they happen.

Your stories: What got you interested in emergency preparedness?

If you feel like sharing, tell us what or how you added to your preps today.

Prepping information and topics for the urban dweller

Families may have special needs and requirements when it comes to prepping. Discuss them here.

What are your plans to GOOD (Get Out of Dodge) when the poop hits the wind-scoop?

Multiple Dwelling Buildings have special problems. Discuss them here.

In the 'Burbs, most folks own free-standing homes. Are they ready for emergencies? Discuss it here.

How to become truly independent and prepared for most anything at the same time.

It needn't cost a fortune to get started. Here are things you can do for a minimal amount of money.

Camping issues, questions, and information of all kinds

From apartment closets to Rawlesian Retreats - everything about shelters and sheltering.

Any preps you can do or acquire that don't cost you any money

Are you a teenager? Got specific issues, concerns, or questions about prepping? Post up in here.

Topics of interest concerning prepping and seniors

Topics of interest concerning prepping and women.

For millennia, people have dried their food in order to preserve it. Learn about one of the oldest food storage techniques here.

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Brewing, fermentation, and distilling

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Growing and using herbs

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Turn those preps into something you want to eat.

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

The Udder Truth

Growing, Cooking, and Preserving from Scratch - In my childhood, many Americans took this for granted. Not so much any more. Come here to learn what we've forgotten.

Moderators: Amisheggpicker, wtq-moderator

How do you plan to eat after your preps have run out?

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

What some folks call "Guerrilla Gardening," but with an S-P.com twist.

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Solar Ovens, Recipes, Fresnel Lenses, Hay Boxes, and other Weird and Wonderful Things

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Do you think preppers will be living on boiled shoes and lightly roasted dogs? Not so - check out these recipes, cooking methods, and other ideas for serving up excellent meals to your favorite prepper.

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

You have to cook your food in something, and with something. And you can't put your whole kitchen in your BOB. So...?

Moderator: Amisheggpicker

Everything about bang-sticks.

Ammunition - from the BB to the .50 cal - unless you actually have 20 mm stuff.

You didn't think that boolets grew on trees, didja? Find out how to roll your own here.

From the two-inch fingernail cleaner on your keychain to the machete in your trunk - all things sharp are here.

When you can't light them up every single time....

All sorts of passive methods of obtaining food: traps, snares, trotlines, crab and lobster pots, and anything else in this general category

Answer the Call of the Hunt Here

Catch of the Day: All Things Fishy

From shortwave to CB to walkie talkies - this is your place.

You can store an enormous amount of data and information on a computer's hard drive, a DVD, or a memory stick, but you still need a computer to organize and retrieve it. Here's where we discuss everything digital.

What you need, what you might want, and how to get it. Everything from 12 volt gizmos to the latest and greatest battery-operated miracle.

Gas, diesel, propane, steam, wood-fired, or any other way you can think of to generate electricity.

Anything that transforms the wind into power you can use.

Solar cells, batteries, and all the equipment that goes with them, as well as all other means of using sun power.

Heat, Light, and Power Items You Can't Fit Anywhere Else

Want to buy your supplies ready-made? Information here.

You don't have to spend a fortune to feed yourself for a year. Here are scads of tips, tricks, and information.

More than you ever dreamed of knowing about that wet stuff.

I'm a low carber, and that doesn't seem to fit well with a diet of rice and beans. But let me give you one hint: pemmican. There are more, though, and if you have any, post them here.

There is a huge amount of misinformation all over the web, and especially the prepper boards, about this subject. We'll try to get you nothing but the straight dope here.

How do you rock and roll when the earth does likewise?

The nightmare emergencies and how to prepare to survive them.

From depressions to utter collapse, preparing for what can go wrong with the financial system and the economy at large

We all remember Katrina. What if something like her comes to visit you?

People think these are midwestern staples, but the spinners can hit anywhere. Also, wind and lightning.

The biggest emergency killers in the United States.

Weird stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.

Discussion on the value of hard metal currency. How much? Where to find it? How to keep it safe and still accessible?

What trade items do you think will make a good substitute currency in the Brave New World?

Questions, answers, general info.

What sort of preps have you made to handle first aid and other medical issues?

This category will be divided by State, and then each state will be divided by individual communities. If you are interested in adding your state and community, please post your request here, or contact Bill Quick, the admin.

Individual California community boards will be children of the California board. Topics dealing with the entire state should be posted here on the California board.

Post Apocalyptic World -What happened after The End Of The World As We Know It, as told by you.

All JDY Stories, for your comments and enjoyment!

Moderator: Jerry D Young

Read any good books or magazines lately? Tell us about them.

If you find a blog that would be of interest to preppers, post a link to it here, with a short description. Links will be moderated, and updated monthly.

Tips and Tricks, FAQS, useful posts that have been archived for your information, here is where you come when you Want To Find Out

You can upload resource files as attachments - things like e-books or text and pdf files. Do so to this board.

Post stuff here you have to trade, or would like to trade for.

Click the "Classified" Button on your menu bar to post an ad.

Found a great deal on something you'd like to share with the rest of us? Post it right here. If it's really fantastic, I'll add it to the news ticker, too.