TEOTWAW-What?

Tess Pennington
Ready Nutrition
November 2009

It seems to me that the exclusive members of the “Prepper’s Club” are one of the very few groups that have a language of there very own. If it wasn’t for James Wesley, Rawles’ glossary on his www.survivorblog.com, I would have been utterly lost when I first began researching. If you visit certain prepping/survival websites and forums there are always these foreign acronyms that may cause new preppers to wonder. No worries, it isn’t meant to make a “newbie” feel inadequate. The phrases are long and the abbreviations make the conversations go faster.

Those who are new to the “Prepping Club,” here are a few that are most used and most seen on websites:

Top Prepping Acronyms

BIB - Bug In Bag. A kit of essentials designed for “hunkering down” in place. See also: BOB

BOB, BoB, or B-o-B - Bug Out Bag. Synonymous with G.O.O.D. Kit. See also: BIB.

BOL, B.O.L., or B.o.L- Bug out Location. Synonymous with retreat.

BDU- Battle Dress Uniform. also called camouflages. There are different designs of camos so look into the type of camo that will best fit in with your chosen environment.

The Crunch - Thanks to Rawles’ book, Patriots: A Novel Of Survival in the Coming Collapse, many are beginning to use this term synonymously with the idea of a complete breakdown of society. Mayhem and chaos pretty much sums it up.

DLP - Defense of Life and Property. Preach it!

G.O.O.D – Get Out Of Dodge. In other words, “Get the heck out as soon as possible!”

MRE: Meal, Ready to Eat. It may not taste good, but it will keep you alive. My advice: Get some!

SOL - Sh*t Out of Luck, or, Simply Out of Luck

Web Gear - Generic term for tactical load bearing equipment such as pistol belts, Y-harnesses, magazine pouches, vests, and so forth.

TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It. Also, see the Crunch.

SHTF - Sh*t Hits The Fan

WTT – Want To Trade

WTB – Want To Buy

Source – Survivor Blog