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South Western Oregon Preppers: Self Reliance in Tough Times - A Conversation with SWOP
Lisa Carroll
07/20/2018
Photo Caption: Avery Horton, Tony Chatman, and Kim Doty-Singh of South Western Oregon Preppers, a group dedicated to common sense approaches in disaster planning.



Published in the March 21, 2013 edition



Are you prepared for the unexpected in your life? How much can you depend on yourself to take care of your needs and that of your family should your circumstances change? What do you have for back-up, not only for disasters, but for the simply unexpected things that come up in everyday life?



Consider a few scenarios. Suppose you suddenly were unable to work, either due to being laid off or perhaps you have an accident that lays you up for a few months. Do you have enough food, household items, and a little bit of money put away to cushion yourself for a couple of months, at least?



Imagine that you're traveling with a small child for some distance. Beyond putting gasoline in your vehicle, what else have you done to prepare for the unexpected? Do you have a spare tire and the tools and know-how to change a flat? Did you pack a bag for emergencies large and small, containing such items as a change of clothes and diapers if needed? Do you have some wet wipes, something for them to munch on, some toiletry items, and a first aid kit? Suppose your car breaks down in an area where there is no cell phone coverage. Do you have blankets to stay warm, and a flashlight and batteries, to get you through the night (or longer) until you can be located and helped?



Consider our climate and weather here. Frequent storms often leave us with no electricity, sometimes for days at a time. If the power is out for any length of time, do you panic because there is no food in the house to eat, and no way to cook if there was? Do you have enough water? Do you have a way to stay warm? Is your first aid and medicine kit stocked?



What about a longer term situation, such as the very likely scenario of a major earthquake and/or tsunami to hit our area? Without a doubt, we know that we are overdue for a major earthquake/tsunami event on the Oregon coast. It is a fact that the Cascadia Subduction Zone could rupture at any minute, and leave us without utilities, food deliveries to grocery stores, fuel and other services for weeks to possibly months or more. Fire crews, police, and emergency medical responders will naturally try to help, but they likely be overwhelmed and will have a hard time reaching everybody all at once. Travel and communication may be difficult or impossible. What do you do?



It was in considering these sorts of circumstances that lead to the creation of the South West Oregon Preppers, or SWOP. SWOP is one of several "Prepper" groups in the area, all of which encourage people to be prepared for the unexpected in a myriad of ways. I spoke with SWOP founders Tony Chatman and Avery Horton, as well as active participant Kim Doty-Singh, about this group and what they hope to learn and accomplish.



"We're a group of people who get together to exchange ideas and information about how to be self reliant in general, and how to prepare for disasters," explained Tony. "That's basically what a prepper is. There's some "Doomsday Preppers" that think the world is going to end, and those groups get a lot of attention from the media, but that's not us. We just want to be self sufficient as possible, and share what we learn with others. Then if something does happen, you don't have to be part of the problem; you can be part of the solution."



How does one get started in prepping? "You don't need to spend a lot of money," Kim told me. "I tell people when introducing them to prepping when you're grocery shopping, if something is on sale, grab extra and put some away. Grab a jug or two of water every shopping trip.Every little bit counts, and you can start small. The important thing is to start now." Tony continued. "People can start with food, but then they might ask, "Well, okay, I have food, but what if I have no power? How can I cook it?" Indeed, what do you do? What if you have to leave your house suddenly- what should you have ready to take with you, in order to encourage your well-being and survival?



This is where prepper groups like SWOP comes in very handy. South Western Oregon Preppers is open to conversation and the exchange of knowledge and ideas at anytime. "Our group is a bottom up organization. We're all equal," says Avery. "So if somebody comes to a meeting with some knowledge to share, they can share it. If they've got a question, they can ask it." On their Facebook page, there are many conversations and videos regarding subjects such as fire-starting, gardening basics, first aid tips, disaster scenarios, and more. They also hold monthly meetings up and down the coast that are geared for people to learn as well as teach what they know about self reliance and sustainability. There is never any charge to attend or participate in any of the meetings. Classes they have held so far have covered how to "bug out", and what items everybody should have on hand to be prepared. This Saturday, March 23, at 12pm, SWOP will be sponsoring a OSU class on how to safely put up food for storage. This class will be held in the Coos Bay Fire Hall. Also, they are combining efforts with the Oregon Preppers and other local prepping groups to hold a camp-out this August, where they'll be demonstrations on a number of survivor and life skills, such as shelter and lean-to building, self defense and martial arts, first aid and more.



If you'd like to learn more about South Western Oregon Preppers, you can contact Tony Chatman at 541 551 0361, or find them on Facebook as South Western Oregon Preppers.
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Bandon

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Circle K Rite Aid

Coos Bay

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Coquille

Coos County Courthouse Coquille Liquor Store Coquille Produce Coquille Smoke Shop Coquille Supply Inc Coquille Valley Hospital Fast Mart Frazier’s Bakery Highway Deli Mart McKay’s Market Milk-e-Way Feed & Trucking Oregon DMV Safeway Whoozit’s Whatsits

Drain

CG Market Dollar General We B Video & Liquor

Elkton

Arlene’s Café & General Store Elkton Food Center

Florence

7-Eleven Abhi’s One Stop Market Bi-Mart Clea Wox Market Fred Meyer St Vincent De Paul Stop ‘N’ Shop Twin Lakes Store

Gardiner

Gold Beach

McKay’s Market Nesika Beach Market Wedderburn Store

Hauser

Wagon Wheel Grocery

Lakeside

McKay’s Market T’Ree Acres Wagon Wheel Grocery

Langlois

Langlois Store

Mapleton

Gingerbread Village Restaurant Mapleton Store

Myrtle Point

Ace Hardware Fast Mart Highway Deli Mart Kozy Kitchen McKay’s Market Myrtle Grove Naturals Myrtle Point Liquor Store The Feed Store

North Bend

7-Eleven A-1 Smoke Shop Ashworth’s Market Bi-Mart Bungelow Market Chevron Station & Mart Elite Market 1 EZ Mart Glasgow Store Lillie Family Market Nex Dor and More North Bend Liquor Store North Bend Vistor Info Ctr Perry’s Electric & Plumbing Pony Village Mall Rite Aid Safeway Shell Gas Station & Mart South Coast Hospice Thrift Store

Port Orford

Circle K Ray’s Food Place TJ’s Coffee House

Powers

Cruiser Cafe Power’s Market Power’s Tavern AGNESS: Cougar Lane Store

Reedsport

7-Eleven Library McKay’s Market Recreation Station Safeway SMITH RIVER: Smith River Market

Remote

Bridge Store

Scottsburg

Riverbanks Speedy Mart

Wells Creek

Riverbanks Speedy Mart ELKTON Arlene’s Café General Store

Winchester Bay

Stockade Market & Tackle Shop Winchester Market Winchester Post Office

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Examples: Ranger XLT by Ford would be abbreviated to: Ford Ranger XLT OceanRunner Rainbow Series by WildSeas would be abbreviated to: WildSeas Rainbow OceanRunner In the body of an ad always use numerals. Example: Newer 3bdr home. At the beginning of an ad spell out short numbers. (Example: Three bdr home.) As always, if you do not want your ad abbreviate we can use the longer version for $2. Miscellaneous: These apply to all classifications $ each — $/ea $ or trade — $/trade and — & approximately — approx assorted — asst'd best offer — b/o brand new — new board foot — bf #carat (gem stones) — #c (gem stones) CD or CD player — cd condition — cond diameter — dia excellent — exc electric — elec evenings — eves # of feet — #’ good — gd great — grt heavy duty — h/d home (after phone #) — home (after phone #) hours — hrs inches — #” included — incl'd includes — incl's insured — ins'd #karat (gold) — #k (gold) large — lrg license/licensed — lic, lic'd liner foot — lf make offer — m/o medium — med message — msg microwave — micro new in box — new or best offer — obo # of pieces — #pc pints — pts plus — + possible — poss pounds — #lbs quarts — qts small — sm size — sz square foot — sf standard — std tongue & groove — t&g weekends — wknds wanted — want work (after phone #) — wk you haul — uhaul you move — umove Autos, Trucks, 4x4’s, Heavy Equip, Auto Misc. 2 wheel drive — 2wd 4 wheel drive or 4wd — 4x4 air conditioner or a/c — air all power options — all pwr all options — all opts all power — all pwr all terrain (tires) — AT all wheel drive — awd automatic — auto awning — awn cassette — cass carburetor — carb CB or CB radio — cb CD or CD player — cd Chev, Chevrolet — Chevy Club cab — c-cab Cruise control — cc cubic inch — ci # cylinders — #cyl distribution (hitch) — dist # doors — #dr double — dbl engine — eng extended cab — x-cab exterior — ext extra cab — x-cab front wheel drive — fwd hatchback — h/b # horse power — #hp # horse — #hp # of hours — #hrs hydraulic — hyd International — Internat’l interior — int king cab — k-cab Limited Edition — Ltd Ed liter — ltr long bed — lb long wide box — lwb mag wheels — mags motorhome — mh mud terrain (tires) — MT ##,000 miles — ##k miles — mi motorcycle — cycle motorhome — mh mount or mounted — mnt or mtd options — opts original — orig over drive — o/d # passengers — #pass pickup (if needed) — pu # pounds — #lbs power — pwr power brakes — pb power door locks — pdl power steering — ps power windows — pw power take off — pto quad cab — quad rebuilt — rblt short bed — sb # speed — #spd station wagon — sta wag or wagon T-Tops — t-tops take over payments — t.o.p. Thunderbird — T-Bird tilt steering wheel — tilt Ton, ton, 1 ton, ¾ ton, etc — t, t, 1t, ¾t, etc trailer — trlr transmission/tranny — trans weight (hitch) — wt wheels — whls NOTE: John Deere the company uses J.D. themselves, so “John Deere” and “J.D.” are acceptable RV’s, ATV’s/CYCLES, BOATS awning — awn fifth wheel — 5th whl fully self contained — fsc generator — gen motorhome — mh self contained — sc wheels — whls 4 wheeler — 4whlr, 3whlr four wheeler — 4whlr, 3whlr Harley Davidson — Harley HD — Harley aluminum — alum electric — elec Evinrude — Evin galvanized — galv # horse power — #hp # horse — #hp inboard — i/b inboard/outboard — i/o long shaft — ls Mercury (boats only) — Merc outboard — o/b outdrive — o/d short shaft — ss Animals # months old — #mos # years old — #yrs puppies — pups spayed — spay neutered — neut female — fm male — m up to date — utd Appliances/Furniture box spring — box California — Cal capacity — cap entertainment — ent queen — qu refrigerator — fridge wooden — wood Electronics Gigabyte — gb Gigahertz — ghz Hewlett-Packard — HP high definition — hd high def — hd high def tv — hdtv Mega bytes — mb Megapixels — mp Nintendo — Nin Play Station — PS Play Station 2 — PS2 Play Station 3 — PS3 Play Station 4 — PS4 TV — tv VCR — vcr Watt — w Windows 98 — Win98 Xbox 360 — Xbox360 Xbox One — XboxOne Employment experienced — exp’d hour — hr Full Time — F/T Part Time — P/T references — ref’s required — req’d week — wk year — yr Garage Sales Time example: — 8a-5p Days — Fri-Sun Dates (if needed) — 3rd-4th Highway — Hwy Roads — Rd, Ave, Blvd, St, etc… Multiple — Multi Real Estate, Mobiles, Rentals $00 per month — $00/mo $00 deposit — $00/dep # bathrooms — #ba # bedrooms — #bdr apartment — apt commercial — comm'l double — dbl double wide — dbl for sale by owner — FSBO manufactured — mfg mobilehome — mobile no drugs — n/d no pets — n/p no smoking — n/s owner may carry — omc owner will carry — owc single wide — single take over payments — t.o.p. washer/dryer hook-ups — w/d hk-ups water/sewer/garbage paid — w/s/g pd Sporting Goods Ammunition — Ammo Bicycle — Bike Camouflage — Camo magnum — mag mountain — mtn Remmington — Rem Winchester — Win Cities Bandon — bd Brookings/Harbor — b/h Charleston — charl Coos Bay — cb Coquille — cq Crescent City, CA — cc Drain/Elkton/Scottsburg — hwy38 Florence — fl Gardiner — gar Gold Beach — gb Hauser — hau Langlois — lg Lakeside — lksd Mapleton — ma Myrtle Point — mp North Bend — nb Port Orford — po Powers — pw Roseburg — rsbg Reedsport — rdspt Remote — rm Winchester Bay — wb NOTE On Cities: At the end of the phone number designating which general area the ad is from, the abbreviation will be lower case. In the body of an ad when the city is needed it will still be abbreviated, but it will be in caps. Some categories are now separated by location.

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