[tiki]

I read it a while back and have added lots of lighters to my stuff. Also plastic bags and I’m working on getting more antibiotics. I already had hygiene pretty well covered but he made it very plain that lack of it costs more lives than anything else.

[GraceG]

[ I read it a while back and have added lots of lighters to my stuff. Also plastic bags and I’m working on getting more antibiotics. I already had hygiene pretty well covered but he made it very plain that lack of it costs more lives than anything else. ]

Cans of lysol can make a very good anti-grem spray to sanitize dressings. Make sure you get the unscented stuff in the yellow can.

[notsofastmyfriend]

I’m working on getting more antibiotics

How does one do that, exactly? Will doctors prescribe some for contingencies?

[PowderMonkey]

"I already had hygiene pretty well covered but he made it very plain that lack of it costs more lives than anything else."

Yup. Most folks don't realize that in a SHTF scenario it won't be the zombies, gunfire, or starvation that get you. Infection will be your number one threat. When ensuring adequate hygiene, Step One is a water purification system. All the meds in the world wont save you if you don't have potable water for cleansing wounds, cooking, and drinking. Absent that, septicemia, strep and cholera will overwhelm all preps.