Posted on 06/23/2012 7:47:45 AM PDT by Kartographer
1. No Law Enforcement 2. Fake Law Enforcement 3. Law Enforcement and the Military Will Try to Take Your Guns. 4. Gangs & Raiders 5. You need to be able to Defend Yourself. 6. Garbage will become a Killer. 7. You have to Stock up on Sanitation Items 8. Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude during a Survival Situation 9. You must be prepared to face a number of physical and mental challenges. 10. You will be cut off from the outside World.
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[but also other things like toilet paper,]
You can wipe with a damp rag. It is re-usable. Water will be VERY important.
For survival...
Water
Food
Shelter
Ammo
In that order. Not JMHO.
If I need that suit, I’ll probably use one of my bullets on myself.
I’ll be glad to trade you a box of 30-06 for a 50 pound bag of rice if that ever becomes necessary. Rice goes well with game. Perhaps I’ll stock up on condiments as well. Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco may be quite valuable as well. I suspect everybody will have salt and pepper.
I did. I got four 55 gallon drums to burn my trash in if it becomes necessary. And I live in the city.
NEVER TRADE YOUR AMMO AWAY.
The bullet you trade in the morning will be shot back at you before sunset. You are doing nothing more than arming your future attackers.
And how/when will you resupply? The gummint won't trade you ammo. Will you survive the trek to the nearest WallyWorld to get more? And fight off the zombie hordes who are sacking the place because they didn't prep?
The ultimate trading/bartering item during SHTF will not be ammo; nor will it be "precious" metals; not even food. It will be WATER. Those of us with a well, or with a cache or a rain catchment system, will be far better off than the zombies who will drink the land dry in a matter of days.
How many people will be willing to show up on the bridge, begging "relief workers" for Evian bottles, with the MSM cameras rolling?
And have it used back on you? Not a good idea.
If 1,2,3,4 and 5 are properly taken care of, 6 and 7 become a significant issue in that: What do you do with the bodies?
Stock up on bleach... For treating water, cuts, etc.
You could wrap it up as something else and then put it somewhere for someone to steal. ;-)
Shhhh... My wealth building plan is making and selling condiments to fellow SHTF survivors. Mustards, ketchup, pickles, sauces, etc.
My grand kids will be richer than the Heinz family when New America rises from the ashes.
I have 3 labs that need feeding. Bodies will do when the dogfood runs out.
Bleach is very, very useful but remember it goes bad fairly quickly. I mean in a year or so, not weeks or months.
Better yet stock up on Calcium Hypochlorite. You can treat your water and make gallons of clean solution from just a pound of it!
I make my own ammo. I can make more. If ammo is still scarce when I run out of primers and powder, I will have led a long life.
Water? Perhaps in urban environments where you only have to transport it short distances. If you are the only one with water in your area, it won’t matter how much ammo you have.
The survivors will not be in urban areas. They will be in rural areas with water, land and game. Urban dwellers will simply be using up the few months of supplies they have stored. They will probably be the first ones killed in any case.
Water is an absolute requirement, but a lousy commodity to hoard or transport when fuel and spare parts for vehicles are not available. Live near your water supply.
Is your primary home “prepped”?
Do you have a backup location?
Do you have multiple routes to that location?
Do you have designated “bug-out” supplies to take with you?
Have you figured out what fits in your vehicle and prioritized properly?
#10 is also critical
Learn about Ham Radios this weekend! Experts in your area this weekend!! This could save your life one day!!
Saturday and Sunday, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with local ham radio operators and see for themselves what amateur radio service is about at the annual Field Day. Showing the newest digital and satellite capabilities, voice communications and even historical Morse code, hams across the nation will hold public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities.
ARRL Field Day is This Weekend: Are You Ready?
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06/19/2012
Tens of thousands of Amateur Radio operators will be firing up portable radio stations from unexpected locations this weekend for ARRL Field Day. On June 23-24, over 35,000 hams are expected to operate from parks, malls, schools and. yes, fields, around the country.
Field Day is the climax of the week-long Amateur Radio Week sponsored by the ARRL. As of June 19, 21 states have issued proclamations thanking and supporting the hams for their community service work, and more are expected to do so.
Looking for a Field Day location? [link to www.arrl.org]
http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Information for media and the general public is at
http://www.arrl.org/2012FieldDay
Information for radio amateurs and participants is at
On Twitter you can follow @ARRL.
I have to respectfully disagree.
While water is important, I believe that trade items will be what have been trade items historically.
Booze and tobacco.
/johnny
You left out something older johnny, but then this is a family forum. ;-)
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