[djf]

It’s overwhelming.

I have enough to last for quite a while, but if SHTF, I have little hope of making it very long at all. And yes, I am armed.

But I am starting to think that’s just not good enough. A person HAS to be able to at least once in a while, get a good nights sleep, and not living constantly in fear or amped up to the max.

If SHTF, no more than 5% of the population would survive. And they would be so scarred that civilization as we know it might literally be gone forever.

[JRandomFreeper]

I spent almost 2 years doing the mountain man thing. I'm comfortable with a mid 1800s lifestyle, and know I can support it.

Heck, I'm starting seeds now to go out in the garden after Easter, including 180 tobacco plants. I don't spend much at the grocery store. I don't know the last time I bought meat at a store.

/johnny

[ChildOfThe60s]

I have enough to last for quite a while, but if SHTF, I have little hope of making it very long at all. And yes, I am armed.

Look at it positively. Being properly armed means never having to leave the mortal plain alone. Take as many of them with you as you can.

[Maudeen]

For such a time as this . . . http://www.patburt.com/

This is ultimately the best survival advice. “It is out of this world.”

[CapnJack]

"If SHTF, no more than 5% of the population would survive. And they would be so scarred that civilization as we know it might literally be gone forever."

At that point you'd need to join Lord Humongous's band to stay alive ... and get the last remaining supplies of fuel.