Survivalism and Mormonism

[_Mr. Coffee]

I'll bring coffee and beer too, something every person needs in a survival situation :)

Got plenty of that stashed away too. Why do you think I need the genny? Gotta keep my beer cold and my coffe hot somehow...

[_Bond...James Bond]

I'll bring coffee and beer too, something every person needs in a survival situation :)

Got plenty of that stashed away too. Why do you think I need the genny? Gotta keep my beer cold and my coffe hot somehow...

Alright...in case of zombies...you get the beer cold...I'll swing south and pick up Liz and runtu and we'll stop by for beer or a bite (depending on if we zombiefied...in which case I hope you'll dispatch me promptly with extreme prejudice :)

[_Mr. Coffee]

Alright...in case of zombies...you get the beer cold...I'll swing south and pick up Liz and runtu and we'll stop by for beer or a bite

Bring some A1 and tobasco on the way.

(depending on if we zombiefied...in which case I hope you'll dispatch me promptly with extreme prejudice :)

Don't worry about that. Double-tap from Ol' Painless will cure all your ills.

[_The Nehor]

Picked the book off Amazon for cheap. My friends recommended it. Their apartment has a sword stand and bow and arrows right by the door. On their whiteboard is written:

In case of Zombie attack
Archers to the kitchen
Swordsmen to the door
Remember to crush the skulls of fallen comrades to prevent them arising again

You will probably not be surprised to hear these are the guys I play D&D with. :)

[_Jersey Girl]

Recently I've been reading up on survivalists (people who try to be prepared in every way in case of a societal breakdown brought about by whatever natural disaster/plague/nuclear attack/zombies/etc) and was thinking that Mormons might have a leg up in the food storage department. So a couple questions:

1) Do a lot Mormons really store large amounts of food?

2) Any Survivalists type folk on the board?

3) Do you suffer from insomnia, because that's what is fueling this thread (j/k)?

Most of the LDS that I know (and that's not a whole in the grand scheme) do maintain a good food storage system. When Y2K was about to hit and folks didn't really know what to expect (which turned out to be nothing really) the sisters in the local Ward offered to let me take part in their canning group and the church that I belong to (SB) used the LDS guidelines for food storage at special meetings for the congregation.

Does stockpiling weapons meet the criteria for "survivalist"?

Jersey Girl

[_Bond...James Bond]

Picked the book off Amazon for cheap. My friends recommended it. Their apartment has a sword stand and bow and arrows right by the door. On their whiteboard is written:

In case of Zombie attack
Archers to the kitchen
Swordsmen to the door
Remember to crush the skulls of fallen comrades to prevent them arising again

You will probably not be surprised to hear these are the guys I play D&D with. :)

I'll probably go to a cheap bookstore I know of that sells books insanely cheap and look for it...otherwise Amazon!

What? Zombie fighters without a crowbar, a machete, or loaded machine guns within arms reach? That's Bush League zombie preparedness. Tell those guys they're on report with the Zombie Squad for substandard preparedness. :)

Does stockpiling weapons meet the criteria for "survivalist"?
Jersey Girl

Uh I guess....although if you're thinking that every survivalist is a gun crazy paramilitary group member who lives in a closed compound or something...no. Alot of what survivalists do is common sense (like having some canned food and bottled water on hand in case the power goes out for a week or in case a hurricane hits and a person has to take care of themself for 3 weeks)....I guess the stockpiling weapons people are at the far right wing of the survivalist range. Some of the survivalist stuff goes along with the "living off the grid" movement, where people try to be more eco-friendly in their daily life.

[_Gazelam]

Archers to the kitchen
Swordsmen to the door
Remember to crush the skulls of fallen comrades to prevent them arising again

No Mace? Seems a tad silly to fight zombies with edged weapons when your wanting to crush skulls!

[_The Nehor]

Removing heads also works on zombies and they tend to not block cuts to the neck. That was the plan anyway. They actually do have a morningstar on the sword rack. I personally have a sharpened short sword in my closet that can function as a machete.

[_Bond...James Bond]

Removing heads also works on zombies and they tend to not block cuts to the neck. That was the plan anyway. They actually do have a morningstar on the sword rack. I personally have a sharpened short sword in my closet that can function as a machete.

I think the zombie guide lists the katana as the true zombie slicing weapon of choice....although personally I want one of those big two handed swords the elves had at Helm's Deep.

Edit: Although this has gone completely off-topic I'm suprised so few people have given an answer to whether they store/stored food or not....probably should have posted this in the main forum...oh well.

[_Jersey Girl]

Removing heads also works on zombies and they tend to not block cuts to the neck. That was the plan anyway. They actually do have a morningstar on the sword rack. I personally have a sharpened short sword in my closet that can function as a machete.

I think the zombie guide lists the katana as the true zombie slicing weapon of choice....although personally I want one of those big two handed swords the elves had at Helm's Deep.

Edit: Although this has gone completely off-topic I'm suprised so few people have given an answer to whether they store/stored food or not....probably should have posted this in the main forum...oh well.

Pseudo Dunamis: Knock off the whining or get off the thread, Bond.

Yes, we store food.

Jersey Girl



Pseudo Dunamis: Change your attitude or lose your account, LSD.