Welcome Jen from South La. Don't worry about offending anyone else, just don't offend ME. I don't want to swim all the way over there to eat you'll. I don't know how much you know about CAJUNS, but we eat anything that doesn't eat us first. Just bullshitting with you. You are very welcome here with us. The first advice I want to give you is not to tell everyone you meet that you are prepping. Do it as much in secret as you can. The ones that you tell that are not doing anything to prep will be the first to come and try to get your food, water, first aid stuff, etc. Just drop some hints about what you think is coming and see their response. If you need to know anything, JUST ASK. If it is not covered in one of the post, someone here will get the answer for you. As a Cajun and living along the bayou, I've been a prepper all my life. Like many have said "we are all willing to help our family here". No one stays a stranger long here.See, I don't know what the ''rules'' are here. Haha. I don't want to ask in too much depth about your ways and your methods. don't want to offend anyone. Haha very ageist there, I am a 23 year old woman, come on. Haha. at least I would have the element of surprise when I show an intruder my new cage fighting skills. New to that also...pathetic. Haha