Yeah, a few of our better friends, and our family as well seem to believe they will be heading for our place, to figure out what to do. Apparently I am the jack of all trades and the most prepared for everyday occurring issues, as well they are aware that I prepp for eventualities.
So they believe here is where they shall land when it all goes south...it will be unfortuate that they come all this way for nothing...OF course some of them will be welcome as they have skills that would be useful, but most of em aren't calling where I am staying home, at least not unless they start ensuring they have something to contribute.

Offthepath

im in the same boat, however, have been prepping with that in mind. the wife and i have 5 kids with spouces and 5 grand children. they are aware of the extent of our prepping and are also aware that if they were to show up, the word democracy would no longer exist.
life as they know it would no longer be in play and they would be "useful" for the other daunting tasks that would become necessary if SHTF. as for contrubuting, they are all smart enough to learn what would need to be done and eventually become assets.

keeping that in mind, i would rather have 15 to 20 family members coming over to help protect our investment rather than a horde of nobodies.

Man that makes me sound like a heartless jerk.

Hey Chimo. Just a small question? You have wife and kids and you happen to die tomorrow do you expect your relatives to treat your family same way? Just to be fear.
Henry

Henry, I appreciate your question..I do as this is a very difficult topic. That is a fair question.
Tomorrow as in nothing wrong with the world and everything is just chugging along, or,, Tomorrow, and we are a 12months into a really bad time, waiting till spring to hopefully get the garden going as food is running low?
WE are having talks about what we are doing, and that we are happy to have family here BUT they have to contribute asap and get up to speed..They have the choice now.. The original conversation was about the presumptions being made by extended family, and how other people are dealing..

If any disaster happened and any of my relatives or even friends showed up at my door just because they were tot prepped i do not turn my back on them.I am sure everybody can help somehow.Strength is in numbers.Just because they made mistake (big one) I am not to prove who was right.
I have son that made many,many big mistakes in life but he is still my son and I give my life for him.
But that is ME.We are not all the same.
HENRY

If any disaster happened and any of my relatives or even friends showed up at my door just because they were tot prepped i do not turn my back on them.I am sure everybody can help somehow.Strength is in numbers.Just because they made mistake (big one) I am not to prove who was right.
I have son that made many,many big mistakes in life but he is still my son and I give my life for him.
But that is ME.We are not all the same.
HENRY

Each there own I guess Henry. Obviously, I wouldn't turn away my children (I only have one, whom is 9). I also have a brother in law, and a mother in law (86), whom I also would take in.
I also live on the west coast, where as it has been beaten into our head to be prepared for the "big one", which I have done...probably a months supply for 3...assuming that things would not get back to normal in 3 days which they tell us at minimum to be prepped for, I have enough for us and a couple family...the rest (which could quite possibly be like 50), ain't comin on board...have a hard time giving away the supplies I have worked hard to gather, which are meant to take care of my wife and son...also have a hard time having my son suffer, because others chose to ignore what has been preached for the entire 18 years I have lived here.

Quite possibly, we are thinking differently, as I am planning mostly for a natural disaster, not the end of the world, so much...maybe that is what you are thinking of moreso, and if that were the case, then yes more would be welcome as obviously there would be a need their on my behalf. Just so happens that is not a real primary concern, at least for me.

Again, appreciate your position, but didn't appreciate the insinuation that others that do not follow your way are in some way lesser people...I happen to help friends and family on a very regular basis...in an emergency, I take care of mine...that is my commitment to them.

OffThePath

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This scenario mainly effects rural people with land. Being a city dweller in no position to buy rural property at the moment, I have to look for like-minded people who want to work together on storing supplies in a secure location outside the city. So far, I'm still looking.

In the event of an emergency, I can trade skills and an inner city safe house. I plan on staying put as long as possible, but in the worst case that energy supplies are interupted, I will have to make my way somewhere outside of town where I can be self sufficient in shelter and energy, i.e. living out of a tent for a while.

Just because someone is related to you, doesn't make them family. If they think they can use you and do nothing to help .... screw them. There are not family...there leaches . If rolls were reversed these so called family members would turn on you like cats and dogs.

In all honestly the people who post on this forum is closer to being "your family", than most of your "blood relatives".

"Blood does Not make Family ..... Loyalty Does" ......... My military Brothern know exactly what I'm talking about.

Just because someone is related to you, doesn't make them family. If they think they can use you and do nothing to help .... screw them. There are not family...there leaches . If rolls were reversed these so called family members would turn on you like cats and dogs.

In all honestly the people who post on this forum is closer to being "your family", than most of your "blood relatives".

"Blood does Not make Family ..... Loyalty Does" ......... My military Brothern know exactly what I'm talking about.

OH SO VERY TRUE ...... Mutual trust, Mutual dependance, Mutual shared experiences, Mutual need... this is what forges loyalty and respect among "brothers and sisters"...

JAB