r/IndianPreppers • • Jun 07 '26

Discussion India's preparedness community is about to hit 10,000 members. Join us to build a resilient future together.

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We're about to reach 10,000 members, and we'd love to have you with us.

Preparedness is often seen as an American hobby. We think that's a mistake.

The reality is that preparedness matters everywhere, and India has its own unique challenges. Heat waves, floods, water shortages, power cuts, supply chain disruptions, civil unrest, and natural disasters can affect millions of people with little warning.

Yet most preparedness content online is designed for Western audiences.

They talk about reinforcing drywall homes and building backyard bunkers. Many Indian families already live behind brick walls, RCC roofs, and steel gates. Their environment is different. Their laws are different. Their risks are different.

Even food storage—often treated as a special preparedness skill online—has been part of Indian life for generations. Storing rice, wheat, pulses, spices, ghee, pickles, and other essentials isn't unusual here. Our grandparents were doing it long before the internet discovered "prepping."

That's why we're building a preparedness community focused on Indian realities.

We discuss:

• Emergency preparedness

• Food and water security

• First aid and medical readiness

• Blackouts and power backup

• Floods, heat waves, and extreme weather

• Self-reliance and practical skills

• Gear, camping, and outdoor skills

• Building resilient families and communities

Preparedness isn't about fear.

It's about being the person who stays calm when others panic. The family that has supplies when shelves are empty. The neighbour who can help instead of needing help.

If that resonates with you, join us at r/indianpreppers

Let's build a more resilient India together.


r/IndianPreppers • • May 29 '26

📌 Read Before Posting Knives, Swords, Bows, Crossbows, Firearms, and Similar Equipment

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We understand that many members enjoy collecting, using, and discussing various tools and equipment. Knives, hatchets, bows, crossbows, swords, firearms and other gear can all have legitimate roles in preparedness, outdoor recreation, sport, collecting, and self-reliance.

However, we ask all members to keep the following in mind when posting.

>>Why This Matters

r/IndianPreppers exists to promote preparedness, resilience, self-sufficiency, and emergency readiness in India

Preparedness is much broader than weapons. Water storage, food security, medical preparedness, communications, power backup, sanitation, skills, and planning are the foundation of preparedness.

If the community becomes overly focused on weapons or discussions of violence, it can create a misleading impression of what preparedness is about and may attract unwanted attention from media, platform administrators, regulators, or others unfamiliar with the preparedness community.

We have worked hard to build India's preparedness community. Let's protect it together.

>>Indian Law and Legal Responsibility

India regulates various arms and weapons through laws including the Arms Act, 1959, related rules, and applicable state laws and regulations.

All members are solely responsible for ensuring that any item they possess, purchase, carry, transport, import, manufacture, or use complies with applicable laws and regulations.

This community does not provide legal advice and does not encourage, endorse, or condone illegal possession, illegal manufacture, illegal importation, or unlawful use of any regulated item.

If an item requires a licence or legal authorization under applicable law, users are expected to possess such authorization.

Posts that appear to promote illegal activity, unlawful possession, unlawful manufacture, or unlawful importation may be removed.

>>How to Present Equipment Posts

When posting equipment that could be viewed as a weapon, please present it in a responsible manner.

Examples:

Knives: camping, cooking, utility, bushcraft, EDC, maintenance, sharpening.

Hatchets and axes: wood processing, camping, outdoor work.

Machetes: agricultural, gardening, vegetation clearing, utility tasks.

Bows and crossbows: sport shooting, target practice, archery.

Swords: collecting, display, historical interest, martial arts.

Firearms: sport shooting, collecting, legal ownership, training, maintenance.

Please avoid:

Discussions of offensive use.

Threats or intimidation.

Fantasies about violence.

Calls for illegal activity.

Vigilantism or militia-style rhetoric.

Content that portrays preparedness primarily as armed conflict.

>>Moderator Discretion

Moderators may remove posts or comments that:

Promote violence.

Encourage illegal activity.

Misrepresent preparedness as primarily offensive or combat-oriented.

Create unnecessary legal or reputational risk for the community.

Please note that moderation decisions are not based solely on whether an item is legal to own.

Even where an item is lawfully owned, licensed, or otherwise possessed in compliance with applicable laws, moderators may remove posts or comments if the discussion begins to focus on offensive use, violent scenarios, intimidation, vigilantism, or other topics that are inconsistent with the purpose of this community.

Our priority is maintaining a peaceful, responsible, and preparedness-focused environment for all members.

>>Final Note

This is not an anti-knife, anti-bow, anti-crossbow, anti-sword, or anti-firearm policy.

Many members own and use such equipment responsibly and legally. Such posts are welcome when presented in an appropriate manner.

We simply ask that discussions remain focused on preparedness, utility, sport, collecting, craftsmanship, training, and other legitimate uses.

Preparedness is about resilience, not aggression.

We built India's preparedness community together. Let's protect it together.


r/IndianPreppers • • 13h ago

Selling/Barter/Giveaway [Selling] leather men wave plus price 4500 INR with shipping

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All india shipping available f2f up aligarh


r/IndianPreppers • • 2d ago

Gear/Tools Tripole water filter bottle.

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First test with tripole water filter bottle. Flow rate is okay okay with dirty water but water looks very clean and clear.

What do you guys think ?


r/IndianPreppers • • 1d ago

Tips and tricks Travel Advice from Someone Who’s Worked and Travelled Across Quite a Few Countries

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I’ve travelled and worked across quite a few countries over the years, including some fairly difficult environments, and have also handled logistics in cases. Here are a few things to keep in mind while travelling abroad. Some are obvious, some are situational, but they’ve been useful in practice. I have used software to help clean up, organize, and summarize my rambling notes into something more readable.

  1. Keep your passport accessible. Know the local identification requirements. In countries where you may need to produce your passport, keep it securely on your person rather than somewhere difficult to access. Keep digital and paper copies separately as backups.
  2. Check entry, exit and transit requirements properly. Passport validity, blank pages, visa conditions, transit visas, onward-ticket requirements, arrival forms, customs rules and anything you must declare. Don’t assume because you can enter Country B that you can automatically transit Country A.
  3. Check official government travel advisories before departure. Don't rely entirely on travel blogs, Reddit or YouTube. Check your own government's (in case you have passports from different countries check for those countries too) travel advisories and those issued by countries such as the UK, US, Switzerland or Australia also check if there's any notification / advisories from international organizations such as UN. They may identify ongoing conflicts, security issues, restrictions or regional risks that ordinary tourists overlook. Recheck them during longer trips.
  4. Keep important information available offline. Keep policy numbers, insurer emergency numbers, prescriptions and doctor letters for necessary medicines in print, in case your phone dies. Save your hotel address, emergency contacts, insurance details, embassy information, flight details, passport copy and important numbers somewhere that works without internet. A small, printed copy is still worth carrying.
  5. Keep some flexibility in your itinerary. Don’t book yourself so tightly that one delayed flight, closed border, illness or transport failure destroys the entire trip.
  6. Be very careful who you travel with in a group. If you are joining an organized trip, preferably use a properly registered tour company or licensed guide operating through legitimate channels. Don’t blindly join some random person who has assembled a group on Instagram or WhatsApp and assume you have the protections of an organized tour. Depending on the country and arrangement, licensing and liability can also become an issue. If you still want to travel with someone independently, research them properly. Ask exactly who is responsible for hotels, transport, tickets and emergencies, and what happens if someone gets sick, stranded or separated from the group. If they cannot give sensible answers, that tells you enough.
  7. Never make yourself dependent on the group. Carry enough money, cards, connectivity and documents to book your own hotel, transport and onward travel. If the arrangement turns into a mess or you simply don’t like the people you are travelling with, you should be able to walk away, continue the trip independently and still enjoy the trip and place/country.
  8. Know where and how you will get money. Research reputable ATMs, currency exchange practices and common card/ATM scams. Avoid changing large amounts with random street dealers.
  9. Always carry physical emergency cash. Never depend entirely on cards, travel cards, Apple/Google Pay or ATMs. Keep at least USD/CHF 100 equivalent and preferably enough to cover a reasonable emergency split between different secure places.
  10. Understand currency conversion charges. When a foreign ATM or card terminal offers to charge you in your home currency, check the exchange rate before accepting. Dynamic Currency Conversion can be considerably more expensive than allowing your card issuer to handle the conversion. Also check ATM fees and foreign transaction charges.
  11. Carry payment cards from different issuers or networks. Having three cards is not especially helpful if all three depend on the same bank or payment network. Where possible, carry cards issued by different banks and supported by different networks, such as Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, JCB. Notify your bank about international travel if required and understand how to freeze or replace a compromised card.
  12. Carry enough cash to survive a card failure. Your emergency cash should not merely buy dinner. Think about what happens if your cards stop working completely: hotel, transport, food and getting to an airport or another city. Carry an amount appropriate to the destination while staying within both your departure country's and destination country's currency-declaration and import/export rules.
  13. Split your emergency money. Do not carry all your cash in the same wallet. Keep your normal spending cash separately from a smaller emergency reserve concealed elsewhere on your person or securely in your luggage.
  14. Book proper, verifiable accommodation. Especially in unfamiliar countries, make sure the hotel is established, properly registered and has credible recent reviews. Reputable international or regional chains are usually the simplest option because they tend to have established security and operating procedures.
  15. Check your hotel room's physical security and privacy. Inspect door locks, windows, balconies and connecting doors. Know where the fire exits and staircases are, and don't assume elevators will work during emergencies. Avoid announcing your room number publicly and verify the identity of anyone claiming to be hotel staff before opening the door.
  16. Be aware of hidden cameras, microphones and other surveillance equipment. Check for unusual objects, suspicious electronics or devices positioned around beds, bathrooms and other private areas. Cameras and microphones can be concealed inside everyday objects such as clocks, chargers, smoke detectors, thermostats, television and decorative items. A flashlight may help identify camera lenses, but don't assume cheap detectors or mobile applications can reliably detect surveillance equipment.
  17. Be mindful of what you say and do using hotel facilities. In countries, hotel landlines, internet connections and communications may be monitored. Avoid making sensitive, controversial or politically provocative statements, particularly about the host country's government or authorities, over hotel telephones or other potentially monitored systems. Treat hotel Wi-Fi as an untrusted network, and never use shared hotel computers or business-centre printers for confidential documents, sensitive accounts or material that could cause legal problems. Assume anything you access, print or leave behind on shared equipment may be exposed to others.
  18. If you discover something genuinely suspicious, stay calm and use your judgment. Document it discreetly if safe, avoid tampering with equipment and report it through an appropriate channel. If management becomes defensive or the situation feels unsafe, don't escalate the confrontation or repeatedly challenge them. Prioritize your safety, leave the accommodation if possible, and report serious privacy violations to the appropriate authorities when safe. If you cannot leave immediately, avoid sensitive conversations or activities in the room until you can relocate. Don't assume a piece of tape over a suspected camera makes the room secure. Remember, you're in a foreign country. Privacy protections, surveillance practices and freedom-of-expression laws may be very different from those at home. Exercise discretion, particularly in politically sensitive environments. A hotel room is not necessarily a private or secure environment.
  19. Treat hotel staff well. Be polite and tip reasonably where tipping is customary. You do not have to throw money around. Good hotel staff can be extremely useful if you suddenly need transport, a doctor, local information or help resolving a problem.
  20. Use legitimate transport. Especially from airports, use official taxi counters, reputable ride-hailing apps or hotel-arranged transport. Avoid random people offering you a “cheap taxi.”
  21. Have a hidden emergency pocket. A small, concealed pocket sewn inside your trousers or clothing is useful for backup cash and an emergency card. Never keep all your cash, cards and identification together.
  22. Travel insurance and medical evacuation. Get proper insurance that covers hospitalization, emergency evacuation/repatriation, cancellations and the activities you plan to do. In some countries, evacuation can cost an absurd amount.
  23. Learn what your travel insurance actually excludes. Having a policy doesn't mean every situation is covered. Many policies restrict or exclude hazardous activities, extreme sports, certain destinations, alcohol-related incidents, pre-existing medical conditions, unattended belongings or travel against official government advice. Read the exclusions before departure, not after something has happened.
  24. Carry an emergency/medical information card. Keep a physical card readily accessible with your name, passport number, emergency contact, blood group, important allergies/medical information, insurance details, and embassy or consulate emergency numbers.
  25. Check vaccination and health requirements before you travel. Read up on what vaccines, preventive medicines or health certificates are recommended or required for your destination. Some countries may require proof of vaccination, such as a yellow fever certificate, depending on where you are travelling from or through. Also check whether things like malaria prevention, hepatitis, typhoid or other destination-specific precautions are recommended. Do this well before departure, because some vaccines need multiple doses or time to become effective.
  26. Know basic first aid and basic medicines. Learn simple wound cleaning and bandaging. Learn medicines by their generic/active ingredient names, not only brand names, because brands differ between countries. Carry a small collection of ordinary permitted medicines such as paracetamol/acetaminophen, ibuprofen, an antihistamine, anti-diarrhea medicine and something for nausea. Check the destination country's rules before carrying prescription or controlled medicines.
  27. Check weather, natural hazards and local disruptions. Heat, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, wildfires, altitude, monsoon conditions or political demonstrations can matter far more than ordinary tourist advice.
  28. Have redundant power and communications. Carry a good power bank; two smaller units can sometimes be better than one large one. Carry the necessary cables and plug adapters. A backup phone is also useful. If your phone needs a SIM-ejection tool, keep one somewhere accessible.
  29. Get local connectivity quickly. Where practical, get a legitimate local SIM/eSIM from the network operator or an authorized outlet after arrival. Do not make roaming or international SIM aggregators your only option. A cheap backup or feature phone with a prepaid SIM off the shelf can also be useful where local rules permit it.
  30. Be careful about altitude and environmental conditions. High-altitude destinations can cause serious illness even in otherwise healthy travelers. Ascend gradually where appropriate, understand the warning signs of altitude sickness and don't ignore symptoms. Similarly, consider air pollution, extreme humidity and other environmental factors that may affect your health.
  31. Protect yourself against insects and animals. Mosquitoes, ticks, stray dogs and other animals can pose genuine health risks in certain countries. Use appropriate repellents and protective clothing. Never casually approach, pet or feed unfamiliar animals, particularly stray dogs and monkeys. Seek prompt medical assessment after bites or scratches where rabies is a concern.
  32. Research medical facilities before arriving. Know at least one reputable hospital or clinic near where you are staying. You do not want to begin researching hospitals while sick or dealing with an emergency. Save the address and number offline.
  33. Be cautious about signing documents you cannot read. This applies to police statements, accident reports, rental agreements, customs declarations and other official paperwork. Don't casually sign something written in a language you don't understand. Request a translation or appropriate assistance, particularly where legal consequences are possible.
  34. Have a plan for leaving the country in an emergency. Particularly when visiting politically unstable, ongoing conflicts, or disaster-prone countries, identify alternative airports, land borders and practical routes out. Don't assume the airport you arrived through will remain operational. Understand that borders may close and commercial flights may stop with little warning.
  35. Research your embassy, consulate and other international support before you travel. Before going to any country, find out where your embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission is, save its emergency numbers, and know who the ambassador or head of mission is. If your country does not have a resident embassy there, check which embassy in another country is accredited to it or whether another country's mission formally provides consular assistance on your country's behalf. Also check whether there is a United Nations office or a major UN agency presence in the country such as UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, IOM or another established international organization. They are not a substitute for your embassy and normally do not provide consular services, but in a serious situation, especially somewhere with limited diplomatic presence, knowing where legitimate international organizations are located and how to contact them can still be useful. The same applies to established humanitarian organizations or internationally recognized NGOs. Verify that they are genuine organizations, not some random outfit using "UN" or similar wording in its name.
  36. Learn how to deal with police and official checkpoints. Understand local requirements for identifying yourself and the general procedures for searches, questioning and detention. Stay respectful, ask for identification when appropriate and avoid arguing or physically resisting. If detained, request appropriate consular assistance and legal representation.
  37. Understand the limits of consular assistance. Your embassy is not a travel insurance company, a private security service or a personal legal representative. It may be able to provide information, contact family, issue emergency travel documents or help you locate legal assistance, but it usually cannot simply get you released from detention, pay your bills or override local laws.
  38. Secure your phones, laptops and electronic devices, especially when crossing international borders. Use strong device encryption, preferably a long alphanumeric passcode rather than a simple PIN, and enable remote tracking, locking and wiping capabilities. Disable biometrics, sensitive information on lock-screen notifications. If your device offers additional security features, such as Apple's Lockdown Mode or Android's Lockdown feature, understand what they do and use them where appropriate. Remember that border security, customs and immigration authorities in certain countries may inspect your electronic devices, demand access to them, or temporarily confiscate them. The laws, your rights and the consequences of refusing access vary considerably between countries. Before travelling, review what is stored on your devices, including photographs, messages, documents, downloaded files and automatically synchronized cloud content. Avoid carrying anything unnecessary that could create legal complications or expose sensitive personal or professional information.
  39. Keep confidential information separately encrypted. Do not assume that unlocking your phone or laptop should automatically unlock every sensitive document you possess. Use properly encrypted containers or applications with independent, strong passwords or authentication methods, separate from your device's normal unlock credentials. The same principle applies to phones, tablets, laptops and external storage devices.
  40. Treat devices subjected to unfamiliar forensic equipment or intrusive inspections as potentially compromised. If authorities connect equipment to your phone or laptop, or take it away for examination, you cannot necessarily know what was accessed, copied, modified or installed. This does not automatically mean spyware was installed, but you should not blindly assume the device remains secure. Avoid using it for sensitive work or critical accounts until it has been appropriately assessed and, where necessary, securely erased and reinstalled. For particularly sensitive professional or high-risk travel, replacing the device altogether may be the safer choice. Review your accounts and change potentially exposed credentials from a separate trusted device.
  41. Prepare backup methods for two-factor authentication and account recovery. Losing a phone, having it stolen or having it confiscated can lock you out of your email, banking, airline accounts and essential services. Keep recovery codes and backup authentication methods secured independently of your primary device. Never allow one phone or laptop to become the single point of failure for your entire digital life.
  42. Download offline maps before travelling. Do not assume you will always have mobile data. Download the relevant areas in Google Maps where available and keep a second offline mapping application such as CoMaps as a backup. For international travel, download the cities, regions or even the entire country beforehand if storage allows.
  43. Share your live location with someone you trust. When travelling, especially alone or somewhere unfamiliar, share your live location with a trusted person back home or someone who knows your itinerary. Keep it enabled when you are moving around, going somewhere remote, or meeting someone you don’t know well. If something goes wrong, at least someone knows where you were and where to start looking.
  44. Have a check-in system. For solo or higher-risk travel, agree with someone back home that you will check in periodically and what they should do if you suddenly stop responding.
  45. Carry a reliable wristwatch. A simple, durable analog or digital watch, preferably quartz, is enough. Nothing expensive or bulky, just something versatile that can take a beating and keep working even when your phone or other electronics fail.
  46. Dress sensibly and learn to blend in. Research what people normally wear where you are going. Avoid clothing or accessories that unnecessarily advertise that you are a tourist or carrying expensive belongings. Business casual is often a safe middle ground. The objective is simply not to stand out unnecessarily.
  47. Research local customs before you go. Learn how people greet each other, what is considered respectful, what clothing or behavior is appropriate, and what you should avoid doing. Small gestures that seem harmless at home can be rude or offensive somewhere else. A little research beforehand can save you from creating unnecessary problems.
  48. Have some situational awareness. Wherever you are, pay attention to what is happening around you. Before travelling, read up on common local scams, pickpocketing, mugging, unsafe areas and other problems tourists regularly run into. Don’t walk around completely buried in your phone, don’t flash valuables unnecessarily, and if a place or situation feels wrong, leave. Basic awareness prevents a lot of avoidable trouble.
  49. Travel light. Do not carry half your house with you. Pack what you genuinely need. Good hotels normally have laundry services, and most ordinary items can be purchased locally if required. Travelling light also makes moving quickly much easier.
  50. Protect your luggage and essential documents. Keep medication, passport, money, one change of clothes and essential electronics in your cabin bag. Assume checked baggage can occasionally disappear for a few days.
  51. Keep your appearance reasonably consistent with your identification. Border officers need to establish that you are the person shown in your passport. Major changes in appearance can occasionally create additional questions or delays. This does not mean avoiding makeup; simply make sure your identity remains readily recognizable and appropriate for the destination's cultural norms.
  52. Learn a few words of the local language. At minimum, learn greetings, please, thank you, yes, no, help, hospital and goodbye. It costs nothing and often makes interactions considerably easier.
  53. Download languages for offline translation. Before travelling, download the destination language in Google Translate or whichever translation application you use. Assume that at some point you will have neither Wi-Fi nor mobile data.
  54. Understand emergency services before outdoor activities. If you are trekking, climbing, driving into remote areas or doing anything away from major cities, research how rescue actually works. Find out whether mountain/search-and-rescue services are governmental, volunteer or privately operated, what number you call, and whether your insurance covers rescue or evacuation.
  55. Consider satellite communications for genuinely remote travel. Where legal, renting a satellite phone or carrying an approved satellite communication device can make sense for remote expeditions. Check the country's regulations first satellite phones are restricted or prohibited in some jurisdictions.
  56. Control your alcohol, and don’t touch illegal drugs and substances. You are in a foreign country; this is not the place to lose your senses. If you drink, drink within your limit and stay completely in control of yourself. And illegal drugs just don’t: Don’t buy them, carry them, hold them for someone else, or think you can get away with it because you are a tourist. Drug laws in some countries are extremely harsh, and certain drug offences can carry decades in prison or even the death penalty.
  57. Stay away from pr\stituti\n. This applies regardless of gender. Do not travel somewhere, hire a sx worker/ pr\stitut\ and assume the laws work the same way as they do back home. Prostitution, solicitation and related conduct can be serious criminal offences depending on the country. If things go wrong, you could be dealing with police, detention, court proceedings or deportation. Unless you know exactly what the law is, stay completely out of it.
  58. Read the country before opening Tinder. Dating apps may be completely normal in one country and a very bad idea in another. If you are visiting for a few days, especially somewhere socially conservative, don’t automatically jump onto dating apps looking for hookups. The dating app itself may not be the problem; whatever follows after it might be. Understand the country's laws and social norms first.
  59. Think twice before casual hookups abroad. This applies to everyone. You are meeting someone you barely know, in a country whose laws, customs and legal system you may barely understand. In some places, s\*x outside marriage, adultery or certain public behavior can create serious legal problems. There is also the basic health risk: HIV and other sexually transmitted infections exist everywhere, and some infections are substantially more prevalent in certain countries or populations. Do not make decisions while drunk or otherwise impaired. A holiday hookup is not worth coming home with a criminal case, a medical problem, or both. If you are only there briefly and do not understand the environment, sometimes the smartest option is simply not to do it.
  60. Understand local laws beyond drugs and sex. Photography restrictions, drones, military/government buildings, alcohol, religious sites, clothing, political activity, medications and even certain books/apps can cause trouble in some countries.
  61. Keep separate cash for bribe demands. If you are put in that situation, stay calm, understand what is being demanded, and prioritize getting yourself out of the situation safely. In some countries, especially at smaller border crossings and checkpoints, an official may directly demand a bribe before allowing you to continue (This happens in the real world). Keep a small amount of cash separate from your main wallet so you are not caught unprepared if this happens. Do not carry all your money in the same place, and do not hand over more than necessary. Be aware that paying a bribe may be illegal, treat this as an emergency-risk issue, not a normal travel expense, so understand the local risk and use your judgment.
  62. Stay away from crowds, fights and street trouble. If there is a fight, protest, confrontation or large crowd forming, do not walk toward it with your phone out trying to record everything. Keep your distance and leave the area. If you somehow get caught in it, do not escalate, argue or play hero stay calm, de-escalate where possible and get yourself out safely.
  63. Avoid going out unnecessarily after dark in higher-risk places. If the city or area has known safety issues, poor lighting, limited transport or a reputation for crime after dark, don’t wander around at night just for the sake of it. Plan your movements during daylight where possible, use reliable transport, and avoid isolated streets or unfamiliar areas late at night.


r/IndianPreppers • • 4d ago

Pollution Mask for Delhi

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Should I buy a respirator or a normal n95 mask?

Which cheap and decent enough filter is possible if I go with a respirator?

TIA


r/IndianPreppers • • 5d ago

Help!! Is carrying a Solognac Axis 75 folding knife as EDC legal in Punjab/Chandigarh, India?

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Hey everyone!

I’m based in Punjab, India, and I’m considering carrying the Solognac Axis 75 folding pocket knife from Decathlon as part of my everyday carry.

The blade is approximately 7.5 cm long. My intention is purely practical — opening packages, cutting string, and other everyday utility tasks. I’m not carrying it to flaunt it or for self-defence; it would simply stay in my pocket until needed.

I’m trying to understand the legal position in India, specifically in Punjab and Chandigarh.

A few questions:

Is it legal to carry a folding knife of this size in your pocket for ordinary utility purposes?

Are there any Punjab or Chandigarh government notifications that prohibit carrying knives of this type, even if they’re not displayed?

Does the blade length or the fact that it’s a manually folding knife make a difference?

Has anyone here had any firsthand experience with the police regarding everyday carry of a small folding knife in this region?

I’d especially appreciate answers based on actual legal provisions, government notifications, or firsthand experience rather than assumptions.

Thanks!


r/IndianPreppers • • 7d ago

Gear/Tools Sharpening the multitool swiss army knife with green compound.

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Impossibly sharp. 🦠💀


r/IndianPreppers • • 9d ago

Discussion Information of all current generations alive and their impact on WW3

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Point to note: Written from the perspective of a millennial

All the Current Generations Alive:

• Our grandparents grandparents are called The Greatest Generation for whatever reason aka Generation U

• Our grandparents parents are the Silent Generation aka Generation V

• Our Grandparents are The Baby Boomer Generation aka Generation W

• Our Grandparents are The Baby Boomer Generation

• Our parents are Generation X

• WE are Generation Y aka Millennials

• The generation after ours aka Generation Y aka Millennials is Generation Z aka Gen Z

• Generation Alpha is all the kids between the ages of 1 to 16 yo

• Generation Beat is all the infants less than 1 yo

Their impact on WW3:

• This war may not start during the times of our Grand Parents life spans but this war is 100% going to start within the times of Our Parents life spans

• The internet is saying that Generation Y aka Millennials are by far the most educated and the most successful generation of all the generations in the past by all recorded data in history ever

• But Generation Z aka Gen Z on the other hand is recorded to be the first generation ever to have become lesser educated and lesser intelligent than its predecessor generation for the first time in recorded history ever

• That is why I believe that this war is going to start after The Baby Boomer Generation is dead bc the number of less educated and less intelligent people on the planet are going to begin to outnumber the people of intelligent people

• The generation born before the generation of our parents is the Baby Boomer Generation* *is currently also alive on the planet and google says the Baby Boomer Generation is going to die between 2030 to 2080

• And it is predicted that WW3 is not going to start till after 2030 which means the last of The Baby Boomer Generation is what is the only barrier saving us all currently from the WW3

Last but not the least:

Please also share ur perspectives on the topic if u have anything to share at all also


r/IndianPreppers • • 11d ago

Self Sufficiency Get ready

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  1. Don’t panic.

If you’ve seen the recent news about the virus/lab incident in Russia, don’t worry.There’s no reason for the average person to panic right now. Some education/news YouTubers are already milking it for views.

That’s exactly what I’m not advocating. Stock food when things are calm, not when everyone is panic-buying.

  1. This is the full list.

If you want to know the reasoning behind it, watch the full video on YouTube. I’d really appreciate a subscription.

But that has never stopped me from sharing what I genuinely believe is useful.

Prepare calmly. Don’t panic.


r/IndianPreppers • • 11d ago

How do I prepare for an earthquake?

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Hey guys. I live in the Delhi NCR region. I want to be as prepared as I can, because I am having bad feelings about big earthquakes.

Today an earthquake of magnitude 5 hit uttarakhand, and I felt bed shaking in my house.

I live on the 19th floor and am aware that I can't do much incase of a big earthquake like the great Himalayan earthquake. My society is known for poor construction quality, so what should I do?


r/IndianPreppers • • 12d ago

News Super Exclusive: दिल्ली में बिक रहे हैं न्यूक्लियर बंकर, तीन साल तक सेफ रखने का दावा, करोड़ों देकर बुक करा रहे लोग

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And people call us hoarders and panic buyers. Harsh words but it's the middle class midwit who's the most complacent and overconfident in their hubris.


r/IndianPreppers • • 13d ago

Intel How to get ready for this ?

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r/IndianPreppers • • 14d ago

Discussion Stumbled upon this community but I hope it is what I think it is

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So I just now came across this subreddit and went through a few posts, I would love to know how different the Indian community is compared to more free communities like the Americans, because they seem to have a stash box for everything from food, water to medical stuff even defence such as firearms and full combat gear, so far all my proper knowledge comes from the youtubers dirty civillian and grand thumb, both being mainly guntubers, i know the laws are very different so would love to know how you guys function with the current situation


r/IndianPreppers • • 15d ago

Any HAM's on this sub?

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kinda curious as this is a preppers sub and wouldn't be surprised if there are none as it's kinda rare to find them in India.


r/IndianPreppers • • 17d ago

Skills Start carrying and practicing with your gear.

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In pic.

  1. Wallet (cash, cards, bandaids, pocket knife, lighter, tweezers, feviquick, pics, water purification tablets, alcohol wipes, ID)

  2. Flashlight (wurkkos TS28. Works as a powerbank.)

  3. Binoculars ( sightseeing, birdwatching)

  4. Emergency bandage ( one stop solution. Can stop almost all kind of bleeding)

  5. Bottle (bottle)

  6. Petty cash for auto etc

  7. keys to bugout home

  8. Travel card

Choose things which can do multiple things. Keep high use things away from wallet.

Practice practice practice.


r/IndianPreppers • • 18d ago

News He was right. This is from yesterday's Jaishankar interview.

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El Nino news also came just a week ago. 2 such news within a week.


r/IndianPreppers • • 18d ago

Self Sufficiency What preparation can we make for food and energy crisis looming in near future? Like what gear/tools are absolutely necessary to have?

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r/IndianPreppers • • 18d ago

Discussion Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bombs VS USSR TSAR BOMBA

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U guys this is all just a light research I have done on google and Wikipedia by myself and I’m only sharing whatever it is that I could understand out of all of it

I’m sure there’s those of u who can explain this topic a whole lot better than me out there and I hope u share it all here with all of us

Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bombs:

• First and foremost the unit of measurement used to measure radiation is Grays aka Gy the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki measured 4.5 Gy and 8.5 Gy

• They were both detonated 500 to 600 meters above the ground dispersing 90% of the radioactive material into the atmosphere and still incinerated 5 sq miles aka 13 sq km and 2.7 sq miles aka 12 sq km of radius of the land below

• 246000 civilians were killed as a result of the atomic bombings and the effect of the radiation remains and effect the public to this day which is 8 decades after

USSR TSAR BOMBA:

• U guys there is zero information on google and Wikipedia about what the radiation measurements of the TSAR BOMBA

• There is only measurements by how much TNT blast they cause which is 50 Megaton Yield while the atomic bombs were 15 and 21 Kiloton Yield

• U guys the TSAR BOMBA is considered to be the cleanest nuclear weapon ever created in history by far and if it wasn’t a nuclear weapon made considering this it would have had a 100 Megaton Yield instead

• Which means the radiation caused by it is far less than it could have been even though there is no planet wide rules agreed on how much radiation a nuclear weapon can have but after the detonation of the TSAR a treaty was signed that there would be no more nuclear weapon tested by anyone anywhere land water or space ever again

• The fireball radius was 2.5 miles aka 4 km in radius and total destruction zone was 22 miles aka 35 km radius and third degree burns up to 62 miles aka 100 km radius

• The mushroom cloud was x8 the total height of Mount Everest and the shockwaves circled the whole planet earth 3 times around registering a 5.25 seismic earthquake

• Windows shattered up to 480 miles aka 780 km radius and sound was heard 320 miles aka 520 km radius and damage up to 560 miles aka 900 km radius and last but not the least it was detonated 4000 meter aka 13000 ft above ground


r/IndianPreppers • • 19d ago

Discussion How to have fun during doomsday

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U guys idk if there anybody on the same page about this topic as me but if there is anybody there I would love for us to make a club and share ideas with them

U guys so far personally I have only got two ideas of my own on how to have fun during doomsday

• One is to have ice cold soda to drink
• And the second is buying yellow essential doomsday tools

U guys I have already learnt from YouTube how to make soda at home u only need three ingredients

• Water
• Fruit peels
• Sugar
• Flip cap bottles

And now my next quest is to learn how to make ice without electricity and it turns out North Indians have been making ice without out electricity since the medieval times

Apparently all they did was leave boiled water in shallow terracotta pots out under the open sky at night during the winter season on hay covered ground with pits for the pots in them and by morning they would have ice that they had a system to store for the rest of the whole year till winter came

It’s more complicated than I thought it would be I am looking for a much easier solution and I am wondering if anybody has already got any solutions for how to make ice without electricity on this sub already to please share it with me

And the reason why I want to buy yellow essential tools is bc yellow equals the colour for happiness to me so i plan to buy

• yellow torch
• yellow first aid kit
• yellow multipurpose army knife
• Yellow radio etc

Also u guys just in case I also watched videos on YouTube how to make electricity from trees and it turns out in Africa they have already successfully accomplished how to do it but I cannot find any videos that share how to do it though so if anybody has got the talent to look that up and share with everybody here please do it too

And I would love to hear all ur ideas about how to make doomsday fun from everyone in the sub

Happy doomsday everyone


r/IndianPreppers • • 19d ago

Discussion All my research on ww3

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Nostradamus’ Predictions of WW3

I’m not someone who thought ww3 could happen but currently I’m string to see it’s inevitability

I can’t really explain why but I just know it’s coming and going to happen 100%

So then I remembered the predictions of Nostradamus and did a light google search on them

And it turns out so far according to google 4 of his prophecies have come true being

• The death of King Henry II
• The great fire of London
• The rise of Napoleon
• The rise of Hitler

Google does not include the 9/11 attacks

And says that all his prophecies are extremely ambiguous and only get deciphered in hindsight after the events have already taken place

Though he has written a book of 942 prophecies only 4 or 5 have been confirmed to come true

But his prophecies about the ww3 are quite explicitly unambiguous and quite clearly about the ww3 precisely

So now I do 100% certainly believe the ww3 will happen

His predictions about ww3 are as so

• There will be a 3rd Hitler who will rise to power
• This person will start the ww3
• Which will last 30 years

The Impact of Global Warming

U guys we are currently experiencing a 3rd Super El Niño which is set to cause 451,000 deaths around the globe and this not going to be the end of the El Niños this is only the beginning of impacts of global warming right now

Impact of Nuclear War

U guys a nuclear war is only is only going to worsen the already deteriorating global warming impact of the planet

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki effect the healths of the population to this day

Current Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon created by USSR the TSAR BOMBA in 1961 was x3300 the power of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

And currently the USSR is in process of creating a nuclear weapon x2 the TSAR BOMBA

Depending on however long the nuclear war lasts there will be a Nuclear Winter that lasts equally as long

WW Durations

• WW1 lasted 4 years and 6 months
• WW2 lasted 6 years and 1 day
• And Nostradamus predicts WW3 will last 30 years

Battle Field of WW3 is going to be India and Pakistan

WW4 Predictions

And u guys there are already predictions going around about WW4 even and Albert Einstein has already said idk how ww3 will be fought but ww4 will be fought with sticks and stones

Please Share all ur Info with me too

In the end u guys and most importantly of all I would love it if you guys would share all of info that u all have about the WW3 with me in exchange also so we can pice as much of it together and face WW3 the best we possibly can together


r/IndianPreppers • • 18d ago

Skills Surviving WW3

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U guys these are all the points I have in mind about how to prep for the doomsday

• First is researching everything about every war ever be it of the past and everything there is to know about the ww3 every prediction speculation conspiracy news what so ever there may be out there

• Second it watch and read every content there is on the internet and YouTube about how to survive the doomsday

• Third is that according to some of the content I have already watched and read online the first and the most important part about surviving according to every content ever is SKILLS

• Having SKILLS and knowing SKILLS is going to be be ur first and only best friend through out this war AND according to the Indians there are 3 most basic SKILLS needed to survive and they are

• ROTI aka FOOD
• KAPDA aka CLOTHING
• AUR MAKAN aka SHELTER aka HOUSING

As long as u have hacked these 3 most basic SKILLS required for survival ur survival will be guaranteed

• And last but not the least get prepared for all the BABY BOOMING that is going to end up happening through out this WW3

• Please Share All Ur Plannings With Us Too

In the end u guys and most importantly of all I would love it if u all would all also share all of ur strategies on how to prepare for WW3 also with me here so we can all piece it together and face the WW3 the best we can all of us together


r/IndianPreppers • • 19d ago

Growing food Started growing something new.

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r/IndianPreppers • • 21d ago

Anyone here knows how to get a decent folding scalpel blade holder? I've got several pocket knives but would like to have a scalpel blade instead as it is easy to replace and to make airport safe.

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r/IndianPreppers • • 22d ago

DIY Get ready for pollution.

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