Some best described as a delirious carrot with a wig is currently threatening to take land from a country that is stong allies with the country I am from.

How do I prepare for this?

I mean, I have water for a few days, I have a radio, some food and a blanket.

But where do I leave my savings? This war is going to crash the economy.

I think I have items to survive one week, but what will I need for the longer term? I think there will be problems with oil and gas, so little driving and heating and electricity, how can I cope for years on end in my small apartment?

If we actually do get invaded ourselves at some point, how and where do I join the resistance?

What documents should I burn, which ones should I keep in a safe location?

I expect a big part of the war to be about cyberattacks, how do I prepare for those? Do I remove my pressence from the internet? What are good ways to find real information?

Anything else I am missing?

  • Carmakazi@piefed.socialEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Longer term?

    More food. Buy a little bit extra every grocery trip. Find whatever room you can. Closets, under beds, under couches…

    More water. At some point you’ll probably want a filtration system like a Berkey rather than actually stacking up containers, but have a few containers at least. Get durable, reusable containers that are man-portable from your apartment to, say, a local stream or something.

    The sad truth is that most people will probably lose their savings if banks start collapsing in war time. But large amounts of cash or valuables is also at risk of theft or destruction that is likely to happen in war. I’m not qualified to give you bonafide financial advice, but don’t do anything rash like pulling every penny you have into gold and burying it somewhere. Use small amounts of your liquid savings to get yourself better prepared if that’s what gives you peace of mind.

    Take whatever avenue is available in your country to licensed firearms ownership. Get into whatever hobby is required, divulging that you are doing it for self defense is generally a bad idea outside of the US. Anything, a bolt action rifle, a double barrel shotgun, is a serious leg up over being unarmed.

    Look into portable solar kits. The ones you can get for around $500 USD could help you keep small devices charged, but you won’t be able to heat your apartment with it. Heating will always be a struggle.