[Kartographer]

Those who wish may download my Preparedness Manual at:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zx5772aa15x6xga

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

Bookmarked for perusal later...

[Frantzie]

Thanks for posting this.

[bolobaby]

I have a slightly different philosophy.

Part of what you describes falls under that old joke about the guy putting his running shoes on when a bear approaches. “You can’t outrun a bear,” says the friend. “I don’t have to outrun the bear, only *you*,” comes the reply.

So you are partially correct in that being marginally more prepared than your neighbors will set you well ahead, but...

A gun is the most important asset you will have. In the beginning, it will scare away the casual interlopers. In the end, it will save your life. You may not be able to stop a rampaging horde, but you can lay down enough suppressive fire so that you and your family can escape when the horde comes. If you think that the horde will just let you go without that suppressive fire... well.. look no farther than Africa to see what violence in a scarce resource environment looks like.

[gopheraj]

mark for later reading

[libertarian27]

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