Only the one's I invite.
And yes there are some that have an open invitation to come and live with us. That number might grow in the future.
Not all of them are family either.
They might for some reason or another be unable to prep properly or they might have a skill set that I do not have. These are people whom I know that will work hard and be a help.
Warm bodies, if willing to contribute will be a major asset. I plan for adding at least a dozen additional adults to my group if necessary. More is possible as I continue to plan.
You will eat my food and use up my medical supplies, generator, firewood, etc.
Food is something you need to guard and grow. More people means more help to do these things. Medical supplies, you should already have laid enough of the stuff you believe will be scarce and you have more hands for tending medical needs. As for firewood, a room with ten people in it needs less firewood then a room with two. A generator does not care if there are two people in the room or 100. It will put out the same amount of energy.
Now lazy people or people unwilling to work are another story.
Those who do not work will not eat as Paul put it.
For the most part you should plan to take people in if they will be useful. And I am not just talking about young women willing to pull a plow either. :)
Nah. All that stuff you collect is just a cache for someone who can take it from you. It’s just like all that stuff the Japs collected in the caves in the islands during WW2.
And the US Marines took it all.
So you can forget that “I’ll make my friends dig latrines” crap.